Shiny News for all Browncoats
POSTED BY: Nikopol
UPDATED: Thursday, November 19, 2009 03:44
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There are a lot of rumors that Firefly might return to TV.
Just Read the articles and tell me what you think about it.
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/29/firefly-would-fox-or-nbc-be-willi
ng-to-bring-it-back/19669
Bis Bald 
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Holy 200 plus responses, batman!
I saw this one the first time it came around in May. I'm always excited to hear some hope about Firefly... I think Nick C may be a LITTLE too optimistic with his numbers, but I've heard the made-for-TV movie idea bandied about some.
It could work, but I think Joss might be better served trying to go internet to produce more stuff. The point might be moot, though, Joss says that he's going to announce his next project right after the series finale of Dollhouse. Everyone is positively abuzz. What could it BE???
One other thing. Joss has said, REPEATEDLY, that if he ever did more Firefly or a movie sequel, that Wash would come back somehow.
I'd frankly like to see the second season, the movie as the second season Joss wanted it. This guy is a crazy awesome writer, I guarantee he could put a spin on it and make it feel new. Do a rerun marathon of season 1 on whatever channel would broadcast it, do season 2, secure season 3. Plenty of tv series have official movies that are considered off-canon. I've never understood why people think of the movie as such an obstacle to new episodes.
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Yes I hope so too !
I live in Germany and evene here we have a lot of browncoats. In addition to that I ordered the DVD set from Castle as well from the USA so what I mean is that Fox or ABC or who ever is not only making profit in the US with their shows they do a lot in Europe as well without doing any marketing.
Something they should be thinking of in the 21th Century.
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First of all I have to come up with the ugly TRUTH.
Haven’t WE been saying this for years??!!!! A made for tv movie or mini series?
I don’t know who this Nick C. is but he sounds less like a browncoat fan and more like a money cruncher. I don’t give a rat’s tail about F*><. Did they give a gorram, ruttin Sh*t about “Drive” or “TSCC” and now “Dollhouse”? I will admit that I haven’t watched “TSCC” or “Dollhouse” because of what they did to FF & Drive.
Seems to me they are smelling money on the horizon and want to get they greedy little hands in the pie. Yep they own the rights, and yep they had every right to question keeping it on the air after it’s low viewer numbers……but what pisses me off is now is they are thinking--“Platinum Mine”--since they hit a “Gold Mine” off of the dvd sales.
They don’t give a shit about Firefly or Joss or anything else. It’s coming up on 8 years since the tv series and in a few more someone can get the rights to FF and make a bundle. That’s what they’re looking at. With Nathan, Morena, Summer, Alan, Ron, Adam, Jewel, Gina and Sean becoming more popular every minute and Christina and Mark aren’t doing shabby themselves all F*>< can think about is the greenback they may end up missing.
My question to my fellow browncoats here is, “ Would you want a second season of FF on F*>< just to have it cancelled again?” My answer is “YES” even though I can’t stand the thought of that network making another coin off of a tv show they shafted I still love FF more. I would cut a F*>< tv executive’s grass for a year( for free) if it meant another (single) season of FF.
So, is this good news? I would have to say YES even though we still may have to make a deal with the devil……..so goes the world!
Z
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It was interesting news in May, but considering there hasn't been so much as a peep since then is not a good sign IMO. Granted there could be crazy strict nondisclosure agreements going on, but you'd think the news would sneak out at some point.
My guess is the author is more or less a wishful thinker. Besides if Dollhouse was renewed because of Firefly then Fox probably thinks they just got confirmation that their decision to cancel Firefly was the right one. Apparently they can't tell one show from the other.
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I think you are a bit to negative on this.
There are a lot of articles in the internet about this. The problem is, that even if there are ppl doing VERY IMPORTANT agreements or talking about Firefly returning to TV, Internet, Mc Donalds....(I do not know)
Why would information seek out so that we would know about what is really going on.
There is the fanmade movie (Firefly Redemtion ...i think) coming out next year...
What I think is, that Firefly will return, I hope they find the right time so that they can still use their old crew.
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Originally posted by Nikopol:
What I think is, that Firefly will return, I hope they find the right time so that they can still use their old crew.
I think that's a bit too optimistic. I don't know anything about the author of this article, but he doesn't seem to be in a position to make this happen. So, it's just speculation. Plus some of the speculation was based on Dollhouse's renewal for a second season. The ratings for Dollhouse have been awful. If that was part of Fox's reason to potentially bring back Firefly then they just got a very bad sign.
It would take a lot of work to get all the actors and actresses back together to start Firefly as a series again. I think at best we could get a mini-series/movie. Even then I would say it's far from likely at this point. Just my honest opinion.
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I think that it is extremely conceivable that Firefly could return in some form. The "who, what, why, HOW, when", is another matter.
Formats, with less of a dedicated following, have been brought back to movies and TV.
The single biggest factor in favor of re-igniting, some form of the 'Verse, is Hollywood's trend to play things "safe", and not go totally "new" and "untried". The Firefly audience, both here and loyal, and constantly developing, is ready to embrace a Serenity rebirth- and the Verse, with all of its characters and locales, already exists. We have all already seen the "pilots", and given our thumbs up!
The main problem, to be solved allowing Serenity to fly again, is mostly the "How". What format/channel/screen could Firefly be reintroduced, and be given a chance to gain a new lease on life?
I have said before that I favor a short mini-series- of maybe 3 succesive evenings of two hour "episodes", airing on SYFY, for instance- much like the upcoming AMC remake presentation of the 60's cult TV show, "The Prisoner" (Cult? TV show? Remake? Old TV property? Airing in a sweeps month? hmmmmmm....)
Now I am not sure that Joss, Fox, NBC, or even AMC is seriously considering what we all hope for, but I do believe that the Firefly Verse will return someday- perhaps Joss's children, Buffy, Angel, and Malcolm will unite one day, and honor their father with a remake!
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Originally posted by zzetta13:
They don’t give a shit about Firefly or Joss or anything else.
Newsflash - they are a business, not an arts-endowment organization. No, they don't really care about shows that loose money.
Funny that you complain about them cancelling Drive, Dollhouse and TSCC - even though you didn't watch. Well, guess what, that's why they got cancelled - very few were.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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As to the main article - I still think bringing back the series is highly unlikely. but a set of TV movies would be feasible, even if the actors kept their current gigs.
Let Firefly be the new Coloumbo - a TV movie every other month would rock.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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