'A Shepherd's Tale'... Long time coming?

POSTED BY: TDBrown
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 18:45
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SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, February 9, 2009 9:56 AM

First of all, Joss loves Firefly. That is a given. In numerous articles and interviews he has stated this. Remember, he was "heartbroken" when the series was canceled and when that happens to anyone you proceed with caution.

I agree with other posters here that say he wants to get it right, FF that is. And Dollhouse, I feel, is extremely important for him to hit a homerun with, mainly because it could mean more leverage for him in future negotiations regarding our heroes. I agree also that he can have his staff of writers come up with something for him to edit and approve in regards to Book.

As far as an animated series goes, that may take years to develop. If its anything like Final Fantasy or Titan, A.E. we would not be happy. Really good animation takes years of prep work and design. Knowing Joss he would want it to be perfect quality work. I would prefer that he put Buffy on hiatus for a while to give us Shepard's Tale, then later give us Inara's story as part of a miniseries or in the BDS. But he needs to build momentum going in, along with the actors who need to become household names to attract the casual viewers that will produce huge revenues for the BDS.

Nathan has Castle, Summer has Terminator, Alan has an upcoming series on ABC (that may replace a show in the fall) so good things are happening to our heroes. We must keep our ranks strong for the long haul. Me, I'm hoping for a 6-part miniseries on Sci-fi channel.

Its all a chess game.

SGG

Tawabawho?

JAKEWOLFE

Monday, February 9, 2009 6:42 PM

A 6-part mini-series would be so incredibly awesome that I can't even express it in words... Little bummed that A Shepherds Tale is going to be put on hiatus as of now... but I'm even more bummed that I'm working on the Friday that Dollhouse is set to air... anyone know of any plans to put this show online or something? I mean, I REALLY wanna see Josses new stuff

BRINGITBACK

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:05 AM

Listen...i love Joss just as much as the next guy/girl here...but we all have to take the blinkers off..

2 comics since 2005 does not represent someone who is actively trying to keep a franchise alive.

2 comic books in 4 years is more representative of someone who has the franchise well and truly LAST on his list.

I'm not blaming the guy for attacking other projects and I know how much firefly meant to him...but he has to take some blame for not letting the franchise grow.

He is way too micro and its hurting us all.

For those of you who think the actors are too busy to get together for a sequel....it take an average of 40-60 days to shoot a movie these days..
Im sure they could all find time.

SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:30 PM

I believe Hulu.com already has plans to air episodes. So look for that possibly the next day or two after it airs Friday. We should all contact Hulu, as well as Fox, and let them know how we feel about Dollhouse.

We gotta support it strongly, it will pay off in the long run.

SGG

Tawabawho?

SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:45 PM

For those of you who think the actors are too busy to get together for a sequel....it take an average of 40-60 days to shoot a movie these days..
Im sure they could all find time.

You're right about that. A movie can be shot in that period of time and broadcast in mini-series form, or go straight to dvd. But I always forget that Fox has the TV rights and I'm guessing that they would want to be compensated.

My hope is that Fox and Universal collaborate in a joint venture to make it happen and split the proceeds; they know they can make a fortune in DVD sales (perhaps even setting new sci-fi sales records) - Is anyone paying attention to this? - Hello Fox and Universal execs! We will do our part as always - spread the word to those who have yet to experience the 'verse.

SGG

Tawabawho?

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