Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise

Colin Xavier · November 3 2009, 11:50 AM

I am prepared to make a pre-emptive bid RIGHT NOW to wrap this dealio up. This is not a joke, this is not a scam, this is not available on TV. I will write a check TODAY for $10,000, and viola! Terminator off your hands. No, you didn't miscount. That's four -- FOUR! -- zeroes after that one. That's to show you I mean business. And I mean show business.

Read the whole crazy letter here

Wow, I knew he was a fan but $10,000? That's a lot of money.

Pingfah · November 3 2009, 11:53 AM

10 grand, that's pretty funny.

Yeah, i'd bloody buy em for 10 grand too.

The Laughing Vulcan · November 3 2009, 01:01 PM

More significantly, if I had them after this last movie, I'd sell them for $10000,

nx1701g · November 3 2009, 01:55 PM

Already being discussed.

Colin Xavier · November 3 2009, 02:06 PM

nx1701g wrote:

Already being discussed.

D'oh!

Didn't see that.

Admiral James Kirk · November 3 2009, 03:08 PM

Still I'd like to top his attempt at most insulting bid. 5 bucks! Gimme the reigns to the franchise and I'll make a Terminator movie that will make the original look like T2!

Admiral Buzzkill · November 3 2009, 07:49 PM

I love this guy.

Supreme Admiral · November 3 2009, 07:54 PM

I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger would buy the rights.

davejames · November 3 2009, 10:19 PM

I love Joss, but the Terminator franchise is so played out by now, I'm not even sure James Cameron could breathe new life into it.

The Fatman · November 4 2009, 06:26 AM

Drew McWeeny from HitFix.com (formerly Moriarty at Aint It Cool News) sums up my feelings on Terminator pretty eloquently here:

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...minator-rights

I do think someday the franchise could be rebooted... maybe as a trilogy starting with the future war, then the events of the first terminator as the sequel. I think the series needs a loooong break, however.

The Borgified Corpse · November 4 2009, 09:23 AM

I don't want the rights to the whole franchise but I do wish to buy some of the trademark rights for my own line of killer robots and defense network computers. I'm hoping the vague name recognition will help me sell some units to skeptical DOD bean-counters who don't remember the movies all that well.

They'd be fools to pass up my offer! My robots will exterminate humanity at twice the efficiency and half the cost of any of my competitors! Plus, if you order now, you'll get your own personal Summer Glau or Kristanna Lokken model absolutely FREE!

Turtletrekker · November 4 2009, 09:32 AM

I just want to buy Cameron.

nx1701g · November 4 2009, 11:03 AM

Supreme Admiral wrote:

I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger would buy the rights.

He has expressed an interest in them and has been in talks with one of the Hedge Funds that are pursuing the rights.

EnsignRicky · November 4 2009, 01:47 PM

Another film and we may well see it on Ebay.

Admiral Buzzkill · November 4 2009, 09:52 PM

The first Terminator film was the only one I really liked, anyway.

November 3 2009, 11:53 AM	#2
Pingfah Admiral Location: Cornwall	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise 10 grand, that's pretty funny. Yeah, i'd bloody buy em for 10 grand too. __________________ I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury

November 3 2009, 01:01 PM	#3
The Laughing Vulcan Admiral Location: At The Laughing Vulcan's party...	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise More significantly, if I had them after this last movie, I'd sell them for $10000, __________________ "Don't try to live so wise. Don't cry 'cause you're so right. Don't dry with fakes or fears, 'Cause you will hate yourself in the end." Anime @ MyReviewer

November 3 2009, 01:55 PM	#4
nx1701g Admiral Location: Aboard the Executor...	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise Already being discussed. __________________ Star Trek: The Continuing Voyages RPG - Recruiting New Players! The Terminator Chronicles - The Sarah Connor Chronicles Continue! Not Dead Yet.

November 3 2009, 03:08 PM	#6
Admiral James Kirk Writer Location: Tucson, AZ	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise Still I'd like to top his attempt at most insulting bid. 5 bucks! Gimme the reigns to the franchise and I'll make a Terminator movie that will make the original look like T2! __________________ Star Force The Tales of the Star Force Anthology

November 3 2009, 07:49 PM	#7
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise I love this guy. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.

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November 3 2009, 07:54 PM	#8
Supreme Admiral Captain Location: North Carolina	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger would buy the rights.

November 3 2009, 10:19 PM	#9
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise I love Joss, but the Terminator franchise is so played out by now, I'm not even sure James Cameron could breathe new life into it.

November 4 2009, 06:26 AM	#10
The Fatman Captain Location: Buffalo, NY	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise Drew McWeeny from HitFix.com (formerly Moriarty at Aint It Cool News) sums up my feelings on Terminator pretty eloquently here: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-...minator-rights I do think someday the franchise could be rebooted... maybe as a trilogy starting with the future war, then the events of the first terminator as the sequel. I think the series needs a loooong break, however.

November 4 2009, 09:23 AM	#11
The Borgified Corpse Admiral Location: Making closing arguments with Jack McCoy & Michael Cutter	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise I don't want the rights to the whole franchise but I do wish to buy some of the trademark rights for my own line of killer robots and defense network computers. I'm hoping the vague name recognition will help me sell some units to skeptical DOD bean-counters who don't remember the movies all that well. They'd be fools to pass up my offer! My robots will exterminate humanity at twice the efficiency and half the cost of any of my competitors! Plus, if you order now, you'll get your own personal Summer Glau or Kristanna Lokken model absolutely FREE! __________________ Kegg: "You're a Trekkie. The capacity to quibble over the minutiae of space opera films is your birthright."

November 4 2009, 09:32 AM	#12
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise I just want to buy Cameron. __________________ Coulson lives!

November 4 2009, 01:47 PM	#14
EnsignRicky Commodore Location: Somewhere Far Beyond	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise Another film and we may well see it on Ebay. __________________ Use Only As Directed

November 4 2009, 09:52 PM	#15
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Joss Whedon offers $10,000 for the Terminator franchise The first Terminator film was the only one I really liked, anyway. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.