ROTTEN TOMATOES: When Fox Cancelled "Firefly," it Started a Fire

When Fox Cancelled "Firefly," it Started a Fire

by RT Staff | June 10, 2005

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The third round of advance "Serenity" screenings went on sale today and (again) sold out quickly - in just minutes at some theaters. The fans of Joss Whedon's cancelled TV show "Firefly" and the upcoming feature film version, "Serenity," are officially on the move. "Firefly" fans (or "flans") are spreading the word, showing up for an unfinished version in droves, and doing their best to make a difficult-to-explain movie a major success.

"It's a viral thing, encouraging them to encourage other people to see it, " (Whedon) explains over the phone while stuck in a Los Angeles traffic jam, en route to an editing session.

"Serenity" doesn't have Tom Cruise or 'I can't believe I'm in the body of a third-grader' slapped over the title, or any of the other things marketing people latch onto. What it does have is our belief in the film."

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Seriphina writes:
on Jun 10 2005 09:37 AM

ok i'm going to regress about 15 years here for a second and say.

IN YOUR FACE FOX!

ok, i'll feel better now.

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Elessar Oronro writes:
on Jun 10 2005 10:39 AM

I just wish Joss would get a test screening together for Alaska. There are TONS of browncoats up here. Mainly cause it's cold, but you get the idea. Can't wait for September. I'm going as Jayne, and my wife is dressing up as Kaylee.

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speelbergo writes:
on Jun 10 2005 10:53 AM

[b]Why Serenity will kick so much @$$...[/b]
In a world so full of adaptations, remakes or sequels, it's refreshing just to see an orignal story out there. Remember last time a company took a risk on an orignal piece of sci fi was the Matrix.

That and it's Joss. He could direct a film called "Flo and her magic ball point pen" and i would pay anything i had to to see it. He's never let me down yet. (except the end of "Alien: Resurrection.")

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Now it's dark writes:
on Jun 10 2005 12:31 PM

Hopefully I'll be at the Vancouver screening with my fellow Browncoats. It sold out immediately!

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wconger writes:
on Jun 10 2005 01:52 PM

While everybody else has been waiting for BATMAN BEGINS and WAR OF THE WORLDS, I've been anxiously waiting for SERENITY. I'm gonna wear out my box of FIREFLY DVDs before September!

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