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firefly fans rejoice
« on: February 21, 2011, 12:31:59 AM »
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It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 12:35:57 AM »

They're just playing reruns, not filming new episodes. 

I'd seriously pay a LOT of cash for new episodes.  On the plus side, they're being shown in HD...  ooo, shiny
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 12:53:41 AM »
I quite forgot to post this here. I must be getting senile in my....errrr? What are we talking about? The dog want's vanilla!


Quote from: Warren_et on February 18, 2011, 07:22:53 PM
Nathan Fillion said he would buy the rights and start producing new episodes if he had the money.

And now there's a group set up to try and make that happen.

http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com/


The Io9 story


I'm sure there are trust issues involved here with the collecting of funds but I love the overall idea.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 01:46:55 AM »
i need to confess  i've never seen any firefly.  i've been fighting the urge  afraid i might like it. 
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 01:52:59 AM »
If you like guns and beautiful women watch it just for those. If you like the setting and the stories, bonus.




The only knock I have against the series was that some of it's action sequences could have been better.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2011, 02:45:12 AM »
If you like westerns, and you like sci fi...  =D
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2011, 03:03:22 AM »
i do!  i just went without tv for more than a decade
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2011, 05:40:24 AM »
I love Firefly.

But, Wash it dead.  Book is dead.  River isn't nutso anymore.  And the Federation was exposed with Miranda.

Whedon wrapped it up very nicely with that movie.

Fillion would have to buy rights to the property, including the Serenity movie, and he would then have to deep-six the Serenity movie to relaunch Firefly as a series.

Or he'd have to come up with some effing awesome replacement characters and another awesome villain that would appeal to the libertarian-geek audience like the Federation did.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2011, 07:24:44 AM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 21, 2011, 01:46:55 AM
i need to confess  i've never seen any firefly.  i've been fighting the urge  afraid i might like it. 

Your fear is justified.  It has everything a good story needs, whatever the genre: plot, character development, good writing & execution.

My dad, born <a long time ago> is not a scifi/fantasy fan, thought is was great. 
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2011, 07:26:37 AM »
looks like i'll get a chance at redemption
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2011, 07:29:19 AM »
My MOTHER liked Firefly!!!!
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2011, 09:45:16 AM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on February 21, 2011, 05:40:24 AM
I love Firefly.

SPOILERS!

Whedon wrapped it up very nicely with that movie.

Fillion would have to buy rights to the property, including the Serenity movie, and he would then have to deep-six the Serenity movie to relaunch Firefly as a series.

Or he'd have to come up with some effing awesome replacement characters and another awesome villain that would appeal to the libertarian-geek audience like the Federation did.

The new episodes could exist in the gap between the series and the movie.  They could also predate the series
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2011, 10:09:30 AM »
While the Federation Alliance, may not be a problem, there are still otheer backwater planets Malcom Reynolds and the Serinity crew haven't been to.  And there's a long list of his enemies who might want payback.  And let's not forget the unresolved issue with Inara who has morphed into a damned good looking lizard.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2011, 11:48:23 AM »
I wonder if most die hard Firefly fans are as anti-authority and anti-government in real life as Mal, etc (and me!)  ???


We just watched Serenity (twice!).  I think the series was better because it spent a lot more time on the character development and less on action.

A future Firefly series/movie could start right "what was that?" where the movie ended, or it could jump ahead months or years - the cast could even change somewhat.  The Reavers aren't all dead and the Alliance isn't going to just ignore smugglers, but I agree they need some new problems to solve.

Heck, as far as I'm concerned they could crash land on some remote planet and spend the rest of the time playing cowboys and bad guys.  Back at the Heart of Gold would be nice  ;)
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2011, 02:35:24 PM »
Federation?

You guys mean the Alliance, right?  ;)

"miranda has weaked their regime, but they are still powerful."

Mirinda was just the begining of the fall. Their is still work to be done, not to mention the issue of the Blue Sun corperation, which was not addressed at all in the movie. In terms of answering questions, the movie didn't even come close. Books past is still an open book and perhaps could still be opened up (what if he left clues?!?!) And I don't think river is sane after the movie, just a bit more coherent. Plenty could still be done with her.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2011, 02:56:03 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on February 21, 2011, 02:35:24 PM
Federation?

You guys mean the Alliance, right?  ;)



Oops.  My bad.  Sorry.

Federation = that other space series' totalitarian hippie autocratic marxo-fascist bad guys. =D
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2011, 04:18:08 PM »
Most of the series shows were not done with an Alliance villain chasing them.  They were done with just adventures buying/selling and running cargo in more lawless parts.  Also, that rich guy on the space station who captured Mal and Wash is still around.
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2011, 04:31:18 PM »
And he probably STILL isn't very happy with Mal.

And what's this about Inara being a lizard? Did I miss something?
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2011, 05:00:49 PM »
Quote from: Strings on February 21, 2011, 04:31:18 PM
And he probably STILL isn't very happy with Mal.

And what's this about Inara being a lizard? Did I miss something?

The actress is playing the leader of the aliens in the re-make of "V" that's on the air right now.
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2011, 05:02:42 PM »
Quote from: Strings on February 21, 2011, 04:31:18 PM
And he probably STILL isn't very happy with Mal.

And what's this about Inara being a lizard? Did I miss something?

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« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2011, 05:15:08 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on February 21, 2011, 04:18:08 PM
Most of the series shows were not done with an Alliance villain chasing them.  They were done with just adventures buying/selling and running cargo in more lawless parts.  Also, that rich guy on the space station who captured Mal and Wash is still around.

[russian accent] they have a reputation, yes, not a very good one, yes? [/russian accent]
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Re: firefly fans rejoice
« Reply #21 on: February 21, 2011, 07:37:36 PM »
Let's not forget YoSafBrig   ;) =D =D =D =D =D
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« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2011, 08:02:07 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on February 21, 2011, 05:15:08 PM
[russian accent] they have a reputation, yes, not a very good one, yes? [/russian accent]

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Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on February 21, 2011, 05:40:24 AM
I love Firefly.

But, Wash it dead.  Book is dead.  River isn't nutso anymore.  And the Federation was exposed with Miranda.

And Saffron got an office job...
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« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2011, 08:31:25 PM »
There's lots of time between when they picked up the Tam's and Book and the movie to explore the 'verse and those interesting and colorful characters in it.  The first 13 only touched on a few of them.  

Plus they can keep running into YoSafBrig.   :P


Then when they run our of planets/moons to visit, maybe they can do a "after" stories....  With YoSafBrig as the new pilot and Jane's husband.   :O

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Did I mention that YoSafBrig should be in every other episode, if not every episode ??
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« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2011, 08:35:05 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on February 21, 2011, 08:31:25 PM

Then when they run our of planets/moons to visit, maybe they can do a "after" stories....  With YoSafBrig as the new pilot and Jane's husband.   :O

Did I mention that YoSafBrig should be in every other episode, if not every episode ??

With these criteria I would shell out some serious shekels for new episodes.
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