Um, Shiny? I guess?
I’m a huge fan of Firefly and the subsequent movie, Serenity. I think it provides a rich universe and engaging characters with fun writing and relationships.
I’m not that much of a fan of MMORPG’s. My brother even tried to get me started on WoW once, but I didn’t manage it. For one thing, it’s difficult to get me to accept that there are games out there that you have to purchase, and then pay a monthly fee to continue playing. If the client came free with subscription, it would be easier for me – but if I buy a game, I usually want to be able to play it in some capacity without buying a further subscription.
Even so, Wired is reporting that Fox has just licensed an MMORPG to be created based on Whedon’s space cowboy series. Which makes me conflicted.
Part of me says, “Awesome! The universe continues in an expansive interactive environment!”
Part of me says, “Wait. Fox didn’t seem to think Firefly was worth their time in the first run, they didn’t support the movie, and wasn’t The CW in talks to restart the series? So how does Fox deciding they can monetize their share in the brand effect further movies and/or series?”
Part of me says, “Shiny! A chance to create a character in a Whedonverse and help build the story!”
And part of me is grumbling and kicking the dirt, going, ”$50 bucks for the game client, I’ll probably have to boot into Windows to play it, and then pay $20 a month… razzafrakkin’...”
So. In short, I have too many personalities.
December 9th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
Yeah, I’ve never gotten into MMORPG’s either, and their mass appeal is a little bewildering to me, too.
I think I’d much prefer if future Firefly-verse stories came from Whedon and company than the giant corporation that tried to crush them.
(I hadn’t heard anything about the CW talks, by the way. It looks like it’s really just rumor at this point.)