I'll admit, I'm a big fan of Firefly and Serenity. The problem that this whole thing would run into (hence me calling it a larger scale fanboy effort) is simple- money. The TV series, by most reports, was pretty darned expensive to make. The movie cost a paltry by today's standards $45 million to make, not including marketing, etc. that took place. The studio- the SECOND STUDIO TO OWN THE PROPERTY- has not recouped that money yet. Even by the creative accounting that takes place in Hollywood, that's seen as a failure.
I hate to see it be that way, but it is nonetheless. I'll buy the comics and the books, but I don't seriously expect there to be any further movies or series. If I'm wrong, I'l be the first to admit it.
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I'll admit, I'm a big fan of Firefly and Serenity. The problem that this whole thing would run into (hence me calling it a larger scale fanboy effort) is simple- money. The TV series, by most reports, was pretty darned expensive to make. The movie cost a paltry by today's standards $45 million to make, not including marketing, etc. that took place. The studio- the SECOND STUDIO TO OWN THE PROPERTY- has not recouped that money yet. Even by the creative accounting that takes place in Hollywood, that's seen as a failure. I hate to see it be that way, but it is nonetheless. I'll buy the comics and the books, but I don't seriously expect there to be any further movies or series. If I'm wrong, I'l be the first to admit it.
Until I see an article in Variety saying the deal is done, I don't see this as anything more than a larger level fanboy effort. Sad, really.