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SERENITY Now!!!!!!!!!!!

OHHHH YEAH!!!! by onetrueking	Mar 3rd, 2004 04:45:55 AM
SWEEEEEETTTT!
Variety article free on Yahoo & FireflyFans.net by robogeek.com	Mar 3rd, 2004 04:56:47 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne ws?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040 303/va_ne_al/_serenity__greenl it_1
This is direct to video right? by BLADE	Mar 3rd, 2004 04:58:26 AM
Right?
cool by Peter Venkman	Mar 3rd, 2004 05:03:38 AM
I just finished the DVDs of Firefly and even thoug the quality of the show's episodes ranged from mediocre to outstanding waverred,,,,,I'm excited!!
Titan AE by SeptemberDay	Mar 3rd, 2004 05:52:54 AM
nothing, and I mean nothing, will ever suck as much as Titan AE. Hope we get to see more Malcolm ass!!
I didn't like Firefly by Waspo	Mar 3rd, 2004 06:21:26 AM
Don't get me wrong, I love Buffy and in particular Angel a heck of a lot, but Firefly just didn't work for me. So, seeing this notice this morning didn't do anything for me, but I'm glad that you fans out there are getting a second chance.
Who cares? by Fatty McJones	Mar 3rd, 2004 06:26:57 AM
I mean, really, who gives a fuck about that crappy show?
I saw this link... by Fatty McJones	Mar 3rd, 2004 06:28:51 AM
...and thought this was the news about the seinfeld cast agreeing to be on the dvd. At least a week after TvShowsonDVD.com reported it. How much you wanna bet AICN reports that soon?
Hell Yeah!!! by eternal76	Mar 3rd, 2004 06:49:15 AM
Firefly rules, you suck...
How much they budget this will determine if Universal stockholde by Big Dumb Ape	Mar 3rd, 2004 07:03:38 AM
Personally, I couldn't get into the show. And, no, that's not because Fox showed it out of order. The cast just didn't appeal to me, and the notion of dressing like an old western despite being in a clearly futuristic setting while trucking fucking cows through space seemed...well, silly. But even though the show left me cold, I'll be a nice geek and say that for fans of the show, glad you got a second chance. Maybe with a big screen movie Whedon will deliver better (and attract more of a following for the property) then he managed to on the small screen. I'm guessing this will have a modest budget of $40 million or so (ie. it WON'T get a blockbuster $140 million VAN HELSING-like budget) otherwise the Universal execs need some serious drug testing, and some stockholders need to pull an Eisner and kick some execs butt. At 40-50 mill, going by the old Hollywood rule that you need to make back 2.5 times the budget to break even (to cover the actual production cost AND prints cost AND marketing costs AND distribution costs, etc.) that would mean it still needs to make $100-120 mill to just break even. But I'll guess there's about 5-8 million diehard Whedon geek fans who'll go see it... plus another 5-7 sci fi geeks or even just people who'll want to get out of the house in the summer who'll take a chance on it. So say 12-14 million people at 7 bucks a pop (averaging matinees vs. full night adult admission) and they could make back $90 plus million there... then toss in foreign money... and eventual home DVD sales... and, yeah, IF they keep it low end, Universal should get it's money back. My guess is Universal is approaching this just like Fox did X-MEN and is saying "Joss, you have to shoot it modest cost, and IF we get our money back and IF we make an actual profit, THEN maybe we'll give you more money the second time. IF we can get a movie franchise out of it." That said, by the time it comes out, I hope Whedon comes up with a better name then calling it SERENITY. Talk about a name for a summer space flick that sounds ultra limp -- especially for a movie that'll have the chore of trying to attract the attention of MORE then just its core diehard TV fans. Damn, that's a title in need of a viagra pill!
woohoo by trask43	Mar 3rd, 2004 07:25:35 AM
About time, anyone who didnt like this the first time around should really buy the dvd and give it another chance to see what your missing out on.
DAMN! I thought this was about the Seinfeld DVD! by Atticus Finch	Mar 3rd, 2004 07:44:56 AM
When will that be out?
damn... by speed	Mar 3rd, 2004 08:26:38 AM
i thought this was news about the seinfeld dvds. bugger. going to have to keep on waiting...
AF by speed	Mar 3rd, 2004 08:30:21 AM
i took the words straight from your mouth! haha! that's a bit scary.
YOUR TRICKERY WILL NOT STAND by RevSam	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:06:46 AM
how dare you use the promise of a sienfeld story to lure me in here, only to force me to read something i'm uninterested in HUH?
great..... by Jackdaw	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:10:13 AM
I guess this makes his abandonment of Buffy completely worth it. If only I had foreseen this fortunate turn of events, maybe I wouldn't have been so pissed off about the last two seasons of Buffy sucking so hard.
Serenity the Dark Horse of 2005 by The Outlander	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:18:06 AM
Firefly fans are like Fremen on Arrakis. You would be amazed at just how many there are. I live in Melbourne Australia and Firefly has never been shown on television or released on DVD here. I went to a preview screening of the Battlestar Galactica mini-series last night and after it was finished there was a Q. & A. with the Director. During the Q. & A. Firefly was mentioned and there was an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd. I was truly astonished because I expected there to be little or no reaction, with lots of people scratch there heads and asking
More Free Soup! by RandyZimm	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:25:26 AM
What these sad, sad whiners fail to take into account is that Firefly was pretty popular overseas and the DVD sold much, much better than the silly Fox execs anticipated. Money talks in Hollywood, that's the bottom line. the movie wouldn't have been greenlit and given a decent budget if the execs didn't smell the money potential. Firefly was one of the most shafted series on television (along with almost everything else sci-fi or fantasy based on Fox EXCEPT X-files which died 2 years too late). Fox blew so much money making potential on this series that somebody up there needs to be fired because of it. Can't wait to see this film, and I hope Joss does well at it. Congats to all concerned!
Damn, Herc, I thought you were referring to teh rel by mortsleam	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:40:05 AM

Damn, Herc, I thought you were referring to the release of the S by mortsleam	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:40:50 AM
Instead it's more Whedon shit. Great.
I think the studio felt sorry for Mr. Whedon. by mrfan	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:48:10 AM
He will have no shows on after May. And now they are giving him money for a movie. I guess they have nothing else to do with all that cash. Just wish it would have been an ANGEL flick instead. Man, I am going to miss that show.
I heard UPN turned down Angel. by mrfan	Mar 3rd, 2004 09:50:52 AM
Too bad. Going to miss that show.
It's "Pitch Black" with jokes. by Christopher3	Mar 3rd, 2004 10:16:36 AM
This is one of the more unlikely deals I think I've seen, but the fact that it's on the record speaks to the power of Wheedon's fanboy clout. Unfortunately, there's no Vin Diesel to drive this pic; unless AICN puts in overtime to promote it as it did with "PB," I bet this gets put in turnaround.
A word of caution to Firefly fans... by Damitol	Mar 3rd, 2004 10:21:33 AM
First off - this is great news. Great cast and great concept. If you never saw the show, it's much more than "Cowboys in space." To all Firefly fans - READ THE VARIETY ARTICLE. Joss is writing the script so that it is accessible to people who never saw the show, which is vital if (1) it is to be successful and (2) it is to become a franchise. What that means is that some of what we saw in the series and consider cannon may be glossed over or otherwise in conflict with certain parts of the movie. Please don't start bitching "But we saw Summer tear up that particular bible!". Realize now that the concept will be the same and the cast and crew will be the same, but the details may be messed with. There will be plenty of "wink wink" moments for the faithful, but I can almost guarantee up front that Inara - per the movie - never told Mal she was leaving Serenity. It would make no sense to the "What's Firefly?" crowd who need to buy tickets as well to have a cast member they don't know leave in the first 20 minutes. That said - it's a great day for everyone who ever really loved a television show and saw it taken off the air for no good reason. It goes to show that the "Save Whatever" letters, web sites and events are noticed and CAN make a difference. Even if you hated Firefly (although I can't understand how anyone who otherwise enjoys genre shows could), a successful "Serenity" will mean the money guys in Hollywood will start to look at high quality but cancelled television shows differently. It's to your benefit to support it.
Why would the mention of Serenity make someone think Seinfeld? by Blok Narpin	Mar 3rd, 2004 10:30:52 AM
The name of Mal Reynold's ship invokes images of Jerry, George, and Kramer? If the article had "Enterprise" in the title would you assume it was a story on "Cheers"?
TITAN AE by KazamaSmokers	Mar 3rd, 2004 11:20:24 AM
... was fine. I saw it with my 9-year-old and we had a good time. What were you expecting, Shakespeare? BTW, Target is selling Titan AE DVDs for $5...
wink wink by JackDonkey	Mar 3rd, 2004 11:21:42 AM
You mean wink wink the way in one episode the crew is almost going to die cause they need a new compression coil or whatever, and then in the next episode Wash tosses around an identical compression coil around the junkyard while he and Kaylee are playing A-Team.
So I have to subscribe to Variety... by G'Kar	Mar 3rd, 2004 11:27:47 AM
...just to read what's in the bloody article? Anyway, this looks way cool. BTW Blade, no it's an actual movie. Hope that's good news (although actually, I don't care if it's not).
You make a good point, Damitol... by GenericGeek	Mar 3rd, 2004 11:36:17 AM
...but I'm sorry to say that, as someone else pointed, it was probably the unexpected DVD dough what made the execs greenlight this project. Petitions, events and such have never worked in recent memory (well, maybe Roswell, but see how THAT ended up). Sad, but true, since I have participated in many a fan-effort to bring back whatever.
Herc WOULD like Wonderfalls by Cletus Van Damme	Mar 3rd, 2004 12:56:30 PM

Series vs Movie by jgsugden	Mar 3rd, 2004 01:25:07 PM
Whedon will make it fully accessible to new viewers, but I think he'll pay attention to continuity from the series. He might make a mistake or two, but I'm pretty sure he'll be faithful to the series. Instead of spending a half hour of the movie wrapping up threads form the series, he'll probably use them as starting points for movie threads. For instance: Serenity might run into Inara on Persephone. While Mal and Inara talk quietly, the merchant that is dealing with Wash will ask who she is and Wash will give the two sentence history, "She used to fly with Serentiy, but she and Mal got a little (Chinese for flirtation-gone-bad) and she took off about 6 months ago. What the (Chinese for heck) is she doing here?
Title worries... by mbeemer	Mar 3rd, 2004 03:51:28 PM
... can be solved by using a subtitle like "Pirates of the Caribbean". "Serenity: Death and Mayhem" or somesuch...
For those who don't get the Seinfeld reference by Zodlander	Mar 3rd, 2004 07:20:01 PM
http://www.stanthecaddy.com/th e-serenity-now.html And on the Firefly front, it sure won't be easy for Whedon to incorporate all the plot elements from the series into the movie. The weird thing is that 50-60 million for a movie is enough to to about 40 or more TV episodes. I'd rather have 40 more stories of Firefly than one two hour version. But I guess we're lucky just to get another story. Maybe if the movie does well, he'll get to do another season.
Whedon has done the impossible . . . by Rollo Tomassi	Mar 3rd, 2004 07:44:54 PM
and that makes him mighty. Long live "Firefly".
Why, thank you, Damitol. by ChaseSequence	Mar 3rd, 2004 08:17:06 PM
The rest of the word is a bunch of simpletons. We
I hope this works out. . . by gurglesnap	Mar 3rd, 2004 08:28:01 PM
I bought this show on DVD based on all the positive word of mouth and I wasn't disappointed. I've since shown it to non-nerds and they've all loved it. I hope this actually happens (I just saw 'Lost in la Mancha', so I'm skeptical until I see a trailer) and I hope that it does well enough to generate another series and/or film. This show/concept/whatever had a lot of potential....
Agreed, Zodlander by HillaryLovesMe	Mar 3rd, 2004 10:05:22 PM
A successful movie really should be the opportunity to fire up the series again.
Great news! And to all the FF haters... by Gere's AssGerbil	Mar 3rd, 2004 11:43:59 PM
...you know fuck-all. You're really just making yourselves look like assholes for not recognizing one of the greatest shows ever on network TV as such. The DVD set currently enjoys a solid 5-star rating with 700 some-odd reviews. Find another show on DVD that can match that. (Although I now predict more than a few losers with time to kill to head over right now and post some one-star reviews.) To the Whedon haters, get over yourselves. You're pathetic. If you're so jealous of Whedon, why don't you spend more effort creating your own work rather than try to tear down somebody else's. I never cared for Buffy or Angel, but Firefly is the best sci-fi series ever. BTW, if they're going to be consistent with the look of the series (which they should) I'd be really surprised if the budget is much over 30 million. The show was always about the characters, not huge special effects.
Shiny!! by Whedon	Mar 4th, 2004 12:51:22 AM
Great news and congratulations to Joss for getting this thing off the ground. I'm curious how's he's going to make it accessible to the masses. I'm thinking they are going to need a somewhat big name star to jump the grosses on this one. Should be worth the wait regardless though. Great news.
If the hooker chick gets naked count me in, otherwise it better by Commando Cody	Mar 4th, 2004 01:09:13 AM
If the girl who was the space concubine gets naked in this, great, because she was hotter than a few suns the ship flew by. Otherwise, I have to say like others I could never get into FIREFLY. I'll give Whedon this: the old west in space look was a bold choice, but it just never make much sense as an OVERALL look to a widespread colonized futureverse. Certainly not given the level of technology that abounded. The moment the show lost me was that God awful chick episode where engineer girl just wants to wear a pretty, frilly dress to a ball and be a "girl"...aww, isn't that sweet (bat your eyelashes now)...meanwhile the Captain ends up in an old style pistol duel. Sheesh, that episode was like a stomach churning ode to bad Harlequin novels. But when the movie comes out, since I am a geek for genre films and since I have liked some Whedon things, I'll give it a chance based on the reviews or based on how good it actually looks in previews. I mean, if it looks cheesy or hindered by its smaller budget or doesn't look very actionful (that is, the dramatic thrust is STILL engineer chick looking to wear a dress) since it WAS a TV show to start I'd just say "screw it", save my money, and watch it on the small screen AGAIN on HBO or as a Blockbuster rental.
Commander Cody, you idiot... by newscaper	Mar 4th, 2004 03:27:32 AM
The episode Shindig you're referring to had a SWORD fight, not a pistol duel. That was the nasty surprise for Mal, who thought pistols were fine. Rich dandies were the only ones who learned how to use something anachronistic like a sword so it looked like he was screwed. So fuck off criticizing when it appears you never paid any attention to the ep -- if you saw it at all. Rest of you? Give Firefly a chance. I never cared for the teenage semi-gothic melodrama of Buffy or Angel yet quickly grew to love Firefly (saw it for the first time on DVD in its intended order). If you like TV SF with interesting characters and continuity (Farscape and B5) and not just one to orgasm over Trekkie technobabble, check it out.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! by BRTick	Mar 4th, 2004 03:33:03 AM
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
you can't take the multiplex from me by jules windex	Mar 4th, 2004 03:34:48 AM
Good to hear this film's off and running. Keep the budget reasonable and this'll turn a profit, especially if its released shortly before Episode 3.
Actually Jules Windex it comes out AFTER episode III... by Big Dumb Ape	Mar 4th, 2004 05:03:26 AM
The press release said they're shooting for a late 2005 debut which would indicate they're looking at either the tail end of the summer or maybe a fall/winter release. No way Universal wants to go up against Episode 3. It'll get lost, be overlooked, or worse run the risk that critics will take easy pot shots at it given that it'll have like 1/2 to even 1/3 the budget of SW3. There's certainly going to be a major difference in "production scale" on these 2 flicks. And while I know diehard fans here will jump up and defend it and say, "Yeah, but Joss and FIREFLY are about the characters! Not effects!" you can bet when this comes out and the critics are looking for easy ways to validate a thumbs down review, they're gonna zero in on the budget and make comments such as "I didn't like it, and worse of all it LOOKS like a TV movie!" Fox is gonna flood SW3 everywhere and lock up the multiplexes from here to eternity. Unlike FIREFLY which is a failed TV show getting a second chance with a modest budget, Episode 3 is definitely a big scale, all-out summer movie EVENT. So if anything, I'm sure the plan Universal has is to come out AFTER Star Wars 3 and try to ride its coattail momentum hoping people will be in a "space adventure mood" post SW3 so they can capitalize on it. Again, going with the simple notion that to be successful, SERENITY has to appeal at the box office to a wider audience than the TV show ever did. (And, damn, I said it before, I'll say it again. That is SUCH a weakass title for anything other than a woman's romantic-type date movie!)
Big Dumb Ape, I'd like to disagree. by The Outlander	Mar 4th, 2004 07:27:51 AM
Firstly, I believe that critics are going to love Serenity because next to Star Wars Episode 3 Serenity will look like a Science Fiction masterpiece and at only a fraction of the Budget. Secondly I think Serenity is a fantastic title, it sounds kind of creepy and mysterious to me. Maybe it could be romance/serial killer movie about a guy that go around putting all of is ex-girlfriends to sleep SERENITY AAAHHH!!! Honestly I think Serenity is a brilliant title, it has this wonderful alien quality to it. A title that is very much open to all kinds of interpretations. As Simon Tam says Serenity has a vaguely funereal tone to it.
I'll be there no matter what, but I hope really hope they have W by Big Bad Clone	Mar 4th, 2004 08:24:13 AM
I can see how people don't like this show. If the pilot had shown first, it probably would have connected more with people. It's different, not everyone will like it. It tool me a while to get into it. Once in, I gotta admit, I fucking love it. So firefly haters can hate. No big deal. You don't have to post.
you cant take the sky from me by cornstalkwalker	Mar 4th, 2004 01:59:12 PM
good news and thanks to all the nerds like me who sent their letters in.
Serenity now... Sanity later. by TempusFugitive	Mar 4th, 2004 03:35:10 PM
Ok, I have had zero interest in Whedon's previous series. Buffy and Angel never enticed me to watch a single episode. No real reason, except the vampire genre didn't interest me. I checked out Firefly because the space-based genre DOES interest me. I remember watching when it first cam on, hearing the theme music, and thinking "Oh crap, this sounds almost as hokey as that shit theme song they've got on Enterprise." The show was slow to grab me, possibly due to the fact that it was shown out of order, and continuity seemed a little screwy. But damned if I didn't end up thinking that it was a fantastic show, just about the time they announced it had been dumped. So yes, I'm glad that it's getting another chance to reach folks. And by the way, that theme music that I thought was hokey? As I watched the DVD set, it seemed absolutely perfect for the series. Oh, and anyone who thinks that the letter-writing campaign was what got the movie green-lighted is a little deluded. But cheer up, if you bought the DVD set, THAT had a direct impact on the decision.
YAHOO!!!! by righteousdude	Mar 4th, 2004 05:03:06 PM
This is such gorram outstanding news, I can't outstand it! Without a doubt, Firefly was the most engrossing and entertaining TV show I ever saw. (And count me in with the group that never got into the teen angst of the Buffyverse either.) Bought the DVD set and have created a couple of dozen new Browncoats. Haven't found a "hater" yet that's actually seen a few episodes; everyone becomes a fan. But as Zodlander put it, I'd much rather them take the movie budget and buy a few seasons worth of 1-hour episodes; god I miss that show! On the other hand, if the movie does well, then perhaps it can be resurrected for the small screen! It's good to have something to live for.
The Ballad of Serenity by Big Bad Clone	Mar 4th, 2004 05:31:55 PM
Yeah, my jaw dropped when I first heard the song. "What the hell is this?" May have been my exact words. Oh, course, that damn song grew on me since it was the cornerstone of that series. Simple, graceful and soulful. "Burn the land and boil the sea/ You can't take the sky from me" Powerful stuff.
what a bunch of fucks by ScottishLord825	Mar 4th, 2004 08:25:50 PM
All you Joss Whedon faggots can go FUCK Yourselves! And Episode 3 will tear this shit a new one-so shut the FUCK UP!
To Blok Narpin: You took the words out of my mouth by duane106	Mar 4th, 2004 08:56:13 PM
Who could mistake Whedon's fresh, funny, and clever take on Space Westerns for an overrated, humorless sitcom that was as entertaining as watching paint dry. (Hmmm, I think I stumbled on the cause of the dreaded "Seinfeld Curse.") Getting back on topic, this miraculous turn of events couldn't happen to a better sci-fi show. Despite my initial skepticism and Fox's airing the episodes out of order, I grew to enjoy "Firefly" and eagerly await the Serenity crew's leap to the big screen. I miss the believable interaction (positive or not) between the characters, the whipsmart humor, the sly social commentary, groundbreaking documentary-style camera work, and its distinct, Wild West/futuristic setting. Besides, we could use some good American space opera films. Sure, "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie" was cool, but it further underscored my dismay that U.S. filmmakers lately can't seem to get this subgenre right. The increasingly lame and unprofitable "Star Trek" films were mercifully put down while the "Star Wars" prequels are just glorified ads for ILM CGI software and Lucasfilm merchandising. (This certainly explains why Star Wars has been overshadowed and outclassed by The Matrix, Spider-Man, and now Lord of the Rings.) So, the "Serenity" movie can't debut soon enough for me.
To ScottishLord 825: Batman Begins and/or Fantastic Four Will D by duane106	Mar 4th, 2004 09:39:34 PM
I've heard this song and dance before Scottish Lord. Back in 1999, the hardcore Warsies were boasting that Episode 1 would easily rake in more money domestically and globally than "Titanic" and wouldn't need any "icky girls" to do it. Check out this list of the Top-Grossing Films in the U.S.: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-srv/style/daily/movies/100m illion/article.htm . Do you see ANY of the Star Wars films with a box office total above Titanic's $600 million? It goes without saying that the less hardcore Warsies felt like idiots and stopped being so obsessed with Star Wars, B.O. History repeated itself in 2002 when Episode 2 failed to rake in as much money as the surprise mega-blockbuster, Spider-Man, thereby leaving box offie analysts and Warsies dumbfounded. Episode 2 became the FIRST Star Wars flick to not top the U.S. box office in the year of its release. To add insult to injury, later in 2002, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers quietly leaped over Episode 2 in the box office rankings. You think that's bad: worldwide, TTT raked in over $900 million, making it 2002's biggest global hit. So, you can forgive me for doubting that Episode 3 will tear "Serenity" a new one since it will be soundly clobbered by Batman Begins and/or the Fantastic Four. Remember that superhero movies are still popular so the comeback of the Dark Knight and the big-screen debut of the First Family sounds a lot more fun than seeing George Lucas trying to direct Episode 3 and the cast struggling with the lame dialogue. So, when Batman and the FF give Episode 3 a thorough beat down, this will leave the way open for "Serenity" to claim the mantle of influential and cool space opera.
in case you have forgotten by DarthHomercles	Mar 4th, 2004 10:52:57 PM
STAR TREK was a cancelled television series before it spun off into a successful movie franchise. As was POLICE SQUAD! And if Whedon can take a failed film and turn it into a 7 season cult phenomenon, why can't he take a failed series and turn it into a successful movie?
First hope of a GOOD SF movie in years..... by Daryl van Horn	Mar 5th, 2004 03:02:03 AM
I didn't expect to like Firefly. It seemed a little dull. However I watched the entire DVD set and the first 5 eps or so were good. The rest was OUTSTANDING. Truly original take on the genre. Yet again Joss managed to blend genres that would seem unblendable and makes it work like nobody's business. "Pitch Black with jokes"?? Good grief, actually watched either of them?? That's like saying the original Matrix was just Bloodsport with sunglasses. As for Star Wars, hey I lived and breathed the stuff since before most of you could read. And sorry but the last two flics were dissappointing at the least. I hold out some hope for III, but.....oy. Now, Joss, please cut a good trailer from this movie, since the quality of the show was not to be found in easy, brainless high-concept bubblegum that most movies are. Which is what people are used to in trailers. Sell it.
I sure as hell didn't think this was for Seinfeld by JackDonkey	Mar 5th, 2004 01:44:53 PM
I mean who gives a rats ass about seinfeld dvd's anyway, you can watch the show 2 or 3 times a night on various channels anyway.
duane106, you're wrong by Jeditemple	Mar 5th, 2004 02:15:19 PM
Fantastic Four will beat out Star Wars Ep3? You're out of your mind.
listen you fucking dumb bastard by ScottishLord825	Mar 6th, 2004 02:07:13 AM
I didn't mention Batman Begins nor FF4, so why did you bring them up? Secondly nowhere did I say that Ep 3 will beat them out for top movie for 2005. I know all about the top grossing films so I don't need your fucking links asshole! Anyway Serenity or whatever this shit will still get beat by any Star Wars film. In case you have ADD I didn't mention Batman or FF4 which both have shot of besting Star Wars. (The LOTR arguement is getting old.)However your precious Firefly/Buffy/Angel shit can't and will not come close to Ep 3. All I am saying is, you fucking stupid bastard is that Serenity won't gross shit compared to Star Wars! You Fucking Whedon fans are alike. PS: Star Trek only took off because it was on a real network and not a joke like UPN or the WB.
Best news I've heard for a while! by nkb	Mar 6th, 2004 07:20:42 AM
After the cancellation of Angel, it's official: Fox are eejits, and dumping this show was the second sign - after losing Buffy to UPN. There are lots of negative posts on here about Firefly which is kind of understandable, because Fox seemed to pretty much decide the running order by putting episode titles in a hat and then airing them in the order the slips are pulled out. Unsurprisingly bits of it didn't make much sense. (Funny how airing the pilot last will do that for a show) Cos I'm in the UK I got to see this in the right order on DVD. I really enjoyed it and am very excited about the film. The writing and acting was damn classy, and the SFX brilliant. This is the most original SF series there's been for a while - and will be one of my top films for 2005. :)
What would be great is if by ChaseSequence	Mar 6th, 2004 02:33:00 PM
this movie did well enough that they could get the TV series up and running again. Buy some studio space with that $50 mil budget and don't tear down the sets!
Suck it. by Darth Taun Taun	Mar 7th, 2004 03:21:53 AM
Haters, feel free to suck it. Seinfeld DVDs are about as necessary as artificial ball sweat. It's syndicated on 30% of stations in your lineup. Sci Fi is a dying art, boys and girls. Give props to Joss Whedon for having the sack to try something different. (Star Trek has been running off its own fumes for years.) No power in the 'verse can stop a dedicated fan base.
YESSSS! by Redbeard_NV	Mar 8th, 2004 09:15:53 AM
Fox's stupidity cannot keep a good show down, no matter what. As for the rest of you naysayers, nimrods and asswipes , EAT SH*T AND LIVE! or, as stuttering Kevin said it so well, "REVENGE"!
EW used the same headline. by puckFX	Mar 8th, 2004 11:40:12 PM

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