I just hope whatever vehicle is used to further the Firefly mythos doesn't get hijacked from the spirit of the original series.
I'll second that. To be honest, I don't like the fact that they are making a MOVIE of Firefly, I would much prefer that the Sci-Fi channel or someone else pick up the series and keep it on TV, where it belongs. Movies are what you make when a series is coming to an end, not something to further it.....but then ya never know....
I remember that conceited little pimple Harlan Ellison tried to remake Star Trek in City on the Edge of Forever. He wanted to make Bones a druggy or insane IIRC.
Just saw that 'Forever' episode just a few days ago! I own the original series on DVD. Whatever Harlan's motivation was, 'Forever" is one of the best Star Trek episodes ever.
Then there was the Section 31 book that was an explicit attempt by the author to make the Star Trek universe homosexual-friendly.
In general, the sci-fi community is one of the most truly tolerant of any groups, despite whatever political or religioius background they might come from. Unfortunately, because of this tolerance, those with more leftist leanings use it as a means of furthering their agenda. For instance, H.G.Wells was way left of center, and I believe Alduos Huxley was too...but they were certainly brilliant writers!)
If Firefly can stick to its original premises, who can tell how far it will go?
Shoot, I'd be happy if we could just get a full TV season out of it!
Yet I understand your point: there's a lot of potential in that series that is yet to be exploited, especially with the characters "River" and "The Shepherd." They could also pickup an occassional new passenger from time to time, just to keep things really interesting. And then there's the relationship between Mal and Inara....
Shoot, there's at least a couple of years worth of material there...
Ya know, that's the consensus opinion on 'Forever', but I can still clearly remember even as a child 'Forever' was one of the few episodes of ST that would invariably cause me to change the channel that day.
That may not sound like much until you know the market I grew up in had ST as a staple. I watched ST five nights a week for over ten years, and it's as much a part of my childhood as the home I grew up in.
The other one I disliked was the 'Nomad' episode, but I strongly suspect my dislike for it was more because they overplayed that one so much.
Hell, I liked 'Spock's Brain' better than 'Forever'.