Serenity and Firefly

[Lacemaker]

Husband rented Serenity a few weeks ago, and we LOVED it! We dont have cable or satellite, so Firefly is not available to us for the moment, but we will have to look for the DVDs for sure. Thank you for the recommendation!

[Primula Baggins]

Lacemaker—

Wait. First, it's always a delight to see you!

Second, boy, are you in for a treat! The series really is as good as the film. I hope you can track down the DVDs!

[Frelga]

Prim ( )I actually think the series were better than the movie, which seemed somewhat more conventional - relatively speaking, of course.


Wilma, yes, StarTrek women with their perfect hair . Although Janeway was kewl.

[Primula Baggins]

On reflection, I think you're right, Frelga. The series is better than the film.

It's more cuddly.

Except, I take it back—there are some pretty hard-edged series episodes. Maybe it's better because it has a wider range.

I don't know. I wish the whole thing were longer, and I'll cheer if there are ever more episodes, but at this point I'm just glad it exists as it is (and that there are DVD players so we can enjoy it at will).

[ateelah]

It's just that the cancellation is inexplicable to me, given the quality of the series.

I felt that way at the time they cancelled the show. It was one of the few series we watched as a family. The only other series' we all sit and watch together are "Nero Wolfe" in reruns and, more recently, "Bones". I always liked the fact that "Firefly" was intelligently written and well-acted. It didn't dumb-down the language or use gratuitous violence to attract a broader audience. I blame the network, more than anything, for its failure. It kept getting pre-empted and shifted around so it never really had a chance.

[TheWagner]

It's just that the cancellation is inexplicable to me, given the quality of the series.

I felt that way at the time they cancelled the show..... It kept getting pre-empted and shifted around so it never really had a chance.

There is your answer! Firefly never got very good ratings, and it was not a cheap show to make. It might have done better on WB (although the budget and thus production quality would have been lower) as they do not require such high ratings.


In an ideal world, this and Futurama are still in production!


Wudda, cudda, shudda.......

[Primula Baggins]

Futurama is coming back.

I'm not sure where, but they've signed the voice talent.

I like that there's room in the marketplace for second chances now—that films or shows that appear to sink without a trace can find a new life there, compelling enough that, in the case of Firefly, a feature film was made. And in the case of Farscape, a miniseries that finally brought the story to a satisfying close was made. (Thanks, Wilma! ) We geeks have found our economic lever, I think.

[Hachimitsu]

It's just that the cancellation is inexplicable to me, given the quality of the series.

Wudda, cudda, shudda.......

That was the title for an episode of Farscape

Prim, thanks for the thank you.

Edit, to fix quote.

[Frelga]

Just thought I'd mention for any browncoats here that we are having a Folks of Firefly pageant over at TOB. It's like MOME, but co-ed and more relaxed - we abandoned a schedule. Of Serenity crew Book is still available to sponsor. Come over when you can.

Vornowe reminded me, with his Badger link - Badger is filling in as MC.

[Maria]

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[elengil]

Nope.
https://movieweb.com/heres-what-to-expe ... sney-plus/

Nope. Nope. Nope.

[Frelga]

Yeah, a Disneyfied Firefly is... Why?

[narya]

Unsettling at best.

[Maria]

I disapprove already.

[Alatar]

I will wait and see before jumping to a snap judgement. I really, really don't trust the internet on genre news. They always have an agenda.

[elengil]

I will wait and see before jumping to a snap judgement. I really, really don't trust the internet on genre news. They always have an agenda.

While I generally try to take the 'wait and see' - and in this case it's not even a matter of whether or not Disney is going to be able to 'do it right' or anything like that...

Either they are going to have to recast the actors (nope) or they are going to have to recast the 'characters' and go with a different group in the same universe (eehhnnnnnnmaybe), but if Whedon is not part of the show (no argument) the fact remains it will be a very, very different show.

So while it may be a fantastic reboot, I am going to nope out of it because it just won't be Firefly anymore

[Alatar]

But that's like not watching The Mandalorian, cause it doesn't have Han Solo. I would be hoping for something like the Star Wars or MCU, where instead of a reboot, its more stories in the same universe. But I'll wait and see.

[Frelga]

Well, I don't like Han Solo nearly as much as I like Mal Reynolds. (And I haven't seen Mandalorian, although that's simply through not watching a lot of TV, period, not as any kind of statement.) Or at least, I don't like the original series Han Solo. He matured well by the time of Force Awakens.

But the philosophy of Firefly - a ragtag, subversive group that operates outside the power structure while not aiming to replace it with themselves in charge, flawed characters who nevertheless make sacrifices to do the right thing - I strongly doubt that Disney will preserve that.

[elengil]

But that's like not watching The Mandalorian, cause it doesn't have Han Solo. I would be hoping for something like the Star Wars or MCU, where instead of a reboot, its more stories in the same universe. But I'll wait and see.

I mean... I haven't watched the Mandalorian so... >.>

Not for that reason, but still.

I did say maybe to the different cast of characters.

[Alatar]

Isn't it depressing that someone as flawed as Joss Whedon created such great TV.