Serenity Sequel possibility

[Richards]

On a slightly related note, I recall hearing that there was going to be a series of novels based in the Firefly/Serenity universe (sorry, 'verse) -- did anything ever come of that?

Johnathan

 

[Felon]

I hate to say this, but I hated Serenity.

I loved Firefly, but Joss is at his best when he's got 20+ hours to develop a story. Confined by the movie format, Serenity was a disaster. Character development was minimal (unless you count death as "development"). And the way major characters were so callously killed just pissed me off.

Yeah, I thought Wash and Shepard's deaths were pretty pointless. Who else is even trained to pilot Serenity?

Firefly is not about big events. It's about the lttle guys. This was FOX's big hate for the series, after all. They wanted it be more 24ish, with characters that were major movers and shakers.

 

[Klaus]

Yeah, I thought Wash and Shepard's deaths were pretty pointless. Who else is even trained to pilot Serenity?

Firefly is not about big events. It's about the lttle guys. This was FOX's big hate for the series, after all. They wanted it be more 24ish, with characters that were major movers and shakers.

Obviously, Mal and River can pilot Serenity.

 

[Klaus]

Yeah, I thought Wash and Shepard's deaths were pretty pointless. Who else is even trained to pilot Serenity?

Firefly is not about big events. It's about the lttle guys. This was FOX's big hate for the series, after all. They wanted it be more 24ish, with characters that were major movers and shakers.

Obviously, Mal and River can pilot Serenity.

 

[Acid_crash]

More Serenity and Firefly = More Awesomeness for me.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I hate to say this, but I hated Serenity.

Oof. You know that's one of the primary warning signs of a serious Soul Deficiency, right? You may want to consult a doctor; I understand they've had great luck implanting synthetic souls into those who lack them.

 

[Umbran]

You know, if I had sufficient guarantee of quality, I'd be more than happy with discontinuity - say the movie just didn't happen.

Or, didn't happen... yet. There is, I think, some eight months of time between the close of the series and the movie. There can be many adventures had in that time...

 

[Klaus]

You know, if I had sufficient guarantee of quality, I'd be more than happy with discontinuity - say the movie just didn't happen.

Or, didn't happen... yet. There is, I think, some eight months of time between the close of the series and the movie. There can be many adventures had in that time...

Part of that is covered in the comic book Those Left Behind.

 

[Arnwyn]

I love Firefly, but after the movie they need to just put the damn thing to bed. It's a great show, but we lost characters that were IMO crucial to the particular dynamic of the ensemble. A second movie or series or whatever would be missing something for me, and I'd rather they not churn another one out based on sales. A while back Joss said Firefly was never coming back, so hopefully he sticks to his guns and has enough control over the IP to prevent something like this.

Count me as another who agrees with this. It's over and done, AFAIC - I know that I'm not interested in seeing any more Firefly, considering what happened in the movie.

 

[Mistwell]

I don't get where your coming from on this. River and Mal were both dramatically different at the end of the movie than the beginning.



I found it odd how much that article talked about Serenity being "a massive flop" in the box office. It payed of production fees and made a small profit in theatres. Sure, its performance was disappointing, but it was far from a massive flop.

It was a flop.

It did not pay for production and marketing fees in the theaters. Not even close. The reported numbers are total sales, and not total amount going back to the producers. Particularly internationally, it's only a relatively small fraction of the sales that makes it's way back to the producers.

Essentially, the movie cost $39 Million, and made $25 Million back in theaters. That's a huge flop.