Some new Serenity tidbits.....

Lindley · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:04 am Some new Serenity tidbits.....**

Thought you all might appriciate a few new Serenity tidbits.

First, Issue #1 of the Serenity comic should be out soon if it isn't already. I don't have it yet, but I will. The four-page preview I saw online looked pretty sweet.

Second, two things appeared at Comic-Con:

1) A few clips from the Serenity soundtrack:
http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/soundtrack/mp3/
(note: limited bandwidth. You may need to wait a few hours.)

2) A film poster, although I don't think it's the official one:

Leo Wyatt · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:49 am**

Seems interesting.

Lindley · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:27 am**

Leo Wyatt · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:41 am**

One of the actors look ex-Joey on a soap opera One life to live. I definetly want to see it. Cause I like the actor.

Lindley · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:44 am**

I wouldn't know about that. Most of the actors are fairly unknown, but a few have some notable credits other than Firefly-----

Nathan Fillion was on Two Guys, A Girl, And a Pizza Place and Saving Private Ryan.
Alan Tudyk was in Dodgeball and I, Robot.
Ron Glass was in Barney Miller
Adam Baldwin was in Independence Day
Gina Torres was in Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions
Jewel Staite was in Space Cases

I don't know what Morena Baccarin or Sean Maher did before or since Firefly. Summer Glau is definintely new; prior to Firefly, all she'd done was an episode of Angel, and a few commercials. She's since guested on CSI.

The Delta Flyer · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:43 pm**

I can't wait already.

Gina Torres appeared in a few episodes of 24 Season 3 as well.

I didn't know Fillion was in Saving Private Ryan - gonna have to rewatch that now!

I'm holding back on the comics for now - hoping they're gonna be republished in one volume. I don't much go in for comics - much prefer novels, so I can't wait for the Firefly / Serenity novels to be released.

I read a post by the author of the Serenity novelisation, Keith DeCandido over at http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com (the exact link is http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com/serenity/index.html?fuseaction=forum.viewtopic&t=5434&start=330 but you'll need to be registered to see that I think) in which he confirmed this artwork will be the cover of the novelisation:

"[The] poster was unleashed at Comic-Con this weekend, and it will also be the artwork for the novelization cover.

The main difference between the poster and the book cover are that the words "FROM WRITER/DIRECTOR JOSS WHEDON" will be removed and replaced with the words "A NOVELIZATION BY KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO, BASED ON THE SCREENPLAY BY JOSS WHEDON." "

Those soundtrack samples are great as well - does anyone know if a Serenity soundtrack CD will be released?

I quite like the poster and will definitely be getting one of my own if I can. If they don't go on sale, you may see me tearing one off the wall of the cinema and making a run for it

Lindley · **Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:14 pm**

Lindley · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:09 am**

New: The Serenity International trailer has now been released as well!

http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/trailer/

Lindley · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:22 pm**

An article about why you should watch Firefly on the Scifi channel this Friday:

http://www.news-journalonline.com/column/247/03SceneTWEN072005.htm

The Delta Flyer · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:15 pm**

What do you reckon to the trailer Lindley? Reckon it'll do enough to pull in the masses?

I surely hope so!

In any case, for all those people who are new to the so-called 'Verse - where have you been!?! Watch Firefly when it's on (I don't know which episodes are showing since I don't have access to the channel) but watch as much of it as you can and then, after a few episodes, tell me you don't love it. Go on. I dare you.

Lindley · **Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:49 pm**

The Delta Flyer · **Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:22 am**

Well since I've gone to university, pretty much everyone who I lived with has been 'exposed' to Firefly. They all say they'll go and see the film.

One guy, after learning of my love for Star Wars told me he hated sci-fi and couldn't understand the attraction of it. I leant him the Firefly boxset. Last time I spoke to him he was contemplating buying it for himself...

Personally I think people will like it, it's just getting them to go and see it - that'll be the main issue I reckon. Mind you, everytime I see mention of Firefly or Serenity in a magazine be it online or on-paper, it's always glowing with praise and expectation for the film when it's released.

The fact that Serenity was to be at the Edinburgh Film Festival made it on to the front page of Empire Online (www.empireonline.co.uk - the website for the popular film magazine, Empire) which, I think, is a huge thing for such a low-key film (relatively speaking).

Hitchhiker · **Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:43 am**

Number one reason people will like the film: It's sci-fi without being sci-fi.

Usually, the main complaint people have about science fiction is that it's too weird and hi-tech. Firefly is basically a western set in space, with guns, fighting, and explosions. There aren't mountains of lines of technobabble like, "remodulate the deflector dish to send an anaphasic subspace pulse" and the characters are real and believable. That's why shows like BSG, Firefly, etc, can attract even the mainstream audience.

The Delta Flyer · **Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:00 pm**