JOSS WHEDON, OUR "ROD SERLING?" by humble

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JOSS WHEDON, OUR "ROD SERLING?"

POSTED BY: HUMBLE
UPDATED: Monday, December 29, 2003 18:48
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Monday, December 29, 2003 5:39 PM

JUST FINISHED WATCHING AN EXPOSE` OF ROD SERLING ON A LOCAL PBS CHANNEL, AND IT REALLY REMINDED OF THE SITUATION WITH JOSS WHEDON AND FOX NETWORK CANCELLATION OF FIREFLY. SERLING WROTE FOR A CBS SHOW CALLED "THE LONER" WHICH WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED BY CBS NETWORK EXECS (SOUND FAMILIAR?), SHOW WAS LATER CANCELLED. THIS LEFT SERLING FEELING LIKE HE SOMEHOW FAILED OR HIS TALENT AS A WRITER LEFT HIM. ALSO, THERE WERE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN WHEDON AND SERLING IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWS. SERLING'S "TWILIGHT ZONE" EPS AND WHEDON'S ANGEL, BTVS, AND FIREFLY USED FAVORITE ACTORS OVER AND OVER, LIKED TO USE UNKNOWN STARS (WHO LATER BECAME SUCCESSFUL) IN THEIR SHOWS, HAD SOME SOCIAL COMMENTARY THAT DREW VIEWERS INTO THE STORY, WELL WRITTEN EPS. IF YOU GET THIS PBS PROGRAM IN YOUR AREA, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU EITHER WATCH OR RECORD IT! WELL WORTH A LOOK!

JOSS WHEDON IS NOT WRONG! FIREFLY IS THE KIND OF TELEVISION AMERICA WANTS TO SEE! SIGNED:A LOYAL BROWNCOAT.

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Monday, December 29, 2003 5:49 PM

TEELABROWN

Before I cut to the chase: is your computer stuck on caps lock? After a piont, it's hard to read.

Any way, I like your analogy. Nice thinking, humble.

Keep flyin'!

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

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Monday, December 29, 2003 6:48 PM

KELSO

After looking up "The Loner" it does sound rather similar to FIREFLY

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A wandering ex-soldier encounters various problems where ever he visits in his travels.

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Well, here I am.

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