How about 10-year-anniversery webisodes?

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UPDATED: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 01:44
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PEER

Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:38 PM

Hi,

I had an idea... Next year is the 10 year anniversary (obviously). Do you think the powers that be would be open to the idea of shooting small 5-10 minutes webisodes (similary to those from Lost)? It would be a way to renew interest in Firefly in the media etc. and it would circumvent other problems
(some legal issues, the limited time shedule for some actors, financing could be crowd funded, because one scene should be doable).

One scene could consist of one or two characters in a romm, so its not to expensive to shoot (examples: Mal and Wash discussing Inari leaving, Zoe and Jayne in a prison cell discussing how they ended up tere - ending with a prison break, a scene from Shephards past... etc. Small tidbits)

What do you think?

regards
peer

P.S. Sorry for the bad gramma and/or spelling; english is not my first language.

RIONAEIRE

Friday, June 3, 2011 4:00 AM

That could be cool if it were done right. I don't think it will happen though. If you want more of the Firefly verse though you can read the comics of Firefly, you can read Firefly fanfiction, you can get a group of friends together who like playing pretends and play the Firefly game.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

TRAINBANDIT

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 1:21 AM

I like the idea, I just want it to be realistic. Let's not have people (however beautiful!) who are ten years older just pick up where they left off. I'd need to see the changes. And some of them could be pretty neat--now that River's okay (Oh, and I mean picking up post Miranda, not post last-episode), she could have a guy. And after ten years, ahem, I would love to think that we'd be entitled to know what is in that *&^%$ needle! :)

"There are no cows in space" Alexis Castle

PEER

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:19 AM

I mean the R.Tam Sessions are quite the format that I had in mind. I think there is a possibility, if you get someone interested.
Hell, I suppose you dont even need origina actors, if they are just talking about Serenity or the characters etc.
But who should/can do it...?

TRAINBANDIT

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 4:49 PM

Yes, I loved the sessions. But I would't watch any new little vignettes with anyone else playing the main parts. For me that's what makes it or breaks it.

"There are no cows in space" Alexis Castle

ZEEK

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:07 PM

I kinda like the idea. I don't like crowd funding. Let's just get away from that line of thinking all together. If we're getting more Firefly/Serenity it's going to be through official channels.

I also don't know if I like the idea of a few webisodes renewing Fox's rights over the series. I'm not sure I understand the theory that Fox loses its rights to the series in the first place. Where do they go after that? To Joss? Seems unlikely. To Universal? OK but that doesn't really get us anywhere. From Fox television to Fox studios? That could be helpful.

Anyway it would be nice to have something new and if the clips are popular enough it could get some good attention.

STORYMARK

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm not sure I understand the theory that Fox loses its rights to the series in the first place.

I've personally decided that the "rights reversion" theory is bunk that people just really want to believe. Been hearing it for a decade, and not once has anyone been able to supply anything approaching proof. It's always "I heard..." stuff.

"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."

PEER

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:15 PM

As far as I understood it. the rights are now more or less distributed between Universal and Fox. If there is anything new, it would be from Universal. But Im sure, here are much better informed people...

The question is: Is it possible to get a more active role? More active than just buying DVDs or raising money? To answer that we would need the information about the rights. And anyone needs to pitch the idea to anyone responsible, for example in a panel.

Oh BTW When I meant "other actors" i didnt mean other actors for the normal parts, but new actors playing new persons. Being realistic about it: Actors do have contracts with the network they are working for, and they are not always allowed to play for a different network. So thats also a problem which we need to make our minds up ;-)
Of course we all hope for the best...

A Turin Turambar turun ambartanen
(No,thats not from Firefly)

PEER

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
I'm not sure I understand the theory that Fox loses its rights to the series in the first place.

I've personally decided that the "rights reversion" theory is bunk that people just really want to believe. Been hearing it for a decade, and not once has anyone been able to supply anything approaching proof. It's always "I heard..." stuff.

Well, contracts are often on a ten-year-expiration date, if the deal is not fulfilled (i.e. show is cancelled etc.). But "often" does not mean "always" and I dont know the specifics here.

STORYMARK

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 5:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by peer:

Well, contracts are often on a ten-year-expiration date, if the deal is not fulfilled (i.e. show is cancelled etc.).

Ive yet to see anyone even back that up, and Ive not been able to find anything.

If it were a licensed property, maybe. But the show was created under work-for-hire laws for FOX. Unless Joss had something specifically put into the contract that says otherwise (and he would have had little reason to at the time, nor would Fox have much incentive to agree to it) Fox would own the IP (intellectual property) in perpetuity.

I really think it's just wishful thinking that people bought into, and spread.

"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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