Tarentino petition by sumosamuri

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Tarentino petition

POSTED BY: SUMOSAMURI
UPDATED: Sunday, January 9, 2005 20:09
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Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:28 AM

Ok, so I posted this on the browncoats website. But might as well hit it here. I want to start a petition to Joss Whedon to ask him to request Tarentino take his place as director of possibly serenity and definitley the sequels which are to spawn from this firefly venture into moviedom. Just think, Pulp fiction meeting our favorite little ship. Add Sammy L. Jackson as the new crew member, possibly as a brother to Mal. That would be hot as crap,and you know it. JOIN THE CAUSE!!!!

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:32 AM

CREVANREAVER

The correct spelling is Tarantino!

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:40 AM

PURPLEBELLY

No, he didn't mean that Tarantino

I think Tarentino's movies include Polyp Friction and Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:55 AM

NOOCYTE

Grf.

Department of Redundancy Department

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:58 AM

ECGORDON

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

I replied to your thread on the Big Damn Board, and will do so likewise here.

If Tarantino gets anywhere near Serenity, I will walk away from the show and never look back. He is quite possibly the most overrated director ever!

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:45 AM

APEX

I wouldnt support this if my very life depended on it.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:49 AM

STARPILOTGRAINGER

This is so silly that I have to assume that it is a joke, lest I weep for the state of humanity.

Star Pilot Grainger
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Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:54 AM

HKCAVALIER

Good gravey! Is this guy serious? A petition? For the love of steak, why?

I would be interested to know if QT is a fan of the show however. A list of celebrity fans would be cool.

"You know what they call protein bars on Promethius?"

"No."

"Le protein bar."

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:07 AM

SUMOSAMURI

AHHH I can't believe I misspelled his lordship's name. Oh well,I still stick by it. Tarantino is the man. If not him...Spike Lee, or maybe robert rodriguez. Think about the possibilities. Would definitley add some change of flavour to the series.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:09 AM

DRACOS

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying

Oh, you know I've always wanted to see that one but missed it in theaters and the Blockbuster copy has been checked out for two years straight. I hear the scene where she starts a gang war between the Department of Surveyors and the DMV employees features some of Tarentino's best writing! Oh, and the Aardvark mud-wrestling/gunfight scene! I love the bit of that they show in the preview!

Seriously though. Is this real or is this guy just trolling? I dont want that loudmouth pop-culture junkie anywhere my gorram ship or my gorram crew!

Robert Rodriguez on the other hand... with a Joss Whedon script? That could have potential.

"Dont ask me silly questions.
I wont play silly games."
-Blaine
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"Somebody tries to kill you you go ahead and try to kill them right on back!"
-Mal
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"I'm gonna kill you with my tea-cup."
-Riddick

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:24 AM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Quote:
Originally posted by Dracos:
Seriously though. Is this real or is this guy just trolling? I dont want that loudmouth pop-culture junkie anywhere my gorram ship or my gorram crew!

Oh for a "Don't feed the trolls" emoticon right now.

Best I can do is

"I threw up on your bed"

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:56 AM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Worst idea ever. But this was pretty funny:

Quote:
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
"You know what they call protein bars on Promethius?"

"No."

"Le protein bar."

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:23 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I detest Tarantino, and become ill at the mere mention of his name w/ Serenity

me tarantino

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:24 PM

MOHRSTOUTBEARD

I really enjoy Quentin Tarantino's work. I love "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs", and I really like "Jackie Brown" and "Kill Bill". . .

. . .but why the hell would I want him in at the helm of Serenity?

"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:32 PM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Quote:
Originally posted by MohrStoutbeard:
I really enjoy Quentin Tarantino's work.

I got no quarrel with T's work as such - I think he is one of the least original artists on the planet, but some of the stuff he magpied for Kill Bill was magnificent.

"I threw up on your bed"

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:34 PM

PEACE

This is a joke. Please, God, let it be a joke.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:49 PM

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Quote:
Originally posted by Peace:
This is a joke. Please, God, let it be a joke.

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

Editted - this is why you should never multi post while drinking; leads to confusion. Anyway:

Hope that this guy was trolling when he posted this.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:57 PM

KARENKAY99

sorry, i'm going agree with everyone else. bad idea. i love QT's movies but please don't let him touch FF. joss & company are doing just fine, thank you.

"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:17 PM

SCOTTI

Quote:
Originally posted by sumosamuri:
AHHH I can't believe I misspelled his lordship's name. Oh well,I still stick by it. Tarantino is the man. If not him...Spike Lee, or maybe robert rodriguez. Think about the possibilities. Would definitley add some change of flavour to the series.

"his lordship"?

Please... someone... make this guy just go away. Is there ANYONE here that wants to "change the flavour to the series"???

There is a place and a time for QT ... Firefly ain't it.

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Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination.
Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:18 PM

RICKKER

My days of taking you seriously are comin' to a middle. As much as I love T's work this is Joss's baby and it is through J's hard work and dedication that this movie is going to happen. I want to see J's vision flying on the big screen.
This may sound stupid but it would be like taking something like ....oh I don't know .. lets say Battlestar Galactica and relaunching it.
We'll get rid of most of the female cast, make a couple of the cooler male characters women, and lets take any notion of family togetherness and make everybody mad. Why not just let T do his own sci-fi movie if thats what he wants to do. That would rock. Lets stop taking in these crappy remakes of old 70's televion and movies and demand better quality from Hollywood. Originality and quallity that someone like Joss has shown in abundance. OOps I started to rant again didn't I. Not that I didn't like the BG revision miniseries. As much as I didn't want to it was good. If they were going to change so much why not change the name as well.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 3:36 PM

KINGOFKOINS

What the hell is going on here?

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:38 PM

WILDHEAVENFARM

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
No, he didn't mean that Tarantino
I think Tarentino's movies include Polyp Friction and Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying

Isn't that from "Instant Record Collection"?

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2004 5:00 PM

JAYNEZTOWN

its bad enough that Tarantino has been allowed to mash up classic Asian, blaxploitation, western and kung-fu films and turn em into some trashy pop-culture spam

Tarantion better stay away from firefly

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Tuesday, August 3, 2004 7:07 PM

SOUPCATCHER

Location: Dirt road
Scene: Wagon rolling speedily along

[SoupCatcher takes a running leap at the band wagon, gets a handhold, is dragged along bouncing behind for a quarter mile, drops to the ground, groans and shakes his fist in the air]

My spleen. Oh. And keep that QT away from Serenity.

I shaved off my beard for you, devil woman!

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Tuesday, August 3, 2004 10:50 PM

DAEDALUS

People! Please, please!

Tarantino is Not going to direct serenity, or come anywhere near it. The thread creator said he wanted to start a petition, nothing more. While he's fully entitled to do so, don't lose any sleep.

A) Directors of movies do not switch off based on internet petitions

B) This is Joss's baby. He would give himself a malt vinegar enema before relinquishing it.

C) Tarantino wouldn't touch it anyway. Not his style at all.

That said, why all the Tarantino trashing? Whenever someone insults Firefly with no proper backing, fans pile on (As they should) like frenzied (Though polite and articulate) animals. You don't have to be a fan of QT's style to appreciate a talented director, or at least not trash him with unsubstantiated claims and insults. Yeah, expressing an opinion goes hand-in-hand with explaining why you're not supporting a petition, I just don't like to see good material not given a fair chance. Isn't that why we all hate Fox?

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Tuesday, August 3, 2004 11:08 PM

SOUPCATCHER

I fell is all...

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Tuesday, August 3, 2004 11:47 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

sumosamuri , I cast ye troll, into the pit of dispair. Come not back to our happy little 'verse w/ such blasphemy and nonsense!

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 12:45 AM

SPOOKYJESUS

This is a joke right?

You really want QT to do a Firefly movie? - What films do you think he should steal ideas out of if he made it?

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 2:37 AM

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Can't.... control myself.... must reply..... to post....

Why would you ever want to change the flavour of the series? That's the whole point!

Joss is over half way through filming Serenity, so Tarantino can't do it. Joss is going to want to do the next two and there's no-one but you wants a replacement. Sorry to say it but you've just got to give up on an awful, awful idea.

check out my WIP firefly roleplay system at www.estador.co.uk/firefly

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:13 AM

SSJ4BLACKBELT

Tarrantino...jeez. He needs to be beaten to the edge of death...not DEATH...just the EDGE of death. Then he can heal up....and when he heals up to almost 100% but not quite...then he could be beaten to DEATH. Sorry...I needed to vent at that absurd idea.

"I got my hands on a pair...of invites!"

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:36 AM

PEARLAT32

Dude, write a satirical fanfic. That's the only place where your fantasy could take up residence.

I have total faith in Joss's directing ability. Did you ever see the Buffy episode "The Body"???

Are you even a Browncoat? Did you watch the show?

I feel a Galaxy Quest quote coming on....

Guy: Didn't you guys watch the show?!

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 7:52 AM

KINGOFKOINS

Here's the thing: I like Tarantino. I think Kill Bill as a whole is a fantastic film, and I'll happily shell out the dough to see Inglorious Bastards when it comes around.

BUT

I cannot even fathom what's going through the head of the guy who suggested this. Tarantino isn't a genius, he's a movie lover who makes good movies. Joss Whedon, is a full fledged genius and/or artist. That's all there is to say.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 10:33 AM

SIKKUKUT

Quote:
Originally posted by sumosamuri:
Add Sammy L. Jackson as the new crew member, possibly as a brother to Mal.

I just caught this. That means this has to be a joke, right? Please?

On a side note, the idea of Rodriguez with a Whedon script is fascinating, although I respect Rodriguez more for his methods than his results. He'd certainly approve of the Serenity filming's breakneck pace, although it'd probably be too slow.

Please note, I'm not suggesting that Rodriguez go anywhere near Firefly, but something else written by Whedon, and not torn up by studio execs like certain movies that shall remain nameless but whose initials are Alien: Resurrection.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 11:12 AM

BADGERSHAT

Tarantino sucks.

So sayeth The Hat.

--Jefé The Hat

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"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne

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Wednesday, August 4, 2004 11:21 AM

GRIMLAKIN

Quote:
Originally posted by sumosamuri:
AHHH I can't believe I misspelled his lordship's name. Oh well,I still stick by it. Tarantino is the man. If not him...Spike Lee, or maybe robert rodriguez. Think about the possibilities. Would definitley add some change of flavour to the series.

Are you serious? Did you See Kill Bill voume one or two of crap? I mean seriously.

The direction of that movie was total shite. After seeing KB V1 I had NO interest in seeing V2. None. The only thing that was even a little cool about V1 was some of the Omaghes.. THAT WAS IT. THE MAN HAS NOTHING WORTHWHILE THAT IS ORIGIONAL TO HIS VERY BEING!!!

He is so caught up in idolic fandom of himself that he can't realise he needs to be origionally creative.

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 1:35 AM

NEDWARD

Quote:
Originally posted by PEARLat32:
Guy: Didn't you guys watch the show?!

Thanks, now I have Sam Rockwell in my head asking, "Does that seem right to you?" I'm just waiting for Richard Brooks to say, "Eeeugh, that's not right!"

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 2:49 AM

GAVIDA

Thanks for that post, Sumosamuri, I needed a good laugh today.

You were kidding, right?

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 3:17 AM

STEVETHEPIRATE

SumoSamuri speaks lies and spins falsehoods! He's been in congress with the devil! He's... been in congress... with the beast! He's... he's...

I'm sorry. I like QT and all, but him and our BDM? Man, that's not even funny. Seriously. I'm talkin' forks-in-my-eyes not funny.

Ooh, but maybe they could work out a deal where Joss writes Kill Bill Vol. 3 and QT writes Serenity 2: Electric Boogaloo. (SARCASM! SARCASM!)

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 5:59 AM

RAISTLYNNE

Jackie Brown was mediocre. With all the star power in it how could it be? Go figure.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 was total crap. Bad dialogue, cartoon in the middle, Thurman looked liked a recovering crack addict. The best thing about the "movie" was the soundtrack.

I like Tarantino as he should be:Screenwriter!! Leave the directing to someone else.

SUMOSAMURI:I respect your opinion and all, but what were you smokin' when you came up with this Tarantino idea?

P.S.:This thread will self-destruct in 10 seconds...

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 7:17 AM

LEGALBEGAL

While I dont want him touching my serenity he should fill free to fly star trek into the trash can.

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Thursday, August 5, 2004 7:56 AM

PEARLAT32

It's the simple things in life you treasure.

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Saturday, January 8, 2005 1:48 PM

FARSCAPEPKWARS

bad idea

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Saturday, January 8, 2005 7:40 PM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Quote:
Originally posted by BadgersHat:
Tarantino sucks.

So sayeth The Hat.

ALL HAIL THE GREAT AND POWERFUL HAT! *grovels*

I, for one, am completely against the idea of moving this thread into Troll Country (you hear that, Haken??). I say this not because I don't think that SumoSamurai's idea is totally assinine (which I do, 'cause it is), but because the replies are the funniest damned posts I've read since the "Top Ten Things I Learned from Firefly" thread months back. Seriously, we are some damned funny people! I mean, "Le Protein Bar", "Ethel the Aardvark Goes Quantity Surveying"--this stuff is comedy gold! If Samurai can get us to be this damned funny, I say he can post all the ridiculous suggestions he wants.

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Sunday, January 9, 2005 12:59 PM

CAITE

I politely disagree with the idea that Tarantino should hop aboard the Serenity movie boat. I really cannot see anyone but Joss directing the movies. Surprisingly enough, my feelings have nothing to do with the fact that I'm not the biggest Tarantino fan, but more to do with the fact that I can't see him doing Joss's chosen work

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Sunday, January 9, 2005 6:51 PM

SUMOSAMURI

2 words, Alien Resurrection

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Sunday, January 9, 2005 6:56 PM

CAITE

Oh wow, going for the big hurt there

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Sunday, January 9, 2005 7:47 PM

SUMOSAMURI

You see how I roll, I'm a big time playa

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Sunday, January 9, 2005 8:09 PM

CAPNRAHN

How can it be a big hurt? Joss dinna DIRECT "Alien Resurrection", heck most of his script got 'tweaked'into the standard-studio-mold by other screenwriters.

You better git better ammo than that, me "playa"!

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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