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Originally posted by DarkAngelRules:
Firefly SUCKS A BIG ONE!!! FOX canceled Dark Angel for this piece of ?? I swear they are idiots!!!! And you are all idiots for watching. Of course some of you didn't have the pleasure of seeing DA. Well it's was--IS a thousand times better than Firefly!!! you FOX!!!

Dark Angel lover for ever

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Originally posted by Jonwes:
I figured they would do something like that. I'm glad we'll get to see the pilot eventually. I kind of like getting the backstory later, actually. First episodes can be kind of weak that way, introducing the characters and what not. They never used to do that in series. Before they used to jump right into the middle of the action and fill you in as you go along. So I like that. I think it'll make a strong first episode.

Jon

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Originally posted by Jonwes:
I figured they would do something like that. I'm glad we'll get to see the pilot eventually. I kind of like getting the backstory later, actually. First episodes can be kind of weak that way, introducing the characters and what not. They never used to do that in series. Before they used to jump right into the middle of the action and fill you in as you go along. So I like that. I think it'll make a strong first episode.

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Originally posted by malcolm:
I also heard that the "new" one hour pilot is not a "rewrite" and is more or less the next episode of the show post "original" pilot

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Originally posted by malcolm:
I heard from a well placed agency assistant that the "new" pilot was essentially episode one and not a rewrite of the "original" pilot. hopefully, we'll get to see both!

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Originally posted by Haken:
Where did you hear that it was going to be released as a feature film in England?

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Originally posted by TimMinear:
To clear up a few things: the so-called "new pilot" is in fact the first episode. The original pilot -- which, by the way, is awesome -- will likely air as a two hour "event," as has been stated here. A kind of "origins" piece. When Joss and I broke the story for the first episode, we kept this in mind. I got to co-write the new script with Joss, and it's the same show. There has not been some major "retooling."

The new script also works as a good introduction to the show, in my opinion.

The pilot, "Serenity," was a big part of why I wanted to do "Firefly." It does a thing... a thing that I adore (but the very thing that I think makes the network nervous to air it as the public's first exposure to a new series on their airwaves...) What I mean is, it works on you. It gets under your skin. At least, it did to me. It unfolds. Reveals itself to you. That's a thing Joss is great at. It stayed with me the day I saw it, and I woke up the next day thinking about it. I got a little obsessed with it.

Then, maybe a week or so after I saw it, Joss visited me on the set of "Angel" and asked me to come and make more "Firefly" stories with him. Uh... yeah. Ready for the ride.

Tim Minear

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Originally posted by Ringwraith:
I really hope it's Tim Minear, the real one.

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Originally posted by NoVaGrAsS:
This is *so* exciting! Be sure to tell Joss to stop by! We're not the biting type. Or at least tell him that the fans are totally psyched for the show to debut!

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Originally posted by Tieka:
Now I'm worried. If the orginal pilot gets under your skin, I can hardly imagine what it will be like once things get developed and we get used to the characters. Considering how Buffy and Angel can get to me after a couple of years, what will Firefly be like in a couple of years.

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ps. Take a deep breath NoVaGrAsS, then think about who may be reading all of your posts.

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