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Joss Whedon Says STAR TREK is the Father of SERENITY

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By GustavoLeao / 14:49, 30 October 2005 / General Genre/SciFi

The latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine features an exclusive interview with SERENITY director Joss Whedon. Here is excerpt of the interview.



Q : When FIREFLY was getting ready to debut,you had talked about this being the anti-STAR TREK. I just find it amusing that in a sense STAR TREK has faded away, yet the grittier, more realistic BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and FIREFLY are now living on.

Whedon : There's always the young punk rebelling against his father.I'm rebelling against Han Solo, but if you are going to tell me that Han Solo isn“t the father of Malcolm Reynolds, then I am going to laugh and laugh and laugh. A lot of people liked the first STAR TREK when they were really finding their way, and James Kirk was about taking the time to take his shirt off and getting it done. Kirk was also, I would say, Malcolm's weird uncle. And both of those franchises became more and more sterile, and less kind off down and dirt. I was rebelling against that kind of TV and science-fiction. At the same time, I owe both of those franchises a huge debt. They are both in my personal, how can they not be ?It's that classic thing : I'm rebelling against my father and doing everything he doesn't do, but I think I look like him.

To read the full article, get the latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine at your local newstand.



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By: steveleenow (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 19:44:23 on Oct 30, 2005

FIREFLY was bounced around so much the first time FOX aired it that no one could follow it. The DVDs apparently have sold very well. The movie looks like it will break even and should do ok when it hits the shelves as a DVD (special edition or otherwise).

Comparing Serenity to say the performance of Nemesis, it's probably safe to say that Serenity will do better. Even Insurrection broke even (barely) but at least it made a bit of change when you combined the domestic and international tallies, at least enough to warrant a sequel with the TNG crew involved.

Others on this Board have said that the success of the DVD, and the fact that the movie will probably just barely make back its money is enough to say yeah, they should perhaps do a series of mini-series or even a few more seasons on tv and that seems realistic to say.

Buffy has done very well for Whedon. So the guy has some credentials under his belt. He's done all right and should have the chance again to do more good stuff, whether it's on tv or in the cinema remains to be seen. But the analogy drawn in the question and answer above is apt.


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