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I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly. The interview is in the May 21st, 2004 issue, on page 47-48. The article is titled: "The X Factor." Below are the quotes where Firefly was mentioned:


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What's a writer to do when his three beloved TV shows--'Buffy,' 'Angel,' and 'Firefly'--are off the air? If you're Joss Whedon, you move into movies and mess with Marvel's comic-book mutants.

JW: ...(talked about WB cancelling Angel, and then how there is no one with vision.) Even though Fox invested millions of dollars in Firefly, they ultimately didn't believe in it. They scheduled it in the death slot and let it die.
EW: So they invested millions in a show they didn't like, just to kill it? Why would they do that?
JW: Because Fox is a bad network that makes bad decisions. [While The WB would not comment, a Fox spokesperson said, "We wish Firefly had found an audience, and we would like nothing better than to be in business with Joss again."]
EW: About Serenity: There were rumors you were asked to make some changes to your screen play to accommodate Universal's vision for franchising. True?
JW: Absolute nonsense....Obviously Universal does see this as a potential franchise-springboard marketing vehicle. But none of that matters unless I make a movie that not only people who loved Firefly will respect, but people who never heard of it can walk in and have a wonderful time.
EW: Are you losing any cast members?
JW. Every. Single. Member. Of. The. TV. Show. Is. Back. I wouldn't have done it without everybody.

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