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Independents Push For Second Firefly Season

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the anything-to-bring-it-back dept.

ovanklot writes "It seems that Brilliant Screen Entertainment is looking to see if there is an audience for a second season of the science fiction show FireFly. From the article: 'It's possible that subscribers may choose one of three playback options; monthly DVD deliveries, TV On-Demand using your cable or satellite provider, or computer viewing via Streaming Download.'" They are asking folks to fill out a short survey to gather demographics for support in their efforts to get Fox to release the show to them. The site also stresses that they want neither money nor confidential personal information.

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  1. Waste of time. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    FOX (or any other major network, for that matter) will NEVER release the rights to any of their shows. The X-Files 2 has been in talks for years but nothing has been moving because Chris Carter is fighting for control over the franchise from FOX. The big networks have all the chips; for what possible reason would they give that up? Unless you're going to drop a huge pile of money on their desk, you are not going to accomplish anything. The television industry is just as greedy as the music industry. You wouldn't expect Warner Brothers Music to give up control of "their" music; why would you expect them to give up control of "their" show or movie? The studios make a lot of profit from selling old shows, music, and movies. They are not going to give that up.

    1. Re:Waste of time. by Jaklar · · Score: 2, Informative

      Considering FOX is preparing to sell the rights for Arrested Development to Showtime, I guess your argument is a little hollow now.

  2. Mod this up - the real info by Gossi · · Score: 5, Informative
    Check out this:

    http://whedonesque.com/comments/9347

  3. Re:Nice thought by vrmlguy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, the latest Whedon interview has him saying that he was misquoted in his immediately previous interview. All he said was that the movie provided closure to the dangling plot threads from the truncated first season. He also said that there are other stories he'd like to tell.

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  4. Re:Gotta say it... by cortana · · Score: 2, Informative

    Near the start of the mini-series.

  5. Re:Missing the point? by ZenShadow · · Score: 2, Informative
    ...but think about the time span since the series. Do you really think they're going to be able to get all the actors back into the series? and will the chemistry be the same?
    ...but think about the time span since the series. Do you really think they're going to be able to get all the actors to do a movie? And will the chemistry be the same?

    Oh, wait...

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  6. Re:Nothing wrong with DVD or internet release by Damvan · · Score: 2, Informative

    Stargate SG-1 was a Showtime original, then picked up by SciFi when Showtime cancelled it.

  7. Re:Why should we believe them? by warith · · Score: 3, Informative

    Re track record: http://www.brilliantscreen.com/Clients.asp

    Re Whedon: http://whedonesque.com/comments/9347 (They say nothing is "official", but no flat out denials I can see)

    Have to wait and see on this one. I have my doubts Fox will give up the rights though, even if everything else works out great.

  8. Detailed info on the people behind FireflySeason2. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Very relevant, and far more detailed, links:

    "Investigating FireflySeason2 dot com":
    http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/vie wtopic.php?p=50254

    FireflySeason2.com's founder, Mr. Ace Underhill, responds and explains:
    http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/vie wtopic.php?t=1580

    The Whedonesque thread surveying the brouhaha:
    http://whedonesque.com/comments/9347

  9. It should also be noted by shoptroll · · Score: 3, Informative

    The Trade Paperback of the 3 Serenity comics by Dark Horse is coming out 2/01/06

    http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=1 0-759

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  10. Re:Ain't gonna happen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    "There is, by my understanding, an absolutely ZERO chance that Fox will pick up a second season of Firefly and an approximately equivalent chance that Fox will consider surrendering the television rights to another channel."

    Uhh.. you need to check a little deeper before you speak. FOX released the rights BACK to Joss a long time ago so he COULD shop it to another channel.

  11. Re:Let it go ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The creator has said it's done, fox has said it's done

    Erm, no he hasn't. All he has said is that the movie provided some closure for some of the loose plot threads from season one, but that he'd still love to tell more stories from this universe and these characters.

  12. Re:Nothing wrong with DVD or internet release by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Who the fuck watches commercials?

  13. Re:Second Season? Sure... by shatfield · · Score: 2, Informative

    Why wait? Amazon is your friend!

    You can order the FireFly Series on DVD...

    or the Serenity Movie (Widescreen, of course!)...

    And yes, Amazon ships to Japan!

    I would watch the series first, though, as the characters are introduced in much more detail, and it has many very comical scenes (especially concerning Shepherd and River... I giggle just thinking about her "fixing" the bible...)

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  14. Re:Second Season? Sure... by Minwee · · Score: 2, Informative
    One thousand people like you would mean a total or $200,000.

    The cost _per episode_ of the original series was $2,000,000.

    Unless there are at least two hundred and twenty thousands of people just like you out there then you're still coming up a wee bit short.