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How much would it take??????

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 7:15 PM

NAUTICALJOURNAL


How much would it take to buy the rights of Firefly/Serenity from 20th century fox?

Guesses anyone?

Why doesn't Joss do it himself?


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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:38 PM

FILLYGIRL

Operative: "Its worse than you know..." Mal: "It usually is."


This has been asked over and over, in the several Millions...BUT F*X WON"T SELL!
Also, Fox owns "Firefly" not "Serenity", Universal owns that.

Joss doesn't have that kind of money, and once you have the rights where will you get the millions needed to MAKE it?

...if someone could win the lottery...(a very big lottery)


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...it usually is.....Mal

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:55 AM

HELL'S KITTEN


Quote:

Originally posted by NauticalJournal:
How much would it take to buy the rights of Firefly/Serenity from 20th century fox?

Guesses anyone?

Why doesn't Joss do it himself?

It would take more money than Joss has, even if 'Fox was interested in selling. People have been asking this question for going on about 6 years, now. If Joss could have, he might have by now, don'tcha think?

Rumor has it, though, that the rights to the television version will expire in the next few years or so. But, who am I to believe in rumors? Also, there may be other contractual obligations that prevents Joss from going to other networks without 'Fox having the first rights of refusal, as it were.

Who knows the mind of Hollywood. The Television industry is brutal and insane.

Still, we live in hope. ^^

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:51 AM

WENDYPOPS


Quote:

Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
The Television industry is brutal and insane.



Too true, but then so is most of the world.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:18 PM

NAUTICALJOURNAL


I figured I wasn't the first to ask.

Good to know thou.

Now I am just gonna sit here and wait for a second season.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:17 PM

ANONYMOUS1


Quote:

Originally posted by NauticalJournal:
Now I am just gonna sit here and wait for a second season.



Have you seen Joss Whedon's little internet experiment Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Watch it now on http://drhorrible.com Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer. Itunes only Soundtrack made the top 40 album list.

Joss thinks it may break even soon...DVD before Christmas.


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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:03 AM

NAUTICALJOURNAL


NPH is gay...

literally not figuratively

haha

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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:13 AM

EARTHGIRL


and your point...?

Shiny stuff for not a lot o coin:
www.cafepress.com/FireflyCargoBay

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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:32 AM

TRAEVYNN


Yea. He does seem to be a happy fellow.
Quote:

Originally posted by NauticalJournal:
NPH is gay...

literally not figuratively

haha




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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:52 AM

NAUTICALJOURNAL


It was a joke.

I think NPH is hilarious.

That's why I said 'not figuratively'

Serenity in on HBO ondemand, don't know if anyone saw that.

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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:55 AM

SHINYGOODGUY


I would venture a guess somewhere between $50-75M.
Because of the potential hundreds of millions one could make if they made more eps of Firefly. The DVD sales alone would probably net $100M easy.

Which brings me to my next guess (although some what whimsical in the brainpan): I strongly believe that season 2 (and beyond) will rely upon the Blu-Ray sales numbers. If they are anything like the sales for the original series DVD set($60M I believe was the number, and counting).

Some semi-concious exec will figure out: "Hmmm, If we make more episodes, we'll make more money. Even if it goes straight to DVD."

Fox or Universal, don't care pretty much who.

I know, it's waaaaaay out there, but there it is.

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

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Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:13 AM

INVICTUS12


If ya just want another movie, 50,000 to 100,000 i think.

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Thursday, September 18, 2008 4:06 PM

ANONYMOUS1


Quote:

Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
...will rely upon the Blu-Ray sales numbers...

Some semi-concious exec will figure out: "Hmmm, If we make more episodes, we'll make more money. Even if it goes straight to DVD."

Fox or Universal, don't care pretty much who.




Also they will be looking at Dr. Horrible's DVD sales. One 42 minute episode and lot of DVD extras. Soundtrack sales probably won't be taken into account unless we have a musical Firefly/Serenity episode.

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