‘Firefly’ Producer Keeps Fan Hope Alive With Suggestion Of A Limited Series
By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2014 12:00 pm EST
With quotes like the following, who can blame them? Though there is nothing at any stage of development, Firefly producer-writer Tim Minear recently said he “would never foreclose the possibility” of a comeback, and suggested a “limited series” on Netflix or something could work.
The quotes come from this piece over at Entertainment Weekly. There’s more there, but here’s the big one:
Minear also says on multiple occasions this hypothetical limited series is not in the works, and the cast and crew are scattered all over, but he has a “never say never” attitude. Which makes sense considering things fans once thought impossible — the return of Arrested Development;The Wonder Years on DVD; Batman vs. Superman – are all somehow becoming a reality these days. Why not a Firefly reunion?
I’m completely talking off the top of my head, but there’s a show that’s been on for the last couple years that’s reinvented the form in terms of the limited series. I’m trying to think of the name of that show — Oh yes! American Horror Story! It doesn’t have to be 13 episodes. Look how Sherlock does it….I think a limited series of some kind would work best. Something like that could also work if, say, 20th [Century Fox, who owns the rights] could partner with Netflix, or another distributor. It would have its home on Fox, of course [then a second window on streaming]. A limited series would do very well, I bet.
