cue serenity funeral them

POSTED BY: pepperg
UPDATED: Saturday, October 4, 2008 03:46
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BORIS

Monday, September 29, 2008 7:26 AM

Thanks for the Informative response Sigmanunki.I'm intrigued that I came across as arrogant. I sincerely wanted answers to my questions as I'm not very marketing savvy. Also re my friends and Firefly/Serenity: I'm fortunate that most of my friends and I have quite dissimilar interests,
in terms of movies we like and literature we read, food we eat etc. It makes for more variety in our friendships.I don't always like what they are into but attempt to give it a go to broaden my tastes. The only thing we have in common is our life philosophy: Be respectful, be curteous, be openminded, be yourself, don't be judgemental etc etc...so I am always pleased when my friends fall in love with Firefly and Serenity. Possibly because it portrays the life and struggles of people like us. Even my parents who are militantly opposed to Sci Fi have admitted they like FF/S. thanks again for your reply I am better informed.

PEPPERG

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:24 AM

i would tend to agree that this franchise is a little too offbeat/complicated/whatever for the casual "i expect to see a big budget action movie with _______ comic book hero, some generic hollywood superstar, and tons of cgi and explosions" viewer. whedon specializes in hardcore geek, niche material. god bless him for it!

BORIS

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 4:37 AM

Geekiness is a gift not afforded to just anyone. We are trully blessed that Joss feeds us...too bad it means we don't get fed as often as everyone else, but at least our meals are permanently satisfying.

WYTERABIT

Thursday, October 2, 2008 12:47 AM

I think the one thing that most people don't realize is that Serenity's budget was $39 mil and the total theater gross was somewhere about $38 mil.

I know that Universal continues to make money from DVD sales but unless the fan base grows just a tad more, I would imagine the profit margin wouldn't be enough to justify a sequel.

On the upside, you can clearly see that most websites which rate movies based on user input does place Serenity (and the Firefly series) pretty high in the ratings. Will it be enough to generate interest in a sequel? Only time will tell. Until then, I'm happy to enjoy the stuff that is already out there (to hold me until such time that Universal or Fox execs grow a brain).

Joss, you created a group of characters and a world that I have fallen in love with. Thanks!

BORIS

Saturday, October 4, 2008 3:46 AM

I guess it's hard to take that studios won't make a Serenity sequel, when they are forever churning out sequels of much crappier films. I guess it's a reflection of how dumbed down society has become. I mean there were 3 Dumb and Dumber movies for Chrisakes! And what about "high school vomit fest"...I mean musical?hmmmm how to get more teens interested in Firefly. That would do it

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