Serenity movie title

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KNIBBLET

Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:28 PM

70 Earths in the 'Verse and She Walks Onto Mine

They Call Me Mr. Cobb.

Moonlight Over Persephone

Meet Me in the Cargo Bay

Perty Woman ('cause Inara, Zoe, River and Kaylee are sooo perty)

Earth That Was Don't Live Here Anymore

Alliance, Tigers and Bears ... Oh My!

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

AURAPTOR

Friday, March 12, 2004 3:03 AM

Perty Woman ('cause Inara, Zoe, River and Kaylee are sooo perty)

Umm..excuse me, but I think the title leaves out one perty gal.. Serenity! She is a fair piece of talent herself, AND she's kinda important to the show.... heh heh.

They don't like it when you shoot at 'em.

LEEH

Friday, March 12, 2004 3:25 AM

Much as I love the name "Serenity," I worry about it as a marketing device. I think people will open their newspapers, see it, and think it's something very much NOT what it will be. And since I want the right demographic to buy tickets and make this movie successful, so it will spin off into a new series, I am worried about this.

We all know that FF fans would go to this thing WHATEVER it's called, so we don't need a title that pleases us. What we need is a title that will draw in ticketbuyers who will then like it, go back, tell friends, and make this movie a moneymaker for Universal!

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. . . ."

SEVENPERCENT

Friday, March 12, 2004 6:47 AM

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Originally posted by Knibblet:
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... Thinking that "Serenity" is a chick flick is like thinking "The Ring" is a romantic comedy about a wedding ring.

Last week someone tortured us by talking about "Titantic". This week, it's talk about another piece of steaming dung, "The Ring".

Another movie that put me off popcorn. It wasn't scary. It wasn't smart. It was simply annoying.

Ooooo, hear the music ... we're going to scare you in 2 minutes .... 90 seconds ... 75 seconds ... don't have a stroke, scary stuff is coming your way ... 45 seconds ... cover the kid's eyes .... scary scary in 15 seconds ....

then ... nothing.

The only vaguely scary part of the movie was the insane horse on the boat. All I wanted to say to the reporter chick was, GET THE HELL AWAY FROM THE HORSE, YOU FREAKING MORON!!!

Why oh why did a horse have to die to make that crapola movie?

Why oh why do you folk insist on talking about the crappiest pieces of dog crappy dung every distributed for the big screen?

I'm going to my corner to whimper now. Maybe if I pour lemon juice in my eyes, my tears will wash the taste of The Ring from my mouth and memory.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

I gotta say, Knibblet, you're the first person I've met (myself included) that that movie didnt freak out- I have new respect for you, because I, for one, got up and locked the door about halfway through it, and I'm a 30-yr old man- There are several similar folk where I work, and they all got creeped out just the same- Dont take her word BC1, you might like it- And I caught the original version too, the Japanese version, Ringu, and that's hella creepy also-

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

NOOCYTE

Friday, March 12, 2004 7:01 AM

It's true that the title could lead to misunderstandings about the tone of the BDM if that title is viewed in total isolation (i.e., seen as a "Chick Flick" or a documentary about peaceful wilderness vistas). But I don't think we need to worry about this. Movie titles almost NEVER appear by themselves. All it takes is one quick-cut teaser trailer or well-laid-out one-sheet, showing some snippets of gun-totin', spaceship-blazin' glory, and even the most dense potential movie-goer will Get that there's irony afoot here. In fact, the peculiar pairing of such a peaceful title and such a non-peaceful glimpse of content might make it more apt to capture the attention.

In short, I think the risk of such misunderstandings is minimal, while the appropriateness of the title on several levels is irresistible. I for one, say Serenity all the way!

Keep flyin' (serenely)

Department of Redundancy Department

INVISIBLEGREEN

Friday, March 12, 2004 7:50 AM

Y'know, when I first heard about "The Lord of the Rings," I thought it would be about a guy who runs a jewelry shop.

2BY2

Friday, March 12, 2004 9:24 AM

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Originally posted by InvisibleGreen:
Y'know, when I first heard about "The Lord of the Rings," I thought it would be about a guy who runs a jewelry shop.

My grandma thought it was about boxing. Just sayin'.

OUTLANDER

Friday, March 12, 2004 11:35 AM

When you think about it the issue of calling the Firefly movie Serenity is the same issue Joss faced when he call a show about vampires Buffy. People get almost the complete opposite to what they expected from the title. Which I think is the point and the clever thing about it.

The more I think about the title the more I think it is going to work and work well. People remember the title Buffy The Vampire Slayer because it is such a contradiction. The same thing could work for Serenity. It could be a really clever way to market the movie.

"Laugh, Cry and Scream when you find Serenity"

KNIBBLET

Friday, March 12, 2004 2:14 PM

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Originally posted by SevenPercent:
I gotta say, Knibblet, you're the first person I've met (myself included) that that movie didnt freak out- I have new respect for you, because I, for one, got up and locked the door about halfway through it, and I'm a 30-yr old man- There are several similar folk where I work, and they all got creeped out just the same- Dont take her word BC1, you might like it- And I caught the original version too, the Japanese version, Ringu, and that's hella creepy also-

I stand by my opinion. "The Ring" wasn't scary nor did it make a damn bit of sense. What pissed me off totally was when their clues didn't add up and/or directly contradicted one another. You have the reporter finding out from the mother's best friend that the parents adopted the little girl - and then later she finds the birth certificate showing that the mother gave birth to the girl? Okaaay ... Which is it? Adopted or birth parent?

It was a predictable piece of crap. The only two semi-entertaining parts were the insane horse and when the father 'toasted' himself.

I want to see the Japanese one - I'm hoping that it was just the american version that sucked ass.

Of the people I know, half thought it stank up the multiplex and half were scared to death.

There's only one good thing I have to say about that movie (besides "it's over") and that is to say, "It was beautifully shot. The cinematographer did a fine job of making crap script and acting 'look pretty'."

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

BLACKOUTNIGHTS

Friday, March 12, 2004 3:27 PM

I hope they find a better title. "Serenity" just doesn't seem to relate that this flick is a sci-fi adventure, which will not help draw in the sci-fi market like a title such as "Aliens" or "Star Wars" or "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Love the name of the spaceship, but don't necssarily agree that it's the best name for the movie. I think "The Reavers" or something like that sounds better...

TAK!

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