Clone Wars was a much better Anakin arc than the prequels so I'm willing to consider it...but I don't see how you make it family-friendly without handwaving some things, like companions. It would be neat to have Firefly with Chinese characters and actors.
Everyone's getting spanked but me.
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Volans - Dec 16, 2020 1:47:51 pm PST #1009 of 2196
move out and draw fire
-t - Dec 16, 2020 1:58:57 pm PST #1010 of 2196
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That I would watch, Volans.
Or Gina Torres doing anything at all, with or without other members of the cast.
Tom Scola - Dec 16, 2020 2:03:17 pm PST #1011 of 2196
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HBO is coming to Roku, starting tomorrow.
Volans - Dec 16, 2020 2:17:09 pm PST #1012 of 2196
move out and draw fire
Gina Torres doing anything at all, with or without other members of the cast.
I think she's on 9-1-1 Lone Star with Rob Lowe but she's not enough to make me watch it.
-t - Dec 16, 2020 2:18:23 pm PST #1013 of 2196
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mm, that is true, I have not been watching that and I quit watching Suits, but I would at least give something with Firefly in the name and Gina Torres on board a try
dcp - Dec 16, 2020 6:22:47 pm PST #1014 of 2196
Useta-could.
The Expanse
Watched season 5 episode 1 just now. I liked it. Not much else to say about it yet beyond "Wow."
Episodes 2 and 3 are also available, but I am going to try to wait a few days before watching them. Maybe re-watch episode 1 first, see if can catch things I missed the first time.
-t - Dec 16, 2020 6:53:01 pm PST #1015 of 2196
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet! I think I’m on Season 3 but if I can get into a groove maybe I can catch up...
Volans - Dec 16, 2020 7:00:12 pm PST #1016 of 2196
move out and draw fire
Ahhh! I thought it dropped on Friday. Looking forward to an Amos-centric season.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 16, 2020 7:22:22 pm PST #1017 of 2196
What is even happening?
Huh, Firefly without Joss or the original cast? Not really Firefly.
I might like Firefly better without* Joss working out his issues. I'd miss his dialogue. I don't know why they'd remake a failed TV show.
*Edited to change "with" to "without," because words mean a thing.
Consuela - Dec 16, 2020 8:00:15 pm PST #1018 of 2196
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'd miss his dialogue.
Yeah, that's the thing: so much of Firefly is the dialog and characterizations. I remember comparing the pilot of SGA to the first episode of Firefly, and the difference was shocking: by the end of "The Train Job" you knew who those people were (all of them!) and what they wanted. By the end of the 2-hour SGA pilot you knew that... John Sheppard liked football.
For all his faults (and they are many) Joss can show you who these characters are, vividly and quickly.
I don't know why they'd remake a failed TV show.
Streaming services are looking for content that they know will bring in an audience, and Firefly has a cult following, still shows up on lots of favorite geeky lists, while not being so big as to prevent them from expanding the universe. The creators would have a lot more room to play with Firefly than with, say, Stargate.
And they are desperate for content to win the streaming wars: Disney today announced they options Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief series, which is... not something I would have expected.