Firefly comeback?

POSTED BY: Lurker99
UPDATED: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 13:51
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LURKER99

Monday, June 1, 2009 4:18 PM

Has anyone else seen this? I have felt since cancellation that a made-for-TV movie or mini-series would be the best chance for Firefly to continue, and I find this news exciting:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/29/firefly-would-fox-or-nbc-be-willi
ng-to-bring-it-back/19669#more-19669

Firefly Fan Forever

BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN

Monday, June 1, 2009 5:01 PM

For 5 years my heart has existed as a cold lump of coal when I consider the Albatross that was murdered by Fox.
-They advertised poorly = most people didn't know about it.
-They stupidly discarded the astonishing pilot episode = It wasn't introduced correctly.
-They proceeded to air episodes out of order = people couldn't figure out what was going on.

After all these efforts to undermine it, Firefly was cancelled for poor ratings. As one final insult they aired the pilot episode of the now-canceled-show seemingly to hurt fans.

The hatred I feel is cold. Cold like the thin gasses of space. They cannot bring it back the way it needs to return. Why? Well because:
1. Wash and Book are dead. I do not know to this day why Whedon wanted to kill his opus in this way. Why wasn't the film just about random thievery? Why cut to the core of the Reaver mystery, River's true nature, and then kill 2 of the precious 9 characters? The film should have been about any number of "normal" plotlines to set up a rebirth of the show. Kill Wash and book later.
2. Adam Baldwin has expressed repeatedly his hesitation to return as he's aging.
3. Whedon's focus has changed. I don't think he quite sees or understands that Firefly is his opus.
4. *most importantly* Fox owns TV rights. I do not trust them to do what is right. I do not even trust them to do what is profitable.

The only solution in my minds eye that could ever work would be this one that cannot be implemented: Joss declares the film as non-canon by saying it was what was needed to garner the interest of universal and thus a relaunch. Firefly returns with season 1.5 as if nothing transpired. It runs for six seasons during which Wash and book are killed under completely different circumstances, or not at all. Firefly becomes a household Sci-Fi name like Trek. A spinoff show is launched that runs a couple seasons which tells an adjacent story (Like the details of the Unification War) before it ends it's run. The actors of Firefly become famous in their own rights and have great careers. Summer Glau becomes Generation Y's Katheryn Hepburn.

No matter what I hear about a relaunch of a TV series I cannot take it to be anything but rumor. In my brief time on this sphere spinnin, I've seen many situations where a logical, profitable, and correct choice is ignored for any number of reasons. I'll offer a final quote from Ben Franklin related to the Paraliment of Britian: "If my long residence in London as this colony's agent to his majesty's court has taught me anything, it has taught me this: That when given a choice between doing what is right and what is not right, his majesty's government will choose the latter course every time"

That is Fox.

BYTEMITE

Monday, June 1, 2009 5:18 PM

Adam said that? Aw. I still have my hopes, after all, Jayne never was that loyal, I could see him as having gone off to have his own adventures, maybe even purchased his own boat. But minus Wash and Jayne, you're out the two most comedic characters.

Joss changed the original script of the movie, I hear, because he felt that since he was working in a different medium than the tv series, the first draft seemed too episodic, "return to the status quo." So he ended on a more somber note.

I think he has had a little bit of regret, because when he was working on those books with Dark Horse, both of them were pre-movie.

And I agree that his focus right now probably is not on Firefly anymore.

But, he has said that he knows what Serenity 2 is going to be, I've even heard he has some of it written, and that he's just waiting for someone to make the offer.

WHEDONSUCKSCOCK

Monday, June 1, 2009 5:44 PM

lets hope soo,for all u stupid guinea pigs that like your tv spoon fed anally...whedon takes great pleasure in fisting it up ur butt sweetie...

firefly and buffy must see,as punishment for those on death row and child molesters...lets make it happen...

PEACEKEEPER

Monday, June 1, 2009 6:48 PM

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Originally posted by whedonsuckscock:
lets hope soo,for all u stupid guinea pigs that like your tv spoon fed anally...whedon takes great pleasure in fisting it up ur butt sweetie...

firefly and buffy must see,as punishment for those on death row and child molesters...lets make it happen...

You really are a thoroughly disagreeable little person aren't you. Obviously adulthood and civility are concepts that you haven't developed in your pre-cambrian evolutionary cycle.Oh, i'm sorry---too many grown-up words? There are children on this site who conduct themselves in a far more cultured way than yourself.Disagreement is allowed,neanderthal clubbing IST VERBOTEN. Moderator,can we please remove this individual from our verse?

231

Monday, June 1, 2009 7:03 PM

Maybe Serenity 2 could be in the same verse, but focus on a different ship and crew, perhaps? That's if there's even going to be a sequel.

Still flyin

BYTEMITE

Monday, June 1, 2009 7:54 PM

No, wait, if they get booted now, then we'll never find out what the reason behind this resentment is.

I have my bets on "fandom lost to Firefly or Buffy in an online poll somewhere."

PIZMOBEACH

Monday, June 1, 2009 7:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lurker99:
Has anyone else seen this? I have felt since cancellation that a made-for-TV movie or mini-series would be the best chance for Firefly to continue, and I find this news exciting:

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/29/firefly-would-fox-or-nbc-be-willi
ng-to-bring-it-back/19669#more-19669

Firefly Fan Forever

I like the way that guy thinks - all very plausible too.

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BRINGITBACK

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:20 AM

Quote:
The only solution in my minds eye that could ever work would be this one that cannot be implemented: Joss declares the film as non-canon by saying it was what was needed to garner the interest of universal and thus a relaunch. Firefly returns with season 1.5 as if nothing transpired. It runs for six seasons during which Wash and book are killed under completely different circumstances, or not at all. Firefly becomes a household Sci-Fi name like Trek. A spinoff show is launched that runs a couple seasons which tells an adjacent story (Like the details of the Unification War) before it ends it's run. The actors of Firefly become famous in their own rights and have great careers. Summer Glau becomes Generation Y's Katheryn Hepburn.

Ive seen this argument pop up before and Ive got to be honest...it really pisses me off.

The movie is canon... To suggest that hours of lobbying, hard work and great story-telling should be swept aside because you don't like the fact that two major characters died is a joke.

While we are at it...lets ring up George Lucas and see if we can get him to rescind the death of Darth Vader...still some interesting story lines left in that character dont you think?

Imagine all the Brave Heart sequels if William Wallace didnt die...stuff history.

Why dont we bring back Samuel Jackson in Deep Blue Sea? Noone saw the shark popping up and killing him did they?

Loved characters die, people get old...THAT IS LIFE and despite the fact it was set 500 years into the future, firefly and Serenity provided a great example of what life can really be like.

-Adam Baldwin joked that he didnt want to be Jayne when he was 60...but I would bet my house on the fact he would come rushing back at any stage.
-Wash and book may be dead...but that doesnt mean their characters and influences have to die too on the people around them.
-Firefly the TV series is gone...it just is. What we can hold hope for now, and realistic hope at that, is the introduction of a sequel or two or few mini-series.

Joss Whedon killed characters for a reason and if you read some of Jewel States' blog's, you would also know that ``Joss wanted us to age by atleast a couple of years for a sequel.'' So, perhaps he wants to set a sequel far enough into the future that he can create some side games/comics/books in the time in-between.

I really do hope I never see this `Serenity was a bad dream' rubbish again...

JRNYFAN

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 5:13 AM

Makes complete sense and that is the reason it won't happen...and that's just sad.

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