Serenity no more - Firefly is over !

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UPDATED: Sunday, December 24, 2006 10:55
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Monday, October 23, 2006 6:10 PM

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Originally posted by ThatWentWell:
I don't think it is necessary or even important to bring back the series without Wash and Book. Bring it back as it was in an earlier time and then when it is time to leave bring the movie in as a finale or a prequel to a finale. Personally I would prefer a series with the original characters to another movie, but would be thrilled with either.

Plenty of folks disagree with that notion.

And saying there's no reason to continue the show with 2 characters dead indicates that you havn't watched Joss' other shows. Neither Buffy or Angel made it through their runs without some big changes to the cast line-up. There was nothing to indicate that things would have been different with Firefly.

Besides, Joss and Alan have both said the plan was to kill Wash eventually anyway.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

RABBIT2

Monday, October 23, 2006 6:29 PM

At the moment, I`m kind of hopeing for the `verse to continue in book form, perhaps with Joss writing the key novels and overseeing the others.
A lot of scope to take off in all directions here and if the sales are good THEN we will almost certainly get another movie or series.

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THATWENTWELL

Monday, October 23, 2006 8:27 PM

"Plenty of folks disagree with that notion.

And saying there's no reason to continue the show with 2 characters dead indicates that you havn't watched Joss' other shows. Neither Buffy or Angel made it through their runs without some big changes to the cast line-up. There was nothing to indicate that things would have been different with Firefly.

Besides, Joss and Alan have both said the plan was to kill Wash eventually anyway."

Not what I meant, although after re-reading my post I can understand the confusion. The assumption has been that the two killed off characters, were the series to be re-made, would not return. I was just saying that it does not have to be that way. I was not saying that the series should not come back at all without them. Quite the contrary. I'm fairly new here so I did not know about the intention to remove Wash from the picture anyway. Your right, I am not too familiar with the rest of his work. I have watched Buffy once or twice, just never interested me too much. Sorry for the confusion.

CHARLENE

Saturday, December 23, 2006 9:35 PM

thank god there is still hope! Not that I've given up fighting, but still, we fight and will get our Big Damn Triology! (I wouldn't say no to a septology or even more, though...)

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The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm.
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They will regret how they made you.

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YINYANG

Saturday, December 23, 2006 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by Rabbit2:
At the moment, I`m kind of hopeing for the `verse to continue in book form, perhaps with Joss writing the key novels and overseeing the others.
A lot of scope to take off in all directions here and if the sales are good THEN we will almost certainly get another movie or series.

On this radio interview with Joss, one caller asked him if he would do a series of Firefly like the Buffy comics, and his basic, general reply was:

"I can handle finishing these three" - the comic books that start with "Those Left Behind" - "but, if I were to do another season, it would have to be with the actors. Personally, the characters are only really whole when the actors put in their own specialness."

He also said that he could do something like a radio series with the original actors.

Just thought that was interesting.

THEONETRUEBIX

Sunday, December 24, 2006 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by yinyang:
He also said that he could do something like a radio series with the original actors.

He mentioned radio, but didn't specifically say a series. It could just as easily be the idea of a one-off radio play.

FWIW, as near as I can tell, the sudden mention during the Fanboy Radio interview is the first time Joss ever mentioned the idea of radio (although various fans have raised the idea previously).

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, December 24, 2006 12:41 AM

This is not a thread I wanted to see pop up right before the holiday. I feel like I just woke up and found a grinch stuffing my tree up the chimney, and a lump of coal where my stocking was.

And I been good this year... well, better, at least.

THEONETRUEBIX

Sunday, December 24, 2006 2:06 AM

My mistake, the radio idea was also mentioned by him in October.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/11513#144407

RABBIT2

Sunday, December 24, 2006 10:55 AM

Radio, Comics, expanded universe novelisations, thats the way to go right now.
Much the same sort of thing happened to Star Trek, Dr Who, Battlestar Galactica, and of course Star Wars.
Eventually, the money men in Hollywood will sit up and take notice if the franchise is still making money in a year or so and then we will get some sort of continuation on screen.
And, if the Firefly and Serenity DVD`s continue to sell as they appear to be doing, that will probably happen sooner rather than later.
Remember, we are now just over a year on from the movie release which usually means that most profits, if any have already been made. Hollywood dos`nt tend to think long term.
Yet, while doing my Christmas shopping I noticed multiple DVD`s of both Serenity and Firefly were for sale in a number of local retailers. Beside things like the LOTR and Harry Potter films, so they are clearly still selling.

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