No sequel for Serenity

[Priest_Sidran]

Out of context...?

Look, I loved Firefly too, but let's have a reality check here: as a live action series goes, it's over. Books and comics are doable, but that's about it.

While I am not saying your wrong or anything their are more news hits out their on the web that say that Firefly, and Serenity are not dead and that Universal holds the rights to a second movie treatment...

That said Universal was unhappy with the amount of money that was made from the box office, but with the steady growth of the boxed set of firefly episodes on the DVD there is some talk of another movie and perhaps even a second go on sci-fi channel or another NBC run channel.

So reality checks in the corner for those in favor of another movie.

 

[Umbran]

So reality checks in the corner for those in favor of another movie.

I don't think any of that counts as "reality checks" though.

That rights exist (and are held by someone) means nothing. The rights were probably set up before the first frame of Serenity was shot, as standard Hollywood operating procedure.

Neither Universal, nor any other big film company, is in the habit of finding long wait times for profit acceptable. It has been over a year since the movie's release - it grossed only $25 million or so at the US box office, and the total world box office didn't even cover the $39 million dollar production cost for the movie.

That means the only real profit coming to the company is from the DVD sales. You have to sell a whole lot of DVDs in order to satisfy a major motion picture company.

 

[Mistwell]

Domestic plus International box office for Serenity reached $38,851,952, which is actually a bitmore than the budget (they rounded up to $39M for the budget).

Now I know that some folks have said that box office /= money the studio gets. So, I agree the box office didn't likely cover the costs.

 

[Tewligan]

Honestly, what do you expect from the majority of Earth's population who like iPods

If I may just TOTALLY derail this thread for just one post, I don't get this jab at all. What's dumb about being able to carry your music with you in an easily portable format? I much prefer that to hauling my Victrola and records around, let me tell you!

Okay, sorry - just had to get that off my chest. Now, back to Serenity!

 

[Tewligan]

In the process I felt it changed the reavers and made them less frightning (since it was less mysterious than the original hints).

That was my beef with the movie too, actually. In the series, they're this unseen bogeyman. Then, in the movie, you can't walk ten feet without tripping over a screamin' reaver or one of their crazy-ass ships.

Maybe that's one of the reasons I couldn't get into the movie enough to finish it. I LOOOVED the series when I finally borrowed the DVD from a friend, but for some reason I wasn't digging Serenity enough to finish it. Maybe I'll put it to the top of my queue and give it another try...

 

[Priest_Sidran]

I don't think any of that counts as "reality checks" though.

That rights exist (and are held by someone) means nothing. The rights were probably set up before the first frame of Serenity was shot, as standard Hollywood operating procedure.

Neither Universal, nor any other big film company, is in the habit of finding long wait times for profit acceptable. It has been over a year since the movie's release - it grossed only $25 million or so at the US box office, and the total world box office didn't even cover the $39 million dollar production cost for the movie.

That means the only real profit coming to the company is from the DVD sales. You have to sell a whole lot of DVDs in order to satisfy a major motion picture company.

Actually from what I read it made it sound as if they re-upped the licenses they held after they were elapsed (due to the time constraint of the contract) due to those sells of the DVD's

 

[Klaus]

That was my beef with the movie too, actually. In the series, they're this unseen bogeyman. Then, in the movie, you can't walk ten feet without tripping over a screamin' reaver or one of their crazy-ass ships.

Maybe that's one of the reasons I couldn't get into the movie enough to finish it. I LOOOVED the series when I finally borrowed the DVD from a friend, but for some reason I wasn't digging Serenity enough to finish it. Maybe I'll put it to the top of my queue and give it another try...

I actually liked the movie reavers, and found them very effective. They're now the orcs of the 'verse!

I just wonder how they get around to pilot those ships... Do they jump up and down on the pilot seats, foaming and raging and eating human snacks and still manage to push all the right buttons?

 

[Ranger REG]

If I may just TOTALLY derail this thread for just one post, I don't get this jab at all. What's dumb about being able to carry your music with you in an easily portable format? I much prefer that to hauling my Victrola and records around, let me tell you!

I didn't say that having an MP3 player is dumb. I just don't get the GULLIBLE portion of the Earth's population and their fascination with the Apple iPod.



[ Yes, I'm anti-Apple since 1983. ]

 

[Ranger REG]

I actually liked the movie reavers, and found them very effective. They're now the orcs of the 'verse!

I just wonder how they get around to pilot those ships... Do they jump up and down on the pilot seats, foaming and raging and eating human snacks and still manage to push all the right buttons?

Funny, I always compare the Reavers to scro, not orcs.

 

[Klaus]

So they're backward orcs? What, are they Lawful Good with -2 Str and +2 to Int and Cha?