FIREFLY SEASON 2
POSTED BY: SILVERSRFR
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 04:44
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Can it happen? I think it can. My name is Mike and I'm a Browncoat. I have come to you late in the game (I didn't see Serenity for the first time until it came out on Cable and then back-tracked to Firefly and Done the Impossible). I have done enough fan research to conclude that we have to continue the fight. I keep seeing from old and new fans alike an awesome amount of sadness in blogs, posts, and emails over the cancellation of the show. It is not too late! I repeat, it is not too late! I understand that the actors have moved on to other projects. I trully believe, however, that their hearts are still in the Firefly series. They will come given the right motivations. I know once Joss commits, he can get the rest of the Firefly family in line. On that note, I would like us to initiate another round of letters and emails from the Browncoats in order to restart Firefly and bring back the majority, if not all, of the original cast and crew (and of course Joss) to another round of Firefly. I believe that there is enough evidence to conclude that it would be financially savvy for any major network to carry it. I have posted on the Facebook Joss Whedon Fansite (under the discussions board heading: Firefly 2/Serenity 2) a business letter draft. I would like to request that every faithful Browncoat take that draft, shape it to a personal liking, and mail it to several involved parties (i.e. Joss, Fox, NBC Universal, SyFy Universal, Tim Minear, etc.). I will post the address' of several different involved parties on this fansite tomorrow or Wednesday depending on response. We are Browncoats and part of that means, to me, that we do not give up the fight. We are and forever will be mighty. Thanks for your time.
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I appreciate your enthusiasm, and I share your desire to see more of the Firefly 'verse on TV or on the big screen. However, I would ask that you not address anything of this nature to Joss, Tim or any of the other writers or actors. They know we want more, they all want more too. They are not the ones we need to convince.
It is the studios and network executives that need to receive the letters. I've written quite a few of them over the years and am willing to do so again. No offense, but I don't need anyone else to tell me what to say or how to say it.
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Agreed, Joss and anyone involved directly with the development/production of the show need no convincing.
And also the Browncoat community is an intelligent, savvy and expressive one. No need to hand them a form letter. Mail barrages are a good idea, just like mentioned above, no need to spoon feed the community "how" to do it. You'll only be insulting the intelligence and fandom of this community.
"We need a hood ornament..."
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The below has been said by myself and many others many many times over the years.
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Originally posted by SILVERSRFR:
There is enough financial evidence to conclude that it would be financially savvy for any major network to carry it.
No there isn't. If there was, we'd be talking about new episodes right now, or the series would have run its course. That's the point really. Convincing the networks that Firefly-y stuff is worth it, is about showing the money. It's not about writing letters or anything along those lines. It's purely about money. That can be done in two ways:
1) Buying Firefly merchandise showing that the community is willing to spend the dollars, and
2) Showing them that they are not making money by letting unfulfilled wants remain wants.
In short, buying shit and making our own shit, shit that they aren't making is the only way to get there attention.
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Ni Hao,
I am well and I appreciate the commentary. I really do. I've heard some of this before.
ECGORDON: I don't want to tell anyone what to do or how to do it nor did I in my post. Everyone...every fan...every Browncoat does what they want when they want. I only offer them an option. I am excited at the old idea reborn. Also, the barrage of mail I'm suggesting isn't to convince Joss, Tim, or any of the actors to reboot the show but to inform them that we are still trying, still fighting, and still lamenting the abandonment of a series.
REENACT12312: I understand that this is not an innovative, imaginative, or original idea. I also understand that the fanbase is intelligent and highly imaginative but, recently, not so motivated. The only Browncoats I want to participate in this project are the ones who want to do something other than express themselves to themselves or to buy things that may or may not make a difference.
SIGMANUNKI: About the financial sense of things; I watched and re-watched "Done the Impossible" and they talked about that quite a bit of profit was made off of the advertisements (during the series) and the DVD sales after the series and the movie. If they were incorrect on their data, set me staight. Also, the fact that there are literally hundreds of thousands of active fans on sites right now leads me to believe that they have a strong enough fan base to start anew (most of my data is from Facebook fansites).
We have to change tactics. I have talked to Browncoats, I have watched and read many of the things that Joss and Tim have written and filmed. I sympathize with their frustration. Forgive me for saying this but this is no longer about them, it's about us, the Browncoats. The ones that haven't given up on the idea. The ones that haven't gotten bogged down in the muck of "I give up, too much time has passed". I believe that the birth of this show was, as many believe, much more than a show. It was the beginnings of a family and I believe that the leaders of that family have a responsibility to the ones that are looking up to them. I don't aim to offend but I do aim to get results. We don't have the time to sit patiently back anymore. Too much time has passed for us to sit patiently on our rears. We have to take a stand now otherwise it just won't happen. I haven't given up yet. I will carry on until there is no fight left in me. I am a Browncoat. I wear my colors proudly....and sometimes loudly. So, all of you grumpy ole' Browncoats out there, I salute you, but I also say "wake up" there is work to be done.
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I'm going to throw my two cents in here.
I'm in the production community. I know quite a few people that worked with Joss on the series and they are quite happy with their current projects (like Castle). Castle is a big network show. As much as there is love for Firefly, they love working on Castle and it shows.
Joss is busy trying to jump start his own mini-studio.
If you're thinking that it might start with a different cast or a spin off like Angel did. I have my doubts, but anything is possible if (as others have cited here) the sales figures on Firefly merchandise hold steady or grow. 
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Not the way to make friends and infulence people. I'll bet you don't know that Joss has his own board.....
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I'm sure Joss and Tim and a lot of the people behind Firefly know that we want more. The ones who go to conventions see it first hand all the time. Letters will not alert them to anything new.
I doubt letters to any of the networks will do much good either. They'll look at the bottom line and the bottom line is Firefly is not a cash cow. I know we would like to believe it is, but it's not. It isn't low brow humor. It isn't a crime drama. It isn't built to appeal to the mainstream audience. It just doesn't have a chance against CSI: whatever.
I think it's time to just be happy with what we got.
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I suspect FF Season 2 will be with younger actors, and lose the Joss Humor TM (no Joss).
Like Capt Picard's British lack of humor and love for regs replaced JTK's lusty smirk.
Lots of virtual sets and CGI, less space hookers.
Mal works for Blue Sun and the New Alliance is our friend.
Like GOP took over the Tea Party.
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