Firefly - Did the name hamper its success?

POSTED BY: MattDillon
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 15:26
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GREGGALLINSON

Monday, July 19, 2004 8:19 PM

I couldn't get into Buffy, but when I read about the premise of Firefly on TrekBBS, I was somewhat intrigued. What kept me from watching? Those wha-ha-ha-haaaaacky ads on Fox and the Star Trek Memorial Friday Night Death Slot.

GREGGALLINSON

Monday, July 19, 2004 8:21 PM

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Originally posted by SlowSmurf:
To the guy who mentioned the Buffy name, that was definetly Apt. The entire point of the name was so you'd know what you were watching, you wouldn't accidentally watch it and get something different, he fought to keep the name there.

I just got into Buffy recently (after enjoying the Firefly DVDs so much), but the name definitely kept me away. Why? I wondered why it was called Buffy the Vampire Slayer when it seemed like she was always fighting demons. "Buffy the Monster Hunter" or just plain "Buffy" would have been a much better name.

MOOSHOO72

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:08 AM

Slightly off topic, but this thread got me thinking.. What will the sequels (please oh please oh please oh please) be called? Do you think it would be a subtitle jobby? (Serenity: Still Flyin') or just Serenity 2? or it could be something entirely different like with Pitch Black/Chronicles of Riddick. I loved the fact that the series was named Firefly.. Even though it did nothing to attract me to it initially, it is just the perfect title. With Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, the show was about those characters (mostly), but with Firefly, the show was really about their family, and what brought and kept them together was Serenity/Firefly class. Withought Buffy or Angel, there would be no show. Same thing with Serenity.

My other ship is a Mid-Bulk Transport Standard Radion Accelerator Core Class Code 03-K64 Firefly.

SLOWSMURF

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:30 AM

I mostly meant the "Buffy" part of the name that he fought to keep.

The Vampire Slayer is just the mythos they chose, I think it fits perfectly. Monster Hunter makes the show sound worse than it is, Vampire Slayer is much more powerful.

BLINKER

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:46 AM

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I really hope they don't start in with the "made by the guy who made Buffy" thing. Because frankly, I really don't like Buffy--never did, and if they had advertised on Fox that it was made by the same person who made Buffy I would've never watched it during its small-screen run.

It's a good thing you never saw those ads, because they said it a lot.

"From the creator of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER..." [barrage of rapid-fire action shots]

"From the creator of the critically acclaimed series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER..." [the words BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER zoom at us through space]

"If you thought the creator of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER gave new blood to vampires..." [the words BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER slowly grow larger] "...wait'll you see what Joss Whedon does to space!"

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CHEWBACCA22

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:26 PM

I do agree with you to a certain extent about the name of the show hampering its success. I think the title 'firefly' just doesn't get across what the show is about and how fantastic it is.

But I think a certain network (I shall not name names) should have given Firefly a chance to build on its fanbase (and there obviously is one - who buys the DVDs and votes in the magazine polls!!!)

Here in (not-so) sunny Scotland, I was oblivious to the wonder that is Serenity and its occupants until an enlightened friend pointed me inthe right direction. And he wasn't even a Buffy fan! he just knew a gem when he saw it.

So for now, I'll have to make do with watching the DVD over and over and over...... until someone clever catches on and makes the feature film or re-instates the series!!!

Take Care All

Love Chewbacca22

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