So why couldn't the Sci-Fi network pick up Firefly???
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They show the reruns, and Firefly the complete series is one of the best selling dvd's....ever!
Sci-Fi would no doubt welcome the chance for a new FF series on it's network, because it would draw huge ratings. Did Joss ever even consider them? Seems like a no-brainer, after all if they need shows like FF after BSG is gone. I thought I heard something long ago about the fact that they wouldn't have the budget for it, but I say Baloney. If theyt can make BSG(fantastic) they can make FF!
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Someone somewhere stated the reason SciFi wont produce new FF shows is because FOX still owns the rights to all future Firefly DVD sales... So SciFi won't do it because they couldn't make any money of DVD sales of the series like they do with BSG and Stargate...
Can't say if its true, just what I read (probably on this very board)
I've always believed that where there is a will there is a way. And that's why we need to post frequently over on the Universal HD board because they own SciFi and they are running Firefly on Saturday nights...
Universal HD Firefly message boards:
http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=4
POST THERE!
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The dvd rights is only a partial reason, and definitely not the main one. FOX did allow Joss to shop the show around but no network was interested at the time, probably because of the expense. The times that a network has taken on another network's discard can probably be counted on one hand, and not even all the fingers on that one. I can recall JAG and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and there might be one or two other examples.
Also, don't forget that the dvds were not released until a year after the series was canceled, long after everyone passed on the deal and before anyone knew how big a seller it was going to be.
wo men ren ran zai fei xing.
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because Firefly is a non-reality sci-fi show. It costs money to make and the sci-fi channel can't spend money on sci-fi programing cause it costs to much. theyll spend it on nonquality crap programming rather than quallity, if it has quality they cancel it quick; Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, Dresden Files. And to a lesser extent of quality First Wave and Invisible Man. But we get plenty of Frakkin' ghostfacers(Supernatural is awsome) / ghost hunters, and destisnation crap.
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Originally posted by rickker:
because Firefly is a non-reality sci-fi show. It costs money to make and the sci-fi channel can't spend money on sci-fi programing cause it costs to much. theyll spend it on nonquality crap programming rather than quallity, if it has quality they cancel it quick; Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, Dresden Files. And to a lesser extent of quality First Wave and Invisible Man. But we get plenty of Frakkin' ghostfacers(Supernatural is awsome) / ghost hunters, and destisnation crap.
I did hear something about the cancellation of BSG because of the cost of production. Although hailed as one of the best shows on television, BSG just doesn't draw in big numbers, and that's a shame.
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
The dvd rights is only a partial reason, and definitely not the main one. FOX did allow Joss to shop the show around but no network was interested at the time, probably because of the expense. The times that a network has taken on another network's discard can probably be counted on one hand, and not even all the fingers on that one. I can recall JAG and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and there might be one or two other examples.
Also, don't forget that the dvds were not released until a year after the series was canceled, long after everyone passed on the deal and before anyone knew how big a seller it was going to be.
wo men ren ran zai fei xing.
I still tend to think FF can exist in a direct to dvd(new eps or movies)market. It would sell huge and make the fans BIG DAMN HAPPY!
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Originally posted by rickker:
because Firefly is a non-reality sci-fi show. It costs money to make and the sci-fi channel can't spend money on sci-fi programing cause it costs to much. theyll spend it on nonquality crap programming rather than quallity, if it has quality they cancel it quick; Farscape, Stargate SG-1, Battlestar Galactica, Dresden Files. And to a lesser extent of quality First Wave and Invisible Man. But we get plenty of Frakkin' ghostfacers(Supernatural is awsome) / ghost hunters, and destisnation crap.
Ok I agree with you on Farscape and Dresden.... but SG-1?? Canceled QUICK? Probably just poor choice of words. That show got more of a chance than any other Science Fiction show that I can immediately think of. Besides Doctor Who. I enjoyed SG-1 greatly since it's inception but the last two seasons had far more bad than good. Sure they made some big mistakes with cancelation. It should have been canceled after season 7 or so, so they could pick up the originally planned Stargate Command(or whatever they were going to call it) series which would have starred the cast SG-1 had in it's final couple seasons. Then it may have run for even longer. But ofcourse they wanted to go for longest running series and got greedy.
Anyway this is a thread about Scifi picking up Firefly so I'll have to say I agree with ECGORDON that it was the expense of the show and it's poor ratings that sealed it's doom. Didn't matter that the ratings were due to poor advertisement and scheduling issues.
There's still hope for more 'verse. And it most likely lies with either the internet or Fox, unless Uni decides to make further films. Joss's new series Dollhouse will, if a big enough hit, renew his standing(in the eyes of the big wigs) as a money maker. I won't say if it'll be a continuation of Firefly(Very unlikely.. though one can hope) or a new series set in the 'verse. All I hope is that Joss can pull it off and make it stick.
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"So why couldn't the Sci-Fi network pick up Firefly???"
I have asked myself that question many atime, and still don't have an answer. Sci-Fi is the perfect home for our shiny crew. Fox doesn't deserve the rights to Firefly. heathens -_-
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Pondering this thread. Joss got lucky with Firefly, and got unlucky REALLY quick. Americans for the most part are raised on blasters, aliens, wookies, lightspeed, and the force. Joss taking a tame sci-fi yet plausable direction coupled with a hokey western theme did him in. 500 years into the future and people using lever action rifles? Then we should still be using matchlock or wheelock muskets today? Horses? Give me a break! Most people are too dumb to appreciate good writing, and great character development. They want the quick fix of special effects, etc. Why elese were the dumb "Transporter" movies even made? Firefly was a brief shining (or maybe shiny) moment. I think the "women as bad-asses" obsession is unrealistic and tiring. Starbuck from BSG being made into a woman? If Summer Glau was a former East German shot putter I'd buy it. Sadly it seems, that Joss isn't a money maker anymore. Sorry if this isn't what your used too. Just not a Joss worshipper, or bought into that whole Wedonesque cult. Never cared for Buffy or Angel. Never watched a single episode. But Firefly? Hell yes!
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