OT: Movies You Have Seen Lately

[Black_Knyght]

Hunpecked said:
Several posters have leaped to the defense of the Firefly series, claiming I've "missed the point" of the show. Unfortunately these people seem to have missed my point: yes, I didn't "get" the show, but guess what? Neither did a lot of others. THAT is why the series was cancelled after half a season and that's why the movie tanked. There's no need to invoke conspiracy theories to explain the demise of an unpopular show.

As for the "realism" issue, yes, Firefly is probably no more "unrealistic" than Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica (don't get me started), or Armageddon, the movie that set out to prove Hollywood could make a film even worse than Deep Impact, and succeeeded. But a story that stretches the audience's credulity has to have something else for people to "get", and unfortunately Firefly doesn't seem to have that, at least for most people.

Uhhhh...., Hunpecked - That's not entirely accurate. One major point concerning Firefly/Serenity was the matter of who eventually owned the rights to it. Joss Whedon and FOX had a serious falling-out, and as a result his shows were cancelled on that network. When he was "released" from his contracts with FOX he lobbyed hard to get the rights and control of the Firefly property. FOX executives agreed, but later, after it's surprising revival on the big screen, tried to claim a part of the proceeds from the movie and series DVD sales. They dropped the matter VERY quickly when it was made clear in court WHO owned the rights and who DIDN'T. The executive who signed off on those rights was himself later "released" as well.