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July 7th, 2006, 02:28 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
I see. The series' ratings were actually stellar, so Fox and Whedon argued over the piles and piles of cash the show was earning, so Fox killed their golden goose to spite Whedon and suck up to Lucas? Interesting take.  Too bad Fox pissed off Whedon, because that left the door open for Universal to make a fortune on the movie. Oh, wait...
Actually, Fox may have (accidentally?) made a very good business decision with Firefly: save money by killing the series, then make money on the DVDs. I'd be curious to see Fox's bottom line on the whole Firefly affair.
So who owns Whedon's other properties (Buffy and Angel)? Whedon, or the networks?
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July 8th, 2006, 05:18 AM
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Never said the ratings were stellar, but neither were they as bad as some other shows that were kept in the line-up by FOX. It simply came down to a dispute between FOX and Whedon, and FOX threw their weight around and canned Whedon's projects.
No one knew then that he'd manage to revive the property well enough to get Universal to back it being made into a movie. When it did make it's cinematic comeback FOX tried to claim they still held a portion of the rights, and lost that bid when it was determined in court that they did not, having signed off on it at Whedon's released from contract.
I can't say what the legal status of the other properties is, as I never really heard much about them. I was somewhat involved, indirectly, in some of the interplay with FOX and Whedon, though. I was working at the FOX studios when some of the conflict between them overflowed into the stage areas. Later, we were read an "OFFICIAL" statement by FOX management concerning the issues.
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July 8th, 2006, 04:26 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
Well, what was the "official statement?"
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July 9th, 2006, 04:29 AM
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The statement we were read was that "due to unreconcilable differences of opinion between Mr. Joss Whedon and FOX studios, the stage area was going to be closed and all production would be ended". The stage areas were cleared and the doors locked, and it was time to find a new job elsewhere.
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July 10th, 2006, 03:58 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
Went and saw "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Mans Chest" this weekend, and I can't decide if it was a good movie or if I got screwed.
Seems to me that about halfway through the movie it lost focus and meandered. And the end definitely bites. It was way too obviously geared toward a sequel, instead of closing out a storyline that already got lost occasionally.
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July 10th, 2006, 04:53 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
To be fair, the ending is open because it's the second part of a trilogy. 
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July 12th, 2006, 07:20 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
To beat the "Joss Whedon" horse to death--an award from Equality Now organization:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfga...&entry_id=6741
This makes him quite a bit human to me.
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July 20th, 2006, 12:22 AM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
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Went and saw "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Mans Chest" this weekend, and I can't decide if it was a good movie or if I got screwed.
Seems to me that about halfway through the movie it lost focus and meandered. And the end definitely bites. It was way too obviously geared toward a sequel, instead of closing out a storyline that already got lost occasionally.
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I tried to tell ya..... 
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July 20th, 2006, 05:43 PM
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Re: OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately
You did indeed warn us... This is what I get for not paying attention. 
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