No more Firefly/Serenity
POSTED BY: Ellis
UPDATED: Sunday, April 16, 2006 04:37
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hi Zoid,
loved the chapter/paragraph above, is there more of this story somewhere? If there is can you post a link for me, please.
Would love to read more...
Yes, there is more, but it hasn't been electronically published yet.
The preceding excerpt comes from pages 54-56 of "Shadow". I had promised myself not to publish (electronically) any of it until it was finished -- which promise I reaffirm for the future -- but, the incessant negativity of so many 'Browncoats' forced me to do so.
The problem is that I have a life, which keeps getting in the way of quickly finishing this particular 'folly' (in the British sense of the word). I have a specific idea for all the major plot points, including the ending and denouement; but the story keeps revealing itself to me in the process of writing it, making the whole process 'stickier', when I even have the time to devote to it. (NB: It should also be noted that I would be the perfect chief executive officer of the Procrastinators' Club, if I could ever get up the gumption to campaign for it.)
So, don't expect more any time soon. I reckon I'm about a third (or less) of the way through, and it's still a first draft.
Sorry to be a tease.
My only defense is that I was trying to show that there is a lot more story to be told, and my focus is mostly on Mal in this diversion. After I finish this one, I'll put it up on FFF.net in the BlueSun Room. Then I'll begin work on the last part of my (fan)fictional two-story work, entitled "Firefly", which wraps up everybody's story.
Those who think the story cannot continue suffer from a lack of imagination, and I can think of no condemnation more stinging than that.
FollowMal and SigmaNunki:
My hunch is that there is a vast untapped audience for Firefly, composed mainly of disenfranchised Star Wars and Star Trek fans. These fans will -- within the next year or so -- come under the sway of the Firefly 'verse, and we'll get greenlit. The millions of Star Wars fans alone should start going into heavy withdrawal symptoms any moment now. (*tick, tick, tick*)
Hopefully, we'll get several full seasons of TV series. Second best would be a TV miniseries, since it allows for more character arc than a movie, at less expense (marginally) than a movie or a complete season. (NB: That's why I envision "Shadow" as an optimally multipart miniseries, two-hours per installment, premiering on SciFi Channel in Q2 2007.
) Third best would be a second movie, imo, because it's just too limited time-wise to cover a full one-third of the remaining character plotlines....Which is the most important aspect of the Firefly phenomenon.
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
Also, with any luck, if a second movie gets made it won't be accompanied by a natural disaster in one of the nation's top petroleum refining and transportation regions, like "Serenity" was. And them's business facts, too. Katrina not only killed New Orleans, it killed our movie at the box office. I'd like somebody at Universal to recognize that correlation...
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"I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDBOF'
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Originally posted by zoid
Yes, there is more, but it hasn't been electronically published yet.
The preceding excerpt comes from pages 54-56 of "Shadow". I had promised myself not to publish (electronically) any of it until it was finished -- which promise I reaffirm for the future -- but, the incessant negativity of so many 'Browncoats' forced me to do so.
So, don't expect more any time soon. I reckon I'm about a third (or less) of the way through, and it's still a first draft.
Sorry to be a tease.
My only defense is that I was trying to show that there is a lot more story to be told, and my focus is mostly on Mal in this diversion. After I finish this one, I'll put it up on FFF.net in the BlueSun Room. Then I'll begin work on the last part of my (fan)fictional two-story work, entitled "Firefly", which wraps up everybody's story.
Understand where/why but my pet-lip is out and quivering, want more.
It does sound fantastic. Glad you've got the imagination others are lacking, if only you could bottle it, I can think of a few people in need of some.
*writes on a post-it so i don't forget to look out for story later.*
I love my Captain
"You hold till I get back."
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While I respect your opinion, here's mine. Serenity and/or Firefly WILL continue, even with the deaths of two main characters we still have seven characters to explore! While anything new may not have the titles of Firefly or Serenity, or may not even be a new T.V. show or movie, the 'verse WILL live on, as long as we(the fans) hold the line and hold out hope!
we are after all Browncoats, and have proven we can do the impossible!
JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD
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the sad truth is we will never know what the stories would have been. i really can't see joss killing wash or book early in the series. wash especially. he is the foil foe zoe, and what's this "strained marriage"? they had the best, most realistic marriage on tv! their deaths in the movie do not bode well for continuaton of the tv series, movie maybe. I'm as hard core as most of you, but...
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I do have to quickly point out that I'm not what you would consider a "Joss Whedon fan" in that I never really cared for Buffy and I never saw Angel, so I'm somewhat unfamiliar with his style (i.e. killing off characters, etc). I am, however, a huge fan of what he has done in creating the 'verse and I would like to see more of it.
You all make very valid points. I stand, humbly, corrected.
"Ten percent of nothin' is, let me do the math here: nothin' and then nothin', carry the nothin'..." - Jayne
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"see? I would consider 5 years soon...
there was a looonng gap between the first Star Wars and the second (and that was a big hit)
and a better comparison is the even longer gap between the first and second Star Trek movies.
Joss has said he has 100 Firefly/Serenity stories in his brain and he intends to tell them. He is still a very young man, and we can expect to get our BDHs periodically over the next 30 years."
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My thoughts also. Forget starting in between the show and the film. We could pop in 5 years later and be open to so many options.
Now to say that the story arc is killed is just not very creative. What if Zoe happened to be pregnant (she displayed a strong desire to have children in "Heart of Gold"), how tragic would that be? To see a little 5 year old boy walking around Serenity as an opening scene? River is now more of an actual character. She is Serenity now. Her and Simon are free from the obvious dynamic of big brother, little sister, and are free to be seperate people, etc...
And as far as Star Wars and Star Trek goes, Star Trek was only on a couple of seasons and look what happened with that. And i have to say i am a huge Star Wars fan who has been converted to a huge Firefly/Serenity fan. And my point is this....
With the new Star Wars live action series coming out in 2007 (trying to make something they would with 20 million for 1 million), and most likely becomeing a huge hit, i can only assume that we will see a demand from tv stations for similiar tv shows. "Firefly? Look at what the did years ago, imagine what they could do now?"
Look at CSI. Now we have CSI:Miami, CSI:Blah, NCIS, SVU...and so many other stupid crime dramas i cant keep track. When Firefly came out, we did not have alot of big budget, cinema styled TV shows. It was too ahead of its time. Now look at Battle Star Galactica. That show sucks (period), and compared to Firefly ????? I was never a fan of Buffy or Angel,and the fact that Firefly was made by the same people was actual a big negative to me. But here i am. Joss is a genius.
I know that a film would be the best way to go. But as is said, we still have a chance at another TV show.
But even if this is it, its stil pretty awesome.
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*holds with the rest of the faithful Browncoats* Just gotta have ME! (Faith, heh)
There's so much of the 'verse we can still see, even aside from new characters (which would open the doors to even more new shinyness). Wash and Book aren't out of it yet! I remember in one interview, Joss said something to the effect: "Don't be surprised if you see Wash and Book in the next movie!" There's also flashbacks and various other ways we could see those two. And there's a great thread about Wash not being dead...so who knows.
All I know is...we ain't seen nothin' yet! ^_^
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Call me Faith--we're family here, no need to be informal.
*Browncoat since March '06: late on the bandwagon, but I ain't going anywhere!
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