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.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
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Volans - Dec 16, 2020 1:47:51 pm PST #1009 of 2236
move out and draw fire
-t - Dec 16, 2020 1:58:57 pm PST #1010 of 2236
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 2236
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
HBO is coming to Roku, starting tomorrow.
Volans - Dec 16, 2020 2:17:09 pm PST #1012 of 2236
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 2236
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 2236
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
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 2236
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 2236
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 2236
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 2236
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.