Should There be Another Serenity Movie?

Should There be Another Serenity Movie?

Should Joss Whedon return to his brilliant universe to create a sequel to the equally brilliant Serenity?

Editorial Opinion
By CapedCruVader - Feb 26, 2015 11:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Comics
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Joss Whedon has given us some great pieces of film and television. He created the iconic Buffy The Vampire Slayer, he co-wrote Toy Story, he directed the avengers, and of course, he created Firefly. 



Ah Firefly, the show that was canceled far before it deserved to be. It had creative writing, awesome characters and great acting. Due to it's untimely demise, the storylines that Joss Whedon had planned for future seasons were squeezed into a two hour movie named Serenity. Whatever was left over was put into graphic novels (which I plan to read but unfortunately haven't gotten round to yet...). Now, don't get me wrong. Serenity is a fantastic movie, in fact it's one of my top ten favorite movies, but I feel like we haven't seen everything we can yet. So I thought, hey, why not do a Serenity sequel? Or prequel? Or side-story? Or spin-off? Or... Well you get the idea. Here are some storylines (in no particular order) you could potentially use.

1. A Simple Continuation From Serenity 



Remember the ending to Serenity? It was kind of open ended right? Sure the story is wrapped up nicely and every nerd in the audience has a tear in their eye, but you definitely get the sense that Mal is about to form a friendship with this physic girl he has for so long had reservations about. I would really love to see that friendship develop more. It's in no way romantic, with a more sibling/parental feel to it. A movie based around their adventures (and that of the remaining crew).


(RIP Wash)

I haven't outlined a specific storyline for this, because it would be a more character driven tale. 

2. The Operative



The definition of Lawful Evil, the Operative is one of the greatest villains put to screen. He's tough and menacing yet disturbingly polite, a movie centered around this guy could work quite well. Maybe show him go from a normal guy to this straight faced killing machine? I would love to see that. 

3. Shepard Book



As I said previously, I haven't read the comics yet, but I know Shepard Book is an interesting enough character to carry a movie. He's kind and accepting of people outside his faith, with a background that was meant to be explored in the future episodes of the show. A storyline like this may suffer from Wolverine syndrome, meaning that a character's shrouded past is built up so much, it often ends up disappointing the fans. If Joss Whedon was writing and directing though, it may make for a very entertaining film. 

So yes, another Serenity/Firefly film could work, hell, slap "From the Director of The Avengers" on it and it'll do great! But the Avengers may be a slight problem. Due to Joss being somewhat devoted to the Avengers movie right now, it seems fairly unlikely that we'd see another Serenity/Firefly flick anytime soon. And I'm pretty sure we don't want anyone else messing with the franchise. So while it's unlikely, I would love another Serenity/Firefly movie. 
What do you think? Leave your opinions in the comments below and feel free to check out some more of my articles. Or not.

-CapedCruVader
Twitter - @Dyannaghas
 
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Wannabe
Wannabe - 2/26/2015, 12:26 PM
I want Firefly back. [frick] more films. Make it happen, Netflix.
Effusion
Effusion - 2/26/2015, 12:31 PM
[frick] yes!
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 2/26/2015, 1:59 PM
Fie-uhr-fuh-lie. Fie-uhr-fuh-lie.
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 2/26/2015, 3:43 PM
I loved this series and film. So much fun. I never finished Buffy, and I couldn't get into Dollhouse or Angel. But this is one of my favorites. If Joss did it again, who would get impaled this time? Cause you know.........Joss Whedon......
WYLEEJAY
WYLEEJAY - 2/26/2015, 5:44 PM
@InfiniteMonkey. You can blame that on Fox. They aired the episodes in the wrong order. So nobody understood what was going on episode to episode. By time they tried to fix it, it was too late. It wasn't till Scyfy channel aired the episodes properly that it really got popular. It still had its fans before cancellation, but it became so in demand after Scyfy aired it Joss got the go ahead to do the follow up film to end the series.
ShadowakaTankD
ShadowakaTankD - 2/26/2015, 6:59 PM
No this movie is over rated as fuuck
SoFresh
SoFresh - 2/26/2015, 11:38 PM
No, overrated.
Just like everyother thing he does, he makes everyone a quirky, quicktalking, joke spewing, one liner spouting, cynical smartass.
It's basically a spaceship full of space Indiana Jones(Han Solos), the rule is one Indy/Solo per movie.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 2/27/2015, 12:02 AM
I personally would prefer a TellTale Firefly game instead. I enjoyed what they did with the Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us and Game of Thrones. So getting to see what they could do with that universe would be cool. If not that a Netflix series would do.
ScottishSummers
ScottishSummers - 2/27/2015, 6:39 AM
The current trend seems to be resurrecting cancelled TV shows (24, Heroes, The X Files, Prison Break, Twin Peaks) so why not Firefly? I'd argue that Joss Whedon's profile has increased thanks to his Marvel work. If it were a possibility, I think it would depend on availability. Does Joss have further MCU responsibilities after AoU? How much time does Nathan Fillion have free due to Castle...
1pickleduck
1pickleduck - 2/27/2015, 7:09 AM
the question should be, WHY NOT?!
LegendaryOutlaw
LegendaryOutlaw - 2/27/2015, 3:15 PM
Fire fly is my favorite show so YES!!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NETFLIX!!! JOSS BREATH LIFE INTO THIS SERIES AGAIN!!! It's a shame they cancelled the show and then moved into the movie. Bringing it back would be great, but there are certain characters that wouldn't return for obvious reasons Which would suck. I'd love to see Jubal Early back on screen again.
LegendaryOutlaw
LegendaryOutlaw - 2/27/2015, 3:19 PM
@InfiniteMonkey The main reason b it never caught on is because the episodes aired out of order. A lot of the more casual viewers were confused by that so they never really gave it a chance.

When you think about it, the fact that it only got the one season and a movie has a bright side: It never got old. It was so brilliant, but there was still a chance that as the show went on the quality could have dropped, as we've seen with so many other shows.
ruadh
ruadh - 2/28/2015, 8:48 AM
Firefly is my favorite show, and I love Serenity. That said, I am fine with it ending as is. I know people always want more of something they love, but there is something to be said for a finite story. You can imagine where they go from there, but as it stands, I am so satisfied.

And the Operative is an incredible villain. The guy who believes too much against the guy who believes too little. One of my favorite aspects of the movie is how the villain isn't defeated by being killed, as is typical. He is defeated by having his mind changed. Utterly and violently, but still...simply a change of perspective.

If they had continued though, I would have had the crew stuck in a position of having to trust and include the Operative among them. He is someone that is completely shattered and broken, so he would kinda fit. But he's also someone they all have good reason to hate. Tension, etc.

But as it stands, I enjoy having only so many hours to commit to get the whole story.
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