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26 December 2005 Original Browncoat Designer Will Make Reproductions The original designer of Mal's browncoat, Jonathan Logan, will now make replicas in any size you require. If you would like a quote for a Browncoat to fit you contact Jonathan at Custom Leathers, 8336 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90069, USA Tel 0800 472 5984 or 323 6539155, email information@jonathanlogan.com. Serenity Wins Two Titles on Scifibrain.com Serenity has picked up two awards in Scifibrain.com's Best Sci-Fi of 2005 Awards. Serenity won Best Sci-Fi Film and Joss Whedon won Best Sci-Fi Director for Serenity. You can see the full list of awards at www.scifibrain.com. The Propstore of London has some Serenity Props for sale. You can view and order them at www.propstore.com Serenity Is IGN's No1 SC-Fi Film Serenity has won Ign.com's Awards for the Best Sci-Fi Film and Best Story of 2005. You can see all the awards at www.ign.com. 24 December 2005 For those of us you who haven't yet got the Serenity DVD, Sci-Fi Wire are offering a clip of a deleted scene that will be included as an extra on the DVD. The clip shows a little more of Book from the scene where they first visit Haven and you can view it at www.sci-fi.com 
Serenity Region 4 DVD Cover and Special Features UIP Australia have revealed the Region 4 DVD cover and I'm sure all Browncoats will agree that it is far superior to the Region 1 version. Here's hoping that the Region 1 version will be along the same lines. UIP Australia also comfirm the following special features:
Hope all you region 4 guys have fun buying all three versions!! 
Official Limited Edition Serenity Print Jason Palmer Illustrations have a Limited Edition Officially Licensed SErenity Print. There are only 1000 of these worldwide and they coost £85.00. Click the image to enlarge, go to www.jasonpalmer.net for details. Serenity Entered in the 2006 BAFTA Awards Serenity is one of the many films that have been entered for nomination in the 2006 Bafta Awards. Top see the full list go to www.bafta.org Equality Now Charity Thanks Whedon Fans Joss Whedon's Favourite Charity, Equality Now, have posted on Whedonesque thanking Joss and his fans for their support. Here's what they said: On behalf of Equality Now, I am writing to say a huge THANKS to all of you for supporting our work to end violence and discrimination against women around the world!! Jessica and I had a great time at the Flanvention last weekend - your enthusiasm and generosity are deeply touching. As Equality Now is an organization that believes that anyone anywhere can do something to help, we are very aware of the power of individuals coming together to work for a common goal. Your power is staggering! We hope that some day the dream of equality will be as real for all of us as it is in Buffy and in Firefly, and all of you give us great hope that this day will come. Special thanks to the cast for all their generosity, and special thanks to Nathan and Joss for believing in our work and encouraging you to support it. There are many ways you can help in addition to giving us much needed funding - check out our website at www.equalitynow.org. Love to all of you from Jessica and the rest of the staff of Equality Now. 13 December 2005 Serenity Screening, Portland Oregoon, USA There will be a sapecial screening of Serenity at the Kennedy School, Portland Oregon on 15 December 2005. Tickets will cost $3.00 and are restricted to over 21's. While many UK Browncoats have already ordered their Region 1 DVD from the US, those waiting for the Region 2 version will be rewarded for their patience. The Region 2 DVD will be released on 27 February 2006 and will contain some features not available on the Region 1 version, including a 20 minute documentary 'A Filmaker's Documentary' which follows Joss from script to screen. You can preorder this now at amazon.co.uk for £13.99 9 December 2005 Rumours have been circulating the interweb (originating with IGNFilmforce) that Universal have given the go ahead for a smaller budget Serenity Sequel which will be shown on the Sci-Fi Channel which is owned by Universal. Neither Joss Whedon nor Universal have confirmed this rumour. We shall wait and see. Serenity Opens at Number 5 at the German Box Office Premiering on 24th November, Serenity opened at number 5 in the German Box Office Charts. Not bad considering the movies it was up against were the lastest Harry Potter, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and In Her shoes. In a small victory for the browncoats though, Serenity did place above Flightplan, the movie that kept it off the top spot in America. 8 December 2005 New Serenity Book Available For Pre-Order Keith R. A. DeCandido has penned the new Serenity Novel entitled Mirror Image and it is now available for pre-order at www.amazon.com An Online Petition has been set up asking HBO or Showtime Revive Firefly as a TV Series. You can sign the petition at www.petitionspot.com/petitions/revivefirefly Joss Whedon's Letter Included in Buffy Complete DVD Those of you who are the proud owners of the Buffy Complete Series DVD Box set will also know the contents of this letter. But for those of you who aren't lucky owners, here's Joss Whedon's letter to the fans: Well, here you have it. All of it. Seven years of painstaking work, of pain and creation, of wit, confusion, strength, compromise and achievement... of me, dreaming of nightmares. To say that Buffy has been the greatest, most difficult and rewarding experience of my career thus far would actually be to undersell its significance. It represents the best work (again, so far) of so many talented people I can’t possibly name them all here. David Greenwalt and Marti Noxon, who ran the show with me are more responsible for its shape and terrible beauty than I ever intend to give them credit for, do spring to mind. But so many great writers, actors and crew labored beyond the beyond to make this show happen that it extended, as true art does, beyond my reach. This show ran me, not the other way around. It told me what to say, what to show, when to give comfort and when to draw blood. This show, seven years of it, is a living thing. Put it on your shelf, and go to bed. It’ll whisper to you in your sleep. Joss Whedon 26 November 2005 Firely Costumes Up For Auction Costume designer for Firelfy, Shawna Trpcic is auctioning of some pieces of clothing she rescued from the set of Firefly. The items include an original Browncoat and one of Inara's gowns. You can see all the items at www.FireflyCostumes.com. The auctions will commence on on 1 December 2005 Serenity Sweeps the SFX Readers Awards for 2005 Readers of SFX voted in droves and and what they voted for was Serenity. The film and our big damn heroes placed 1st in almost every relevant catorgory. The awards were as follows:
New Spike Action Figure Announced Diamond Select have announced a new Spike Action Figure available now. 'Fool For Love' Spike is based on the vampire's fight with Nikki the Vampire Slayer in the 70's. Click on the picture for a larger image. 20 November 2005 Vote Serenity for Film of The Year 2005 BBC's Film 2005 want viewers to vote for their favourite film of the year. You can vote for Serenity, or whatever film you like, at www.bbc.co.uk/films/film2005/filmofyear_2005.shtml. Astonishing X-Men to go Bi-MOnthly The new Astonishing X-men series of comics written by Joss Whedon will be issued bi-monthly from next year. Watch The Trailer for Fan Film 'Done The Impossible' A trailer is now available for the fan made Firefly & Serenity documentary, 'Done The Impossible' and it can be viewd at www.donetheimpossible.com. 11 November 2005 Serenity DVD Australian Release Date UIP Australia have announced that Serenity will be released on DVD in Australia on 8 February 2006. They are in the process of finalising the extra content. Firelfy Soundtrack UK Release Date The Firefly Soundtrack CD Will be Released in the UK on 28 November 2005. You can pre-order it now at Amazon for £11.99 or Play.com for £10.99. Simpsons Halloween Buffy Parody This year's Simpons Halloween Special, 'Treehouse of Horror XV1', pays tribute to Buffy Halloween episode, Halloween, when a witch turns everyone into their costumes. Serenity Enters Amazon.com Charts Over a month before it's release, the Serenity DVD (region 1)has entered the Amazon.com charts at number 18. 1 November 2005 Firefly DVD Number 1 in Australia The Firefly DVD Box Set is the Top Selling DVD in Australia this week, beating new release Batman Begins. Firefly and Serenity Top the New Scientist Best Science Fiction Works Poll Remember The New Scientist.com Best Science Fiction Works Poll? Well fans the world over voted for Firedly & Serenity and they came top in both the Worldwide and US only polls, beating Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, Staw Wars & Hitchhickers Guide amongst others. Once again we are mighty. You can see the full results at www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn8211 Serrenity Will Not Open in Theatres in Mexico UIP have confirmed that Serenity will no longer open in the theatre in Mexico. It was to premiere 5th November 2005. New Buffy & Angel Movies Could Go Straght To DVD Talking to Sci-Fi Wire, Marti Noxon has hinted that the much rumoured Buffy/Angel series of movies may go straight to DVD. "There are serious discussions going on about bringing some of the characters back and making a few movies that will go striaght to DVD, but they will certainly be the quality they have always been," she said. She also said that, although she was not involved at this stage, some of Buffy's writers, such as Drew Goddard had been contacted about turning in script ideas. 25 October 2005 Vote in Askmen.com's 99 Most Desireable Women Poll www.askmen.com" are having their annual tTop 99 Most Desirable Women poll, both Charisma Carpenter and Eliza Dushku are amongst the finalists and you can vote at www.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/vote1.html. Vote in TV Guide's Halloween Poll www.tvguide.com are holding a Halloween poll and Buffy and Angel feature. You can vite at http://online.tvguide.com/special/halloween2005/index.asp. Add Yourself to the Whedonverse Map www.buffy.net have started a Whedonverse map of the World. To view and add yourself go to http://www.frappr.com/whedonverse. Serenity Theatre Openings Cancelled UIP have announced Serenity will now be going straigh to DVD in some countries where it was previously going to open in theatres. The countries announced so far are, Argentina, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil and Singapore. Serenity Dropped From More US Cinemas In it's fourth week Serenity (now in 16th place in the US Box Office) has been dropped from a further 822 cinemas in the US and is now showing in just 887. 20 October 2005 
Astonishing X-Men Full Story One Shot Marvel have announced that they will be releasing a 48 page one shot of the full story of Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men comic series. The comic will be in stores from 4th January 2006 and will cost around $3.99. The cover is as shown on the right - click the picture for a larger image.. Two Serenity Role Playing Game Supplements Announced Two supplements to the Serenity Role Playing game have been announced, a GM screen which will come woth a mini-scale poster map of the Serenity deckplans and should be out in November. The second is a an adventure product that is currently being written. Check out www.serenityrpg.com. Browncoats Book Needs Your Contribution A Browncoats Book is being compiled for realease early next year. The book will document the time from the end of Firefly to the beginning of Serenity through the fans eyes. It will also act as a sort of yearbook for browncoats, with photos, names and a space for you to get your browncoat friends to leave messages and sign. The creators would like your contributions, your stories, photos or whatever you would like. If you would like to contribute your entry to the yearbook please send you r name, photo, nickname and comment to bcyearbook@gmail.com. 16 October 2005 Firefly Soundtrack Listing The tracklisting for the Firefly Soundtrack has been announced and is as follows:
Browncoats Ad in Variety Browncoats have taken a advert out in the Daily National Variety to Thank Joss, UNiversal and the cast. The appeared in the 14 October issue. (click the image for larger picture). For details on how you can get hold of a copy click here USA Network Pick Up Serenity For 2008 Showing The USA Network have bought the rights to Serenity along with two other films, for their first ad-supported airing in 2008. US Cinemas Drop Serenity Serenity has been dropped from 489 cinemas in the USA and is now showing in just 1,700 cinemas. As of Thursday 13th October Serenity had grossed almost $20 million in the US. 13 October 2005 Serennity on DVD in December Serenity could be out on DVD as early as December, so that has solved my Christmas list problems. The DVD will include commentary by Joss Whedon plus the following deleted scenes: Vote For YOur Three Favourite Sci-Fi Works in New Scientist.com's Poll You may remember from this news item that New Scientist.com asked people to nominate their favourite sci-fi works. A short list of 50 works has now been drawn up and both Firefly & Serenity made it onto the shortlist. You are now invited to vote for your top three favourite works. You can vote here. 10 October 2005 Serenity Number 1 in the UK Box Office Charts Good work UK Browncoats, Serenity has knocked Pride & Prejudice off the number one spot at the UK Box Office for the weekend. This is the best Box Office result for Serenity in all the countries that it has been released. With the release of the Wallace & Grommit film next week there is little chance of Serenity retaining the number 1 spot, but number 2 next week will be a great achievement. 8 October 2005 Serenity Number 2 at UK Box Office The Box Office results are in for Friday 7th October and Serenity has taken the number 2 spot being very marginally beaten by Pride & Prejudice. If we all make the effort to go again tonight, and take all of our friends there is a very good chance that Serenity will make the number 1 spot for the weekend. Watch Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau on GMTV Missed Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau on GMTV or just want to see it again? Watch it here. See Serenity 3 Times And Receive a Gift From UIP UIP are offering a Serenity gift to anyone going to see Serenity 3 times betweeen 7th & 31st October. To receive your gift send 3 ticket stubs (each showing a different date) including your name and address to I found SErenity, PO Box 2479, London W1A 2YA to arrive before 4th November 2005. Jewel Staite updates her Dear Roj blog Jewel Staite has updated her blog with her thoughts on Serenity's Opening weekend. Here's what she said: Dear Roj So, it’s happened: Serenity has made it’s debut. The first weekend is over. I dragged nearly everyone I knew to it and made them sit through it, no bathroom breaks allowed-they might miss important plot points and sweet fight sequences! And some of them even went to see it again, and again, and then again (and no, I’m not counting my parents, here, because they’re already asking me for their own personal copy of the DVD and poster and role playing book-I REALLY hope my Dad doesn’t want to play Inara). Yes, my family and my friends are devoted and very proud of even the silliest of things that I do, but I knew by their slightly sheepish faces on being caught with not one, not two, but THREE Serenity movie passes in their wallets on only the third day of it opening that they loved this movie. I am so pleased by this. I’ve always vowed to never get too close to a project and to never, ever fall in love with it, but I did that with Firefly, and I did it again with Serenity. I couldn’t help it. It’s special to me. It stands out. And to know that it stands out for other people too, people that love it because it’s intelligent and funny and so original, it makes me happier than anything. Joss is right when he says that none of the usual industry rules apply to this movie, because they really don’t. There’s no predicting what will happen. We don’t know what’s coming, and we don’t know what our ultimate fate will be. It’s virtually impossible to know. We are different. We always have been. It’s just what makes us even more special. Above all else, we opened this weekend to the tune of 10.1 million dollars, and we’re the number one "new" movie in the country. That says a ton. I know my theatre was packed to the brim with browncoats, and when I see it again this weekend coming up, I know it will be the same, because you don’t give up. We have something that bikini-clad treasure-hunting Paul Walker-kissing peeps don’t, and that’s the most dedicated, most wonderful fan base in the world. (know how good that feels?) It’s of course, far from over. The second weekend means even more than the first. We need this film to stay in theatres for as long as possible to give ourselves the opportunity to make some cash so we can keep going, keep flying, and keep making movies. And those people saying shitty things, saying that you don’t matter and that it’s over? They don’t get it. No big deal. Ignore that kind of stuff. There are NO RULES here. No accurate predictions. Anything is possible. Just know that everything you do, every ten bucks you spend on a ticket, every friend you bring to the theatre with you, all of it helps. Lets show them how mighty we can be. I am so proud. Jewel PS If you’re reading this Dad, I was just kidding. You can play Inara. Just not Kaylee, k? Serenity Competition on Kerrang.com www.kerrang.com have a page devoted to Serenity and are holding a competition to win a Sony LCD TV & DVD player. Universal Offering Serenity Prize Packs for 2nd Weekend Attendees Universal are offering cool Serenity prizes to people who go see Serenity in it's all important 2nd weekend in the US. Prizes up for grabs are a Seremity poster signed by Joss and the cast, a Serenity T-shirt and Serenity Prize packs. To enter send in your Serenity ticket stubs, dated from 7th to 9th October, with your name, phone number and e-mail address to Serenity Leader, 235 Park Avenue South, 5th Floor, New York, NY10003. You can enter as many times as you like and all entries must be postmarked before 11 October to be eligible. Winners will be drawn at random from all the entries. This offer is only available to US and Candadian ticket holders. New Kane CD Availabe for Pre-Order After a busy summer, Christian kane's band Kane will be releasing a live CD, 'Accoustic Live in London' on October 14th. There will be limited numbers of this CD and orders are being taken now at www.kanemusic.com 4 October 2005 Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau on GMTV Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau will be appearing on GMTV (UK Breakfast Show) on Wednesday morning and will be taking part in a live video webchat later. You can submit your questions now at www.gm.tv Win a 10 Minute Conversation with Joss Whedon Charity Auctions are taking place where the winning bidder will receive a 10 to 15 minute telephone conversation with a selection of Whedonverse cast and crew. Bidders can choose from Joss Whedon, Stephanie Romanov, Time Minear, David Fury, Dennis Christopher, George Hertzberg, Camden Toy, John Billingsby and Scott Scwartz. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief. Click here for full details and to place your bid. Serenity Places Second in US Box Office Serenity took just over $10,000,000 in it's first weekend placing second behind Flightplan which is in it's second week. This means that Serenity took more than any of the other films that opened September 30th, including Into The Blue starring Jessica Alba. Meanwhile in Australia, Serenity took just over $1,000,000 placing 6th behind mainly children and family films it being school holidays there. Vote in the SFX Awards SFX are now taking votes for their annual Awards and you can place your votes here New Scientist SPACE.com Are Looking For The Best Science Fiction Works Ever Newscientistspace.com are looking for the Best Science Fiction Works Ever and you can nominate, Firefly, Serenity or whatever you want. 3 October 2005 The cast of Serenity Will Answer Your Questions First Joss answered your questions, now some of the cast will take time out of their busy schedules to answer your questions through Whedon's World. Email your questions to Adam Baldwin (Jayne), Gina Torres (Zoe), Jewel Staite (Kaylee), Sean Maher (Simon) or Summer Glau (River) or indeed to all five to cider@whedonsworld.com
Joss Whedon Posts on Serenity Opening Serenity opening weekend has been and gone (for the US, Canada & Australia), but next weekend is just as important. Here's what Joss posted right before the weekend. "Well boys and girls and boys dressed as girls and girls dressed as Kaylee, the time is almost upon us. This Friday we take that old rust-bucket out of the shipyard and see if she can breach atmo. It’s been a long (to paraphrase a band I like) strange trip, and it’ll be nice finally to show everybody what it is we’ve been tinkering with all this time. You already know you have my thanks, from the hardcore fans to the softcore... fans.... let me try that again. From the people manning the booths, buying DVD sets for their friends, getting banners seen everywhere on Australian TV, raffling artwork for ticketholders (Adam Hughes, take a bow), to the most casual fan who just wants to see the flick and won’t ever even read this. You guys are the fuel in the engine, the Fire in the Fly, the weird green stuff coming out of Serenity’s butt. (Hmmm. Forget that last one. I’m a little bit out of control here.) Everyone needs something to keep them going. Mal has his ship. Zoe has her integrity. Jayne has Vera. And I’ve got you guys. So what now? There have been so many posts about seeing it, seeing it again, the first weekend, the second weekend, being enthusiastic without being obnoxious (and yes, it IS hard to see over the pom-pom of a Jayne hat), buying tickets in advance, making a noise... I honestly wouldn’t know what to add. I can tell you this: the movie will play in about 2200 hundred theaters, which is a good number. Too many, and you get empty theaters with no energy — not enough, and you get, well, not enough. It may be hard to find in some areas but it’ll be out there. Leave no multiplex unturned! This is going to be a ground war, peeps — we have to hold the valley for a long while. However it opens, it needs to HOLD. Instead of the Alliance we’ll be fighting viewer apathy, fear of something new, the urge to wait for DVD, and Jessica Alba in a bikini. (Although I have it on good authority that she spends 90% of the film in a huge wooly parka. Make sure that gets out.) The day this puppy opens, I’ll be seeing it with my family (don’t worry, there’s a lot of them, and they’re all paying) and then I’m off to Europe to learn the word ’Browncoats’ in nine different languages — ’cause like I said, it’s all about holding. I’ll never be far from a computer, though, so I can check in with y’all. Thanks for every damn thing. And remember, amidst all the urgency to make this an event, all the work and the worry, to take two hours and just enjoy yourself. That is, after all, what all this fighting’s about." And he's what he said on after the weekend: "Post subject: Worst. Movie. Ever. was probably "Summer Holiday" with Mickey Rooney. Can you believe that kid was the biggest star in the world? Funny world. Meanwhile, I’m just rounding out the weekend with a little praise for my dear peeps. Considering everything we’ve had to overcome, this is an extraordinary achievment. And you guys have been in the front lines. I lurk, I know all. So thanks. Some of you might know that this flick means more than a little to me. Yes, the second weekend will tell all, as we’ve always known. I’m not here to push you guys — you push yourselves way harder than I could anyway. I’m just trying to figure out how to get the message out to the guys that aren’t you, that don’t know any of you, and that don’t run into someone who saw the film. I’ll be hounding the extremely patient Uni execs on that very subject. Like the lady said, "People have to know". It’s not that there HAS to be a sequel. It’s just that I’ve got so many IDEAS..." Keep going to see that movie folks. And for those of you, like me, who are in the UK, the fun starts on Thursday. Serenity Novelisation Available to buy in Australia Keith R. A. DeCandido's novelisation of Serrenity is now available to buy in Australia. You can order it for $14.95 from www.dymocks.com.au.
1 October 2005 Official Serenity Role Playing Game Website Launched The Official Site for the Serenity Role Playing game, has now been launched. Check it out.. Joss Whedon Answers Your Questions in The Sun UK tabloid The Sun will be interviewing Joss Whedon when he comes to the UK next week and they are asking for your questions to put to Joss. You can e-mail your questions to webchats@the-sun.co.uk.. 30 September 2005 Joss Answers Your Questions Remember we (and other websites) offered you the chance to ask Joss a question - well he has taken the time out of his busy schedule to answer some of those questions and here they are: Questions from : www.whedon.info Have you ever had writer's block? How'd you overcome it? If you knew you were going to spend the next 10 years on a desert island and could only take 5 books with you, which books would you take? (excluding "How to Survive on a Desert Island" and "Raft Building for Fun and Profit" ;-) What is Inara's secret? What's the black liquid in that vial she had? Why is it that in most of your stories the most powerful or mythical characters are females ? Joss, I was lucky enough to be at the premiere in Edinburgh. What were your impressions of the event? Any chance of us seeing another instalment of 'Firefly' as a TV series? I'm thrilled about the movie, but I need more! Joss, first of all, thank you for everything you have contributed to TV and movies!!! My question is, what was the biggest stumbling block with Serenity, and how did you overcome it? (Example, not given a big enough budget,not allowed to do a certain fight scene, or whatever.) My question is this: do you enjoy coming up with names for the characters and places in the Firefly 'Verse. It seems that you put a lot of thought and meaning into the names you choose. What do you use as inspiration? Literature, other films, music etc or other sources? While filming Serenity were there any moments when you all cracked up laughing because of something hilariously funny? If there was can you say what happened? What has made you so interested in the Sci-Fi/Paranormal genre? What about the genre makes you retain your interest? Questions from : www.whedonesque.com Watching the movie, I could not tell if any stunt men/women were used in the action sequences. There must have been, but it didn't show. How much of the fighting scenes that involve River was done by Summer Glau herself? Joss, which of the nine people on Serenity do you most identify with and why? Questions from : www.destinything.com First all, a big thank you to everyone involved for taking the time to include webmasters in the promotion of Serenity. It's great to be able to give something back to Joss after so many years of entertainment! With regards my question, whilst reading an extract of the "Serenity" novel, I was struck by a line claiming that River was particularly afraid of a certain crew member. This got me wondering how much involvement you have with novelisations. Do you provide specific background details such as this and, on a similar note, has there ever been a proposed plot development in a "Buffy" or "Angel" novel where you've had to put your foot down? Questions from : wwwm.morenabaccarin.net The whole cast have been excellent at promoting Serenity, often travelling large distances to attend events; how does their enthusiasm and commitment compare to those of other projects you've been involved in? Questions from : www.geocites.com/leafanone/allaboutadambaldwin.htm Joss, why did you avoid letting Jayne and The Operative go at it (fight I mean) in Serenity? Jayne for president! Questions from : www.browncoatevents.com Hey Joss, I've heard lots about the now famous Shakespeare readings at your house. I wondered if you would ever consider directing a stage play (Shakespeare or anything else) and if so which play would you choose and who would be your dream actors to play the main roles? Questions from : http://nathan-fillion.net/badinlatin/ Do you have a fascination with feet (and if so, why?), or, why do you have so many shots of feet in the movie? What did the two animal handlers mentioned on the end titles of Serenity contribute to the filming process? Questions from : wwww.buffy.com.au Given your position at the moment, where do you see yourself in 5 years? Is motion picture greatness where you wish to be? You've made an extensive effort to spend some quality time with your fans in Australia, what with the pub visit on the Sunday to the Q&A sessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings just gone. Is this something that you're prepared to do if that is what it takes to ride a continual wave of success or is this more in your own mantra to recognise the fans for their support and as such give something back. Australian Serenity OPening Night Box Office Figures The Australian Official Serenity Site have confirmed that the Box Office Figures for Opening Night are as follows: Serenity opens tonight in the USA & Canada and I know I can't wait to see what happens there. Serenity Cast Interviews on AOL Moviephone Find Serenity cast interviews on AOL Moviefone There are clips from the movie in this video so beware of spoilers. French Serenity Poster 
Here's a look at the French version of the poster. Click on image for larger picture. Serenity Premiere Interviews from About.com Download cast interviews from the Serenity Premiere Red Carpet from about.com: 29 September 2005 Firefly Soundtrack To Be Released on CD After much campaigning, the browncoats have achieved yet another victory. The Firefly Soundtrack will be released on CD on 8th November 2005 (US).. Serenity Sountrack Available to Order the Serenity Soundtrack is now available to buy in the US at www.amazon.com for $13.49. It'a also available to pre-order in the UK (release date 10th October 2005) from www.play.com for £10.99 or from www.amazon.co.uk for £13.99 as an import.. Serenity Singapore Release Date UIP have announced that Serenity will be released in Singapore 12 January 2005. Download Joss Whedon Interview From Fandom.com Chase Masterson interviewed Joss Whedon for Thefandom.com. Download it here. Warning - there are spoilers in this interview. James Marsters Posts On His Site James Marsters has left the following message on his official site: "Hey everyone- I’m working hard up here on “Smallville”. I am watching the news like everyone else about Rita and hope and pray that only minimal damage will be sustained. Now is the time for all of us to look out after our fellow man, so be kind to one another and remember that every small gesture does make a difference. Everyone be safe and well. James 27 September 2005 Townhall.com Offer Free Serenity Screening in Washington, USA www.townhall.com are offering a free screening of Serenity on 29 September 2005 in Washington DC, USA. Clicke here to register for tickets.Joss Whedon Donates Items To Bloody Awful Poet Society Charity Auction Joss Whedon has donated some signed items to the Bloody Awful Poet Society Charity Auction in aid of the American Red Cross Hirricane Relief Fund. The items should be availble shortly, in the meantime go check out what is currently on offer, items include action figures and signed photos. Serenity Tickets Now On Sale for the US movietickets.com are now selling Serenity tickets to US residents. Book your tickets now. 26 September 2005 Serenity Mobile Phone Goodies from Mint Monkey Universal have teamed up with Mint Monkey to bring you Serenity wallpapers, ringtones, logos and the Serenity game for your mobile phone. Mint Monkey supplies Australian residents only.25 September 2005 Vote For Joss Whedon in the Next Round of IGN's Battle of the Comic Book Writers The next round of IGN's Battle of the Comic Book Writers is open for votes and Joss Whedon is now up against Alan Moore. Vote for Joss (or whoever you want) here. Results and the next round is on 26 September 2005. Serenity LA Premiere Video Watch Serenity premiere video featuring Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass from www.celebritycloseups.com. You will need Windows Media Player to watch this video. Whedon to Write and Direct new Universal Film Not content with having Wonder Woman and a Spike movie on his hands, Joss Whedon has been given the green light by Universal to write and direct a new film, 'Goners' based on a spec script he has written. He has apparently been given a 7 figure budget for the fantasy thriller he has described as "the story of a young woman’s journey that involves a great deal of horror and some heroics." JOss went on to say, "It’s certainly darker than ’Serenity,’ and there are a lot of left turns along the way. It is something I had in mind for a while, and it just poured out of me when I finished my film." Serenity Press Junket Videos Serenity Press Junket Video Interviews from www.iesb.net. 24 September 2005 Win Serenity Comic Artwork
Adam Hughes, the artist who is responsible for the cover of the Serenity Comic Collection which is soon to be released, is giving away a pice of his artwork to one lucky winner. All you have to do to win is go and see Serenity on the opening weekend. For US residents go and see the movie the weekend onf 30 September , save your ticket stub and send it, along with your name, address and e-mail address to ADAM HUGHES, PO BOX 190823, ATLANTA, GA 31119-0823. The winner will be picked via a draw. Don't live in the US? Don't worry - you have a chance to win too. The competition will be opened to other countries, to coincide with their release dates. So for the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Iceland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain and Italy, entries should be mailed in no later than November 7th and for Mexico, Sweden, Argentina, Hungary, Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland (German speaking region), Finland, Norway, Turkey and Peru, no later than January 7th." Watch The Trailer for Unholy Click here to watch the trailer for Nicholas Brendon's new film, UnholyTickets Available for German Serenity Pre-Screening in Neuss Tickets are now on sale for a German pre-screening of Serenity in Neuss. The screening will take place at UCI KINOWELT Neuss, Rheintorstraße 1, 41460, Neuss at 8pm on 2 October 2005. You can book tickets here.Box Office Mojo Serenity Poll Box Office Mojo's current poll asks when you will see forthcoming movies. Serenity is included so go and vote (registration required). Firefly Soundtrack Now Available as mp3 Fox have released 17 tracks from the Firefly Soundtrack as mp3. You can purchase them here for $9.99. Non American residents may experience an error message when inputting your address and country details. Try changing the country to USA and input a state and zip code. As it's a downloadable file, nothing needs to be physically sent to your address. 22 September 2005 Serenity at Rio Festival Serenity will be shown at the Rio Film Festival on the 24th and 27th September 2005. Click here for full details. Universal Confirm LA Premiere Lineup Universal have confirmed that the following cast and crew from Serenity will attend the La Premiere tonight: Joss Whedon, Morena Baccarin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Summer Glau, David Krumholtz, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk; producer Barry Mendel and executive producers Christopher Buchanan, David Lester and Alisa Tager. Guest starts also attending include Amy Acker, Alyson Hannigan and Christina Hendricks. The Premiere is being held at Universal City Cinemas, Universal Studios Hollywood. The schedule is as follows: 5:30 PM Press Call Time 6:30 PM Celebrity Arrivals, 7:30 PM Screening Begins.Amy Acker on Alias It has been confirmed that Amy Acker will appear in a t least two episodes of the new season of Alias. Movieguy.com Interviews Serenity Cast. www.movieguy.com recently interview Nathan Fillion, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau and Sean Maher. Watch the clips here. Serenity Sneak Preview In Austin With Special Guests Ain't It Cool News and The Rolling Roadshow are hosting a Serenity Sneak Preview on 28 September 2005 near to Austin. Exact details of time and place will be given to ticket holders only. Summer Glau and Jewel Staite will be along and there will be a Q&A session after the film. For details of how to get tickets go to http://www.originalalamo.com/rrs/frames.asp. Serenity UK TV Adverts Serenity TV Adverts have started in the UK this week so keep an eye out. 
Serenity Role Playing Game Now On Sale The Serenity Role Playing game is now available to buy. You should be able to buy this in your local game store or you can purchase online here.PDX Browncoats Charity Firefly Screening www.pdxbrowncoats.com are holding a Charity Firefly Screening at the Guild Theater, 829 SW 9th Avenue, Portland OR 97205, USA on 24th September 2005. Three episodes of Firelfy will be shown on the big screen starting at 1pm. Tickets cost $7.00, $6.00 of which will go to MERCY CORPS' HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS. The episodes shown will be 'Serenity' and two other episodes which will be determind by vote. For more details and to vite go to http://www.pdxbrowncoats.com/special/firefly_benefit. 20 September 2005 Vote for Joss Whedon in Round 3 of IGN.com's Battle of the Comic Book Writers It's round three of IGN.com's Battle of The Comic Book Writers. You can vote for Joss (or whoever you like) here. Check back on 23rd September for the results. Firefly Weekend on UK Sci-Fi Channel The UK Sci Fi Channel will be having a Firefly weekend 1st and 2nd October 2005. They will be showing 7 episodes of Firefly from 1pm to 8pm on Saturday the 1st October and the remaining 7 episodes from 1pm to 8pm on Sunday the 2nd. Happy viewing.
New German Serenity Poster Released UIP have released a German version of the new International Serenity Poster. This is it. Click on the image for a larger picture.Australian Fox 8 Channel Competition The Australian TV Channel Fox 8 is running a Serenity competition. The First Prize will give you and a friend the chance to fly to Huntsville, Alabama USA. In Alabama USA, you will attend the Space Camp Programme to qualify to pilot simulated vessels, rockets and space shuttle voyagers and experience techniques used in NASA's astronaut programme. The next 100 randomly drawn winners will win an in season double pass to see Serenity the movie. You can enter the competition here. Good luck. Serenity Showcase on TiVo If you have TiVo (in the US) you should find a new menu item inviting you to 'Meet The Crew of Serenity'. If you select this item it will take you to a Serenity menu screen displaying poster art and a link to the trailer. Happy viewing. Joss Whedon to Guest Star on Veronica Mars Writer and creator of Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas has confirmed via his website Robthomasproductions.com that Joss Whedon has agreed to guest star on the show. If all goes to plan, Joss will a testy, rental car manager in season 2's 6th episode. Win Serenity Goodies at Jerrygordon.net Author Jerry Gordon is giving away signed Serenity goodies via his website www.jerrygordon.net. Vote for Serenity at Boxofficeprophets.com www.boxofficeprophets.com recently listed Serenity as number 1 in their top 25 of Fall 2005. Now you can vote for Serenity in their poll of the most anticpated fall movie. Audio Clip of Joss on Australian ABC Radio Download an audio clip of Joss' Interview on Australia's ABC Radio from www.abc.net.au Save The Ariel Ambulance Remember the ambulance built from scrap in the Firefly episode 'Ariel'? Well, as some of you may already know, the prop was located in a scrap yard in the Mojave Desert. Ever since it's find, Browncoats Akin and Adam have been hard at work to locate the owners of the yard. They have been succesful and have obtained a price for the ambulance. All they need to do now is raise the money required to buy and transport the ambulance ($4000.00) and find a home for it. In order to do this a yahoo group has been set up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ArielAmbulance/. The aim is to place the ambulance in a museum where it could be shared with Browncoats everywhere. Should anything go wrong and they are unable to obtain the ambulance any money raised will go to Joss' charity of choice Equality Now. Join up now and help save a piece of TV history in whatever way you can. Download Audio File of Joss Whedon Sydney Q & A Download an audio file of Joss' Sydney Q & A at www.godmonkey.com. Serenity in SFX October Issue (UK) The october issue of SFX magazine (out 28 September) is packed full of Serenity goodness. As well as interviews with Joss Whedon, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin and Chris Buchannan, there is a look a Reavers with concept artwork and photos. 13 September 2005 Serenity TV Spots Available Online Those of you in the US may by now have seen the two TV adverts for Serenity that started playing this week. For the rest of the world they are now availavble to view online at Serenitymovie.com. From the main page click Menu/video and then choose the clips entitled "Passenger" and "Good Guys". While you are there have a browse around. There are lots of things to discover including a Browncoats quiz and the horseshoe game. 12 September 2005 
Joss Whedon in Australian Filmlink Magazine The Australian movie magazine Filmlink in it's special edition on shelves 15 October 2005, in Australia and New Zealand. International orders can be made online by conacting Dina at dina@filmink.com.au.. Here's a picture of the cover to look out for. India Games Launch Official Serenity Phone Game Website India Games have launched their website for the forthcoming Serenity Phone game. You can view screencaps and a short video of the game. Audio Clip of Joss Interview on Australian Radio National Hear a clip of Joss Whedon's Interview on Australia's Radio National Real Audio Required. David Newman (Serenity soundtrack composer) Interviewed Online Serenity Soundtrack Composer David Newman will be talking about Serenity on a new internet radio show 'On The Score'. The interview will be today (Monday 12 September) and you can listen to it at www.filmmusicradio.com. 11 September 2005 Serenity Fan Fest at Universal Studios On 24 September Universal Studios Hollywood guest will have the opportunity to meet Joss Whedon and the cast of Serenity and get a behind the scenes look at Serenity. Check here soon for more details. Firefly Marathon in Massachusetts The Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, Massachusetts is hosting a Firefly Marathon in celebration (and preparation) of Serenity's general release. All 14 episodes will be shown back to back from midnite Saturday 24 September. There will be a chinese buffet and cool prizes to be won in the Joss Whedon trivia challenge. Joss Whedon Invites Browncoats To Join Him In Sydney
Joss has arrived in Australia and, in a post on SerenityOz, has invited Browncoats to join him out on the town. Here's what her said: Post subject: Fire: bad. Joss: Foamy. Hello there. So I’m here in Sydney and tomorrow I’ve a monstrous bunch of yakking to do, press and all that, a screening — you guys know the drill. But today, being as that I’m footloose and fancy free, I thought it might be fun to sit down with a few peeps over a foamy beer and be a little less structured. I’m staying near the Orient, which is in the Rocks, so around 5:00 pm I figure to wander down there and hoist a few (just a few). If you’re free and bored swing by. I’ll be the one with the white carnation and a copy of "War and Peace". (That might be not true.) I’ll be the one that looks like Joss, only more tired. (Wait, I always look tired. Maybe I better bring "War and Peace" after all.) So I looked at the badges of the customs officials at the airport and thought, "What a coincidence. They’re both named SYD." Yeah, I’m that guy. See you (?) later, -joss. Win A Serenity Prize PackWith Cinemark Cinemark are offering you a chance to win a Serenity Prize Pack. Click here to enter. Competition open top US residents only. Browncoat Red Carpet Premiere Shindig at the Hard Rock Cafe (11 September 2005) The good people at wash-o-saurus.com have hired out the Hard Rock Café, Universal City Walk, LA for a Browncoats Only Shindig on 22 September 2005. The Hard Rock Café overlooks the Red Carpet so you won’t miss any of the action. Tickets are $60.00 and include the following:
Payment must be received before 12:00 noon on Monday Sept. 12th, 2005. Once you’ve paid - you’re in! If you don’t get your payment in on time, unfortunately you will be turned away at the door. Sorry. Them there are the rules. Anyone having problems with this needs to contact Denise before Monday Sept. 12th. That means by Sunday people! 10 September 2005 Joss Whedon Will Answer Your Question In conjunction with www.serenity-themovie.com Whedon's World is giving you the opportunity to ask Joss a Question and he will try and answer as many as you can. Submit your question (with your name) to cider@whedonsworld.com by the 13 September 2005. Questions about Firefly/Serenity only please. All answers will be posted on this site once they become available. Free Serenity Screenings in New York & LA There are two opportunities fopr Browncoats to see Serenity for Free in Los Angeles and New York. Entry is on a first come first served basis and there will be about 100 seats available at each screening. The screenings are as follows: LA NY Vote for Joss Whedon in Round 2 of IGN's Battle of the Comic Writers Joss has made it to Round to of IGN Comic's Battle of the Comic Writers. You can vote for Joss, or whoever you like, here. The next round will begin on 16 September 2005. 9 September 2005 Second Round of UK Serenity Screenings to be Announced Today. UIP will announce the second round of UK Serenity Screenings in 15 citys at 5pm (GMT+1) this afternoon. The announcement will be made on the UK Can't Stop The Signal Site. Joss Whedon's Australia Media Schedule UIP have confirmed Joss' hectic schedule whilst in Australia. Here's where you can find Jossy goodness:TV Interiews: Radio Interviews Print Interviews Online Interviews Big Damn Browncaot Hurricane Relief Fund Browncoats have really shown their compassionate side over the past week and yet another Hurricane Relief Fund site has been set up via Just Giving. So if you haven't already made a donation or you would like to make another the Big Damn Browncoat Hurricane Relief Fund is worthy of your cash. If you have already given what you can, then direct your friends and family their way. Empireonline Offer Free Screening of 'Mystery Film' - Possibly Serenity Empireonline.co.uk are offering a free screening of a 'Mystery Film' in 20 cities acroos the UK. From the description of the film it sounds very likely that this film could be Serenity, although, of course, we can't be certain. Here's how to get a ticket: "We can't tell you what this month's reader's screening is. UIP, who have kindly agreed to give us one of their top films, have done so on the condition that we don't let you know what it is. All we can say is that it's fab, and that you're going to want to mosey on down to your nearest Vue cinema as soon as possible, clutching the attached voucher in your hot hands and exchange it for a shiny new pair of tickets to the mystery film – and we're not telling you what it is, no matter how hard you beg! Now thanks to our friends at UIP / Universal Pictures and Vue Cinemas, you can see it first – and for free! How To Get Your Tickets - You can see this surprise film (cert. 15) first, some time before it opens, and for free, on September 19, at the Vue cinemas listed below, at 6 for 6.30pm. Tickets can be collected at participating Vue cinemas from Monday September 12. As ever, demand for tickets is likely to be high, so do get there early. Please remember that the attached voucher is NOT a ticket, and must be exchanged for tickets at the cinema. Participating Vue Cinemas: Acton, Belfast, Birmingham, Bolton, Cambridge, Cheshire Oaks, Croydon Grants, Doncaster, Edinburgh Ocean, Fulham, Portsmouth, Reading, Red Cinema, Shepherds Bush, Staines, Watford, York, Islington, North Finchley, Harrow UIP To Advertise Serenity In-Game Online UIP has signed it's first ever in-game advertising deal with the online game Anarchy Online. Serenity will be among the three films they will be advertsing over the next 6 months. Neil Wirasinha, international media director for UIP said. "There will be quite a lot of static ads, but as we move closer to the release dates we’ll do more of the streaming stuff." The first ads for Serenity will screened in the next few days. Alyson Hannigan Named As Emmy Award Presenter Alyson Hannigan will be among the presenters at the Emmy's which will take place on Sunday 18th September 2005. 8 September 2005 Adam Baldwin Central set up Hurricane Relief Fund The good folks of Adam Baldwin Central have set up a Just Giving page to raise money for the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. You can donate here. Serenity To Be Shown in Full at Mucich Firefly Fest Ticket holders to the Firefly Fest to be held in Muncich, Germany on 10th September 2005 will now be treated to a showing of the full completed film, Serenity, after all episodes of Firefly have been shown. It was originally planned to show just 40 minutes of the film. 7 September 2005 Serenity to be Shown at Swedish Film Festival"> Serenity will be shown as part of the Lund International Film Festival, 16 - 25 September 2005, Sweden. Serenity will be shown on 25 September at 16:00.
UIP Australia have released the Australia promotional poster for Serenity. Check it out. Click on the image for a larger picture. New England Browncoats Hurricane Relief Fund The New England Browncoats have set up a charity donation site in aid of the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief fund. They initially set up a goal of $500, however that goal was soon reached and browncoats were still giving. The current target is $5000.00. Please give what you can. Adam Baldwin himself has agreed to donate his share of money collect at his signing at Dragon Con. Here's what he said: "Count me in. I hereby officially volunteer to donate all 90% (10% covers agents’ expenses) of money collected at my Dragon-Con "Walk of Fame" signing session to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Please come by and get a signed photo or two (or more), and know that the contribution will be given, in the name of Browncoats and FF/Serenity fans everywhere, to the specific charity this here thread deems the most effective at directly helping those in dire need. May our hearts, prayers and assistance now go out to those suffering from the devastation of this catastrophic Hurricane. Many Thanks to all who may read this and hope to see you at Dragon Con! Please pass the word... Serenity always! A.B." Special Serenity Screenings with Joss Q & A in Australia In honour of Mr Whedon himself going to Australia, UIP Australia have arranged two sepcial screenings of Serenity which will be followed by a Q & A Session with Joss himself. The first screening will take place at Hoyts Fox Entertainment Quarter (formerly Hoyts Fox Studios), Sydney on 12th September 2005. Click here The seceon screening and Q & A will be in Melbourne on 13th September 2005 at the Village cinema in Waverley. Buy tickets here Millarworld Magazine Serenity Cover Competition Millarworld Magazine have teamed up with Universal to run a competetion to design a Serenity cover for their October edition. Full details of how to enter are here. Watch the Trailer for Done The Impossible Done The Impossible - The Fans Tale of Firefly & Serenity is a documentary made by the creators of FireflyMovie.com (aka Serenitymovie.net). They have teamed up with a group of creative professionals and fans to bring you the story of the Browncoats. The DVD will be avialable in November 2005 - in the meantime you can watch the trailer here. Watch Serenity Clips on Aol.com Aol's Moviefone has seven exclusive clips from Serenity online to view. You will need AOL Player to view all the clips. These are not clips from the trailers but from the actual movie and as such contain spoliers. Vote For Joss Whedon in the IGN Battle of the Comic Book Writers IGN Comics are holding a vote to find the Ultimate Comic Writer and Joss Whedon is a contender, vote for him (or whoever you want) here Eliza Dushku At Wizard World Boston Eliza will be making an appearance at Wizard World Boston on Saturday, 1st October 2005. James Marster E-bay Charity Auction in aid of Hurricane Relief Alane of the Bloody Awful Poets Society and Therasa from Support Spike have announced a charity auction on ebay (through the Mission Fish programme) with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross for it's hurricane relief effort. Items were listed yesterday (6 September) and all start at $10.00. The lisings can be seen here. Items include action figures and autographed photos. Please have a look and consider bidding on an item. Joss Whedon (and others) To Write Comic In Memory of Sam Loeb Joss Whedon is among a group of writers who will complete the comic Superman/Batman #26 in memory of Sam Loeb. Sam wrote a short story for 'Tales of The Vampires' and was the son of Jeph Loeb, who has worked with Joss on the Buffy: Animated project. Jeph recently revealed that Sam, who sadly lost his 3 year battle with cancer, was to write the Superman/Batman comic and had already completed the plot and some dialogue. Win Free Tickets to See Serenity with Chud.com Chud.com are offering the chance to win tickets to see Serenity in Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis, Greenville or Nashville USA. Here's what to do: "Grab an envelope and address it to yourself. Put a fresh stamp on it. FOLD IT (moisture in the delivery has pre-sealed many of the unfolded SASE’s) and pop it into an envelope addressed to CHUD.com at 4915 Camberbridge Dr. Alpharetta, GA 30022. Stamp it. Then do this important thing: Write the city you are seeing it in and draw a picture of a spaceship. Then mail that sucker and if you get it here in time and good things happen (they usually do), a pass for two will hurl itself back through the mail to your home. A few tips, as we’ve had about 10 of these get wasted during the process. Don’t forget to put a self addressed envelope inside. A lot of people put a piece of paper with their address and expect me to do the rest. Some seal the internal envelope. Others forget a stamp. Many disregard my request to lis tyour city and the wrong passes are sent. Lastly and most importantly... If you get a pass and go to the theater, be loud. Be positive. Be energetic. And if you like the movie, spread the word. Serenity needs your help. Serenity Novelisation Available as an E-book Keith R A DeCandido's novelisation is now availble to download as an e-book for $5.12 from e-reader.com 6 September 2005 UIP Australia Lauch Marketing Campaign Competition UIP Australia are starting their marketing campaign in earnest and Australian fans can help and win tickets to the LA Premiere of Serenity. The market campaign revolves around the SerenityOz website where visitors will be able to win their idea of 'Serenity' (i.e mortgage relief, holiday etc). To enter the competition visitors will have to watch the Serenity trailer and answer questions on it. Your job? To get as many people to visit the website as possible in whatever (legal) way you can. For full details including terms and conditions visit the SernityOz website. 30 August 2005 Firefly Marathon in Munich According to uip.de there will be a Firefly Marathon where all 14 episodes of the series will be showen follwed by 40 minutes of the film, Serenity and a message from JOss Whedon. The fest will start at 10.30pm, however the website does not give details of the cinema that will be hosting this event. Australian Empire Magazine to Include Serenity Special The September Edition of the Australian Empire Magazine will be a Serenity speical. As well as a special interview with Joss Whedon, the next issue of Empire will feature a special DVD featuring an episode of Firefly, two trailers for SERENITY, 20 great stills from the movie, a special look at the STARFURY convention including Q+A footage of the entire cast, and trailers for the boxed sets of Buffy and Angel. 27 August 2005 Canadian Space Channel to Show 23 hour Joss-a-thon On Monday 5th September (Labor Day), the Canadian Space Channel will be hosting a 23hour Joss-A-Thon in honour of the forthcoming release of the film Serenity. Starting at 6am the channnel will show Buffy and Angel episodes (including the series finales) as well as back to back episodes of all 14 episodes of Firefly shown in the correct order. Canadians get out your Red Bull and prop your eyelids for a complete day of Joss. Keith R.A. DeCandido To Give Away Copies of Serenity Novelisation At DragonCon
For those of you attening DragonCon Keith will be giving away 50 copies of his novelisation of Serenity on a first come first served basis at his autograph session. Keith will also be signing at the Serenity Fan Table and will have copies of Finding Serenity to sell at a discounted price of $15.00. 25 August 2005 Joss To Appear on Australia's Rove Live Joss Whedon will appear on Rove Live on Tuesday 13th September 2005. Austrailia Announce more Serenity Screenings Those lucky Australians are getting a further two screenings of Serenity at Hoytz Penrith on the 7th September and Huytz Erina on the 5th September. Bookings can be made online here. French Serenity Premiere Serenity will Premiere in France at the American Movie Festival at Deauville, France, on 3rd September 2005. UIP France would like to gather French fans here. 21 August 2005 New Spike Movie in the works This has been confirmed as an actual quote from Tim Minear, although it is not known who he spoke to:"I had lunch with Joss and he asked me if I wanted to write and direct some blonde vampire movie thing. Should I do it? (I of course said yes right off, still) Anything under 13 hours scares me. And anything over 13 hours... um. I got nothin’." Empire Magazine Serenity Web Chat. Empireonline.co.uk will be hosting a webchat with Joss Whedon and some of the cast of Serenity, including Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau on Thursday 25th August 2005 at 12.30 BST (GMT + 1). The webchat can be found here. As this is after the World premiere in Scotland and the pre-screenings across the UK - beware of spoilers if you have not yet seen the film. Tickets Available For Los Angeles Serenity Screening There are about 200 tickets available for the Los Angeles press screening of Serenity at Mann’s Chinese 6 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028 on Tuseday 23rd August 2005. Tickets are available on the night ona first come first served basis. You can begin lining up (as they say in America) from 5.30pm and good luck. Dutch Serenity Premiere. The Dutch Premiere of Serenity will be held on 6th September 2005 at Pathe de Munt theater in Amsterdam. It is hoped that all cast members will be attending but no official announcement as been made yet. Win James Marsters CD With E-Online. On Monday 22nd August Kristin from E-Online will be answering your questions on Lost and also giving away a new Jamers Marsters CD and Roswell DVD's. Here's the link. 18 August 2005 Serenity Soundtrack Release Date. The Serenity Sountrack is due for release in the US on 27th September 2005. 17 August 2005 Joss Posts on Serenity Tagline and Confirms He Will Be Visiting Australia Joss posted at the Official Serenity movie site yesterday and confirmed, among other things, his love for Carmon on Ice and his forthcoming visit to Australia. Here's what he said: "Jossimablogification Just dropping by to say ’hey’, maybe throw out a few behind-the-scenes tidbits to make you feel all special and tingly. Okay I can’t sleep. But I still might have a tidbit, we’ll see. The marketing blitz is poised to begin. Hopefully it will be a blitz and not a tiny police action. Marketing is a very tricky business, as I’ve learned. Coming up with the tagline, "The Future is Worth Fighting For", was not a simple process. A couple of close contenders: "The Future is worth Running Away From." "The Future is All Visual and S---." "One Captain. One Psychic. One Assasin. One Doctor. One Shepherd. Another Assasin, but different from the first. One Mechanic. One Companion, which is like a geisha or a courtesan, I guess sort of. One... um... did I do Mechanic? Which movie is this?" "If you loved Katerina Witt in ’Carmen on Ice’, you’ll love this." "Mal Takes His Shirt Off Already." "Serenity. It’s like art, but in movie form." "Get Ready For Rush Hour." Now, clearly all good notions, but each lacking that one crucial element. I think we went the right way. Gettin’ ready fro my trip to Edinburgh. Just one burning question: Is Sargent’s "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw" still hanging in the National Gallery? I’m excited about the film and all, but... if anyone in Scottishville can get me the 411 (that’s American slang for "four one one"), I’d be grateful. I loves me some Lady Agnew. Oh, and come early September, I’ll be making another short jaunt -- and finally get to hang with my Aussie peeps! I’m hitting Sydney and Melbourne! Not for more than a day each, but it’s still my first time and I’m psyched! (See, I told you ther’d be some info if you hung around long enough.) I expect a proper Australian welcome, unless a proper Australian welcome involves paddling of any kind. Well, back to attempt sleep. Keep fighting, and ignore Movieline and the Hollywood Stock Exchange. We make our destiny, peeps. you all know that better than anyone. Yours (finally!) sleepily, The Man They Call Joss. And, to be perhaps a little too honest even for you my dear peeps... I kind of did love ’Carmen on Ice’. Go figure." 15 August 2005 FOX8 To Show Firefly in Australia Australian Tv Channel FOX8 will begin showing Firefly from Wednesday 28th September at 10.30pm. Fox8 is available on Foxtel, Austaor and Optus. Vote for Joss at E-Online's Annual Tater Tops. Polling for E-Online's Annual Tater Tops has begun and, among other things, you can cast for your vote to let the worl know how much we have lacked a Whedon TV series this year. Click here to vote. Official Serenity Magazine To Be Released. Titan magazines will be releasing an Official Serenity Magazine in the US September 13th 2005. 12 August 2005 Vote For Serenity At Coming Soon.net Cast your vote for Serenity in Coming Soon.net's Poll. (You neend to scroll down to the bottom of the page to vote). Serenity currently holds the top position with 53% of the vote. Six of the Main Cast of Serenity Attending Edinburgh Wolrd Premiere of Serenity Joining Joss on the red carpet will be, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Summer Glau, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarinbg, Chiwetol Ejiofor and Executive Producer, Chris Buchanan. Joss Posts About Veronica Mars Joss just loves Veronica - so much so he couldn't help but post on Whedonesque about it. Joss Luvs Veronica. This is my attempt at posting my own thread. My peeps and I just finished a crazed Veronica Marsathon, and I can no longer restrain myself. Best. Show. Ever. Seriously, I’ve never gotten more wrapped up in a show I wasn’t making, and maybe even more than those. Crazy crisp dialogue. Incredibly tight plotting. Big emotion, I mean BIG, and charsimatic actors and I was just DYING from the mystery and the relationships and PAIN, this show knows from pain and no, I don’t care, laugh all you want, I had to share this. These guys know what they’re doing on a level that intimidates me. It’s the Harry Potter of shows. There. I said it. People should do whatever they can to check out this first season so the second won’t be a spoiler fest. I’m nutty. I’m a little calmer now. Oh God, no I’m not! Wait. Wait. Okay. Some of you may already be all up on this, and some may disagree, but I’m urging peeps to check it out, ’cause there is great TV afoot, and who doesn’t want that? Thank you for your time. Still not calm! Wait... wait... 9 August 2005 Thank You Joss Project Browncoat Events will be going to the World Premiere of Serenity in Edinburgh on 22nd August 2005 which Joss Whedon and some of the cast will be attending. We would like to present Joss with a big Thank You in the form of a folder with all your personal thank you messages, artwork or however you would like to express yourself. Find out more and leave a messahe here. 8 August 2005 Do You Want a Serenity Mobile Phone Game? Indiagames, producers of the Official Game have run into a spot of bother when trying to get the released. One of the their members has posted on the Official Movie Posting Board. "Fellow Browncoats. I NEED YOUR HELP. We are www.indiagames.com producers of the Official SERENITY mobile videogame. We have a problem : We cannot get Verizon Wireless to launch the game in September. In fact, they have refused the game. They say they have too many similar titles. I want to show them desire for the game from many Browncoat members. Please email me your desire to experience SERENITY on your mobile phone and I will forward to Verizon Wireless. I will send a short video file of the game to anyone who emails me. Thank you. Sean Malatesta sean@indiagames.comSerenity Gets UK Rating Serenity has been given a rating of 15 for UK audiences. UK & Irish Serenity Pre-Screenings Announced UIP have announced four pre-screenings around the UK for the 24th August 2005. The Screenings are as follows: London - Vue West End, Leicester Square. Tickets for all except the Dublin screening are on sale now. Dublin tickets go on sale on Wednesday 10th August. Go to www.cantstopthesignal.com for further details and booking. 6 August 2005 Joss Whedon's Australian Screen Speech Well the Australian pre-screenings have been going down a storm - he's Joss' welcome message. "Hi. This is Joss Whedon. If you’re sitting here, you’re about to watch my first ever movie, Serenity... unless you’re facing the other way, in which case i’m not sure why you’re here but you might need to talk to somebody, maybe a professional. But if you’re one of the people actually facing the screen, then let me just say welcome. I created a world -- well, I had a lot of help, but this is MY letter so i’m taking the credit -- and you’re about to enter it. I hope you like living there as much as I have. Serenity is a very personal work with political resonance and a heartfelt message about the human condition and stuff blowing up. ’Cause let’s face it, nobody cares about that ’human condition’ stuff... in fact if you notice it, try to keep it to yourself. Just tell people about the stuff blowing up, so they’ll see the movie too. Thanks! The fact is, i’m very proud of this movie and everyone in it. I’m excited to show you what we’ve done. And the best way I can do that is to shut up already. Enjoy. Joss Whedon." 5 August 2005 Serenity Phone Game
Universal pictures have signed Indiagames to develop a space shooter based on Serenity for worldwide release (excluding Japan). Games will play as Mal in the top-view flying game. 4 August 2005 Fox To Release Limited Edition (Region 1) Buffy Box Set.
Fox have announced that they will be releasing a new 40 disc limited edition BUffy box set. The set will included all seven seasons on 39 discs plus a bonus disc containing a brand new documentary featuring Joss Whedon. Each set will be individually numbered and includes a signed letter from Joss and a book detailing each episode. The set will be out November 15th and should retail at $199.98. Serenity in Print.
Serenity will be featured in the following issues of (US) magazines. CFQ - September Issue |
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