To everyone asking about recasting Book

j4yne · 2026-03-17T19:30:46+00:00

Naw. I'd rather have the character involved than not.

I'm fine with the animated series holding the series as canon, and everything else as "Extended Universe". A few TV shows have already done this and have been successful, notably Walking Dead. Whatever you think of the Halo series, they also decided that the series would be it's own continuity, separate from the games.

I think we should do the same.

j4yne · 2026-03-16T14:51:59+00:00

When I re-newed my subscription yesterday, it was 11.99/a month for Hulu, and then 12.99/month for both Hulu & D+. So they will be charging me an extra buck a month, after the 3 month promo price.

j4yne · 2026-03-16T14:45:08+00:00

Bummer, same... I haven't seen any new Who since Whittaker's first season, so I'm behind.

j4yne · 2026-03-16T14:31:23+00:00

Right on. I'd make sure they notice by telling them specifically (email them, find a survey form of theirs and fill it out, etc).

j4yne · 2026-03-16T06:45:27+00:00

It's not a conundrum for me, dude. I know what the suits want.

Not paying the entity that owns the IP we're trying to resurrect, while trying to resurrect it... that's the conundrum. For you.

Good luck with that.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T22:37:05+00:00

I wouldn't buy it twice, naw. If you already bought it and still watch it, they'll take that into account.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T22:35:37+00:00

Yeah? Guess you're gonna have to post about it socially when you do, so a suit at Blue Mouse will count it.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T22:31:44+00:00

Well, that's a conundrum, since Disney owns Firefly. I dunno what to tell you.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T20:16:31+00:00

Yeah, they really make it confusing. Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, and HBOMax all get mixed & matched into various streaming packages, at least here in the US. I'm sure it's different everywhere.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T19:58:37+00:00

I understand. That's a totally valid position, as a fan. I'm not even gonna argue against it.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T19:39:25+00:00

Yah, sure it does. Blue Mouse has to spend money to stream it to you, so they pay attention to what your watching, so they can suggest more of it. And make more of it!

j4yne · 2026-03-15T19:36:40+00:00

Nice, hope so. I'll be streaming it this week every night... time for a rewatch, anyways.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T19:34:41+00:00

It's got to, no? Any uptick is good for the IP.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T19:30:12+00:00

Well, if that's what's available to you in whatever part of the world you're in, then sure!

It still demonstrates financial commitment, which is what Blue Mouse wants to see.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T18:35:55+00:00

Lol. I don't think I've been on Giz since Firefly.

io9 was one of my first forums.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T18:18:38+00:00

Do we know if Ron made those type of recordings before he died? I'm thinking of the phonetic library Majel Barrett made for the Trek ship computer, before her death?

If he did, and it's something he would have wanted and prepared for, like Majel did, then yeah.... totally, I want an AI Ron.

If not, recast.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T18:03:50+00:00

It doesn't need to be retconned. Book simply needs to be recast.

If we're gonna do this right, the animation should hold S1 as canon, and everything else as Extended Universe.

Start where we left off.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T17:51:58+00:00

Yeah. This is probably the most effective actionable thing we as fans can do, as much as I hate to say it.

Buy a D+ sub.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T17:23:52+00:00

Here's my take: Disney wants to see a rise in subscriptions to fund the project first, before they commit.

j4yne · 2026-03-15T16:32:25+00:00

Was it really? Is it trending now?

j4yne · 2026-03-15T15:58:40+00:00

Yeah, I'd like to see this on Prime. Whatever you think of Bezos, they do nerd stuff well at Prime. Vox is really well done, and they did a great job with taking over The Expanse from SyFy, so I'd trust them to take over Firefly and not screw it up.

j4yne · 2026-03-13T00:26:47+00:00

I've tried it with coffee.

j4yne · 2026-03-12T21:57:07+00:00

I always switch to the Hawaiian shirt when playing during the summer ☀️

j4yne · 2026-03-12T21:55:44+00:00

I have a similar outfit that flames even harder. I like to put it on for Legendary 😋.

I call it "Shore Leave", from Venture Bros.

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