You can read all about it in the upcoming book, "Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby"...
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Kristen - Aug 13, 2005 12:49:33 pm PDT #4213 of 10001
Cashmere - Aug 13, 2005 12:52:00 pm PDT #4214 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
BIT? Penlind? Given context, I assume this refers to a long ago kerfuffle on another board;
It was the creepiest thing I've ever seen online. Ever. It still gives me chills.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 13, 2005 1:07:07 pm PDT #4215 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It all must have gone down during one of my too-overworked-to-keep-up-with-the-Bronze periods, because I remember absolutely nothing of the situation as it happened, only what I've heard from people years later.
Gandalfe - Aug 13, 2005 5:28:34 pm PDT #4216 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I think that it's pretty obvious that, without the fans showing their support, both verbally (letters, websites, etc) and, FAR more importantly, financially, the movie would not have come to pass. But the same could be said for the cast all being willing to reprise their roles, Joss not just walking away, the Fox studio execs allowing it, etc, etc, etc. But the fans were certainly a bigger direct part of getting this movie made than, say, Dukes of Hazzard. Unless there was a whole underground, "Let's make a Dukes of Hazzard movie without any of the original people" movement that I'm unaware of. And if there was, please don't tell me. Allow me to retain my mental purity for just one more day.
DXMachina - Aug 13, 2005 5:31:22 pm PDT #4217 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
www.hoggistas.org...
Gandalfe - Aug 13, 2005 5:32:37 pm PDT #4218 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
You fucking bastard.
DXMachina - Aug 13, 2005 5:34:58 pm PDT #4219 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
My work here is done.
t Leaves silver bullet behind...
Polter-Cow - Aug 13, 2005 6:45:53 pm PDT #4220 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I heard the song from the first Serenity trailer (Kasabian, "Club Foot") on the radio today!
Polter-Cow - Aug 13, 2005 9:07:12 pm PDT #4221 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Entertainment Weekly's Fall Movie Preview has both a short blurb with an adorable quote from Summer:
"I said, 'If you have to recast me with Winona Ryder, or some kind of "star," tell me. I'm ready for it,'" says Glau. "But no, he wanted me, thank God."
and a three-page article with a picture spread of the cast. EW responds to a recent topic of conversation:
There's a lot of heavy lifting involved, trying to explain a sci-fi Western in which cowboys giddyap on space freighters, fire Winchesters, and curse so damned much. In Chinese. (In case you're wondering why Fox canceled the series after 11 low-rated episodes, now you know.)
It's a nice little article, and not spoilery except for a one-line summary of the plot which can be gleaned from the trailers or, I don't know, having watched the show.
Allyson - Aug 13, 2005 9:38:16 pm PDT #4222 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I think that it's pretty obvious that, without the fans showing their support, both verbally (letters, websites, etc) and, FAR more importantly, financially, the movie would not have come to pass.
Mother's milk leads to heroin.
If there hadn't been a loyal fanbase, Joss may have dropped the whole thing and crawled into bed licking his wounds for a year.
But "the dedication of Firefly fans" didn't make the movie. Universal's business decision to drop 40 million on the joss to woo him from 20th made the movie.