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"Fans may initially be unhappy, but it’s easy to see a way it could work." Firefly, but with a new cast and an altered storyline? That wouldn't retain any of

"Fans may initially be unhappy, but it’s easy to see a way it could work." Firefly, but with a new cast and an altered storyline? That wouldn't retain any of the fans of the original, and in fact Disney would be hated on endlessly for doing it. If this is real... quite possibly Disney is "leaking" this info to test this idea and see what fans think.

thrill 6y ago
Showrunner: "Let's take this piece of art, well loved by adult sci-fi fans, get a whole new cast, change it at its eyebrow-raising core to make it suitable for pre-teens, reducing it to unseasoned pablum, and see if it sticks to the wall." Executive: "Ship it!"
- duxup 6y ago
  Don't forget recycling plots, characters, scenes but in a sort of soulless way.
- dudul 6y ago
  It's probably more like all the infamous reboots that have come out recently: "OK, so we want to do this new show where blablabla" "Sounds boring as F, nobody is gonna watch that" "Well, we could call it the VerySuccessfulBelovedFranchise reboot. We can just rename the characters to match the original set" "Gold"
- fractalf 6y ago
  My secret source tells me we might see the rise of JarJar. That should please every die hard fan
rakoo 6y ago
It's easy to see a way it could not work: just take the example of the Star Wars movies
detaro 6y ago
As someone who admittedly isn't a die-hard fan of the original, I think something independent in a similar style, set in the same universe could work. But I suspect any corporate attempt at it would break it... can't take too many chances so need to make it bland, need to insert too many throwbacks, ...
Uhhrrr 6y ago
There is enough fun lore in the 'verse (Reavers, Alliance, Wild West/Chinese culture mashup) to propel a completely separate storyline, I think. Hopefully that's their idea, because as you say, a reboot of the series would be pure flamebait.

thrill 6y ago

Showrunner: "Let's take this piece of art, well loved by adult sci-fi fans, get a whole new cast, change it at its eyebrow-raising core to make it suitable for pre-teens, reducing it to unseasoned pablum, and see if it sticks to the wall." Executive: "Ship it!"

duxup 6y ago
Don't forget recycling plots, characters, scenes but in a sort of soulless way.
dudul 6y ago
It's probably more like all the infamous reboots that have come out recently: "OK, so we want to do this new show where blablabla" "Sounds boring as F, nobody is gonna watch that" "Well, we could call it the VerySuccessfulBelovedFranchise reboot. We can just rename the characters to match the original set" "Gold"
fractalf 6y ago
My secret source tells me we might see the rise of JarJar. That should please every die hard fan

rakoo 6y ago

It's easy to see a way it could not work: just take the example of the Star Wars movies

detaro 6y ago

As someone who admittedly isn't a die-hard fan of the original, I think something independent in a similar style, set in the same universe could work. But I suspect any corporate attempt at it would break it... can't take too many chances so need to make it bland, need to insert too many throwbacks, ...

Uhhrrr 6y ago

There is enough fun lore in the 'verse (Reavers, Alliance, Wild West/Chinese culture mashup) to propel a completely separate storyline, I think. Hopefully that's their idea, because as you say, a reboot of the series would be pure flamebait.