Not-so-random comment about Steven Brust: I was at StellarCon this Feb. in North Carolina, where he's a regular, and he was on the Firefly panel. To which he showed up....about thirty seconds before the end of the panel.
He's also well known at that con for hanging out in the hotel bar smoking, and some additional less-than-stellar interpersonal skills. Which, for the latter, it's at a con, so not really judge-y.
the movie didn't do well enough to warrant two more books.
Here's what really cheeses me off about this: they just made another frelling Garfield movie. Am I wrong, or did that movie seriously tank? Like, about three people saw it (maybe one of the grips, his mom, and his sister)? And yet it gets a sequel. Not a direct-to-video, even. Why can't we have another Serenity?!?!!!
they just made another frelling Garfield movie. Am I wrong, or did that movie seriously tank? Like, about three people saw it (maybe one of the grips, his mom, and his sister)? And yet it gets a sequel. Not a direct-to-video, even. Why can't we have another Serenity?!?!!!
I'm guessing the Garfield movie didn't cost $40M to make and it sold like crazy on DVD.
I think seeing the UK Office first spoiled me for the US version. From what I saw it certainly wasn't bad, but it wasn't as, I dunno... excruciating.
The two books I've read by Brust were excellent, and people I trust like the Vlad series.
Per Box Office Mojo, Garfield actually cost $50 million. And grossed almost $200 million worldwide.
We're making Jim posters for our bedroom walls right now, aifg.
Heh. Seriously, I haven't had this big a crush on a fictional character since... ever. Not even during the height of my David Duchovny thing (shut up.)
I gotta quit talking about this show, because I'm starting to sound like that woman with the monkey baby and the Star Wars fetish.
Uhhh, topic. Nathan Fillion was in the movie Slither, which was directed by James Gunn, who's married to Jenna Fischer, who plays Pam in The Office! See? I was sort of on topic.
Brust is really good; I'd love to read his take on this universe. Which is not to say it'd read like Joss--it's a different thing learning to write someone else's characters than your own.
i'm with Vonnie and Cindy. i freakin' love The Office US. of course, i haven't gotten around to watching the UK version quite yet. i just adore the relationships between Jim/Dwight/Pam.
I have no Firefly-related thoughts. feel free to banish me from the thread...
Per Box Office Mojo, Garfield actually cost $50 million. And grossed almost $200 million worldwide.
And that would make even more sense. Thanks, Strega.
i just adore the relationships between Jim/Dwight/Pam.
But hopefully, not in the 'Dwight as the delicious filling in the Jim/Pam sandwich' threesome way, because Angela will surely kill them all with her hairpin.
Per Box Office Mojo, Garfield actually cost $50 million. And grossed almost $200 million worldwide.
Wow, Serenity broke exactly even according to the site. And I guess that's not including advertizing costs and such. I thought it did a little better than that.
Serenity didn't get anywhere near breakeven. Breakeven means it made back the investment. Universal probably received less than half of the boxoffice gross.
