Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
No offense, but... I think that wouldn't have flown. It would have been boring to anyone not going in already interested in Firefly, and the studio probably would have rejected the deal outright.

Probably, but I think Joss Whedon is talented enough where it wouldn't have been anymore boring than the beginning episodes of Firefly were. The studios were mostly just amazed by how well Firefly was selling on DVD. Then by throwing in Serenity's level of action and neat special effects, it might garnered larger profits while still remaining true to what Firefly is about. He would have attached new people to his cool characters (which he did not do in Serenity so well) and perhaps had the option to finish his bigger story ideas in a later movie (or over the span of a few movies). Oh well, that's what I would have had him at least try to do anyways.