I think they (Disney) should just move on and do something else. There's plenty of talent out there waiting for an opportunity to make the next Firefly....give erm a chance.
Firefly also benefited being one of the few Scifi/Space Opera shows of it's time. I remember the early 2000s having shows like Stargate: SG1, Star Trek: Enterprise, and not much else. I think many people have waxxed lyrical about it due to nostalgia. I remember trying to watch it a couple of years ago and not enjoying it as much. It's definitely showing it's age.
Heh hardly. I don't live in LA. I just work on stuff that shows up in my town.
The thing about Disney is that they're pretty risk averse. They tried their hand at lesser known or completely original projects a couple of years ago (John Carter, Tomorrowland) and those were absolute bombs. They've since gone on a shopping spree to acquire existing, successful IPs like Marvel, Star Wars and/or buying out entire catalogues (20th Century Fox). Sticking to tried and true 'safe' projects from select IPs seems to be their strategy ever since those 2010+ era disasters.
Disney has never had much imagination. I don't have much faith.
As long as they front out the cash and leave the filmmakers to their devices, things generally work out well.
Yeah I like a lot of Whedon's stuff. Hopefully he sorts out some of his recent problems. By many accounts, he sounds like a bit of a dick and a bully on set though. I suppose it's nothing that can't be sorted out as long as he has the will to do so. At least he hasn't been 'Me Tooed' or something. You can't really return from that.
Yeah I might check that out if it's around. I didn't really watch much TV at that time though. I think I was Second Year Uni at that time lol.
Yeah I don't think it's happening anymore. Gina Carano and all that you know. There's tons of other Star Wars projects from Filloni and Favreau though. Besides The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett there's what? Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Ahsoka? Even a young Lando one?
Maybe Star Trek: TNG. Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who, Tron, Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead/Army of Darkness, Godzilla (the Peter Jackson version), The Man with the Iron Mask, D&D 5e, Starhunter 2300 was much better than its immediately prior predecessor Starhunter--better cast. (That was just before Whedon wrote Firefly.) There must be others, but its still an extremely short list compared to the number of reboots.
Kennedy is still the overall head honcho at Lucasfilm though and therefore the boss of Filloni and Favreau. She wasn't replaced more as she willingly relinquished more creative control to Filloni. So the hierarchy still has Kennedy on top. Filloni serves as overall creative director, a role similar to what Kevin Feige does at Marvel. Favreau then comes in as principle showrunner...basically the go to guy for individual shows.
Those are rather bold statements. We honestly don't know what the inner workings are at Disney/Lucasfilm as all studios are tightlipped about their inner workings. I know you're gonna start citing Mike Zeroh but I don't consider him credible. Perhaps Carano will return...or not. Either way, she really ought to be more mindful about her social network activity. My money is that she won't be back. Her past outbursts aside......her more recent views on Twitter about Covid19 make things ahem....complicated.
Yeah I've never worked with the guy but I've worked with my fair share of brilliant assholes. Treating crew members like shit is one thing, Whedon's crime is that he treated the cast poorly as well. When you have different actors from different shows of his complaining how much of an asshole he is, yeah it's probably true. Again this can be overcome. Therapy sessions and counselling maybe?
The Mandalorian worked because it wasn't too reverent to the larger Star Wars IP on a whole. Barely any references to the more famous figures of the Star Wars universe or even famous events. Just the gunslinger/bounty hunter trope in the flesh in what is basically a Scifi Western. It's a success because it brought in new characters (sprinkled with some cameos) that the fans ended up loving yet still respected the rules of the Star Wars Universe.
