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FOX Developing A Sci-Fi Western

POSTED BY: TuJiaoZuo
UPDATED: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:37
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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:09 PM

Yeah, the nod to "Planet of the Apes" makes me think post-apocalyptic "new dark age." The world is a wasteland, ruled by mutants ("injuns") and lone wanderers ("bandits" & "gunslingers"), with a few isolated villages.

Really, the "caught between two worlds" thing is part of every Western; the cowboy hero is a noble savage who can only exist between the civilized world (with its sheriffs, judges, and law-makers) and the savage frontier (where there are no laws or rules save what one carries inside oneself). Too far in one direction, he becomes a bound-by-the-rules part of the establishment, too far in the other and he becomes a bandit, ruled by his own appetites.

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NIKI2

Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:41 PM

I'll let Rahl speak for me...but I have no apologies. I hope it sinks like a stone.

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PIZMOBEACH

Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:43 PM

I didn't see what the penalty was:

"has landed a script commitment with a significant penalty."

I read Planet of the Apes and I think The Operative + Gun Smoke.

I'll watch it no matter what - I'm curious about any scifi.

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PDCHARLES

Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:52 PM

What?!?!? No mention of a girl in a box?!?!?

Pretty simple. If it's good, I'll watch it.

STORYMARK

Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:18 PM

Looking for simplistic knee-jerk reactions? You've come to the right place!

Because, of course, Joss was the first person ever in the history of everything to think of combining the sci-fi and western genres. Except all those other guys that did it before him, that is.

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MANGOLO

Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:50 PM

Gene Roddenberry originally pitched Trek as "Wagon Train to the stars"

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DUG

Friday, September 11, 2009 2:59 AM

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From the description I'm not getting space western. I'm getting Wild Wild West without Will Smith.

So, you just mean Wild Wild West?

Will Smith wasn't the original James West, you know. It's all been done before.....

AG05

Friday, September 11, 2009 4:05 AM

Right, so this is either gonna be Firely, or Brisco County, Jr. all over again.

Any pool going yet as to how long it will last?

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ASARIAN

Friday, September 11, 2009 11:41 AM

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Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

Really, people... the powers in charge seven years ago were stupid and short-sighted, so now everyone that follows is guilty...? Time to let it go, dontcha think? Stories have been getting recycled for centuries. It would be like screaming at Joss about using the same old "star-crossed lovers" thing for Buffy that Will Shakespear did in Romeo and Juliet - gosh, no one's thought of that before! ZOMG!!1 WTF? Does Joss think we're stupid??? That's SO been done!

Joss wasn't the first to think of a "space western" and he won't be the last.

Ain't about not being the first. But it's kinda sore, don't ya think, that FOX first even refused to air Heart of Gold, adamantly opposed to Western themes for their show, and now come back and invite other writers to do just that! So, I'd say, if they want to redeem themselves, then let them be man enough to admit they were wrong, and bring back Firefly already!

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JONGSSTRAW

Friday, September 11, 2009 12:14 PM

I doubt anything will ever come close to the magical chemistry that Firefly achieved. Firefly has pretty much ruined every other show for me, as I find them all mostly un-watchable due to the hackneyed writing, boring subject matter, and mediocre casts. Firefly may have used some time-tested themes in some of its' episodes, but they also delivered a product that was fresh, fun, bold, and unique.

I liked Galaxy Quest and the theme behind it very much. That perhaps is something that might be interesting to see on TV.....a group of hardly-working actors from a cancelled sci-fi show somehow ending up involved in real space adventures with extraterrestrials.