Official Word from Joss Whedon on the OB

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TALLGRRL

Tuesday, June 8, 2004 10:27 PM

"...Mal's death..."
Tee-heee!
The minute I read that I knew some o' y'all would be freakin' out.
If this is a real post, then I'm doin' a happy dance along with Gina...and I can't wait till April 2005.

They can't take the sky from us, gorrammit!
; )

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

JK

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:10 AM

I admit it. I was duped. I forgot it was Joss Whedon saying the words. Well, typing them. Anyway, I thought that Mal was going to die.

I don't think I'll ever learn...

JK

COBY

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 5:34 AM

Ok I'm new to the Firefly world. I love Star Trek and I like Firefly almost as much. I think that the FOX company are a bunch of FOOLS by the way they treated FF. I hope to see another six sesons of FF. But one thing as I was reading what Joss said "Today was (as I think you know) the first day of filming of Serenity. Which is pretty big for me (it felt weird to START with Mal's death...)" Now as far as I'm know is that it will not be the same with out Mal, that is like cutting off the head and expecting the body to servive. Anyway, Live long and prosper Firefly and Joss

Coby

CHRISTOPHERROBIN

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 7:36 AM

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Today was (as I think you know) the first day of filming of Serenity. Which is pretty big for me (it felt weird to START with Mal's death, but scheduling isn't my area)

Here's how it is... for those who are saying the movie can't start with Mal's death, because Adam Baldwin said it will start with a scene about river, there may be something you guys are missing. Movies are almost never shot i their chronological order. Joss clearly says "scheduling" (not story lines) is not his area. In movies when a particular set is constructed every scene using that set is filmed and then they move on to the next set and disassemble the first so maybe it's that the first set being built is also the one where Mal's death will be shot. So both statements (Joss's and Adam's) can be true because they don't conflict with each other. Fear not fellow browncoats i don't think he will be dying in the first movie especially since they want to try for a sequel and eventually a trilogy. It could be a future scene that never happens, or one that has to be prevented, or how about the possibility of a dream sequence where something that can't possibly happen (like our fearless captain sucking the final big lemon) happens then someone in the movie wakes up (ala princess buttercups wedding to humperdink in the Princess Bride) and realizes it was only a dream. Rivers dream perhaps. There are so many ways it could go it's certain to be something we didn't expect. And if he should die, remember, it's not his first time (War Stories,Out of Gas) and I'm sure in the immortal words of Arnie, " He'll be back"
April is locked and i am going to shoot for at least four showings (me personally not counting all my friends and whatever random strangers i can drag in off the street)

of Serenity during opening week.

Mal: "Well lady, I must say...you're my kinda stupid."

RAND02

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 8:35 AM

Alright, I can't just lurk any more (first post), I have to weigh in with my two cents here.

First of all: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAY

::does the dance of joy::

Alright, now that I got that out of my system, my 2 cents on the Mal's death bit. I suspect that Joss is doing something truly evil here, telling us the truth, just not the whole truth. I suspect that at some point (although now that I think about this, it's been done before and is rather cliche, but fits) Mal will fake his own death to avoid someone or another. Maybe get some time with the Alliance off his back or something. But anyways, this would allow for a death scene without the seemingly necisary death. Just my 2 cents here, seems like something Joss would do based upon the misdirection seen in his series.

DRAKON

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 10:30 AM

Well as I am sure as has been pointed out before, death is not the handicap it used to be.

Personally I don't think they killed off Mal, because he died already. He got over it, but still, he was there, did that, and has the t-shirt.

"I was killed by Nishka and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. (And my ear sewn back on.)"

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

DRAKON

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 10:35 AM

I don't think so, and I am willing to bet as high as a nickle.

The Star Wars franchise has gone down hill steadily these last few movies. I mean Jar Jar Binks? Give me a break. The last two have been pretty bad. And I don't think the next one will make nearly that much at the box office.

Plus. despite the fact that only a "handful of geeks" know about it now, doesn't mean we geeks are gonna keep our mouth shut. The best advertising for a movie is word of mouth. And also, because it is sci fi, but NOT Star Wars, I think that is going to be a big plus.

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

DRAKON

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 10:37 AM

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Originally posted by STICKS:
mal being dead ?....that wont stop him.

Liable to just piss him off real good. Like it did the last time.

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

FIREFLYGAL

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by nedward:
Floor space anywhere in the continental US always welcome, although let's hope Universal release Serenity worldwide on the 22nd. One way or another, I'm seeing this movie that day...

I think you're the only one that noticed the invite, guess you get the living room all to yourself, ha ha. My e-mail is realflygal@hotmail.com, just keep that in a Palm Pilot somewhere in case it becomes necessary. I'll be hoping for a worldwide release so all the Browncoats can see it "together" but if not, at least you have a place on the 22nd. Where do you live?

NEDWARD

Wednesday, June 9, 2004 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by fireflygal:

I think you're the only one that noticed the invite, guess you get the living room all to yourself, ha ha. ... I'll be hoping for a worldwide release so all the Browncoats can see it "together" but if not, at least you have a place on the 22nd. Where do you live?

England. My bank balance hopes it'll be a worldwide release, but it's great to know an invite's there. Thanks! :)

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