A reboot from the end of the 14th episode and before Serenity (just a dream) would be amazing... If you can do it for Gilmore Girls, you can surely do it for FIREFLY the best ever SF cancelled TV show!
let's take the full crew back, 15 years older.. all of them, ready for new adventures in the Verse. Let's get the perfect crew chemistry back... that no one show until now did right since our good ol' Firefly was cancelled.
If you can do it for Gilmore Girls, you can surely do it for FIREFLY
SFX are on the cheap these day... we don't need movie top rated SFX, just decent ones. Any kids today could have done Firefly 15 years old SFX. Lets have a little faith shall we...;-)
The cheap ones look cheap. If you want good fx, you have to pay good money.
I don't want Firefly with Sharknado fx. I love Firefly too much to want to see that.
You are sin.
Have you seen some fan movies for LOTR or Star Wars recently? some are truly impressive on a zero budget and so much better than Sharknado IMHO. Good SFX are cheaper today and Firefly is not everything about SFX (thank god!), what we liked was more the character chemistry, the witty dialogs, the good ol' classic western style and good storytelling. I want that back, more than thousand SFX scenes of sterile action.
Lots of SF show works today without over expensive SFX, like Dark Matter or Killjoys... but none of them have the same working recipe flavor that Firefly captured so well in few épisodes. It deserves a return to our TV screen.
Yes, but those fan films aren't a business looking to make a profit. And as impressive as they are, they still look like fan films. I'd rather not have that. Yes, the character interactions and stories were the best. But I still don't want fan film quality effects.
In any case, as much as I love Firefly, I've accepted its fate. It's been fifteen years almost. I've mourned long enough.
You are sin.
In any case, as much as I love Firefly, I've accepted its fate. It's been fifteen years almost. I've mourned long enough.
I don't think it would really work. Why would they be doing the same thing after 15 years? They'd be a bit old for gallivanting around thieving and scheming as they did? And how would they resolve River's story?
Besides, Jayne is now a captain in the US Navy.
Well, it doesn't have to be 15 years in the future, even though it's been 15 years since the series, the cast still look relatively young, soi any overt signs of them being a lot older could be explained by the stress of being on the run for an extended period of time. Ideally this would be before the events of serenity (if the ressurected series didn't ignore it which, got getting book and wash back, quite a few fans wouldnt mind if the events of the movie hadn't happened)or if not, after the events of Serenity where their being on the run constantly is the consequences of them sharing the Miranda beacon message.
shareIt might work for most of the crew, but Summer Glau (River) and Jewel Staite (Kaylee) look quite different today, so they'd have to allow for some passage of time.
shareIt comes down to 2 things:
1. Would FOX be willing to sell the rights to Netflix for a price Netflix would be willing to invest?
2. Would Whedon and the cast be on board to try this one more time?
#1 is highly unlikely - I think they are still getting decent profit from DVD sales and the fact that Firefly is on Netflix.
But if some miracle allows for it, I think #2 could still be an issue... If Joss wants it, and there is a chance for Netflix to grant #1, then it's almost 100% that he'd be on board.
Netflix has to take the first step to try and negotiate #1 with Fox... Without that, we are on square zero (not even one...)
In the meantime, I'm deeply saddened when watching The Expanse and Dark Matter. They are both much-much weaker shows, not even in the same league with Firefly and they got greenlighted, and they have a production value that would pass for a Firefly renewal (maybe DM is a notch below, but whatever, Firefly was never about the effects anyway). A sad state of affairs.
We all want Netflix to do it. Come on!
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Agree, it would be short of a miracle... but there is still some hope.
Agree also on Dark matter (I don't watch the Expanse). Much much weaker show... and renewed for its third year along with the other weak show Killjoys... Too bad Firefly wasn't airing today, it would have had more chances to establish itself.
I am really pissed of at Fox, they killed this diamond in a rough much too soon and today they still greedily keep the licence from breaking free. Extremely frustrating... like they are killing it twice.
I don't understand why Netflix haven't at least looked into it. I mean they've brought back bloody Gilmore Girls and that cr*ppy comedy from E4 (Scrotal Recall) that neither critics nor audiences liked when it was on originally, and had literally no one asking for a return of.
shareThey might've looked into it and decided it'd be either too expensive or difficult.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.
I don't understand why Netflix haven't at least looked into it.
While that may be true, what are the actual viewing numbers on Netflix?
Merchandise is one thing, actual people viewing is another. I've seen people wear Scarface t-shirts yet have never seen the movie. I've seen people with Che Guevara shirts but didn't watch The Motorcycle Diaries.
I have to take the exec's word here. He'd have the actual numbers of how often Firefly is watched. Honestly, if it was a high enough number, I have no doubt they'd go for it. Arrested Development and Gilmore Girls are testament to that. And apparently so is Young Justice now.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.
We will get it going again, don't lose hope my friend
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