Animated Prequel to Serenity / Sequel to Firefly.

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OUTLANDER

Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:13 AM

DVDGuy files detailed report from set of Serenity A spoiler-free tour of the set and several filmed scenes during shooting of Serenity. DVDGuy overheard this fascinating tidbit: "Universal is planning on releasing an animated prequel to Serenity." Link to Part 2.

http://whedonesque.com/?comments=4413

JCKNIFE

Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:56 AM

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Universal's two most recent fantasy/sci-fi efforts, Van Helsing and The Chronicles of Riddick, both received animated prequels released around the same time as the films.

Those films also both had simultaneous releases of VIDEOGAMES. That could be fun. Or horrible.

A First-Person-Shooter as Jayne would be fun.

A platformer with River, wandering through her own insane mind?

A driving game with Zoe on the Mule?

Or, of course, a flight sim as Wash ("HERE'S something you can't do!")

The mind boggles.

JCKNIFE

Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:56 AM

Funny--I can't picture a game staring the captain.

Strip poker?

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Thursday, July 15, 2004 12:09 PM

I'd love to see a MMORPG set in the firefly universe. Now that'd be something to see...

check out my WIP firefly roleplay system at www.estador.co.uk/firefly

PALADIN

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:10 PM

An animated movie prequel/series sequel...... sounds like an interesting proposition. I haven't seen the animated Riddick prequel, but have seen the one for Van Helsing. London Assignment was alright.

As far as a video game is concerned, I think I have a cool idea. Well, cool to me anyway. The Sega Dreamcast had a game called Skies of Arcadia. It was a RPG centering around air pirates, gathering a crew, and exploring the world. Well, my idea comes as a series prequel (much like the Riddick game, Escape From Butcher Bay is a series prequel). The game begins with Mal and Zoe after the war, taking odd jobs to get cash for a ship. Then they get Serenity. From there you fly around the 'verse, smuggling, taking part in petty crime, and (if you're real lucky) getting paid for it too. Along the way you gather crewmates such as the engineer prior to Kaylee, bribe Jayne out of killing Mal, and get shot by Patience the first time. Money earned through work can be allocated to ship upkeep, paying the crew (if you don't pay him, Jayne will leave or take over the ship), and buying equipment for the crew.

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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:20 PM

The Riddick and Van Helsing prequels weren't just animated, they were animé. As was most of the Animatrix, which seems to have started the trend.

Y'know, there are quite a few really good Chinese animation houses (for the whole Sino-American motif). . .

This could indeed be gorram shiny.

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SHINY

Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:26 PM

I'm thinking this could be an Animatrix-like set of short animated stories set in the FF universe...

"I left my heart in Seren-ity Val-ley..." <-- the farthest I've ever gotten in writing filk. ;)

EST120

Thursday, July 15, 2004 3:35 PM

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Originally posted by outlander:
DVDGuy files detailed report from set of Serenity A spoiler-free tour of the set and several filmed scenes during shooting of Serenity. DVDGuy overheard this fascinating tidbit: "Universal is planning on releasing an animated prequel to Serenity." Link to Part 2.

http://whedonesque.com/?comments=4413

so, is this going to be released before the movie comes out or after? would LOVE more information if you happen to have it!

"i can't comprehend the ways that i miss you, they come to light in my mistakes."
-neko case

OUTLANDER

Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:02 PM

If it's like the Van Helsing and Riddick animated prequels it will be released on DVD just before Serenity gets released at the cinema.

EST120

Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:40 PM

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Originally posted by outlander:
If it's like the Van Helsing and Riddick animated prequels it will be released on DVD just before Serenity gets released at the cinema.

actually, did anyone see the riddick animated short? was it any good? i was so pumped for the pitch black sequel. i have been wanting to see the animated movie too.

"i can't comprehend the ways that i miss you, they come to light in my mistakes."
-neko case

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