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[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

My days of not taking you seriously are definitely coming to a middle.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

image

Also the concept art looks great! It'll be animated by the studio that did Bojack Horseman (though they're probably more known for their stop-motion animation on Adult Swim like Robot Chicken)

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Kaylee?

Edit: And Simon, of course.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Convenient that they're the two not there, doncha think?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they are in their bunk.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 3 points 3 months ago

Hey, now - "their bunk"?!? Let's not get ahead of where the new show is starting off from, eh?

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mkay - are we retconning Wash's demise, or will this be set well enough before that? Because I'm not sure I can commit without him.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

If I were in charge I would pretend Wash never dies. Go right past the movie time period and cover Reaver reveal from a different angle. The movie becomes beta canon and everyone winks at each other when they talk about the death of Wash.

Since this universe has no magic of time travel to magic the problem away I think it's best to just wink and nod.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Shiny.

I've always thought an animated series would be the perfect way to continue it, amazing to see it finally happening.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, it's really the only way they could have done it at this point. I'm hoping the creators/writers do it justice; I heard that Joss Whedon won't be involved. Say what you will about the man, but he wrote damn compelling characters.

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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

It's set in the time before Serenity, so both Wash and Book are still alive. No need to come up with story contortions. Just re-cast for Ron Glass.

Also, animated means they can keep doing more for a long time without having to explain the actors aging and why they can't do crazy stunts or ride horses.

Win, win.

... As long as it includes YoSafBridge.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Will full cast? Y'all forget about Ron Glass?

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Umm, you know a necromancer?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] kieron115@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They said they knew one, not that they could get them to do it - let alone afford it. Too bad we couldn't get him to Miracle Max while he was only mostly dead.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Gotcha, gotcha... do you wanna start the GoFundMe or should I?

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Don't you need to have a goal to set first?

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yea the goal is “help us raise funds to resurrect Shepard Book”.

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Oh good. We'll need one for Wash too.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We can just cast his brother, Rinse

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Don’t forget his other brother dry

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

nobody ever casts the black sheep of the family, Repeat!

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wash will still be there, Alan Tudyk hasn't passed yet. It says the series will take place in the couple year gap between the end of the series and Serenity!

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That couple years was real time. As I recall (it's admittedly been quite a while), in-universe time between the two was something like 6-9 months.

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sheppard Book lives. Alan Tudyck's star hasn't dimmed. Ron Glass is dead. Hoban Washburne is a leaf on the wind.

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[–] BryyM@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

This was a good choice I think, both because the actors are much older and it allows for some more wacky funny visuals.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago
[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Please give it to the same studio that did Lower Decks! They nailed the lore and the humor.

Also they'd better get a different actor to voice Jayne

[–] Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

It's looking like it'd be ShadowMachine; they did Robot Chicken, Bojack Horseman, and a bunch of other stuff.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Also they'd better get a different actor to voice Jayne

Why, what's wrong with Adam Baldwin? Or did you mean Shepard Book?

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Homophobic, transphobic, racist, anti-abortion, all-around asshole human. He used to say wild hateful stuff on Twitter back in the day, I'm fairly certain he got banned for it

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 3 months ago

Ugh! Didn't know. Yeah, that's a move I could get behind in light of that. Unfortunately, according to the Deadline article he's already committed to "lending his voice" even though he wasn't physically there for the announcement.

Maybe we'll get lucky and his fellow cast members will help him get back to reality a bit - especially considering it's slowly becoming harder to be anything but the most diehard of a Trump supporter.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He became an alt-right chud.

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[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Fuck yes! Excited!

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (6 children)

My wife, who is super into and out of Firefly fandom is both happy and sad. I don't know how to feel.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I got into it because of her. She hasn't revealed how she feels. Think she's still processing it. I made sure not to say anything until somebody was official because I didn't want to give her an emotional roller coaster

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm also into Firefly because of Crackhappy's wife and she seemed excited when I told her last night

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[–] AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Please tell me Nathan pushed The Button during the announcement.

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[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

I dunno how you'd go about it but putting further distance from the Confederacy metaphor would also be good.

But I'm just glad there'll be more, honestly.

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