Joss Whedon quote

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 19:33
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OPPYH

Monday, November 16, 2009 6:49 PM

“I’m not terribly interested in repurposing things I’ve already done. Obviously, I made a TV show out of one of my movies and a movie out of one of my TV shows, so it sounds like a crazy thing to say — except that I didn’t tell the same story in either of them. I just took the story I had further.”

OK! Browncoats never say die. But looks like Joss does.

"We Hold"
captain Malcom Reynolds.

BRINGITBACK

Monday, November 16, 2009 10:52 PM

Unfortunately this has probably been the case for some time.

If he was interested in saving the franchise, he could have released books, worked on a game or continued his pursuit of some sequels.

Anything really compared to what he has done for the last 3 years, which is nothing.

As much as it may annoy some people here...I think it would be best if he handed the franchise over to someone who was interested in reviving it...instead of letting it die

AURAPTOR

Monday, November 16, 2009 11:19 PM

The continuing story of our BDHs is left only to our imaginations. Pick up where the story leaves off, and write your own ending, folks.

The best we can hope for in the Firefly 'verse is some spin off type, w/ a vague, causal reference to Captain Reynold's crew, River or our favorite Companion.

There are the fan movies coming out, hopefully. Dunno where or when exactly, but as far as anything coming to video, that's the best we got.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

FEARTHEBUNNYMAN

Monday, November 16, 2009 11:20 PM

What's this quote in reference to? Where's it from?

ECGORDON

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:09 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
“I’m not terribly interested in repurposing things I’ve already done. Obviously, I made a TV show out of one of my movies and a movie out of one of my TV shows, so it sounds like a crazy thing to say — except that I didn’t tell the same story in either of them. I just took the story I had further.”

OK! Browncoats never say die. But looks like Joss does.

"We Hold"
captain Malcom Reynolds.

Tell me where in that quote that it says Joss has given up. He said he took the story he had further, not that he had taken it as far as it could go.

I know it looks bleak some time, and Auraptor and quite a few others are convinced there will be no more, but I haven't given up yet. I'm still holding.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

CALHOUN

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:27 AM

Its the word "repurposing" that I think is the crux of the quote. It doesnt in my mind mean that he wouldnt want to make more Firefly, just that he wouldnt want to change Firefly somehow to make it more palitable to the dumbasses that didn't get it.

RAHLMACLAREN

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:50 AM

I'm with you ECG.

Looks like the quote is from...
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2152
...and it's from FEBRUARY. Not exactly *NEW* news.

Quote:

Knowledge@Wharton: Speaking of opera and musical theater, what are the chances that "Dr. Horrible" is going to make it to Broadway as a full-blown Broadway production?

Whedon: We talk all the time about all the possible venues for "Dr. Horrible." And then we go back to our day jobs that we're supposed to be doing in the first place.

Broadway is something that we've talked about. I had a very funny experience talking with a Broadway veteran who basically said, "Oh, yeah, come to Broadway because there you'll have complete control and be treated with respect, and it will all go really easily."

[Sarcastically:] Right. And I was like, "Hmmm, I think I'll go back to the Internet, where you just put it on for free!"

I would love to do it. Broadway is a dream that we all have. But I'm not terribly interested in repurposing things I've already done. Obviously, I made a TV show out of one of my movies and a movie out of one of my TV shows, so it sounds like a crazy thing to say -- except that I didn't tell the same story in either of them. I just took the story I had further.

And that's what I'm concentrating on with "Dr. Horrible." It's not so much like: "How can I squeeze another media out of this story" but: "What happened to him after?"

The question was about Dr. Horrible NOT Firefly.

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Find here the Serenity you seek. -Tara Maclay

NCBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
The continuing story of our BDHs is left only to our imaginations. Pick up where the story leaves off, and write your own ending, folks.

The best we can hope for in the Firefly 'verse is some spin off type, w/ a vague, causal reference to Captain Reynold's crew, River or our favorite Companion.

There are the fan movies coming out, hopefully. Dunno where or when exactly, but as far as anything coming to video, that's the best we got.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

Browncoats: Redemption comes out in September of 2010 at Dragon Con. Principal photography was finished this summer and it's being edited right now.

Another trailer will be released at the Creation Firefly/Serenity convention this weekend. Those of us that can't go will get it about a week later.

If you go, visit Mike Dougherty, cowriter, coproducer and director(and some of the cast I hope). They are all really nice and Mike is ...I better leave that unsaid.

I think he'll be at the Qmx booth.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

FILLYGIRL

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 6:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ncbrowncoat:
Browncoats: Redemption comes out in September of 2010 at Dragon Con. Principal photography was finished this summer and it's being edited right now.

Another trailer will be released at the Creation Firefly/Serenity convention this weekend. Those of us that can't go will get it about a week later.

If you go, visit Mike Dougherty, cowriter, coproducer and director(and some of the cast I hope). They are all really nice and Mike is ...I better leave that unsaid.

I think he'll be at the Qmx booth.

Hi NCBrowncoat! I am going to the con, I am so excited

I will look for him and I will report what I did get to see.

Chaplain of the 76th Independant Battalion

Do not bother dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

JOSEPHUS

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 6:32 PM

Some insight into this can be gained from watching the 2008 cast roundtable lunch discussion at the end of the Ariel episode on the second disk of the Blueray version of Firefly.

In regard to the cancellation of Firefly Joss states: "The pain never goes away."

When asked if he'll ever get over it he answers: "No! When you lose a limb you never get over it. That's how I feel about Firefly everyday."

"There's more poetry/wordplay in it than anything I'll ever do."

If this is any indication of his feelings toward Firefly, I suspect that he would welcome any opportunity to bring it back.

Josephus

Only when love and need are one
And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever really done
For Heaven and the future's sake.

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