An idea and a website to bring back Firefly!
POSTED BY: browncoatsriseagain
UPDATED: Thursday, March 16, 2006 23:06
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Originally posted by yomudda:
i am all for bringing back this amazing series but i dont think supporting joss with the money will do too well since it would require a hell of alot of money an we couldnt keep supplying him with money to make each episode we'd end up goin broke ourselves itd be easier an better to just show fox how many people support if there is enough people supporting it an fox will be more then happy to fund the show
This is about leverage and the future. In the near future, there will be shows that are funded in part or all by people buying the episodes or a DVD of episodes. This is nearly certain as some shows that wouldn't pass muster on a TV channel for lack of a large audience will do just fine as a download or direct-to-DVD project.
You do keep supplying money for each episode right now indirectly through your purchases which the advertiser hope is affected by the ads you see and is why they pay millions of dollars for TV ads in a year.
You only have to pay a small amount. No one is asking you to pay thousands of dollars. Just a few tens and five. Or whatever you can afford. It is the leverage of thousands of people doing this that makes the magic.
And the magic of that cash backing up Joss Whedon to get us what we want - more stories in the 'verse is what we are aiming for.
If you don't believe in it right now, that's okay we'll take your donation when you do.
Andrew Schultz
www.browncoatsriseagain.com
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Andrew, you might want to connect with Jeremy (aka DVDJeremy, aka JaySedai I think) who runs fireflymovie.com/serenitymovie.net -- he floated a direct-to-DVD idea/plan a couple years ago and may have some info and/or contacts that would help you get this off the ground.
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Originally posted by Bowie:
I think if Joss set up the account people would litterally pour in to donate
This is my main question -- if Joss really is interested in bringing Firefly/Serenity stories back to the small screen, why wouldn't he, Gareth Davies, Chris Buchanan, etc. put together a similar fund? Joss has on a number of occasions expressed his disappointment in how network TV operates, so why wouldn't he be interested in pushing the envelope?
While I would be the first to contribute (far more than the requested $25) if someone like Joss or Chris gave me some indication that there's any chance it would work, in the absense of such reassurances I agree with others that a better use of the money would be to buy DVDs and give them away as gifts to convert those that are not (yet) fans.
Hmmm...now that I think about it, perhaps if your alternative use of the money was buying DVDs for libraries across the country or something instead of charity it would make more sense...after all, that will bring in more browncoats than a single gift to charity...
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I promise that this money (minus the credit card fees) will go to Firefly production.
How can you promise this? You, at this point, have no guarantee that there is somebody at the other end involved in Firefly production who will actually receive the money.
Once this is guaranteed, then I will happily donate.
mrben
"Carpe Aptenodytes"
http://www.jedimoose.org
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I don't know if this has already been posted since I don't have time to read all the posts, but it would be nice to see a poll on the web page regarding how many people would donate (including those who already have) if they had complete confidence the money would go to the right place. this would give us, and the entertainment officials an idea of how many people are interested and how much we could raise if all is done in a trust worthy fashion.
I like the idea, keep up the good work!
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Originally posted by mrben:Quote:
I promise that this money (minus the credit card fees) will go to Firefly production.
How can you promise this? You, at this point, have no guarantee that there is somebody at the other end involved in Firefly production who will actually receive the money.
Once this is guaranteed, then I will happily donate.
mrben
"Carpe Aptenodytes"
http://www.jedimoose.org
My apologies, my promise was meant to convey that I would never touch the money myself. There is the chance that the money would go to charity.
Although, another person had the idea that instead of the charity option, buy more DVDs and distribute them. What does everyone think about that?
Andrew
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Originally posted by browncoatsriseagain:
Although, another person had the idea that instead of the charity option, buy more DVDs and distribute them. What does everyone think about that?
I think you're legally obligated to the people that have already contributed to your cause to give that money to the charity of Joss' choosing. You don't have the right to change those people's minds about where their money is going.
Day two and you're already tap-dancing in the legal minefield. Good job.
And don't do what the Save Enterprise morons did. Whenever they discovered a gaping whole in their plan, they simply changed the website to hide it or fix it willy-nilly. We don't trust you, so you KNOW we're watching you. You change the PUNCTUATION on your site and we'll notice.
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Here's the point.
You MAY have good intentions. But what's to say someone with bad intentions could not do exactly what you're doing and then jet with the booty. You've explicitedly said you can't guarantee the money past the word. But who are you anyway. And yet you've already shown you can raise 1000 bucks in a day just by saying you "promise" on an internet chat board. Even if you intend to do well with this money, you've put people in a bad position.
I hate to label you as a con artist, but people even did this with fake Red Cross sites during the hurricane. If you truly aren't a con artist, then the best thing to do as a true browncoat, in my opinion is to stop taking donations, until you can get a third party to guarantee this money past the word of some unidentified internet persona.
As far as I know, if people want to guarantee money goes towards firefly, then simply buy another copy (or 2) and give it to a friend.
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That is, your answers to people's concerns are exactly what a con would say. Even if you're not conning us now, you're promoting people to donate without investigating the charity and paving the way for them to be duped later. Even if it results in freezing the current dough, I have a feeling it may be best for a lot of us to report this guy to paypal and have his account frozen so that no one else loses money until this is verified appropriately. I'm surprised the board moderateors haven't taken issue to some random guy asking for money on their board in the name of firefly with nothing but a makeshift website and a promise.
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