More Firefly?

[DEWLine]

I'm more interested in the universe around those characters. Pretty sure that if Baldwin is like his character too much, I wouldn't want to be in a room with him, even if it were the dealers' room space at the Ernst and Young Centre here in Ottawa and we were at opposite ends of it. (Even if I felt comfortable in crowded, busy dealers' rooms in general these days...)

One thing I seem to remember - however poorly - that Whedon did right was have competent people around him on his side of the cameras, though. Competent and, apparently, even halfway kind as well. Especially on Agents of SHIELD. Let *them* be the showrunners. If it comes to that.

 

[Set Harth]

Pretty sure that if Baldwin is like his character too much, I wouldn't want to be in a room with him, even if it were the dealers' room space at the Ernst and Young Centre here in Ottawa and we were at opposite ends of it.

Makes sense. You might get his cooties.

 

[The Salt Umpire]

Makes sense. You might get his cooties.

Jayne cooties would definitely hang around. I encountered a few rude stars during my Con career. Made me appreciate the kind ones even more.

 

[Starkers]

I saw Serenity with someone who had never seen Firefly but did go to university with Nathan Filion, and after the movie my friend said he couldn't really get into the show because Mal and Nathan were too similar and it kept breaking the immersion. I've no personal experience to add to this, just a second-hand annecdote.

That does make a lot of sense. He wouldn't be the only actor to basically play himself onscreen obviously, and many have probably had even more success doing it, but I can certainly see how some people might find it annoying.

 

[The Wormhole]

Although the irony about someone saying this comment in regards to Serenity is that there we saw Fillion play a darker more serious variation on Mal as opposed to TV series Mal, where Fillion's performance was more in line with what one would see from him on Castle and The Rookie.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Although the irony about someone saying this comment in regards to Serenity is that there we saw Fillion play a darker more serious variation on Mal as opposed to TV series Mal, where Fillion's performance was more in line with what one would see from him on Castle and The Rookie.

I tried to find a clip, but -- "would you like to meet the real me now?"

 

[Starkers]

Although the irony about someone saying this comment in regards to Serenity is that there we saw Fillion play a darker more serious variation on Mal as opposed to TV series Mal, where Fillion's performance was more in line with what one would see from him on Castle and The Rookie.

He was pretty dark in Buffy

 

[David cgc]

Lee Stringer, a CG artist who worked on Firefly (among other things), posted what looks like a toonified CG render of Serenity to his Facebook with no elaboration. I wouldn't necessarily think it was worth posting, but, well, MSN did. And it is a public post on his account, it's not friends-only or anything.



An animated project makes a lot of sense, and while I kind of thought I would've heard a rumor about it before now, like I had for the Babylon 5 animation a couple years ago, the fact is that I'm not as plugged-in to Firefly-world, and Firefly doesn't have the whole "missing models" thing that led to feelers being put out into the community.

 

[137th Gebirg]

That looks beautiful - thank you for posting that!

 

[Tosk]

When clicking the image twice to get the greatest zoom, the details are awfully mushy and "Ai-esque". Maybe it was upscaled from a very small image. Or maybe the 'toon filter' went ham on the lines.

 

[David cgc]

I saw someone else suggest it might be AI, but I'm pretty confident that it's from a source render (none of the details are wrong or mismatched the way image generation tools tend to do, even with well-known objects), but some of the mushiness (like around the galley skylight peaking out from behind the dome) could be from an AI style-transfer, or a "conventional" stylizing filter.

 

[The Wormhole]

An animated production probably makes the most sense at the moment. It would explain bringing back the cast, but as voice roles you can get around the fact that at least three of them are lead actors on TV shows right now, and the others are getting steady work.

Probably the best thing would be to set it after Serenity, if for no other reason than to avoid the elephant in the room of what to do about Shepherd Book since Ron Glass obviously won't be returning for this. If it's set after Serenity, that's a complete non-issue, as Book died in the movie anyway. As an animated production they can have Alan Tudyk voice a new character in a way that would be less contrived than if they tried that in live action. They could also have him as Wash in flashbacks in a way where the fact Tudyk is twenty years older is less of an issue.

I know, this is hardly conclusive, we don't know for certain an animated production is happening, and if it did, my previously expressed concerns about it being member-berry engorged nostalgia fest still apply. But I can see the logic in doing a revival in this manner.

 

[David cgc]

Lee Stringer, a CG artist who worked on Firefly (among other things), posted what looks like a toonified CG render of Serenity to his Facebook with no elaboration. I wouldn't necessarily think it was worth posting, but, well, MSN did. And it is a public post on his account, it's not friends-only or anything.

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An animated project makes a lot of sense, and while I kind of thought I would've heard a rumor about it before now, like I had for the Babylon 5 animation a couple years ago, the fact is that I'm not as plugged-in to Firefly-world, and Firefly doesn't have the whole "missing models" thing that led to feelers being put out into the community.

Someone found the original unfiltered image on Stringer's website, so it looks like he just had Firefly on the brain like the rest of us and this isn't directly related to the whatever-it-is.

 

[UssGlenn]

Yeah, he definitely sent his original image through an AI to change the style. Pretty basic one too, by the looks of it. Well, he called it a filter on Facebook, but I think it's clear it was an AI powered filter.

 

[marillion]

A friend of mine is at Awesome Con where the Announcement is going to be made tomorrow. He said con attendees have been asked NOT to ask cast members any questions about it before.

This had better be big or there’s going to be a browncoat revolt, I think. Lol

 

[tenmei]

From Reddit, just announced its an animated series bridging the gap between the series and Serenity.

Nathan Fillion Says 'Firefly' Animated Series In Development

Nathan Fillion says 'Firefly' animated series is in development with costars to voice their original roles. Concept art revealed.

deadline.com

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[The Nth Doctor]

That is actually pretty exciting news, especially with the entire living cast returning. The animation character design looks promising, too.

But the big question is how will they handle Book? Will they recast the character with someone similar sounding (whether or not it's a big name or someone close to Glass a la Toy Story with Jim Varney and Blake Clark as Slinky Dog)? Or will they start the series with Book gone from the crew?

As much as I adore Ron Glass as Book, I think I prefer seeing more of Book as part of the crew with someone stepping in to honor his memory.

 

[David cgc]

The two-month period between "Objects in Space" and Serenity has gotta be the most narratively crowded since... I don't know, the second half of 1813 in the "Master and Commander" novels.

I don't remember any official confirmation one way or another, but The Shepard's Tale did have a caption indicating that at least two years passed between "Serenity" and Serenity, maybe as many as four, ignoring the line about it having been eight months in the movie. That works for me.

As much as I adore Ron Glass as Book, I think I prefer seeing more of Book as part of the crew with someone stepping in to honor his memory.

Same. Book was my favorite character, I'd rather have him in the story if it's going to take place during the Firefly years.

Here's a better view of the character concept art in the Deadline article:


It makes me wonder exactly what kind of style they're going for. It looks a little busy for animation.

 

[Set Harth]

The Shepard's Tale

He's not a Shepard...

 

[The Nth Doctor]

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Okay, I won't lie. That got me excited.

I've long since made peace with no more Firefly, made easier thanks to the overzealous fandom putting me off a bit, but I'm genuinely happy to seeing more. Fingers crossed.

The two-month period between "Objects in Space" and Serenity has gotta be the most narratively crowded since... I don't know, the second half of 1813 in the "Master and Commander" novels.

Was it really only two months? It's been so long since I've watched Serenity that I don't remember any references to the time difference.

I don't remember any official confirmation one way or another, but The Shepard's Tale did have a caption indicating that at least two years passed between "Serenity" and Serenity, maybe as many as four, ignoring the line about it having been eight months in the movie. That works for me.

Honestly...I'll be happy if this animated series ignores The Shepherd's Tale considering I wasn't happy with what I felt was a rather bland and uninspired revelation, regardless of my own theories of his past.