Firefly reunion?

[Matmulder]

General consensus is that it's an animated series, as it's the only thing that would really work.

Otherwise, it's a new series with the crew, and bring Alan Tudyk back as "Dry", Wash's twin brother he wasn't aware of, who also happens to be a pilot but has a fine mustache.

 

[Mint8]

Cant see it being an animated series when you have Fillon knocking on all the casts doors and them appearing etc.

Absolutely must be a new series or film.

Main thing I took from all the vids - just how old they all looked now. Time flies.

 

[VincentHanna]

It's nearly 25 years old.

Fillion has aged better than a lot of them really, but he never looked young to start with.

 

[Shamikebab]

Cant see it being an animated series when you have Fillon knocking on all the casts doors and them appearing etc.

Absolutely must be a new series or film.

Main thing I took from all the vids - just how old they all looked now. Time flies.

Don't look in the mirror then

I'd be shocked if it is a live action series or film, both would be super expensive and it probably doesn't have the lure for that any more after so long.

 

[ttaskmaster]

Fillion has aged better than a lot of them really, but he never looked young to start with.

I'd have said Tudyk looks the best, but then we're comparing people who were then mostly in their mid-20s to now mostly over 50... and Baldwin is around mid-60s!!
Sean Maher looks like he's had the most plastic surgery, which is a little poetic given his character...

 

[Glanza]

Nathan Fillion Says 'Firefly' Animated Series In Development

Nathan Fillion says 'Firefly' animated series is in development with costars to voice their original roles. Concept art revealed.

deadline.com

Meh animated show

Fillion spoke on a panel at the Washington, D.C. event and live taping of his “Once We Were Spacemen” podcast alongside co-stars Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau, all of whom are expected to reprise their roles. Adam Baldwin, who played Jayne Cobb, will also lend his voice to the project.

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[Rroff]

Meh same not one I could really be into as an animated project.

 

[hudson86]

The proposed series is set in the timeline between the original 2002 television run and its 2005 feature film continuation, Serenity, expanding the universe while preserving continuity with the established lore

 

[Mint8]

Gah - what a letdown.

 

[Rob_B]

What else did everyone expect? The series was over 20yrs ago!

 

[Shamikebab]

Quite happy with that personally, it was never going to be a full live action tv show or film, nobody is financing that.
Happy Wash gets to be alive.

Interesting, one of the showrunners worked on Dollhouse so a bit of Whedon knowledge

 

[Greboth]

There’s been some excellent animated series recently so won’t write it off just for that. Whether it’ll capture the spirit of the original after all this time though? hard to say but I’m happy there is going to more on the chance it might.

 

[krooton]

There’s been some excellent animated series recently so won’t write it off just for that. Whether it’ll capture the spirit of the original after all this time though? hard to say but I’m happy there is going to more on the chance it might.

That's what I feel, we've had some cracking non-anime animated shows in recent years.

 

[Gray2233]

I don't see how it would be possible to make a show that wasn't animated, as others have mentioned there's been some excellent western animated stuff over the past few years that are absolute proof of concepts.

I'm fully behind the idea of such a thing personally.

 

[Speed]

I don't see how it would be possible to make a show that wasn't animated, as others have mentioned there's been some excellent western animated stuff over the past few years that are absolute proof of concepts.

I'm fully behind the idea of such a thing personally.

I agree. If it is faithful to the original show & film with the original cast voicing the characters I have a hope that it will be at least semi decent.

 

[Werewolf]

Like most of the others, not surprised it's going to be animated, the only thing I thought had a higher probability was likely some full cast audio dramas.
I can see it potentially being quite good and something I'd enjoy as I like both animation and audio dramas and the likes of Netflix have done some really great sci-fi animation in recent years, including stuff I thought I'd never see on the screen (things like "Sonny's Edge" by Peter F Hamilton).

 

[Rroff]

What else did everyone expect? The series was over 20yrs ago!

Aside from the demise of certain characters doesn't mean they can't set it later, etc.

 

[Speed]

I suspect some of it is how busy the actors are doing other things as well; several are working on Tv shows where they are the main character with Nathan in The Rookie, Morena in Sheriff Country etc. Sitting in a recording studio is a lot easier and less time consuming than doing it live action. None of them are exactly young anymore either with only a handful being sub 50.

 

[freddie64]

Should have realised it would be a animated show.

Personally i don't like animated shows so will probably give this a miss. I did try the Marvel series about the Watcher, but could not get into it due to it being animation.

Am sure other will like it, but i am out.

 

[Speed]

Should have realised it would be a animated show.

Personally i don't like animated shows so will probably give this a miss. I did try the Marvel series about the Watcher, but could not get into it due to it being animation.

Am sure other will like it, but i am out.

I'm having a hard time understanding the hate for shows just because they are animated. Like I get that you may have a preference for live action over animation but are you telling me that you have never enjoyed an animated show ever?!

If so there are so many great shows you are missing out on, many of which just wouldn't work as live action. Beyond the obvious stuff like Simpsons, Futurama, King of the Hill, Bob's Burgers, Bojack Horseman, Southpark etc you also have masterpieces like Batman the Animated Series, Over The Garden Wall. Then you have classic anime that has stood the test of time like Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan and more recent things like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Chainsaw Man, One Punch Man etc.

ShadowMachine the animation studio they have selected is also decent (they worked on Bojack Horseman as an example) and have won an Oscar for their work on Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio. If the script is well written and the voice acting holds up then I don't see how it doesn't at least come off as at the very least... decent.

Maybe I would have preferred Firefly as live action 10+ years ago but now I think animated is the way to go.