Firefly Spinoff??
POSTED BY: lynchaj
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 23:47
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Quote:Thank you for mentioning "Dragonfly". I had not been sure if anybody was reading the tidbits I was posting.
Originally posted by lynchaj:
OK, living without Firefly on TV for 18 months sucks.
There have been interesting ideas tossed around on FFF and I thought the DragonFly idea has some merit.
There has been a lot of work in background and character devlopment on this concept. I am about ready to post the first scene in the Dragonfly thread. I keep wondering if I should post it as fanfic - to reach a broader section of fans and thus get a larger cross-section of evaluation.
Speaking of that - I would really appreciate any honest evaluations from any and all BrownCoats and PurpleBellies when I do.
The reason behind all this devlopment? I want to present the idea to Joss Wheadon. So far the path has been unobstructed. Cross yer fingers! If/When anything happens - I will be sure to let everybody know here on FFFn.
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"
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As much as I would like to see a spinoff I dont see it as a realistic option anymore.
I think the future for Firefly is based solely around the movies. If the first movie is sucessful I think we will then get our trilogy. After these films have been made I think then they could be potential for a series again in one form or another.
Its a shame as I would love my weekly fix of firefly but I'll be more than happy to get 3 BDM's.
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How about a spinoff based on the Alliance officer (the Colonel or Captain that almost got killed by the Reaver attack survivor) from "Bushwhacked" slowly coming to the realization that all is not it seems?
I like it. It would be cool to see him leave the aliance and start his own crew on a ship of his own. Going out to right the wrongs of the alliance or maybe investigate the reavers. Seems there's plenty of wrongs in the verse he could be out to set right.
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Don't forget that TV network contracts are tricky beasts. Fox may have signed to say that they won't produce a series within 10 yaers, but....
1. This may become void if the Firefly movie franchise is a huge success. I'm betting there's a box office surpassment clause in that contract.
2. Universal may have thier trilogy but not want any further movies, in which case, Fox would have a strong case to take back the franchise.
3. This contract will be written with the following concerns in mind :
Universal - If the first film is successful, we wlll make a trilogy, and if the trilogy is successfull we may franchise it and option for a further 8 years, therefore, you can not make a TV series.
Fox - If Universal don't feel the films are successful, but Fox feels they were popular enough to commission a second series, they can easily buy the rights from Universal. After all, who wants the rights to a movie franchise that isn't selling?
Joss - If Universal make only one film, and Fox don't want the rights to the series back, then Joss will be a free agent and will be able to tout the show around networks (even abroad) to try and find a buyer. He will retain artistsic copyright.
There's your senarios. I can't predict which one will come off, but I think it's safe to say we should all go and see Serenity! It really will make the difference over Firefly being taken up by a company straight off.
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
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no to any firefly related spin offs.
if its not our big damn crew in our ship serenity then its just not firefly.
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Originally posted by STICKS:
no to any firefly related spin offs.
if its not our big damn crew in our ship serenity then its just not firefly.
Amen.
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Can't decide what I think about the spinoff idea. I'd only want FF back on TV, in original or spinoff form, if control is given to Joss and the writers. I have no time to watch an interesting story systematically watered down by execs who think they know what I want to watch. I guess that's why us purists get disappointed by the realities of compromise.
If there is a spinoff, maybe Nishka (sp?) should be considered as the main character...
Have an excellent day!
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Originally posted by STICKS:
no to any firefly related spin offs.
if its not our big damn crew in our ship serenity then its just not firefly.
that's probably how Star Trek (Original Series) Fans felt -- Cap'n Kirk or nobody.
Well i wasn't around for the original series -- i grew up w/ Next Gen and i'm glad that that universe continued. I know it wouldn't be the same w/o our Big Damn Heroes, but 10 years is a looooong time. Too long to keep the heroes in stasis and pick up where they had left off -- they will be different people with different problems and, while i would be happy to see them back on the air at that point, (a) the characters are at the most interesting time of their lives right now (if they weren't then the series wouldn't be taking place at this point in their lives) (b) the actors will get older. Not that this is a bad thing by any means, but they are not going to be in stasis even if we wanted the characters to be. (i just had a vision of 33-year-old Summer playing 17-year-old River... not so much.) Not that the characters wouldn't be interesting 10 years later -- but the concept would be very different. it is like a reunion show in my head.
So, i'm all for keeping the universe -- let the actors have the movie trilogy (or more!!) and give others a chance at the tv series... how about a spinoff with that guy from "trash"? good ol' Browncoat that he is. just a thought
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d'oh. double postage
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