What are our chances/what can i do? by beaucoupdinkidau

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What are our chances/what can i do?

POSTED BY: BEAUCOUPDINKIDAU
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 16:20
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Monday, September 17, 2007 6:29 AM

I LOVE FIREFLY!!!! As im assuming all of you do as well :} I watched it in the middle of summer and loved it and went out to buy the series and the movie.
Now im wondering, how big a chance is there that we will ever see more Firefly? From what i've read and been told Joss would love to do more, but its not all up to him. Also the cast, with them being in other things would they want to do more? From watching the special features, hearing what they have to say i would figure they would want to. It seems like Firefly has meant something to everyone and no ones ready to let it go. And yes the cast may be onto other things but what about when those end. Would they come back?
And whats it going to take to get more Firefly? I bought the Collectors Edition and the series, but what else can i do? How's the CE selling? Any talk about that?
This is the only show that i've ever loved this much. That i had to watch every day and at least quote a few times :] And now i have gotten my mom and brother into it! But they live with me and wouldn't want me to buy them the dvd's. Would getting more people into it help? I just don't know how to go about doing that. I've tried to get my friends to watch it, but they weren't interested so im clueless. I was thinking maybe posting Myspace bulletins. I mean people repost some of the weirdest stuff and who knows who will see it? It might recruit someone, i don't know.
I just feel like i have to do something. Seeing as i'm new to the show i don't know how good the chances are. I mean the show was on back in 2002 but the movie came out just 2 years ago! Which really isn't that long, and the CE just came out.

So anybody know of any ways i can get people more interested? And is that what we need? Will that really help us get the show, or another movie, or something?

Thanks Everyone :] :] Stay Shiny!

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Monday, September 17, 2007 10:47 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Welcome aboard, Beaucoup

I think you are starting in on this in the right way. First, you found your way here, where we all love Firefly to death. There are plenty of ideas floating about, so check in the Guerilla Marketing forum for ways other people have been spreading the word. Basically it boils down to getting other people to watch it. Once they do, the majority are going to feel the same way we all do.

You are just one in a very big number, growing steadily everyday, who have discovered the beauty and wondrous nature of the best gorram show in the 'verse. Personally, I believe there will be more in the near future (by 2010, no later), but even if that doesn't happen it still would be a great thing to turn other people on to the show. Its accessible storylines and relatable characters are enough to brighten the life of anyone who watches it, and if fourteen episodes and one movie (and a few comics) are all we will ever have, it will still have been worth the ride.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Monday, September 17, 2007 12:39 PM

SHUKES

I just keep trying to get everyone i meet to watch an episode of it, and if that one doesn't work another episode of it. It isn't easy going because some people decide to hate it simply because i love it!

I hope feverently every day someone will realise that this story is worth telling more of and we will get another movie or god willing another 6 series.

So basically a combination of forcing people to watch and hope is what i aim for.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:10 AM

ROY

I have a set of FF & BDM DVDs on permanent display at work, I don't push it but if someone asks about them I suggest they take a disk & have a look for themselves. I'd reckon 20 to 30 people have borrowed them, many of those have since bought themselves a set.

I'm thinking a sequel is a real possibility but we've got to give Universal a reason to make it = $$$$$

Its all about growing the fanbase & never giving up hope. If, at the end of the day, it doesn't happen, its still a buzz to say "I'm a Browncoat".

*************************
I want my trilogy, and Season 2, and a plastic rocket...

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:44 AM

MRBEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Roy:
I'm thinking a sequel is a real possibility but we've got to give Universal a reason to make it = $$$$$

Yup - $$$ is the way to go. Make sure you buy official merchandise, so that there is cash going back to Universal. So - DVDs and books, and the stuff from QMX is all good. Plus there is an official t-shirt place IIRC.

Right now the CE is probably the thing to buy - Joss has hinted that sales of this are potentially important.

mrben

"Carpe Aptenodytes"
http://www.jedimoose.org

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:55 PM

ANONYMOUS1

beaucoupdinkidau,

Since you mention myspace

You can put stuff like this in your myspace profile. And also in Bulletins and html enabled comment replies.

Hope for more Firefly/Serenity rests with the Serenity Collector's Edition DVD (Release date: 8/21/2007)
See http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=6846
Joss Whedon interview at Comic Con 2007

After you replace each * with a less than sign (key left of > greater than sign) and remove spaces around //
It becomes a clickable banner to http://serenitymovie.com and can be put in profile etc and html enabled replies.

*a href= http://serenitymovie.com>*img src=http: // serenitymovie.com/images/box.jpg alt= http://serenitymovie.com/ border=0>*/a>

And the cast commentary is very funny!

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:20 PM

ANONYMOUS1

DVD figures

http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2007/20070826.php
Rank Prev. Rank Title Units this Week % Change Total Units Sales this Week Total Sales Weeks in Release
25 (-) Serenity 32,396 -.-% - $580,429 - 88

week ending 9/2/2007 not on chart lowest number 24,534
week ending 9/9/2007 not on chart lowest number 32,714

http://www.the-numbers.com/dvd/charts/weekly/2007/20070909.php
US DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending Sep 9, 2007
Rank Prev. Rank Title Units this Week % Change Total Units Sales this Week Total Sales Weeks in Release
23 (-) Firefly - The Complete Series 40,629 -.-% - $1,142,894 - 196

Jewel (Kaylee) Staite stated in her myspace blog that she would do more Firefly/Serenity in a heartbeat.

All the other actors have said similiar things. And you can clearly tell from the Cast commentary on the Serenity CE DVD that Joss and the actors all love working together. And they all love Firefly/Serenity more than we do. Really.

Plenty of stories in the 'verse. Joss hasn't given up hope. That is why we are getting another 3-issue Serenity comic and not a full season series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 8 and Angel Season 6.

We hold 'till Mal gets back.

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