Worst Endings You Can Think Of For Serenity?

POSTED BY: DarkHood
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 16:07
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LOL -- Hoagie, that's hysterical.

I don't worry as much about what happened to the Matrix happening with Serenity. I think I have more faith in Joss's writing abilities...and his attachment to the characters he created.



"I'll be in my bunk."

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Originally posted by Chronos:
The worst ending I can imagine...

The movie is everything we hoped for, it's epic, revealing, action packed, romances go the way we want, pasts are revealed (Mal, Inara, Book), the jokes bring tears to our eyes... Basicaly our wildest and most secret dream come true. The movie lasts for 3+ hours and at the end there's the fade to black and the sign that says: "for Joss, 1964-2004".

Take me out to the black, tell them I ain't coming back

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O pleass don't even say that. I see a healthy, long and full life for Mr. Whedon. Yes I do!! One with lots of writing and directing and producing in it. Projects keep coming and each is shinier than the next. Lots of ways to tell FF's story, of course.

Hmmm....that could be a new thread...what could outshine FF?

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Originally posted by Skydance:
Jayne stands over Mal's dead body and says "Yep." (beat) "That was an interesting day...."

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Yeah... but... see... that I wouldn't mind so much.

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No, no, no, no, no.

You can't kill off Jayne. The question of his loyalty to Mal is one of the suspenseful plot lines, and the character is just too integrated into the show considering he's been there since they picked up River and Simon. (What are they going to do, kill Jayne and then hire on another soldier-for-hire knowing they have fugitives on board?)

Besides, you can't just replace Jayne with another mercenary. He has too much character. And no, I don't mean character as in moral fiber. In fact, I think that if I'm 100% honest, I'd have to say that by "character" I mean that he can just walk into a room and it's one of the hottest moments in TV history. Plus, he's really, really funny.





"I'll be in my bunk."

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Originally posted by terribletink:
Actually, I think the worst possible ending for the movie would be to wrap up all the loose ends from the show. After all, I think we all hope that the movie doesn't end this story....I know I'm hoping for more movies or a return to TV. (I'd actually love to see the show go to cable but that's a discussion for another thread.) So the movie can't reveal all the mysteries or wrap up all the plot lines.

So here are some things I would *not* like to see happen by the end of the movie:

-- River's full potential revealed. I'm sure the movie will focus on her a lot and that's fine, but I still think that the ongoing suspense of what she is *really* capable of after all the experimentation is too sweet to let go of(remember her telling Kaylee no power in the 'verse could stop her? -- what exactly does that mean?)

-- Jayne's final betrayal (or redemption for that matter). This is another on-going plot line that it would be a shame to derail. I mean, you get the feeling that if the show hadn't been cancelled that Jayne was going to find his conscience at some point, but then again, it could go the other way too and he could be the entire crew's undoing. Once you send him too far in either direction, good or bad, the character loses that suspense that makes him one of my favorite parts of the show. Think about it -- would it be as interesting if you really knew where everything stood with Jayne?

-- Too many romances. This is another thing I would rather see drag out *beyond* the movie. If they pair off Mal & Inara and Simon & Kaylee in the movie (don't think the Jayne & River pairing will make it outside the fan web sites ), then any future movies or TV will lose all that tension.

I know that they have to touch on all of these things in the movie because the romance, the Jayne factor, and River's state of mind are all such integral plot lines. But I guess I just worry that if *everything* is wrapped up in the movie that it will just feel like the whole story is over. And that, to me, would be the worst thing of all.

Off my soap box now....sorry for the small essay.




Morbid and creepifyin' I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.

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I think River's comment of 'No power in the 'verse can stop me', is just a direct quote of Kaylee earlier in the episode when she takes her apple back from River.
What I want to see is some back-up of River's threat to Jayne: 'I can kill you with my mind.' BUT no gorram Jedi stuff. Say it makes her go catatonic for an hour or something...
Edit- where's my avatar to?

"BADGER: You think you're better than other people.
MAL: Just the ones I'm better than."
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"MAL: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
SIMON: Yes, I'm very proud."

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Actually, I think the worst possible ending for the movie would be to wrap up all the loose ends from the show.

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Luckily, that won't happen. Joss wrote a wrapping up script where main characters died and everything was resolved, but then scrapped it and went for an open script leading into a new TV series.

Of course, I could be wrong. And even if Joss did wrap everything up, he'd probably do it in a superb, mind-blowingly awesome way.

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Joss wrote a wrapping up script where main characters died and everything was resolved, but then scrapped it and went for an open script leading into a new TV series.

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That rumor is not true. Fillion, and I think other cast members have said a TV series revival is not in the cards. And Joss also responded in his EW weekly interview:

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EW:About Serenity: There were rumors you were asked to make some changes to your screenplay to accommodate Universal's vision for franchising. True?

JW: Absolute nonsense. You're seeing alot of movies that are built to be a springboard for a franchise. Like Underworld. Well, I'm saying maybe you should take a long hard look at your f---ing movie before you worry about your franchise. Obviously, Universal does see this as a potential franchise-springboard marketing vehicle. But none of that matters unless I make a movie that not only people who loved Firefly will respect, but people who never heard of it can walk in and have a wonderful time.

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Why is everyone here so gungho about reviving the series? Accept that it's over. I think the worst possible ending would be for it to have no ending. Open-ended? Fuck that. I won't stuff payed off. Because a TV series revival ain't gonna happen.

--- Joe

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Originally posted by mojoeca:

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That rumor is not true. Fillion, and I think other cast members have said a TV series revival is not in the cards. And Joss also responded in his EW weekly interview:


--- Joe

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Whilst, yes, it is unlikely seeing as how Universal hold the rights to Firefly stuff for something like 5 years after the film, if Serenity is a success then a further two films are on the cards. So sayeth Joss, at least.

Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

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