Fox is open to a Firefly reboot.
02-10-17, 04:12 PM
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Fox is open to a Firefly reboot.
If Joss Whedon is involved.
http://lrmonline.com/news/fox-open-t...e-small-caveat
Fox President Of Entertainment David Madden has said the option is on the table but he requires one condition, albeit a huge one at that. Joss Whedon must be on board for this to happen. There were no mention of his actual role in the production, but one could assume Madden is referring to Show Writer/Creator. - See more at: http://lrmonline.com/news/fox-open-t....RaDDMxyd.dpuf
http://lrmonline.com/news/fox-open-t...e-small-caveat
02-10-17, 04:26 PM
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As much as I love Firefly (and I do), there is no way this would be comparable to the original. If (and it's a HUGE if) they could get most of the cast back, it wouldn't have the same scrappy sensibility.
02-10-17, 08:02 PM
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Been just too many years since even Serenity. Maybe a movie sequel set as many years in the future could work. But not a series.
02-11-17, 08:30 AM
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They could try another Firefly ship with an entirely new crew trying to meld some of the unmade story lines in. Would be tough since everyone would be comparing it to the original and that was lightning in a bottle.
02-11-17, 11:35 AM
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Re: Fox is open to a Firefly reboot.
Don't see how they could pull this off. The cast is too old to get them back for anything but a follow up movie. Without Wash and book a series would not be the same.
They could try another Firefly ship with an entirely new crew trying to meld some of the unmade story lines in. Would be tough since everyone would be comparing it to the original and that was lightning in a bottle.
They could try another Firefly ship with an entirely new crew trying to meld some of the unmade story lines in. Would be tough since everyone would be comparing it to the original and that was lightning in a bottle.
02-11-17, 03:11 PM
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02-11-17, 03:53 PM
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Re: Fox is open to a Firefly reboot.
A Buffy reboot would be far easier to pull off than a Firefly reboot. Bring SMG back as a Giles-like character for a new teen slayer, Faith's daughter. Completely ignore the comic book "seasons" that came after the original show.
I think a Firefly reboot without Whedon's direct involvement as showrunner would turn into a disaster.
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I think a Firefly reboot without Whedon's direct involvement as showrunner would turn into a disaster.
02-11-17, 04:21 PM
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Don't really think I would care if they even did this. Serenity was a good close to the series, and Fillion has gained so much weight and gotten so much older that he can't really pull off a dashing space rogue anymore.
02-12-17, 03:18 AM
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I think that, between Buffy and Angel, the mythology had become so complex that revisiting it in a tv series or movie wouldn't work unless you ignored a lot of it.
I think a Firefly reboot without Whedon's direct involvement as showrunner would turn into a disaster.
02-12-17, 08:15 AM
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The Firefly universe should absolutely not be tainted by a far-too-late cashgrab attempt from the network that treated it like garbage the first time. Fox can suck it.
02-12-17, 08:50 AM
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Re: Fox is open to a Firefly reboot.
Add me to the list. As much as I love Firefly, this I not something I want. After all my disgust with people actually wanting OLD Indiana Jones (rather than a recast) and Star Wars with the OLD cast (and their kids -- it's all related!), it warms my heart that you guys are also against this concept.
Firefly: Next Gen -- the kids of the Serenity crew were born and raised onboard. They have never known a "normal" life and are continuing the struggle against the Alliance ... and their 'rents!
Firefly: Atonement -- Fox, the network you know and love, is bringing back the Serenity crew to continue their adventures in space. With the original cast, this follow-up series explores what it is like to be an aging space outlaw who isn't keeping up with the changing world around you.
Firefly: Browncoats -- a prequel series with your favorite 20-something CW actors (who look good but can't act) recreating the Serenity crew before they became outlaws.
Firefly: Next Gen -- the kids of the Serenity crew were born and raised onboard. They have never known a "normal" life and are continuing the struggle against the Alliance ... and their 'rents!
Firefly: Atonement -- Fox, the network you know and love, is bringing back the Serenity crew to continue their adventures in space. With the original cast, this follow-up series explores what it is like to be an aging space outlaw who isn't keeping up with the changing world around you.
Firefly: Browncoats -- a prequel series with your favorite 20-something CW actors (who look good but can't act) recreating the Serenity crew before they became outlaws.