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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.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 11, 2005 10:40:54 am PDT #6318 of 10001
What is even happening?

Of course, even if folks are going to see another movie at a multiplex theater, they could still buy tickets to "Serenity" and then just go into the particular theater that is showing the other film. This would boost the Serenity box office.

Isn't that kind of...cheating?


libkitty - Oct 11, 2005 11:06:44 am PDT #6319 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

That LotR bit would have fit right in with the Serenity spoof, though. I was trying to remember it, for a minute. If you're still around, Theo, have you a link? Or, I suppose I could go threadsuck for it in LotR. That sounds suspiciously like work, though.


§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 11:09:35 am PDT #6320 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

LotR as told by Princess Bride.

It was in the Movies thread.


libkitty - Oct 11, 2005 11:17:02 am PDT #6321 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Thanks, ita.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 11, 2005 11:21:59 am PDT #6322 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

Of course, even if folks are going to see another movie at a multiplex theater, they could still buy tickets to "Serenity" and then just go into the particular theater that is showing the other film. This would boost the Serenity box office.

I did that to send my dollars Christian Bale's way rather than Tom Cruise's this summer, but anything currently out that I want to see in lieu of Serenity should actually get my money for the ticket.


Narrator - Oct 11, 2005 12:27:40 pm PDT #6323 of 10001
The evil is this way?

Isn't that kind of...cheating?

::innocent blink:: Which is why I would NEVER suggest that. ::innocent blink::


§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 12:29:22 pm PDT #6324 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I know I saw discussion of putting the first nine minutes of Serenity on the web (although I petered out before a successful Nilly) but have you guys seen this?


beekaytee - Oct 11, 2005 12:53:28 pm PDT #6325 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

I saw Serenity and then immediately fell ill with the flu. I blame Joss. Another viewing will come later in the week.

My all-time record was seeing a film 6 times, in the theatre, in one week. Please don't jeer...it was Untamed Heart. Okay. I was getting a divorce and was wicked, wicked depressed. Hearing Marissa Tomei say "Broken records and a baboon heart...pretty soon your gonna make me believe it," just killed me. And made me feel better at the same time.


manzo - Oct 11, 2005 1:12:46 pm PDT #6326 of 10001
If we're really lucky, they'll do it in that order...

Monday's US box office figures pretty much the same as last Monday, if you're interested:

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Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 11, 2005 1:46:33 pm PDT #6327 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

Total domestic + foreign gross is just over half the production budget after 11 days. It's not setting any records, but it does appear that it's going to break even in a reasonable amount of time if fan interest is sustained.