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UPDATED!Learn How To Get Into The May 26 SERENITY Screenings!!
It’s all very strange. SERENITY’s not coming out officially until Sept. 30. But in the meantime, Universal is building word of mouth with the weirdest little platform release pattern you ever saw.
Joss Whedon has more:
CRUSHING DISAPPOINTMENT...
...is not in store! Good things are coming... to a theater (possibly) near you!
It's Joss, your roving reporter, with another ZOWIE! exclusive(!) hot off the presses! Browncoats Bring Boffo B.O.! Vegas Vibe Very Vivacious! You heard it first here, true believers...
Okay, first of all, being that guy is exhausting. So no more roving and on to the meat of the thing. I just saw the whole cast today (which is in itself a wonderful and rare thing) and we all compared notes on the screenings, the general feeling being: damn. As in, Big Damn. You guys were SO sweet. We all thought it was a grand time. More (or at least just as) importantly, the Uni Brass thought it worked out great too, so... wait for it... there's gonna be more.
You might have heard rumors, but I'm here to confirm. On thursday the 26th the studio is doing another round of hit-and-run screenings, and this time it's not ten cities -- it's twenty. It's another vote of confidence from the studio and another chance for us to say "thanks" to you guys for keeping this all rolling. And most importantly, another chance to run that videotape of me before the movie, looking so tragically sexy.
"Wait a minute! What cities!?!?! Hey, %#$@face, stop talking about how sexy you are (although you are confessedly quite the dish) and give us the info!" Well, I don't actually know. I think we'll be repeating in the cities we've hit and adding 10 new ones. I expect can'tstopthesignal will have the info some time tomorrow, and let the manager-threatening begin! (Or, you know, the ticket buying.) Hopefully one of those cities will be near you, and won't be one where the film breaks and has to start again (heh heh... professional showbusiness... ). I don't know if any of the peeps is gonna be able to come out this time, but if they can they will, and I know Jewel's going somewhere 'cause she was working last time.
That's it! Except to add that Summer and I were pretty overwhelmed last Thurs, and I got the impression everyone else was too. Of course everyone else didn't have to put up with Summer's constant whispering of "I SAVED this film, Hackboy!" or her "surefire" system of winning at craps that had me down six large come the dawn... That girl. Just trouble.
Enough with this post. You guys are beyond swell. Let the party continue.
-j.

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Reader Talkback
that release date gets changed
again by Gheorghe Zamfir | May 9th, 2005 03:10:50 AM | Let me be FIRST to say... by CoursinLarry | May 9th, 2005 03:11:09 AM | I suppose a couple of UK
screenings are out of the
question? by Grando | May 9th, 2005 03:25:51 AM | yeah a fan base of twenty five by jonastheangel | May 9th, 2005 03:36:20 AM | Fanbase of 25 hahaha by AeroB | May 9th, 2005 03:46:03 AM | Toronto. Otherwise, FU
Whedon. by Tall_Boy | May 9th, 2005 04:00:31 AM | I expect it to at least break
even by AeroB | May 9th, 2005 04:13:21 AM | No- He's right. Only
Whedonites will see this
flick. by ZeroCorpse | May 9th, 2005 04:39:11 AM | For Me?!?! by TheRealMoriarty | May 9th, 2005 04:46:43 AM | hoping for LA by violetparr | May 9th, 2005 04:47:20 AM | Hitchhiker's by Shan | May 9th, 2005 05:05:50 AM | trailer quality does not equal
movie quality by browncoat13 | May 9th, 2005 05:15:12 AM | The_ZeroCorpse by AeroB | May 9th, 2005 05:15:34 AM | "I said the same thing about
sin city and hitchkikers
guide,that by Commando Cody | May 9th, 2005 06:00:59 AM | Crystal Balls anyone? by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 06:33:23 AM | Sin City by Shan | May 9th, 2005 06:35:05 AM | "Good lord guy it's not like
your sharing in the royalties" by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 06:35:37 AM | Maybe if the film did well ... by Shan | May 9th, 2005 06:42:47 AM | That would be ideal. by AeroB | May 9th, 2005 06:54:09 AM | Question by Riz | May 9th, 2005 07:04:48 AM | Most People That Like Firefly
Are Not Whedonites. by The Outlander | May 9th, 2005 07:11:47 AM | Precedents for restarting a
cancelled series ... by Shan | May 9th, 2005 07:16:56 AM | trailer etc by First | May 9th, 2005 07:30:01 AM | But Don't You Understand? We
Want A BUFFYVERSE Film! by ZombieSolutions | May 9th, 2005 07:32:28 AM | On SIN CITY by ZombieSolutions | May 9th, 2005 07:38:20 AM | Fact: Every single person who
has seen 4 or more episodes of
Fir by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 07:41:19 AM | Remember: The box office of
the first week is Universal's
respon by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 07:50:17 AM | C'mon, Charlotte! by chrth | May 9th, 2005 08:29:54 AM | My Firefly boxed set ... by Shan | May 9th, 2005 08:38:37 AM | How about a screening in the
middle part of the country? by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 08:48:52 AM | I Felt The Same Way About My
Wife's Nip/Tuck Box Set by Sean38 | May 9th, 2005 08:50:30 AM | Surprised by where they went
with the movie.. by Sith42 | May 9th, 2005 08:59:57 AM | If this isn't the most
repetetive thing in the world. by dr_dreadlocks | May 9th, 2005 09:06:21 AM | The problem with the SERENITY
trailer.... by EndlessMike | May 9th, 2005 09:17:24 AM | Interesting how Uni wants only
us fans attending these
previews by FrankDrebin | May 9th, 2005 09:38:33 AM | Well Sean38 ... by Shan | May 9th, 2005 09:44:30 AM | Trailers? Trailers are in no
way indicative of the movie as
a w by BrashHulk | May 9th, 2005 09:48:31 AM | Uh, that's FIREFLY, not
Firely...sorry. by BrashHulk | May 9th, 2005 09:49:41 AM | How about the East Coast? by Lectronomo | May 9th, 2005 09:55:40 AM | Minneapolis 4tw!!!!111one by JackDonkey | May 9th, 2005 09:57:17 AM | Well, everyone's giving me the
hard sell ... by Shan | May 9th, 2005 10:04:16 AM | When a freakin' $30 DVD boxset
of a cancelled series pulls in
ro by TheDevilsBidness | May 9th, 2005 10:05:50 AM | Hey Joss and the Firefly
people - please, Please,
PLEASE do a Fa by SignyD | May 9th, 2005 10:11:22 AM | Whedon people are weird by Dannychico | May 9th, 2005 10:16:05 AM | Buffyverse - Yes! by viola123 | May 9th, 2005 10:21:45 AM | by The Librarian | May 9th, 2005 10:29:37 AM | This movie will flop. by Jar Jar 4 Prez | May 9th, 2005 10:30:32 AM | Who knows if this movie will
be good? by The Outlander | May 9th, 2005 10:39:36 AM | uh...why do we worship this
movie? by DocMcCoy | May 9th, 2005 10:41:21 AM | Like it matters. by Dmann | May 9th, 2005 10:57:35 AM | That's it. I quit Ain't It
Cool. Until you people realise
that F by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 11:04:16 AM | Ok, this Serenity bullshit is
getting out of hand... by BigTuna | May 9th, 2005 11:27:13 AM | No no no. SERENITY is not a
'fanboy Whedon bullshit' -
It's a bl by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 11:30:26 AM | I've never seen Firefly, but
you know what franchise it's
remind by Htown | May 9th, 2005 11:35:47 AM | H-Town, why do you hate
FIREFLY? You said you've never
seen it, by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 11:43:34 AM | Washington D.C. screening is
already on sale... by baba_k | May 9th, 2005 11:47:18 AM | Strike that. D.C. is already
SOLD OUT! (NT) by baba_k | May 9th, 2005 11:52:34 AM | Something to keep in mind by Riz | May 9th, 2005 12:04:38 PM | Chicago Tix Onsale by ericbee99 | May 9th, 2005 12:13:14 PM | YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SKY FROM
ME! by War_Tourist | May 9th, 2005 12:27:59 PM | I want to see this badly,
but... by IAmLegolas | May 9th, 2005 12:28:18 PM | Kansas City tickets on sale
now at AMC Barrywoods 24. by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 12:32:22 PM | Best picture? HAVE YOU GONE
MENTAL by Dannychico | May 9th, 2005 12:34:11 PM | Where the hell's the list of
cities! by RenoNevada2000 | May 9th, 2005 12:36:22 PM | You have to search for your
city.. by Dakirn | May 9th, 2005 12:56:46 PM | "It`s a bloody candidate for
the Oscars if you ask me"-
Daddy To by The Librarian | May 9th, 2005 12:59:38 PM | This debate is getting
repetitive... by bonzob22 | May 9th, 2005 01:14:47 PM | This time... by metron | May 9th, 2005 01:16:51 PM | Thanks Bonzo by violetparr | May 9th, 2005 01:23:36 PM | Dakirn- been trying that... by RenoNevada2000 | May 9th, 2005 01:25:06 PM | You REALLY want to know why we
Browncoats do what we do? Let
me by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 01:26:18 PM | watching buffy is my idea of
hell by mocky_puppet | May 9th, 2005 01:37:04 PM | The Way People Put It... by dr_dreadlocks | May 9th, 2005 01:38:41 PM | NYC, Philly or Allentown PA
Please by celebopedia.com | May 9th, 2005 01:39:03 PM | For all of you saying Sin City
dropped off too much... by spikeandjezebel | May 9th, 2005 01:39:22 PM | correction to my earlier post by bonzob22 | May 9th, 2005 01:41:43 PM | Bonzo, cheers for that
excellent post. by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 01:43:25 PM | greatn, you are right about
Tim Minear. by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 01:48:59 PM | I don't care if it tanks by K-pobuibo | May 9th, 2005 01:53:02 PM | A message to Joss Whedon by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 02:00:00 PM | Kansas City by jrosenbe | May 9th, 2005 02:00:05 PM | KC tckets by elirosen | May 9th, 2005 02:04:15 PM | Updated by Elohim | May 9th, 2005 02:10:12 PM | 5000 tickets sold out before
the announcement was even
made. by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 02:15:26 PM | by blocktek | May 9th, 2005 02:21:40 PM | You're welcom, jrosenbe. It
is my pleasure to be of
service. by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 02:22:16 PM | Grrrrrrrrrr by TheRealMoriarty | May 9th, 2005 02:24:40 PM | Mori, I have an extra ticket
for the KC screening. by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 02:30:53 PM | I don't want to speak for
everybody in KC, but this is
cool that by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 02:35:16 PM | Fuck MovieTickets! by RenoNevada2000 | May 9th, 2005 02:42:51 PM | Cutting off his own foot by Outrider304 | May 9th, 2005 02:43:09 PM | FIREFLY to air in SCI-FI in
July by RenoNevada2000 | May 9th, 2005 02:44:22 PM | Still no LA show... by the_poge | May 9th, 2005 02:44:39 PM | by 2 | May 9th, 2005 02:45:26 PM | Well, they certainly love the
Northwest, don't they? by baba_k | May 9th, 2005 02:45:26 PM | I hate my city by Darth_Durden | May 9th, 2005 02:45:32 PM | Haha no screening in NY or LA by Lezbo Milk | May 9th, 2005 02:47:27 PM | I think Reno is right,
NBC-Universal will use the Sci
Fi Channel by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 02:50:15 PM | Move the Date and
MovieTickets.com by KarlCat33 | May 9th, 2005 02:55:45 PM | I'm in!! by thewoodpecker | May 9th, 2005 02:56:05 PM | Do you SERIOUSLY think that
the Firefly fanbase consists
of just by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 03:00:52 PM | No NYC Showing by Darth Busey | May 9th, 2005 03:04:06 PM | blocktek by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 03:04:08 PM | Ummm, These Gorram Advanced
Screenings Are Beginning To
PISS ME by ripper t. jones | May 9th, 2005 03:09:26 PM | Lets not get ahead of
ourselves, but there's strong
signs that S by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 03:09:39 PM | Seattle and Portland sold out
or not up yet? by TraitorZaarin | May 9th, 2005 03:12:01 PM | BOSTON IS SOLD OUT by eggrolls | May 9th, 2005 03:18:26 PM | People, please calm
yourselves... by Magunga | May 9th, 2005 03:20:23 PM | Oh Yeah... by ripper t. jones | May 9th, 2005 03:21:25 PM | KC by jrosenbe | May 9th, 2005 03:21:35 PM | Elohim - Reconsider Vegas by Archive | May 9th, 2005 03:24:21 PM | I think Miramax may have test
screened Chicago in KC to see
if i by Barry Egan | May 9th, 2005 03:24:32 PM | C'mon up to Minneapolis by PunditGuy | May 9th, 2005 03:24:33 PM | Hey, Greatn by dr_dreadlocks | May 9th, 2005 03:27:21 PM | seattle/portland sold.. by durkpiet | May 9th, 2005 03:28:06 PM | Booo...Cleveland out of the
loop by 800Bullets | May 9th, 2005 03:35:22 PM | Excellent Post dr_dreadlocks by ripper t. jones | May 9th, 2005 03:36:46 PM | Captain Reynolds: The soldier
who became a smuggler. The
smuggle by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 03:38:35 PM | When a single person buys 40
tickets... by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 03:42:02 PM | yeah by durkpiet | May 9th, 2005 03:45:02 PM | Thanks for nothin by SydBarretsMyDad | May 9th, 2005 03:46:54 PM | YES by BurlIvesLeftNut | May 9th, 2005 03:52:07 PM | Wacky fun by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 03:55:35 PM | Isn't 5 months before its
release a little early for
word-of-mou by Big Jim | May 9th, 2005 03:56:59 PM | durkpiet, that sucks by TraitorZaarin | May 9th, 2005 03:58:22 PM | TraitorZaarin, i hear ya by durkpiet | May 9th, 2005 04:01:19 PM | Daddy Tones by The Funketeer | May 9th, 2005 04:03:33 PM | The problem is, Dr, people who
don't like Whedon ARE fools. by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 04:04:13 PM | !$@#!$#!$#%!##!$ SCALPERS!!! by SydBarretsMyDad | May 9th, 2005 04:05:33 PM | do they send a confirmation
email? by Dink88 | May 9th, 2005 04:09:31 PM | Minneapolis Sold Out by OB1KNBI | May 9th, 2005 04:14:16 PM | Is it me... by Trienco | May 9th, 2005 04:17:20 PM | They're sold out Dink88 by OB1KNBI | May 9th, 2005 04:18:49 PM | I find the idea that you think
Whedon is the worst writer at
Mut by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 04:24:21 PM | Damn you Minneapolis!! by JackDonkey | May 9th, 2005 04:29:26 PM | Yes, Trienco, I believe you
are right by Big Jim | May 9th, 2005 04:29:50 PM | With all these screenings by JackDonkey | May 9th, 2005 04:31:40 PM | What is north carolina?
chopped liver? by waynefoolx | May 9th, 2005 04:34:30 PM | "The problem is, Dr, people
who don't like Whedon ARE
fools.". by Swarmy | May 9th, 2005 04:34:47 PM | I have two tickets for KC by Dmann | May 9th, 2005 04:39:09 PM | Interesting Release Strategy by Darth Busey | May 9th, 2005 04:40:10 PM | Whedon wrote Hush, Restless,
The Body, and Once More With
Feelin by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 05:02:09 PM | another bandwagon-jumpin'
browncoat by worst geek ever | May 9th, 2005 05:20:13 PM | No L.A.? Again? by DarthCorleone | May 9th, 2005 05:39:08 PM | Confirmation E mail by elirosen | May 9th, 2005 06:02:43 PM | Sold Out So Fucking FAST!!! by Eshu | May 9th, 2005 06:03:11 PM | Anybody have an EXTRA TICKET
for either SAN FRANCISCO or
SACRAME by Lenny Nero | May 9th, 2005 06:17:44 PM | All ready up on eBay by ZombieReign | May 9th, 2005 06:20:19 PM | RE: Confirmation e-mail by Dakirn | May 9th, 2005 06:21:00 PM | Barry Egan- Thanks, but I'm
not just guessing by RenoNevada2000 | May 9th, 2005 06:32:50 PM | son of a bitch by onetrueking | May 9th, 2005 06:54:25 PM | MINNEAPOLIS EXTRA TICKET
WANTED by captainioga | May 9th, 2005 07:11:09 PM | MINNEAPOLIS EXTRA TICKET
WANTED PART 2 by captainioga | May 9th, 2005 07:20:32 PM | Why Hitchhiker's and Sin City
don't apply by Theta | May 9th, 2005 07:39:35 PM | Yeah, except you forgot to
mention Sin City is
uncomparable with by Daddy Tones | May 9th, 2005 08:00:12 PM | So who else got screwed by
Movie Tickets by The Pelti | May 9th, 2005 08:03:06 PM | SERENITY Acting by Sakurai | May 9th, 2005 08:19:50 PM | Just because by Greased Deaf Guy | May 9th, 2005 09:34:19 PM | KC TIX NEEDED! by derkS_84 | May 9th, 2005 09:38:43 PM | hey greedy fucks by casmcthorn | May 9th, 2005 10:29:31 PM | What the shit? No NY or NJ?!
Gay PA gets a screening but no
NJ o by Grabthars_Hammer | May 9th, 2005 11:46:45 PM | I never even heard of Firefly
until recently, on this site.
This by HanFiredFirst | May 10th, 2005 01:21:39 AM | Also, "Serenity" sounds like
the title of a chick flick,
not a s by HanFiredFirst | May 10th, 2005 01:26:53 AM | SUMMER GLAU by topaz4206 | May 10th, 2005 01:49:05 AM | Effin Ahole, you haven't got
the slightest clue what you're
on a by Daddy Tones | May 10th, 2005 07:13:49 AM | Sold out - how else can we see
it?! by viola123 | May 10th, 2005 10:23:50 AM | Whedon mini-BNAT's by sac | May 10th, 2005 10:57:48 AM | If they held OMWF screenings
in a theatre, most likely all
the t by Daddy Tones | May 10th, 2005 12:40:15 PM | At least he's better than
Mayor Richard Wilkins III!
Unless - Ki by Daddy Tones | May 10th, 2005 01:52:45 PM | Daddy Tones: Shut up. by Barry Egan | May 10th, 2005 02:07:33 PM | Daddy Tones reminds me of
David Brent by BankyFan | May 10th, 2005 02:47:29 PM | I am a Whedon fan, and Daddy
Tones makes me want to hate
the Jos by Barry Egan | May 10th, 2005 03:07:21 PM | Grabther's Hammer- by RenoNevada2000 | May 10th, 2005 03:11:38 PM | KC or Chicago - 2 tickets
needed by Quantumhawk | May 10th, 2005 11:51:09 PM | never mind by Quantumhawk | May 10th, 2005 11:56:39 PM | Firefly Trailer Makes The
Movie Look Lame by jpbellavance | May 11th, 2005 12:19:20 PM | Thanx for the update by Arcee-D2 | May 11th, 2005 12:52:08 PM | Reminds me of December 2003 by strider_is_hot | May 11th, 2005 08:54:49 PM | The_Outlander by Ribbons | May 12th, 2005 12:11:13 AM | Sakurai by Ribbons | May 12th, 2005 12:14:55 AM | craigslist by kaptron | May 12th, 2005 06:06:06 AM | The Black Market for Serenity
Tickets by Kellip | May 12th, 2005 06:04:01 PM | ticket scalpers by Subversive01057 | May 12th, 2005 10:54:29 PM |
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