an alternative solution

POSTED BY: Alternity
UPDATED: Friday, December 27, 2002 22:40
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ALTERNITY

Saturday, December 21, 2002 5:11 PM

I had this thought while watching "Serenity."

With all of the characters the stories are kind of cramped in a one hour episode. With all the things going on in "Serenity" I started to worry that it wouldn't be all resoved very well by the end. But then remembered, that it was a two hour show so I just relaxed and enjoyed it as it all unfolded. I thought if the series has to die, then wouldn't it be great if there was a Firefly movie. And then perhaps a sequel. The movie could tie up all the loose ends from the series and provide some closure.

But if Joss can't sell the series, I suppose it's even more unlikely that he could sell a movie.

roj

XED

Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:08 PM

You very well could be right.
On the other hand...what about a TV-movie? Or mayhap a set of TV-movies...?
Remember how the series "Alien Nation" lived on in a a set of quite memorable TV-movies?
Who knows?
We can always hope...

ROBERTSPARLING

Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:19 PM

I remember someone posting about the idea of making a series of DVDs that would continue the show. I've always liked this idea, unrealistic as it is, as it would creativly free-up the writers even more. Can you imagine Joss Whedon with no censorship whatsoever? Or Tim? Man, I shudder to think of how good that would be. Tis but a dream...

JOHNNYREB

Friday, December 27, 2002 8:13 PM

I was thinking the same thing! I was watching an advertisement for "The Land Before Time XXXII: Littlefoot Sinks in a Tar Pit" when I commented to my wife that I don't remember this ever being out in the theaters. She said it never was. Disney released it right to VHS. Is that a possibility for Firefly?

Viva Firefly

KOBAYASHI

Friday, December 27, 2002 8:48 PM

A series of TV movies could be a possibility... remember 'Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', it lived on in about 5 or 6 movies. Same thing with old 'sucessful' TV shows. Matlock, Murder She Wrote, Hunter, V, MacGyver, etc...

I am more interested in the direct-to-DVD option. I dont think there is any chance that this will actually happen, but it would be cool.

HJERMSTED

Friday, December 27, 2002 9:32 PM

Fox made one season of Alien Nation and then five two hour TV movies spread over (I think) three years. I think more networks should experiment with this approach to a show, especially a genre show.

However, with Firefly I want 22 hours + a year worth of new episodes. This is fertile ground in the hands of one overworked master storyteller with a cast, crew and fanbase enamored by him. Firefly's universe needs to be explored at length.

I would recommend the TV movies or direct-to-video route for tired concepts like the Star Trek universe. Enterprise doesn't have more than one or two good ideas a year. Stretching that show out along 26 episodes (one of the only series that still produces that number!) is just a very bad idea. As for Nemesis... bad movie but possibly a good TV movie?

mattro

BRTICK

Friday, December 27, 2002 10:40 PM

it intesting, i think the BBC does stuff like like, lots of mini-series and only producing like 6 eps every season for their shows. it makes for very diverse viewing.

keep flying.