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So...is the TV deal the old one with Fox, or a new one at Universal?

The press release has a sentence that reads: Universal recently acquired the rights to "Firefly" from 20th Century Fox Television, where Whedon's Mutant Enemy Inc. production company has a television deal.

So...is the TV deal the old one with Fox, or a new one at Universal?

As I understand it, Fox keeps the rights of the TV series (ie: They will take my money for the DVDs), but they sold the rights for the movie to Universal.

The bad news: Fox will get my money.
The good news: They won't be involved in the production or promotion of the movie.

On a related note, I rather enjoyed this comment from the /. discussion on the subject...

Yeah, I got a laugh out of it too. I found it surprising how many people in that discussion stated that they "didn't like Firefly" and they "couldn't get into it". Just goes to show you that Fox really did pooch it to begin with. I wonder what part of 'in order' Fox doesn't understand?

Of course, it couldn't be because it wasn't a good show, could it?

Damn, you're right - it was a horrible show! There was a plot line that continued from episode to episode! Thank god for FOX showing it out of order or we might have had another of those horrible Babylon 5 type shows on our hands.

Thank you, UncleJam, for pointing out what so many of us didn't notice. If it hadn't been for you, I don't know what would have become of us!

There were things I liked about Firefly and things I didn't, but overall I just didn't buy the universe and didn't think it worked, didn't think the scripts were that great, and didn't think the actors were all that good either.

And for the record, I would love another B5-type show rather than yet another episodic-only, no continuing plot line piece of garbage. But I didn't think Firefly had what it took to be that show.

And for the record, I would love another B5-type show rather than yet another episodic-only, no continuing plot line piece of garbage. But I didn't think Firefly had what it took to be that show.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the answer of the newb would be "No".

Yeah, I got a laugh out of it too. I found it surprising how many people in that discussion stated that they "didn't like Firefly" and they "couldn't get into it".

Let me go on record here as saying I hope B42 does reviews of the 3 unaired eps in December once the DVD comes out so we can post for just a little while as if it were the good old days. Guys? Thoughts?

I'll probably have to hold off spending my own money on the DVDs, but the full season review can come out after Christmas. Since Space: The Imagination Station will air the entire series, in order, for Canadian markets (starting Monday, September 8) I may be able to give those episodes normal reviews. I asked for opinions over the summer as part of the "what do you want to see reviewed" article, and all three replies asked for a full-series review.

I imagine someone here will. Meanwhile, those in Canada or able to receive Space will get to see Firefly in order Monday evenings, beginning Sept. 8.

I imagine someone here will. Meanwhile, those in Canada or able to receive Space will get to see Firefly in order Monday evenings, beginning Sept. 8.

Any idea on which cable/sattelite service I might be able to get Space? I have DirecTV (and I'm in Jersey), but would be willing to switch.