Firefly---THE MOVIE!!!

[LightPhoenix]

Historically, TV shows that don't even make it through a full season don't make it onto the silver screen, either. Thisone isn't following anything like a standard pattern, so it's anyone's guess how things will go forward. Maybe it'll just be one movie. maybe it'll be a series of movies. Maybe it'll jump back to TV as a series of telemovies. Maybe it'll go back to being a series. The universe is filled with possibilities.

That's all true, though I wonder how much of it is based solely on the force of Joss Whedon's name alone. Besides, the fact that it was given up by the network and rights were given to make a movie generally indicates they're not interested in keeping the property. And lord knows a station like Sci-Fi doesn't know jack about quality, so they likely won't pick it up. Yes, I'm still bitter about Farscape.

I liked the show, I will certainly watch and purchase the movie, and I definitely hope something remarkable DOES happen. But realistically it's not going to, and it's foolish to get hopes up based on a movie that might be made.

(EDIT: Clarified first paragraph)

 

[Umbran]

That's all true, though I wonder how much of it is based solely on the force of Joss Whedon's name alone.

If his name alone could get a major movie gig, his name alone could have kept it on TV. And the fact that he's done big screen writing before, but not directing, wouldn't work for him here.

In the end, who cares if it was his name alone. So long as the product is good, does it really matter?

Yes, I'm still bitter about Farscape.

Well, IIRC, Vivendi (the company that owns Sci Fi, and was largely responsible for Farscape's cancellation) is selling off it's US entertainment assets, including the cable channels. So, Sci Fi wil have a new parent company, and it may have different ideas of what shows should be on.

But realistically it's not going to, and it's foolish to get hopes up based on a movie that might be made.

Well, it looks better than "might be made". This isn't just a movie option. They have a general idea of when production will begin. The report on CNN says the film "will be released theatrically by Universal pictures". Not "might be released"

It was foolish to get hopes up when Bjo Trimble organized a write-in campaign to rescue ST:TOS from cancellation. It was foolish to think fans might get a space shuttle named Enterprise. There are lots of foolish things. It is also foolish to not get one's hopes up - lack of hope generally qualifies a s self-fulfilling prophecy

 

[Daiymo]

Sweet. Fingers crossed here. My fear is that since hes getting more involved in Angel if that series tanks, Whedons stock goes down and theres no Firefly movie.

Ya know I never knew JW had screenplay credit for Toy Story. Go figure.

 

[Doppleganger]

Actually, quite the opposite. Historically, shows that end go to movies almost never go back to TV. If Firefly is making the jump to movies, chances are it will not be on TV again.

Okay touché. But then again, I'm not really sure how much this series qualifies as having been "on" TV in the first place. If anyone blinked, they may have missed the only glimpses of Firefly that ever existed. And Joss Wheldon has set a pretty good precident in the ability to turn an average/unexceptional movie into a successful TV series. I guess my hopeful theory would be more based on the TV-ization of movies like Highlander, Stargate, etc. (I'm sure there are alot of better examples, but those were the first that popped into my head). So the real question becomes, did this series "end"? Or did it never really "start" to begin with? Though it did exist long enough to be called a "cancelled" TV show, I still tend to think the latter. (But maybe that's just because I enjoyed those brief glimpses so much that I'm bitter at the way they were given a poison pill to begin with )

 

[Welverin]

"And the Powers shone down upon the downtrodden science-fiction fan and smiled. You shall have your day, they said. Remember that everything happens for a reason and have Faith."[/SIZE]

My name's not Alexander, so I guess I'm out of luck.