Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
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Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
Interesting:
http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com/
http://geeksofdoom.com/2011/02/17/at...ce-to-save-it/
“If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet,” says Nathan.
I'm all for anything that results in more Firefly but would Nathan really want to be indebted to fans, who at the first sign of a story they didn't like, start crying about what's 'owed' to them? But still an amusing thought! I'd probably donate a few bucks.
http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com/
http://geeksofdoom.com/2011/02/17/at...ce-to-save-it/
“If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet,” says Nathan.
I'm all for anything that results in more Firefly but would Nathan really want to be indebted to fans, who at the first sign of a story they didn't like, start crying about what's 'owed' to them? But still an amusing thought! I'd probably donate a few bucks.
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
I'm all for it, but if Serenity itself couldn't generate more than $25M in it's run in theaters, I don't have much hope for a "donation plan." Count me in, though. Hell, if I won the lottery, I think I'd do the same. (Especially if the rights could be had for much less, which is likely, considering Terminator was only $30M).
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
Uhh, no.
The show was not only on Fox, but several other Cable Networks (It's actually airing on The Discovery Science channel soon with interviews with a Science expert). It's one of the best TV on DVD sellers. It moved units on Blu-ray (a Complete Series of an old show...very rare for that format back in 2008). It has a movie. It has conventions. It has merchandising.
It's worth more then a $1 Million. Fillion could buy that easy with the amount of movies he's been in, and his show got renewed for a 4th season.
Plus, eventually, it'll likely get remade. It's just too damn big not to.
The show was not only on Fox, but several other Cable Networks (It's actually airing on The Discovery Science channel soon with interviews with a Science expert). It's one of the best TV on DVD sellers. It moved units on Blu-ray (a Complete Series of an old show...very rare for that format back in 2008). It has a movie. It has conventions. It has merchandising.
It's worth more then a $1 Million. Fillion could buy that easy with the amount of movies he's been in, and his show got renewed for a 4th season.
Plus, eventually, it'll likely get remade. It's just too damn big not to.
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It always seems Firefly has a very vocal small group of fans. However, not a great amount of fans. How else would it explain the movie bombing? If it had as many fans as it seems, it should have done really well in the theaters.
What merchendising is there that is so valuable? I remember a small ship ornament but nothing else.
What merchendising is there that is so valuable? I remember a small ship ornament but nothing else.
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It always seems Firefly has a very vocal small group of fans. However, not a great amount of fans. How else would it explain the movie bombing? If it had as many fans as it seems, it should have done really well in the theaters.
What merchendising is there that is so valuable? I remember a small ship ornament but nothing else.
What merchendising is there that is so valuable? I remember a small ship ornament but nothing else.
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I was pretty much in the same boat. However, when a Suncoast at a mall I used to frequent had a huge closing/clearance sale, I picked up the series boxset on DVD and watched it all just before I went to see the movie. Fun show and a fun movie.
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
You should pick up the show when someone has it on sale for a decent price ($15 would be a decent sale price), watch the series then the movie. I think that if you liked the movie, you'll like the bigger picture at least as much. -kd5-
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
Uhh, no.
The show was not only on Fox, but several other Cable Networks (It's actually airing on The Discovery Science channel soon with interviews with a Science expert). It's one of the best TV on DVD sellers. It moved units on Blu-ray (a Complete Series of an old show...very rare for that format back in 2008). It has a movie. It has conventions. It has merchandising.
The show was not only on Fox, but several other Cable Networks (It's actually airing on The Discovery Science channel soon with interviews with a Science expert). It's one of the best TV on DVD sellers. It moved units on Blu-ray (a Complete Series of an old show...very rare for that format back in 2008). It has a movie. It has conventions. It has merchandising.
It's worth more then a $1 Million. Fillion could buy that easy with the amount of movies he's been in, and his show got renewed for a 4th season.
Plus, eventually, it'll likely get remade. It's just too damn big not to.
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
Firefly gave me deja vu when I saw it, though I suppose seeing Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop priorly kind of did that.
It was alright, there are certainly better and worse shows out there, but it was different for a live action show (and yes it was better than Serenity). It definitely isn't a "big" show by any means but it does have a vocal group of supporters... similar to Whedon himself (I don't get the appeal.)
It was alright, there are certainly better and worse shows out there, but it was different for a live action show (and yes it was better than Serenity). It definitely isn't a "big" show by any means but it does have a vocal group of supporters... similar to Whedon himself (I don't get the appeal.)
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
If he were buying the rights to the existing film and series, you'd have a point. But the right to do a new movie or a new series, there's no way that's worth more than a million, not to a studio that has no interest in doing anything other than licensing comic books.
The studio is doing several things with the license - books/comic books, toys, Syndicating the TV Show etc.
I highly doubt that. Fillion's never starred in a major film, and though his show's popular enough to get renewed, I'd be very surprised if he has a million dollars sitting around.
Firefly is not big.
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If he were buying the rights to the existing film and series, you'd have a point. But the right to do a new movie or a new series, there's no way that's worth more than a million, not to a studio that has no interest in doing anything other than licensing comic books.
I highly doubt that. Fillion's never starred in a major film, and though his show's popular enough to get renewed, I'd be very surprised if he has a million dollars sitting around.
Firefly is not big.
I highly doubt that. Fillion's never starred in a major film, and though his show's popular enough to get renewed, I'd be very surprised if he has a million dollars sitting around.
Firefly is not big.
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The way I see Firefly... it's relatively small and unknown. But it really excites and ignites those who like it. There's not many people who just sort of like it. You love it, possibly hate it, but more than likely just never cared to see it. That's what they call a "rabid fanbase". Those who like it savor it. It's just not a very big fanbase.
I see this A LOT in music. Not so much in TV and cinema.
To be big (whatever that means), you want the silent majority, not the very vocal minority.
I see this A LOT in music. Not so much in TV and cinema.
To be big (whatever that means), you want the silent majority, not the very vocal minority.
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
I'm all for anything that includes more shots of Nathan Fillion's naked keester.
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Oh, and there was some mention of this on Thursday's Community, right? Donald Glover said something about it.
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Re: Help Nathan Fillion buy "Firefly"?
Okay, really? Uncalled for. My retort was more valid than plain slander. Even Jayne would not approve.
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