Joss Whedon On Kickstarter And "Firefly": "It Doesn't Just Open The Floodgates."

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HAKEN

Friday, March 15, 2013 2:29 AM

BUZZFEED.COM - Practically from the first moment that Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced their Kickstarter campaign for a Veronica Mars movie — and certainly after the project amassed over $2.5 million in 24 hours — people began wondering if the same could be done for another gone-before-its-time TV series.

Joss Whedon was one of them...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/joss-whedon-on-kickstarter-and-firef
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WISHIMAY

Friday, March 15, 2013 2:57 AM

So, if we start donating NOW, in three or four years we could have enough for one Kick-ass movie, riiight??

Hey Joss, Imma borrow yer screenname and make an account and get the ball rollin', 'K? Just post an account number, that's alll we need!

SOMEONE QUIT PLAYIN SIT 'N SPIN AND GET ON IT, Y'HEAR? GAAAH.

ZEEK

Friday, March 15, 2013 3:12 PM

Well at least he told us all to stfu for the next 3 years (at least). That's straight from the man himself. Not happening. So, no more theories about how if the stars align perfectly maybe blah blah. Wait 3 years then you can start theorizing again.

PIRATENEWS

Friday, March 15, 2013 4:43 PM

The key to such astroturf viral marketing campaigns is to line up your millions in corporate "donations" before announcing its existance.

Blue Sun by PirateNews

WISHIMAY

Friday, March 15, 2013 7:10 PM

I would wet my pants were I to drive past that piece of shiny *L*

DAVESHAYNE

Saturday, March 16, 2013 1:39 AM

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Originally posted by Wishimay:
So, if we start donating NOW, in three or four years we could have enough for one Kick-ass movie, riiight??

I don't think KS campaigns are allowed to run that long. I think it actually means we need to wait three years for the kickstarter to start.

David

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TECHTREKKER

Monday, March 18, 2013 12:39 AM

I don't think we need a kickstarter for another movie. Do a kickstarter for an animated series that would lead to a movie in 2-3 years!!

Build the fan base first. And then it has to be made!

ZEEK

Monday, March 18, 2013 2:59 PM

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Originally posted by SC_FF_FAN:
I'm not sure if Joss Whedon takes on jobs solely for the money, so based on his ComiCon 2012 appearance he may feel a need to finish what he started in Fire Fly and take it for less than other job offers. As some predicted it may take 3 years to see fruitition and make the show or movie, so now the actors will be 13 years older. It would be interesting how the writers work that into the plot.

Based on his comments about doing an Avengers sequel I'd say he takes jobs for the money. He basically said he wasn't interested in making movies from other people's ideas. Then the cash dump truck rolled up and he had an exclusive contract. Granted he could have just been making those comments to increase the size of the dump truck but either way he was in it for the money.

Not that I blame the guy. He deserved to cash in on that one.

BYTEMITE

Monday, March 18, 2013 3:30 PM

So long as the fans can't agree on what they'd be happy with and anything that could work with the actors, the time gap, and the storyline, we're probably not going to get anything.

And that's without factoring in the other obligations Joss has, and the possibility that, well... They might have good feelings about the show still, but, maybe after the movie they feel like that story is done. Wrapped it up, said what they wanted to.

STORYMARK

Monday, March 18, 2013 3:48 PM

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Originally posted by manatee:
Quote:
Originally posted by SC_FF_FAN:
As some predicted it may take 3 years to see fruitition and make the show or movie, so now the actors will be 13 years older. It would be interesting how the writers work that into the plot.

They probably would not *have* to, though they could if needed for the story. If they can turn Andy into Gollum, how hard could it be to map younger faces onto the actors? They already do some of that, putting characters' faces on stunt-folk.

Yeah... that's like, really, really expensive to do. Not gonna happen for Firefly - ever.

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