The Kickstarter Era?
Palmerwho
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I'll start by saying a big congrats to Veronica Mars and all her fans, 3 million and counting!
I'm not a fan yet, I watched a few episodes years ago and sort of drifted away but I plan to give it another go (been thinking about it for a while before the news hit).
My question is, do we think this will cause an influx of shows trying to return from the dead, will networks try and abuse fandom and do we think any will succeed?
I think that Veronica Mars worked because the fans, cast and creator all wanted to make it happen, where some cast members of other programs will have put the show behind them and may not be interested. Plus if the international rewards can be worked out then the money is simply a pre-order.
What other shows have all three (fans, cast & creator/writers) interested enough to pull this off?
No prizes for Firefly pitches
Fingers crossed this can happen for Chuck tho #ChuckMovie
I'm not a fan yet, I watched a few episodes years ago and sort of drifted away but I plan to give it another go (been thinking about it for a while before the news hit).
My question is, do we think this will cause an influx of shows trying to return from the dead, will networks try and abuse fandom and do we think any will succeed?
I think that Veronica Mars worked because the fans, cast and creator all wanted to make it happen, where some cast members of other programs will have put the show behind them and may not be interested. Plus if the international rewards can be worked out then the money is simply a pre-order.
What other shows have all three (fans, cast & creator/writers) interested enough to pull this off?
No prizes for Firefly pitches
Fingers crossed this can happen for Chuck tho #ChuckMovie
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I know a lot of people want a Firefly or Buffy movie through this but I don't think kickstarter will ever be able to raise the funds those kind of projects need.
Yeah. Both Firefly and Buffy would probably need more money... and there's also the issue of cast availability, plus of course Joss Whedon is gonna be tied up with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for at least another few years...
Jericho... Maybe, as it did have a loyal and vocal fanbase (see the "Nuts" campaign), but the other two? Unlikely, IMO.
I read Joss's comments about Firefly and it really did seem that he had very little interest in reviving it even if he had time to spare.
Hmm. Yeah, probably even more unlikely than Firefly, as they'd also need to raise enough money to get the rights from the Kuzais.
While my dream would be a Firefly TV/DVD film, I'd also really love another Stargate one, preferably something to give Atlantis a proper finish.
A pity that MGM had those financial issues a few years back, as IIRC we were originally going to get at least one more Stargate TV/DVD film until all that happened.
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Josh Whedon has already responded regarding Kickstarter and Firefly. He's busy with Marvel stuff, Nathan Fillion is contracted elsewhere so for the time being no new Firefly. However, he doesn't rule it out for the future.
Personally, I'd like to see Journeyman return but I'm probably the only one
So I'd say bring on more of these fundraisers.
I would like to see Pushing Daisies be revamped, personally. Or another Dead Like Me film as the open ending really made way of a potentially interesting second film. Or for Ghost Whisperer and Heroes to get a nice television movie to wrap up. But so many of the Heroes cast have moved on, i can't see it happening.
I think most Chuck fans weren't happy with the 'ending' they were given tbh. Plus the leads are all more than happy to return, because they feel the same way.
I don't disagree that shows killed without an ending at all deserve a finish like Alphas for example, just Chuck was parked in such a way that you could still add to it and improve it's legacy. Plus the hoops we jumped through for season three, I have no doubt that a couple of movies could be funded.
Bryan Fuller has expressed interesting in using Kickstarter to bring back Pushing Daisies or Wonderfalls. Wonderfalls had huge dvd sales, so i was always surprised that never generated enough interest back then.
I do. I feel like I am helping to bring something to life, and at the same time I get some stuff for my money.
Netflix have been in on and off negotiations about bringing Jericho back for the last year, there is a big campaign going on facebook
for me its buffy/angel/firefly obviously..also stuff like the new dredd movie getting a sequel would be nice
i know joss is a big deal now but if there is any fear for serenity or buffy spin off he should set this up,worldwide he would get close to 10m!
Maybe fans should as well.
But I am very excited about the VM movie even if I didn't contribute
Anne Dudek is now much better known in the US, if she wants to return
to TBG she could bring a potential film lotsa publicity.
You invest in KS and that allows the movie to get made. You've supported something you love and that's great.
But you don't get anything if the movie does amazingly well. You merely get the satisfaction of knowing you helped bring your dream show back to the world.
I want to see a Todd and the Book of Pure Evil KS campaign. Space were fools for cancelling that show as it was getting into its stride.
The only thing is though, does it still have a loyal fanbase. The likes of Firefly and Veronica mars have huge loyal fanbases that actually increased when it was off the air.
The book group isn't a show i rarely hear people rave about or want to have come back
True. Having said that, there was talk of a film of TBG
from Andrew Davies a few years ago-maybe this might
reawaken his interest?
I'd also like to see "Don't Trust the B**** in Apartment
23" come back-come on, it had so much potential!