Firefly, Star Trek and the Canadian Connection by Micronaut

FIREFLY EPISODE DISCUSSIONS

Firefly, Star Trek and the Canadian Connection

POSTED BY: MICRONAUT
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 20:41
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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:08 PM

A good friend of mine (Mark) made a nice observation today...

"Star trek was cancelled, and brought back... maybe Firefly will have the same fate.

Why?

Because the Enterprise had a Canadian skipper and a Canadian engineer (actors Shatner and Doohan are both Canucks) - Serenety has the same thing ( both Nathan Fillion and Jewel Staite hail from Canada)."

I think this is a very curious coincidence and bodes well for the ultimate fate of the show.

"Just remember... all success is illusion: what has really been accomplished is the displacement of an area of specific failure to somewhere else... or is it the other way around?"

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 5:14 PM

CHRISTHECYNIC

Star Trek got saved once, then got movies, then got a new show, then got a new show, then got more moives, then got a new show, then got more movies, then got a new show.

I think I covered everything.

Now then, I’m fine with us skipping all of the in between time, and getting on to the movies, then we can replace one or two of the new shows with the series coming back, and although I’m sure Joss could make many very good ones I have no need or any spinoffs so long as I get my normal Firefly.

Does that sound like a good plan? Can we do this? Now?

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Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:15 PM

SWITCHY

we Canadians are good omens in general.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:48 PM

TALONPEST

Unfortunately, neither Nathan Fillion or Gina Torrez are Jewish (at least I don't think they are). That could also be a critical part of the formula. What we need is Lucille Ball to rise from the dead and pay to produce Firefly like she did for Star Trek.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:38 PM

COOP

A scary yet oddly hilarious idea. Let's get the Ouija board out.

Firefly the Motion Picture
Firefly the wrath of Berman (Gail)
Firefly III - The Search for a Network
Firefly IV - The voyage to DVD
Firefly V - The Final Cancellation
Firefly VI - The Undiscovered viewership

I'll shut up.

The Fox network. They brought us Two Guys and a Girl, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Guy, Futurama, Brimstone, British Sky Broadcasting, only to snatch them all away.
They left us with 24.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:38 PM

NUR

Wouldn't that just be lovely if it was Canada that saved Firefly? Wouldn't it though?

Canada loves Firefly!!!

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:55 PM

BLUEEYEDBROWNCOAT

Canada loves everyone!
We're so laid back, we just don't care.
Come bomb us!
Come in and take over our country!
Do whatever you want!
JUST GIVE US BACK FIREFLY!!!!

I don't ask for much - just Firefly back on the air once a week.... oh, and maybe world peace.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:45 PM

SAINT JAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by Nur:
Wouldn't that just be lovely if it was Canada that saved Firefly?

I'm just picturing a "Train 48" (or whatever the number is) version of Firefly. I would be pretty much down to ritual suicide, Lamby Toes. Canada's good for a lot of things - high budget sci-fi films is not one of them. I think this one is for Hollywood to solve.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:52 PM

NUR

Firefly 48? I shudder at the thought. I think Mal said it best with 'creepifying'.

May stories about Canadian captains and mechanics saving shows ring true. Ameen.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:41 PM

JASONZZZ

Bring it on.

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

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