Dedicated Browncoats Want to "Help Nathan Buy Firefly"

Greg Tito

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Dedicated Browncoats Want to "Help Nathan Buy Firefly"



In a quip during an interview, Nathan Fillion expressed interest in buying the rights to Friefly and some dedicated fans took that and ran with it all the way to the edge of the 'Verse.

The story so far: Back in 2002, there was a little show called Firefly that ran for 12 episodes on the Fox Network. The show was cancelled, but fanatic supporters did everything they could to reverse the decision, including buying an ad in the trade paper Variety to show their support, which many say led to the 2005 film Serenity. 9 years later, the show still has a desperately loyal following and most of the cast and crew, including Facebook [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102351-Joss-Whedon-Is-Still-Bitter-About-Firefly] to raise awareness and, hopefully, spark a return of the show. The subtitle of the website speaks for itself: "Let's get the Captain his money."

Entertainment Weekly asked Fillion about playing Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly because the Science Channel recently announced it was re-airing the episodes. "It was my favorite job ever. What wasn't great about it? I got to wear a low-slung holster. I got to ride horses. I got to have a spaceship. I got to act mean and curmudgeonly," Fillion said.

"If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and distribute it on the internet," he said when asked if he would join the cast again if given the chance. [http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/17/firefly-returns/]

Other people connected to the show immediately perked up at Fillion's seemingly off-hand remark, lending it more weight. Ex-writer on Firefly Jose Molina said Twitter follower asked her [http://twitter.com/#!/JoseMolinaTV/status/38663376318111744].

Even though the admins fully expect that Fillion was joking, the initiative is picking up steam. The corresponding Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/HelpNathanBuyFF?sk=wall] has 71,691 "likes" as of press time and the number continues to grow, with more than a few pledging that they would donate money to the cause. The administrators of HelpNathanBuyFirefly.com are staying anonymous for now, and no way to actually donate money has been set up. The first phase of the plan was to generate momentum, which it seems has been successful, but the second phase is the crucial one: Getting Fillion or creator Joss Whedon to support the cause. Without their blessing, the plan kind of falls apart.

So far, Nathan Fillion himself has yet to officially comment on the movement, although he has "liked" the Facebook page. Come on then, Browncoats assemble, hit the signals with news of the cause and make Fillion (not to mention us nerds) the happiest guy in the 'Verse.

Source: CNN [http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-23/tech/bring.back.firefly_1_firefly-jewel-staite-malcolm-reynolds?_s=PM:TECH]

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scarab7

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I'd chip in 20 USD to make this a reality. It's too much to hope for "new" Firefly stuff, but I'd love to see a fan base turn Firefly into a common entertainment good.
 

FalloutJack

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I was actually told about this last night. It's a very cool idea. Hope it comes to some fruition.
 

tkioz

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Firefly is perhaps the only TV series I'd ever get passionate over... I've liked a lot of shows, but none to the degree of Firefly, hell my boss told me to shit down and stfu the week before TBDM (the Big Damn Movie) came out because he was getting sick of me acting like a teenage girl.
 

Radoh

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So even after the Alliance dogs in FOX canceled that mighty Browncoat Nathan Fillion, he's still fighting for his rights?

Anyone else here drawing parallels between reality and this show?
 

Jedoro

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And this is why I haven't given up on Firefly: because the people who made it still haven't. I'd work overtime to earn money to help fund this.
 

Yx0que

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If I was on Facebook I would like the hell out of it. And if this thing takes off I'll donate whatever is left on my Paypal account.
 

baconsarnie

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Yes, just yes
A million times YES
DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT DO IT
PLEEEEAAAASE

Edit: Randall Munroe needs to be made aware of this
 

SevenForce

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Friefly? I LOVE Friefly!

Seriously though, if that happened i would just ejaculate immidiately. This is like the dream of every nerd ever.
 

everlost516

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http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/02/an-open-letter-to-nathan-fillion/

Patrick Rothfuss is also willing to chip in and help...
 

WorldCritic

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Hell, if he's seriosu then I will gladly donate money for him to buy the rights to the show. Does donating $500 sound good or is that too cheap? (For the record, I'm usually not able to spend that much at once.)
 
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Hell, I have $20 I could kick your way if needed.

If you ever get to $299,999,980, give me a call.