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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2017-06-24 03:22 pm

[ SECRET POST #3825 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3825 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2017-06-24 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
To be fair, around that time FOX and every other network were incredibly triggerhappy when it came to cancelling shows after sometimes even one episode was aired, so there was an issue. Firefly just got held up as being the postershow for being cut down in its prime without a fair shake because Whedon was still riding high on the success of Buffy. It probably was one of the shows that did deserve its early cancellation though, and only really got any kind of cult success because DVDs were incredibly new and relatively cheap (compared to VHS) and with a closed out series it made the perfect taster-set for people willing to buy SciFi boxsets but who were intimidated by the sheer size of Star Trek canon. If it had had more episodes then it wouldn't have been a DVD success story.

(Anonymous) 2017-06-25 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Anon You're Replying To...

You make a good point. I can see how ST and SW would be intimidating if you weren't big into genre television before then.

Probably another reason why it probably seemed like a good nibble is that it ended before Whedeon *really* got to put his ideas in play. A little bit after the cancellation I remember those plans got loose on the Internet. I don't remember a whole lot, but I do remember the whole "Inara gets gang raped" thing which...WAT?

It seems to me FOX cancelled Firefly just in time for it to be this big nostalgic thing rather than turning into a pile of drek.