These Guys Just Can't Take A Hint

Many people thought that Joss Whedeon's "Serenity/Firefly" franchise had finally gone to that great cemetery in the sky, to join "Star Trek: Voyager" and "Dark Skies" and all the other sci-fi properties nobody loves anymore. But people apparently do love "Serenity" — as if you couldn't tell by the frothing, reaver-like devotion of its fans — and they love it so much they could shell out to bring it back. Yes, that's what they tell us in today's no. 6 top link; they want to raise $24 million to give to Fox or the Sci-Fi network to pay for another season of "Firefly," which could explore storylines about gunslinger Frank Miller, sheriff Rooster Cogburn, or the myth of Curly's gold. Bloggers all love "Serenity"/"Firefly," and this Web site has inflamed their deep, personal feelings about this television show. This blogger hopes the fund-raiser works, as does this one: "I believe it deserves funding as much as any work of art needs funding to be developed." Can the legions of "Serenity" fans raise $24 million to buy themselves more fantasy time with their favorite drawling space cowpokes? We reckon not, but then again, you can't take the sky from them.

Posted by Philip Ewing at January 18, 2006 10:08 AM

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