They took the sky from me

[jchrisobrien]

an excerpt from Unseelie's LJ, about the fate of Firefly.

When Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon looks back on 2005, he
can take comfort in knowing that his film-directing debut, the sci-fi Western
Serenity, resurrected his canceled-too-soon cult classic TV series
Firefly, and was also one of the year's best-reviewed movies. ''I should
say I'm above reading reviews,'' he says. ''But I would be lying.'' Alas,
Whedon's fond memories are also tainted by Serenity's status as a
franchise nonstarter; despite Universal's best marketing efforts, the film only
mustered $25 million. ''In the end, it was what it was: a tough sell,'' says
Whedon, adding that it appears the Firefly saga has reached its
conclusion. He has no regrets and he's moving on.

Maybe Joss will be nice enough to answer a few questions about where the show was going.
In the grand scheme of things... well, fuck the grand scheme of things. There was a powerful lot of good storytelling to come out of that Verse.
It will be a shame not to see them.

Comments

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

I have yet to finish watching the series. I've told myself I would do that before seeing the movie, which I'll have to wait for the DVD release of anyway. Know of any places that are renting the series?

[silas7.livejournal.com]

Most video stores that carry TV series should have it, the one across the street from me does. Netflix also has it. And I have it, if you want to borrow a few disks or watch a few episodes sometime.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_perihelion_/]

you can borrow my set if you like. it seems to spend very little time at home. it's always out visiting with someone. :)