What Would the Television and Movie Industry do Without Fans

By Javier Timmerman

Joss Whedon's largest and best known undertaking would have to be the TV series "Buffy : Vampire Slayer" based primarily on the universe established in his 1994 script of the same name.

A real film buff wants to be prepared to sit on the settee in front of their Hi-D TV and have access to quality films all the time. It's much better to be in a position to flip thru premium picture channels and pick out a new hit on HBO than it is to drive to the store and search for something, hoping it's in stock.

Firefly is a dramatic comedy set in space with the feel of an old American Western film. The show is set in the future, the year 2517. The earth we now inhabit has been overrun, overworked and abandoned. Homo sapiens has arrived and settled into a new star system.

With such a wide selection of films available on these channels there's practically never a desire to go spend the money on a DVD or a rental.

Despite being helmed by Joss Whedon and produced by Fox, Firefly was met up with a less than stellar reaction. The show tended to average only 4.7 million viewers per episode and never managed to rank above 98 in the Nielsen Ratings. Having only been online for three months, Firefly was cancelled in December of 2002. Only eleven of the fourteen produced episodes ever saw air.

straight after it's cancellation, a steadfast Firefly fanbase calling themselves "Browncoats" emerged. The Browncoats, named after the show's group of wrestlers for autonomy, put forth their best attempts to keep their show from oblivion. They banded together to start a postcard campaign and raise money to put an advert in Variety magazine.

So you'd think it'd be straightforward ; find out which film / television show your mate likes and find something linked up to give them as a present. When productions shut down, lots of the props get sold on or auctioned off for charity and find there way onto the market through the Net and expert outlets.

Since that time, the Firefly universe has spawned a few comic series, a role playing game, and a line of clothing establishing beyond any shadow of a doubt that the fans have an impact on the television and motion picture industry. - 29872

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