Why hasn't SyFy picked up this show? by momcarp

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Why hasn't SyFy picked up this show?

POSTED BY: MOMCARP
UPDATED: Thursday, May 13, 2010 05:47
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Monday, May 10, 2010 2:15 PM

Firefly kicks the butt of any current series on SyFy. (SG Atlantis, Sanctuary, etc) Why haven't they picked up FF? It would be in their best interests to include this absolutely amazing (for lack of better words) show in their line up.
Has anyone started a "letter writing campaign"? They certainly wield enough muscle to resurrect IMO the best SciFi series ever made.

Whatever works....mOm

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Monday, May 10, 2010 2:44 PM

DREAMTROVE

Welcome MomCarp,

.. Be prepared to defend yourself to sockpuppetry...

Oh, and yes, people have tried that. Actually, they've fought small wars to try to reinstate firefly.

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Monday, May 10, 2010 3:00 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Seems Fox still owns the "intellectual property" that is Firefly, last I heard. And it seems they ain't selling, at least not cheap.

Meanwhile, the cast and crew have moved on to other things, so it would likely not be cheap to get them all back together.

We'd all love to see more 'verse, but at this point, I've got my doubts.

Nobody would be happier than I to be proven wrong on that, though...

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

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Monday, May 10, 2010 4:49 PM

DREAMTROVE

maybe it will be a graphic novel with a lesbian debut for a major character votes? River+Kaylee?

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Monday, May 10, 2010 4:54 PM

KWICKO

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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
maybe it will be a graphic novel with a lesbian debut for a major character votes? River+Kaylee?

Inara. Just sayin'.

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Monday, May 10, 2010 5:28 PM

ECGORDON

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

Joss was allowed to shop the show around to other networks, but that was nearly eight years ago and none of them took the bait.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Monday, May 10, 2010 6:38 PM

MOMCARP

Thanks...
I came to this WAY late, and my son has been educating me on the history of FF.
He said it was placed in a time slot opposite some hugely popular show, it was placed between two other shows that were so horrible, that people TIVOd FF, thereby rendering it incapable of registering a blip on the Nielson radar, etc.
Those other networks are corporate scum toads!
Just very sad...

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Monday, May 10, 2010 6:44 PM

MOMCARP

Thanks for the welcome and the warning!
Our local representative is very sensitive to the needs of his constituents. An exemplary intellect; he probably watched FF.
Time to take it to the next level?... :)

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:12 AM

DREAMTROVE

Mike,

Not Inara, that's too expected. He sent buffy to bang a slayer, so I figure that River is destined for something random. Saffron would be a good pick.

Knowing Joss, he would do Kaylee, she's his type, and his type of character to send into a lesbian relationship.

Also, for some reason Zoe, Kaylee and Sierra from Dollhouse are Joss' type. I'm not particularly attracted to any of them, but I recognize that there's something distinctive and similar about there faces, I don't know what it is, but these three women look very similar to me, and clearly, whatever it is, it pushes Joss' buttons a lot harder than Summer, or Chanterelle-Lilly-Ann mushroom vampire girl from Buffy-Agnel, who, BTW, is IMHO one of the most gorgeuous girls I've ever seen in my life, so that's where my buttons are...

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:07 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

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He sent buffy to bang a slayer

Huh? Who? Where? Which way did they go? Not a fan of Buff herself (or maybe Sarah Michelle)--too whiny--but ooo, would I love it! Being Bi myself (sexual AND polar)...

I'm for Zoe...she's strong, and wouldn't it have been strange if, after Wash, she discovered WIMEN? She'd never want another guy!

I don't see Kaylee, she's too man-oriented; yes, Inara already IS, so she's too obvious, but I can see River; a free spirit with no preconceptions, betcha she'd be one to experiment...

Welcome Momcarp, I wondered if you were new--saw you in another thread (where we heartily disagree); new voices/perspectives always welcome!

This discussion's been had on many a thread, many a website (and it blows my mind that there are still so many of them!); what you got here is pretty typical. Except they forgot to mention the budget necessary to do a decent Firefly, which is probably outside SciFi's range (look at what else they put out...I mean Warehouse 13???).

You've already been warned about being charged with sockpuppetry, which I did with the last newbie but am not tempted to do with you; your posts are far too individual, to me. But you should also be warned that RWE is DANGEROUS; if you can hold your own, LOVE to have you, but be aware, it can get nasty down here!

I'm a Niki-come-lately myself, only discovered Firefly by accident a couple of years ago, and that after having rented Serenity, not knowing they were connected. Never been to a fan site in my life, been here ever since! Verrrry special show, verrry special cast, verry special brain in Joss' head!

Hope to see more of you...

"I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6:57 AM

OPPYH

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Joss was allowed to shop the show around to other networks, but that was nearly eight years ago and none of them took the bait.

Yup. And if I remember correctly Joss scoffed at the offer made by the SYFY network. He wasn't willing to compromise the pay of the actors or overall quality of the show to keep it flying. SO here we are, 8 years later talking about what could have been. Sometimes PRIDE SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

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70's TV FOREVER

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:21 PM

MANGOLO

You're right. I believe they offered him half of his previous budget.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/strange-frame/182133437902

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:25 PM

LITTLEBIRD

Quote:
Originally posted by momcarp:
Firefly kicks the butt of any current series on SyFy. (SG Atlantis, Sanctuary, etc) Why haven't they picked up FF? It would be in their best interests to include this absolutely amazing (for lack of better words) show in their line up.
Has anyone started a "letter writing campaign"? They certainly wield enough muscle to resurrect IMO the best SciFi series ever made.

Whatever works....mOm

Welcome Momcarp!

They did try a letter writing campaign when it was found out that the show was going to be cancelled back in 2003. I signed on right away, but was still down around the 17,000 signer. I was crushed when they took it off the air.

I'm just happy we have the DVD set and Serenity. You also might want to check out the DVD Done the Impossible. It's the fan's tale of FF and Serenity.

http://www.amazon.com/Done-Impossible-Fans-Firefly-Serenity/dp/B000IJF
JDG

I agree that firefly was the best SciFi series ever made.

The Individual LB

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 10:36 PM

MANGOLO

I highly recommend the graphic novels too.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/strange-frame/182133437902

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:27 AM

MOMCARP

Thanks for the welcome...
Don't watch much TV, so I missed FF during its
run. My son gave my daughter a boxed set for her birthday, and one night she was watching it and I walked by a stopped a minute...

"What is this show?" sat down to watch and realized that this isn't the run of the mill, cliched series. (except when it's useful to the plot)

Think it's safe to say that FF watchers are generally an intelligent and sympathetic lot, so I don't anticipate being "flamed"; but I been flamed before on other sites! I'm well prepared.
Differences of opinion can be influenced by personal experience, or lack of. No big deal.

(Wash was one of my favorite characters, Zoe was lucky to have him)

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:29 AM

MOMCARP

Thank you...I will see after that immediately, if not sooner...

"Whatever works"

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:47 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Quote:
Think it's safe to say that FF watchers are generally an intelligent and sympathetic lot, so I don't anticipate being "flamed"

Don't kid yourself, love, we've got our share of "unintelligent" and "unsympathetic" among us, trust me!

If you can hold your own, then more power to 'ya. We need ALL kinds of voices, and it's nice to have another which is actually intelligent and sympathetic! Whatever your opinions, you'll be flamed eventually, believe me, but if you're reasonable and civil, MOST people here will respond in kind. Just wanted you to be forewarned is all.

"I'm just right. Kinda like the sun rising in the east and the world being round...its not a need its just the way it is." The Delusional "Hero", 3/1/10

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