Firefly Reboot Rumors Soar Like a Leaf

[Aslyn]

I'm sure it will not happen, but I would absolutely watch every single episode if it did.

Yup. Although I would hope it would have a new cast. I LOVE the old cast, but as everyone else has stated, they are all older and busy. Maybe they could do cameos or something. Or, if everyone was willing to quit their current work, it could be a reboot 10 years in the future, so the ages fit. But I am 100% sure this will never happen. With the Avengers boosting Joss up, he won't want to do an old series on a niche network.

 

[darthzew]

Just reading through this thread, lots of people don't seem to have read the article. Especially this part, "The plan, if such a plan is in place, is to bring back the entire original cast - all of it - and start over from scratch."

But anyway, there isn't a better way to do it than this. Just forget the other thing ever happened and start over. There's no reason to worry about 10-year gap and no reason to worry about continuity. Also, if some fans don't like it, they don't have to worry about it because it is a separate entity from the old series. If this ever were to happen, this is how it should go down without doubt.

I hope it happens. Even if it isn't as good, I'd still like more Firefly.

 

[Eleima]

I'd love to see a Firefly reboot,but not with Zach Effron.
Not holding my breath, though.

 

[Starik20X6]

Reboot? No thanks.

Continuation? Yes please.

Series set in the same universe following different characters? Yes please.

 

[foxtrot3100]

Ugh. Do we have to do this every time Joss Whedon says so much as "Malcolm Reynolds"? Every few months there's another stir because someone from Firefly farted or something. All it does is get everyone's hopes up for nothing. Yet every time, articles and discussions pop up all over the internet.

This

 

[Strazdas]

So it took The Avengers for Joss Whedon to actually get noticed. What is wrong with the world? Joss has said multiple times, give him money and he will make spaceships in trouble. And judging form his previuos efforts, hes going to make the best there is.

With the Avengers boosting Joss up, he won't want to do an old series on a niche network.

a quote from Joss to you:
[on what he'd do if money were no object] - I have many dream projects. But all the money in the world means just one thing: spaceships. Spaceships in trouble.

 

[Master_Fubar23]

I hope they can get the show started again. I think the Firefly/Serenity universe has so much potential I can see it running for multiple seasons without getting stale. I think main reason Firefly died was due to its poor slot time. I remember back in high school I wasn't able to watch it since it was too late in the evening.

 

[Jingle Fett]

Normally I would have been inclined to say that as much as I wish it would happen it's probably not going to...

But the thing is, suddenly Joss Whedon is no longer just a niche guy, director of a few movies and TV series here and there, now he's the director of... The Avengers (read that last The Avengers part with MovieBob's comics are weird voice).

"A sci-fi series created by the director of The Avengers, the best selling movie of all time" is very marketable. Hell, anything with "created by the director of The Avengers" is marketable.

And after the success of The Avengers, you can bet that everyone in Hollywood and their mother is just begging for Whedon to work with them.

So I think it could realistically happen.

 

[Fasckira]

Off-topic but.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9404524/Mars-landing-risky-but-not-crazy.html

The video demonstrates how the Mars Landing will work but all the time I was watching it I was thinking, "This looks like a Firefly episode!" - has the shaky out of focus camera shots and everything!

 

[Daria.Morgendorffer]

Ugh. Do we have to do this every time Joss Whedon says so much as "Malcolm Reynolds"? Every few months there's another stir because someone from Firefly farted or something. All it does is get everyone's hopes up for nothing. Yet every time, articles and discussions pop up all over the internet.

This

Yes, really this. Firefly did not become the instantaneous pop culture phenom that Star Wars did, and it's frankly not going to happen. And every time someone says Firefly, the internet insists on banging on my door reminding me that Firefly "should" have happened. And my response still is "but it didn't".

And I'm tired of being a science fiction fan having to listen to fellow sci-fi fans flogging this dead horse. Time has moved on, folks. There isn't one be-all and end-all, and even if there was, Firefly ain't even approaching being it.

So it took The Avengers for Joss Whedon to actually get noticed. What is wrong with the world?

The fact that he's a niche director who doesn't have a unique visual style and writes plot and dialogue for 15 year olds?

The Avengers would have been successful no matter who was at the helm, and it barely had a plot to speak of. It had a lot of built in hype and goodwill from previous films. I'm reasonably certain that 90% of the people who saw The Avengers STILL don't know that Joss Whedon directed it, and of the remaining 10%, 90% of those don't care. He's not a "name" director, and I honestly don't believe The Avengers did anything to change that.

When he builds a franchise from scratch that ISN'T a cult success, the fanbase can come talk to me about how poor Joss Whedon goes underappreciated.

 

[Nami nom noms]

Honestly I've never really liked firefly (the film wasn't too bad, mind), but I'd rather he did a reboot of buffy

 

[Goofguy]

It's all just wishful thinking and optimistic discussion at this point. Even if a rebooted show could be green-lit, it'd be a monumental task to bring back all 9 actors to reprise their roles. Many of them are already committed to other projects and who's to say all of them would even be interested in it?

 

[HanFyren]

If his happens, I hope the Science Channel execs know how to play the long game.

Firefly will allways make money, but sometimes you have to wait for the DVD to come out.
Being un-American (Colbertism) I had no way to give Fox money for it untill way after they cancelled the original series.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I'd watch it... but I'm not sure if it would be any good... *SIGH*

Howabout a continuation and/or spinoff? Would that be too much to ask?

 

[Blandy Buchanan]

Since Andy hasn't updated the story, this has been retracted. Check the source again.

 

[Kiardras]

Firefly without the original cast? I'm not convinced it would work... but I'd watch it.

 

[Something Amyss]

I think there is a notable weight behind the idea of the opening sequence being Book and Wash.

On account that theyre both dead.

Either it could be a "this is how it could have been" deal, or a "Psych!" deal.

>.>

I wouldn't mind a reboot. Continuing it seems futile, but I could dig a reboot. Long as the cast has some level of chemistry.

 

[Sexy Devil]

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[BrotherRool]

Unserious. He must be sick of it by now and telling us that it's the two dead characters who open it up is pretty much in the realms of jokes.

With great power comes great responsibility and I think the lesson here is, if Joss gets his tone of voice wrong, he'll find himself with $3 million and a 400 000 signature petition before he can check his emails

 

[CJ1145]

I'd say do a time-skip if they do reboot it. Ten years later in-show would be interesting to see, check out where everyone's wound up.

And then they can pull in a Gundam 00 and bring in Wash's twin to somehow be involved. And Book, well, I don't think we'd question an "I got better" from him.