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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Davco92:
Eight of ten cast members too (don't forget Serenity LOL!) - better than I had hoped. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll rope the other two wayward members

For what it's worth, Futoncritic site is quoted over at buffy.nu as saying:

"which will see all nine original cast members - Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Morena Baccarin, Jewel Staite, Adam Baldwin, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass and Alan Tudyk - reprising their roles." http://www.buffy.nu/article.php3?id_article=3418

XenArc

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:21 PM

GAMBIT3

Holy sh*t!!!

150 responses in a lil over a day!!

We rule!!!

__________________________
Kaylee, will you marry me?

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:22 PM

SNIPER

I doubt that this would win any awards outside of Visual Effects, but just having it is nice.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:24 PM

MOOSE

Now that I'm home from work.....

YIPPPPIE-YIP-YIPPPIE!!!WAAAHHH0000!!!!SHINYSHINYSHINY!!!!

happy dance, happy dance, happy dance...

Hey, FOX!!!!

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 3:25 PM

MOOSE

I'm so gorram excited, I double posted!!!!

Universal Pictures

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 4:01 PM

MALSDOXY

I know what did this...

Alan Tudyk, too I hope??

WHAT ABOUT OUR BELOVED DAVID BOYD ( D OF P ) AND CAREY MEYER AND GREG EDMUNSON AND SHAWNA TRPCIC AND, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE CREW ??

Sorry, didn't mean to yell but they have to be there, too...

Haken needs a new development system. Donate.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=5&t=3283

Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?
-Mal, War Stories

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 4:19 PM

FIREFLYWILDCARD1

What about Tim Minear? Is he going to be involved at all? I hope they let him get involved.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 4:41 PM

GAMBIT3

What about monkeys???

I want to see some terrifying space monkeys get loose!

__________________________
Kaylee, will you marry me?

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 5:10 PM

THECENTRALSCRUTINIZER

YES!!!

More info from universalpictures.com:

GROUNDBREAKING WRITER/DIRECTOR JOSS WHEDON
MAKES HIS FEATURE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, March 3, 2004 – Joss Whedon—the Oscar®- and Emmy-nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel—is set to make his feature film directorial debut with the futuristic action-adventure Serenity, it was announced today by Mary Parent and Scott Stuber, vice chairmen, production, Universal Pictures.

Based on Whedon’s cult hit television series Firefly (which has taken on a second life following its December 9, 2003, DVD release, winning new fans and critical praise worldwide), Serenity will continue and expand upon the adventures of the memorable characters launched in the series, who will be joined by new characters created expressly for the motion picture adaptation. Whedon will act as both screenwriter and director, with Barry Mendel (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and the upcoming Wes Anderson film, The Life Aquatic) producing and Chris Buchanan (president of Whedon’s Mutant Enemy production company) and Alisa Tager (of Barry Mendel Productions) serving as executive producers. The Serenity cast will include such returning Firefly cast members as Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds, Gina Torres as Zoë Warren, Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra, Jewel Staite as Kaylee Frye, Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb, Sean Maher as Dr. Simon Tam and Summer Glau as River Tam.

“We have wanted to be in business with Joss Whedon for a long time and we’re incredibly excited to be working with him on his feature film directorial debut,” stated Parent and Stuber. “Joss is a true creator, whose talent crosses all mediums. His mythic worlds are inhabited with rich, detailed and very human characters. Serenity will provide him with a great opportunity to paint another larger-than-life canvas with very identifiable, real characters at the heart of the story.”
Whedon—whose compelling use of character, place and dramatic development helped Buffy and Angel to break down genre walls and cross over into global hit mainstream territory—now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family – squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

When Mal takes on two new passengers—a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister—he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board Serenity herself.

In addition to creating the series Firefly, Angel and Buffy (as well as serving as executive producer on all three while writing and directing multiple episodes), Whedon’s feature film screenwriting credits include the original motion picture Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toy Story (for which he received an Academy Award® nomination) and Alien: Resurrection. Whedon also composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the self-directed Buffy episode “Buffy, The Musical,” and the CD of the original songs from that landmark episode has sold more than 400,000 units. Whedon was nominated for the Emmy for outstanding writing on the Buffy episode entitled “Hush.” Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the second highest-selling television series on DVD.

"You are such a boob." - River Tam

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 5:15 PM

DECKROID

Happy day, oh, happy day!

Movie greenlighted... everyone on board (I expect Ron and Alan are also there)... This is going to be a freaking great movie!

I am really enjoying my DVD set and have just now started watching all the commentaries.

Oh, I tried to watch them... about a month ago, but I would get so enthralled with what was happening on the screen that I would turn off the commentary.

I can't wait for this movie! Whoo hooo!!!

I call her "Vera"

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 5:19 PM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

I will finally set aside my skepticisim. I raise my glass high and give my best Rebel Yell ( if that's possible for a Yankee).

Quote:
BrownCoat1 wrote:

From what one of the crew posted on the official board back in Jan or Feb of '03, the sets were torn down and tossed out. They did not save anything.

I imagine Joss will want to build new sets anyway in keeping w/ the "bigger, more epic" feel he is looking for w/ the movie.

Wouldn't it be something if the only thing from the original set was that "Big Red Button".

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 5:59 PM

LEMAT

Dancing happy gorram dance of joy.

Hmmm, drinking seems like a good idea now.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 6:05 PM

TMURRIE

Words...cannot express...my thoughts...BOOOOOOOOOOOOYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

That should do it.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 6:44 PM

TALLGRRL

Yipppeeeeeee!!!!
This news makes me so gorram happy!
Keep chatting up Firefly and Serenity, y'all.
This movie should definitely "highly anticipated" by the time opening weekend hits.
Xie-xie: to Universal, for having the forsight and taste to make this film a reality; to the fans for keeping "Serenity" flyin' via every way from word of mouth to internet sites, to making the DVD set a success; and to Joss for never giving up the dream.

This gives true meaning to the lyric:
"...they can't take the sky from me."

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004 7:25 PM

JASONZZZ

Get ready... you are on slashdot's frontpage.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/03/2357214&mode=thread

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:55 AM

CARTAGIA

Is it Christmas?!

:biggrin

Simon: I've never shot anyone before.

Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 7:24 AM

FIVEBYFIVE

Now, we play the waiting game...

this game sucks. Let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 10:43 AM

SPIKESPIEGEL

Lovely, lovely news.

But man, don't them Variety writers go out of their way to sound like trendy insider doofi? "Series was a space oater," indeed. But hey, as long as Joss will "pen" and "lens" the thing with the original "faces," I don't care how gorram silly they wanna talk.

"Bang."

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:21 PM

AURANI

I have to share that I had the best day yesterday.

At work, we had our annual employee communication meetings. The Vice-President of our division singled out my department (otherwise known as my boss and me)for having done a great job with our part of the merger that happened last year. Then he announced that we had done better than expected from a profit standpoint, so they were awarding bonuses to all employees this Friday. (Absolutely unexpected, because most of us thought the merger had caused us to underperform rather than overperform.)

Then I came home and learned the Firefly was OFFICIAL. It does not get any better than this.

You're on my crew. Why are we still talking about this?

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:43 PM

ANKHAGOGO

Quote:
Originally posted by theCentralScrutinizer:
"You are such a boob." - River Tam

I just realized that I have left a "b" off of the end of my quote for quite some time.

Someone should tell me when I typo. It's like having spinach in your teeth, only in print. :)

"You are such a boob."

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Thursday, March 4, 2004 8:18 PM

REBADAMS7

What a happy day to be surfing the WEBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!
I have driven my friends & family nuts with my DVD's which I can now view again with HOPE
2005 will be a very busy summer!
Reb

Reb
AKA Rebadams7
SWfan, butFIREFLY ROCKS

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Friday, March 5, 2004 10:51 AM

LTNOWIS

This is awesomely awesome news!!

When I saw this post I felt the same rush as when I first opened my Firefly DVDs.

PS: I would have posted yesterday, but I have a policy of reading to the last post before posting, and I was in a hurry.

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Friday, March 5, 2004 11:19 AM

3OF19

Allright, this is so shiny!
Tine to change our paper money tags to "Serenity - In theaters 2005"

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Friday, March 5, 2004 12:44 PM

MRSKBORG

This is the best bit of news for a while, Angel cancelled, Enterprise on the line so much other tosh around!

Yeah for Josh and Firelfy

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Friday, March 5, 2004 12:57 PM

HAPLO721

Well that is just

awesome!

We're now just 1 step away from replacing Star Trek as the "see what a fan campaign can do" poster boys/girls.

Early: You ever been raped, Kaylee?
Kaylee: You know, it's funny you should mention that... ever heard of the Fox network?

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Friday, March 5, 2004 1:11 PM

LISSA

Quote:
Originally posted by LtNOWIS:

PS: I would have posted yesterday, but I have a policy of reading to the last post before posting, and I was in a hurry.

that is a brilliant policy. i follow the same rule, but it's not so much official. ok, now it is.

~lissa, spwhore

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Friday, March 5, 2004 2:07 PM

TEELABROWN

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
Ever seen Dr. Strangelove? That's the sound.

Screaming all the way down on the bomb? Yup, that sums it up.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:33 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

I too usually read all the posts before entering my own, except I was too excited to finish them all. Unfortunately, what can I say that hasn't already been said. "Hit the button" and "HELL F'IN' YYYEEEAAHH-YA!!!" are all I've got left. After we're disappointed with Episode III next year at least we'll have "Serenity", our New Hope.
P.S.: Any news about this resurrecting the series?

"I'll be in my bunk."

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:33 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:35 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:35 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:35 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

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Friday, March 5, 2004 5:35 PM

SHADOWVESSEL

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Friday, March 5, 2004 7:07 PM

JASONZZZ

Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:

...
~lissa, spwhore

spwhore?

Like Fireflyfans.net?
Haken needs a new development system. Donate.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=5&t=3283

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Friday, March 5, 2004 7:39 PM

NIMITZ

This kicks ass. I cannot put into words how awesome I think this is.

Quote:
Mal: Whaa.

Quote:
Nimitz: Bleek.
Honor: 'Bleek' yourself.

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Friday, March 5, 2004 9:39 PM

MAKEROFPATHS

Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:

...
~lissa, spwhore

spwhore?

Someone earlier suggested spoiler whore, but don't know whehter Lissa responded. Hello?

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Saturday, March 6, 2004 1:01 AM

DEANNAMAY

Not sure if this was posted among all the other posts, but an article I read in a magazine today said they sold 200,000 DVD sets. Good for us.

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Saturday, March 6, 2004 2:50 AM

PUDOR

Quote:
Originally posted by makerofpaths:
Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:

...
~lissa, spwhore

spwhore?

Someone earlier suggested spoiler whore, but don't know whehter Lissa responded. Hello?

Isn't it from the commentaries on the dvd, where they put 'sp' on the front of everything to make it space-x?

So: space-whore, i.e. inara

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Saturday, March 6, 2004 7:00 AM

SHINY

Quote:
Originally posted by DeannaMay:
Not sure if this was posted among all the other posts, but an article I read in a magazine today said they sold 200,000 DVD sets. Good for us.

Which magazine?

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

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Monday, March 8, 2004 10:30 AM

FAITH5BY5

Only four?! I'm thinking too many times to count.

I'm so beyond excited for this movie. I have already alerted all of my friends who I have managed to get hooked on it and am in the process of recruiting others.

I just want to know where Alan and Ron are. I will cry if they don't end up in the movie.

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Monday, March 8, 2004 11:21 AM

REDRUM

I heard a rumor that the movie script was supposed to wrap up the story all nice and neat, but was then told by the studio to re-write it with openings for a new series.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 6:45 AM

LISSA

Quote:
Originally posted by pudor:
Quote:
Originally posted by makerofpaths:
Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:

...
~lissa, spwhore

spwhore?

Someone earlier suggested spoiler whore, but don't know whehter Lissa responded. Hello?

Isn't it from the commentaries on the dvd, where they put 'sp' on the front of everything to make it space-x?

So: space-whore, i.e. inara

yup. i'm not sure on who actually said spwhore, i think it was either joss, nathan or alan.

~lissa, spwhore

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 8:01 AM

POPEBOB

what about Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass.. it wont be Serenity without Preacher and Wash.

I hope they just didnt mention them( tho thats almost an equal shame, since they were so much of the crew in thier own right).

-You see that man hangin' out of the spaceship, with the really big gun? Well I ain't sayin it wasn't easy to find you, but it was a little out of our way and he didn't wanna come in the first place. So reall it's his will ya ought to be thwartin'.- Mal "Safe"

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 8:05 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

I am sure Alan & Ron will be part of the film. It is most likely scheduling and finalizing paperwork that is holding up the announcement of their signing.

Once it is official, we will hear that they are onboard.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 8:28 AM

DYAIRVATREE

To everyone who shared the greatness of Firefly with friends and family you've helped make this a reality. You guys RULE!

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Tuesday, March 9, 2004 9:24 AM

CLICHEMOMMA

What are you talking about?!? It would NOT be the same without Alan (Wash) - "Who's flying this thing? Oh, yes, that would be me!" I love him in everything he does! Can hardly wait for "Dodgeball..." with Ben Stiller and "I, Robot" with Will Smith. Too bad you won't actually see Alan in I, Robot; but, we'll all know who it is!

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Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:50 AM

POPEBOB

Quote:
Originally posted by 3of19:
Allright, this is so shiny!
Tine to change our paper money tags to "Serenity - In theaters 2005"

The shiniest

Fox: You would have done the same.

Mal: Well now,you can already see that I haven't.

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Monday, March 15, 2004 4:35 AM

SPIRITGIRL67

I've been a regular "lurker" for the last few months, but just wanted to post a response to the "Wash" and "Book" absence. If you look up Alan Tudyk's name in the IMDB website you'll see that they have him LISTED as a cast member for Serentity in 2005. Ron Glass too. So I'm sure it's just final scheduling stuff and contract negotiations holding up the "official" notice. Thought you'd all be interested!

Have a shiny day!

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Monday, March 15, 2004 4:55 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Quote:
Originally posted by spiritgirl67:
I've been a regular "lurker" for the last few months, but just wanted to post a response to the "Wash" and "Book" absence. If you look up Alan Tudyk's name in the IMDB website you'll see that they have him LISTED as a cast member for Serentity in 2005. Ron Glass too. So I'm sure it's just final scheduling stuff and contract negotiations holding up the "official" notice. Thought you'd all be interested!

Have a shiny day!

Great to see you come out of lurk mode SpiritGirl67. Hope to see you posting regularly.

I checked out IMDb, but did not see a listing for either Ron or Alan as being in Serenity. Did I miss something?

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Monday, March 15, 2004 5:40 AM

PHYSICSCHICK

Um, I thought what she was saying was that you have to go to their individual pages, not the movie page. But then I checked and that's not right either. Hmm.

I'm sure they're going to be signed on soon! Alan was listed in the casting spoiler, and Ron has provided his address with other movie-people (look on serenitymovie.net for more info), so I'm sure it's just legalities keeping them out (for now)!

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Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:48 PM

ZERN

I'm surprised that the series focus is finally being realized by someone outside of everyone here and Joss Whedon (crew included).

I just hope that this movie will bring back the series, or make it into an ongoing movie series like Star Wars or Star Trek.

Intelligence is rewarded through enginuity.

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Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:39 PM

SPIRITGIRL67

Actually, in my original post I DID mean that you had to look at the individual actor page for Alan Tudyk and "Serenity.....2005" was listed in his filmography. I went back there after having read your responses today and noticed that it doesn't include Serenity and the picture of him is different. Could be the updated the web site???

Either way...they HAVE to have Wash and Book in the movie....so I'm just gonna believe it's so!

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Thursday, July 29, 2004 11:01 PM

SGTGUMP

What the hell does *bump* mean anyway?

"How do you know about the machine?" - Stewie

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