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- #149422
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- Serenity
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Think it also that when people hear "Joss Whedon" (when anyone actually knows who he is) maybe they think that it is going to be all about Vampires. They also seem to have done a non-blockbuster campaign, which has meant that the film has not been as visible, and they have been relying on word of mouth and getting the fans to put up flyers etc. This is a good alternate strategy, but some more comprehensible, good old-fashioned advertising, to a wider audience might not have gone astray.
Think that it is also that its about audience expectations - people have come to expect a certain range of things to be in SF films - cool SFX, aliens, a profound lack of humour etc. So I think that when people see something that operates outside of that formula they don't know what to do with it. But maybe I am wrong here.
Would like to think that it will gather pace over the next year or so in formats other than cinema release, so that it gathers critical mass for a sequel (I hope).
The comparisons to George Lucas are particularly interesting - we have looped back somewhere near 1977, but almost in reverse...hmmm, will think about what I am trying to say here and maybe post a while later.
