It's now or never.... Right....?

POSTED BY: THESOMNAMBULIST
UPDATED: Monday, May 28, 2012 18:11
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SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:05 PM

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Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
Shiny that was HUGELY entertaining! A better stream of posts I have not seen. It ran like a stand up performance. You had me laughing and applauding at your vision.

Brilliant!

Cheers

°...Well here I am.°

Thanks Sleepy, I was inspired. The Avengers not only entertained me, but with each passing moment, each sight gag
and each killer line of dialoque I kept thinking "we're going to get Firefly back" - that is very motivational. I was on a roll wasn't I (ooops! there goes my head).

SGG over and out

"Well, let's see what's in the paper. There are the Maitlands, they look nice and stupid"

STORYMARK

Thursday, May 17, 2012 7:28 PM

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:

Why do I bring up X-Men? Because it is a Marvel franchise. Because it was directed by anybody - Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects, Superman Returns, and the upcoming Battlestar Galactica). Because Brett Ratner directed X-Men: Last Stand, the Rush Hour franchise and the more recent Tower Heist. Money isn't everything.....it's the only thing in Hollywood (apologies to Vince Lombardi). But there are more things that make a movie successful, IMHO. Is it widely accepted and is it critically acclaimed, these terms are not always mutually exclusive. Success is fickle. Look at the SpiderMan franchise, a can't miss phenomenom, until SpiderMan 3.

The thing is, as much as X3 and Spidey 3 were maligned - they are the highest grossing insallmewnts of each series.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

ZZETTA13

Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:38 PM

Comiccon 2011-Buffyfest panel, Joss Whedon says he’s still interested in making more Firefly/Serenity films,movies, tv. It’s a bit long but if your looking for the Firefly parts you can slip to around the 16:20 minute mark, 24 minutes & 26:24 minutes mark, just to get you there.

SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, May 28, 2012 6:11 AM

The thing is, as much as X3 and Spidey 3 were maligned - they are the highest grossing insallmewnts of each series.

True that! There is no mistaking the numbers, but it is my view that each was successfully buoyed by the 2 preceding films. Plus usually people flock to the final chapter to see how it all ends, including me - I was there, in line, for X-Men 3 like everyone else; as well as Spiderman 3. I'm a comic book geek from the old school (Spidey, X-Men, Thor among my favs).

SGG

SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, May 28, 2012 7:10 AM

Thanks for posting that Z, I thought I heard him say that he now has license to proceed with the characters. I take that to mean that he can go forward with Firefly (as I originally understood the contract with Fox, it was for 10 years so it may be that it reverts back to him after that period).

I hope that is the case, because now with his success with the Avengers he may very well have a little pull in Hollywood, or, at the very least, exposure to the point of getting his foot in the door to have his pitch heard.
He is now carving out his niche in La La Land.

Plus the fact that he stated he wants to do more with it. Imagine, he loved Dollhouse so much, how much more does he love Firefly/Serenity.

It's been 7 years since the release of Serenity yet you heard the reaction when Joss mentioned a sequel, and the look on his face at the audience's response. Priceless!

SGG

ZZETTA13

Monday, May 28, 2012 12:09 PM

You’re welcomed SGG! I actually found that You-Tube vid while looking up interviews for The Avengers. As you know, it was before the block-buster movie came out. I think Joss at that time knew he had a hit of his hands, but was still unsure of how big a success it would be.

If Disney is funding Tim Burton’s pet projects why shouldn’t they allow Joss a shot at a sequel, or even prequel to Serenity? It wouldn’t even have to be anytime soon. He could get started on the next Avengers while lining up the Firefly cast for a mini series reboot on tv. Maybe even a three night event like the History Channel will be doing tonight with “Hatfields & McCoys”.

Also, being allowed his own project or two, he could invite a couple of big name stars aboard such as Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson & Samuel L. Jackson (as Jayne’s, Saffron’s & Book’s younger siblings respectively). Any one of them, or all of them together. Can you imagine the punch power that would have?

There are all kinds of scenarios that would allow Firefly to continue. The browncoat population remaining firm and holding together has never let Joss down, and we will be there when he’s ready to begin his space western again!

Z, still holdin.

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, May 28, 2012 5:44 PM

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Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
Originally posted by lwaves:

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As for Firefly/Serenity?
I too hope that something will turn up but I'm also realistic. Too much time has gone by, the cast have grown older, moved on and whilst, like us, they look back very fondly on that time it won't be the same as it was then. Even if they got everybody back together it still wouldn't be the same show. It would be extremely hard, near impossible to recreate the magic that was there at the time. And the last thing any of us would want is a sub-par offering that tarnished the memories we have.

Yeah I think you've about nailed it Lwaves. It's very hard to argue against this sentiment really, but I just feel Joss is a different animal. I think he could make Firefly work ten years from when it stopped, I also think he's a clever enough fellow to even bring back Buffy and still make it smart and relevant. He has that tenacity.

TheSomnambulist I agree with you, Joss is a different animal. He can make the impossible happen if you just let him.

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, May 28, 2012 5:53 PM

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True.

On the other hand I still think the movie failed because the actors and Joss lacked notoriety more than anything else. Joss at least should get same name cred now, and that MIGHT change the landscape.

But. It's also accurate that we don't know how much the actors still like the show, and if they're just being nice to the fans. Same with Joss.

I think the actors will do what Joss says. Also the actors love to hang out when they can so to get to work with friends on a project you enjoyed is nice.

I always thought everyone needed time to become known. The marketing for Firefly and Serenity should have introduced you to the characters.

I am still disappointed we never got a billboard of our crew or the bus posters I see everywhere announcing upcoming movies. I was waiting to see our crews faces on those billboards and busses.

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, May 28, 2012 6:04 PM

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Originally posted by ZZETTA13:
You’re welcomed SGG! I actually found that You-Tube vid while looking up interviews for The Avengers. As you know, it was before the block-buster movie came out. I think Joss at that time knew he had a hit of his hands, but was still unsure of how big a success it would be.

If Disney is funding Tim Burton’s pet projects why shouldn’t they allow Joss a shot at a sequel, or even prequel to Serenity? It wouldn’t even have to be anytime soon. He could get started on the next Avengers while lining up the Firefly cast for a mini series reboot on tv. Maybe even a three night event like the History Channel will be doing tonight with “Hatfields & McCoys”.

Also, being allowed his own project or two, he could invite a couple of big name stars aboard such as Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson & Samuel L. Jackson (as Jayne’s, Saffron’s & Book’s younger siblings respectively). Any one of them, or all of them together. Can you imagine the punch power that would have?

There are all kinds of scenarios that would allow Firefly to continue. The browncoat population remaining firm and holding together has never let Joss down, and we will be there when he’s ready to begin his space western again!

Z, still holdin.

It is truly a testament to Firefly that 10 years later we are still holding! I love it!

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, May 28, 2012 6:11 PM

Have you seen the numbers on Box Office Mojo?
http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/

As of this post Avengers has $523,563,000 That is 10 million away from third place domestic and $23 million from third all time international.

FOR THE RECORD: I believe that if Avengers last long enough in theaters it can become #1 for both domestic and International. Avatar was in theaters for 34 weeks. We'll see what the final numbers are but I truly believe The Avengers has farther to go than third place.

I am just so very happy for Joss Whedon!

*Happydance*

Rosie aka Fireflypassenger

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