Discussion
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whartung: Loved the show, I have no expectations for this. It's just too easy to not be "right" for all sorts of incompatible different definitions of "right".But, the animated series a good idea and smart.First, it lets Nathan and Morena participate considering they're pretty busy with their prime time series.Second, there's no reason to "jump ahead 20 years". They can pick right up from where they left off after they figure out how to dig Wash out of the ground. The animated characters don't have to age. They can do a prequel, they have a lot of flexibility which helps to not pigeon hole it.And, ideally, the animated series can be less expensive, making it perhaps more of a chance for success and continuing (I have no idea how much modern animated show development costs compared to sets and CGI etc.).I have not seen it, but I understand that The Clone Wars is a pretty successful series, so maybe that's an inspiration.
mburns: [delayed]
cwillu: > figure out how to dig Wash out of the groundMy understanding is that it fits between the series and the movie, so there will be no need to rename the land known as His Grave.
headcanon: I agree with most of the other comments so far, the "magic" of the show is going to be hard to replicate.My bull case for this is that Nathan Fillion and crew have had 20 years of exposure to this fact and likely know what they're getting into and how to do it right. The only question is if they'll be able to execute. I'm excited!
twoodfin: Say what you will about Joss Whedon, but his quirky, punchy style of dialog has gone from niche to mainstream in the 30+ years since Buffy. Mostly thanks to Whedon’s and his imitators’ escalating success with that formula: The Avengers, for example, took Marvel from a series of above-average superhero hits to total cultural dominance.There’s plenty of writing talent out there that grew up wanting to emulate Buffy and Firefly, so if hearts and budgets are in the right place, recapturing that part of the show should be eminently feasible.
readthenotes1: Star Trek animated is pretty good and so is Lower Decks.I usually don't like cartoons but I'm hopeful.
acidburnNSA: The announcement on instagram is here in case anyone wants to see it directly. Pretty well done. Nathan did a bunch of teasers with the other stars earlier. Kinda funny and goofy.https://www.instagram.com/p/DV6Js56jT3F/
