Tis a good time to be a geek!
August 13th 2007 05:00
At this year's Comics Con in the US, there were some announcements that will have geeks jumping up in the air!
Firstly, Joss Whedon (he of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly/Serenity fame) announced that 'Ripper', the Rupert Giles spin-off is being optioned by the BBC! Finally! They've been talking about that idea since 2001; and Buffy Season Five. It's being considered as a 90 minute telefilm special. Hopefully, it'll do well, and a new TV series will be commissioned. Obviously, the BBC now think scifi is cool, after the big success of nu-Dr Who and Torchwood. Original Buffy star Anthony Stewart Head is onboard the project.
Here's a quote from the article:
* Ripper - The Buffy spin-off featuring Giles the Watcher is in talks/negotiations and, depending on the script, "there’s a very real possibility that in the next year [he’ll] finally be able to film" it. Stating that he had dinner with Anthony Stewart Head "the other night" about it, "As [Head] said, "I’m for it." It will be a 90-minute piece produced for the BBC with distribution later. There are more discussions to be had but "everyone seems to be on the same page...[and it] can happen, should happen, will happen soon."
It's good news for Whedon fans, who've been starved of new Buffyverse material since Angel's cancellation in 2004. I hope he will also make some Serenity sequels. It's possible. The Firefly DVDs have been selling well.
Also, the 11th official Star Trek film is on the way. After the commercial failure of the tenth film in the series, 2002's 'Star Trek: Nemesis', featuring the Next Generation era cast, they've gone back to basics. The new film is a prequel to the original series era, starring the original Leonard Nimoy as an older Spock, and Heroes star Zachary Quinto as younger Spock (Quinto plays Sylar in Heroes). The film will be directed by 'Alias', 'Felicity', 'Mission:Impossible 3', and 'Lost' creator J.J Abrams.
Firstly, Joss Whedon (he of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly/Serenity fame) announced that 'Ripper', the Rupert Giles spin-off is being optioned by the BBC! Finally! They've been talking about that idea since 2001; and Buffy Season Five. It's being considered as a 90 minute telefilm special. Hopefully, it'll do well, and a new TV series will be commissioned. Obviously, the BBC now think scifi is cool, after the big success of nu-Dr Who and Torchwood. Original Buffy star Anthony Stewart Head is onboard the project.
* Ripper - The Buffy spin-off featuring Giles the Watcher is in talks/negotiations and, depending on the script, "there’s a very real possibility that in the next year [he’ll] finally be able to film" it. Stating that he had dinner with Anthony Stewart Head "the other night" about it, "As [Head] said, "I’m for it." It will be a 90-minute piece produced for the BBC with distribution later. There are more discussions to be had but "everyone seems to be on the same page...[and it] can happen, should happen, will happen soon."
It's good news for Whedon fans, who've been starved of new Buffyverse material since Angel's cancellation in 2004. I hope he will also make some Serenity sequels. It's possible. The Firefly DVDs have been selling well.
Also, the 11th official Star Trek film is on the way. After the commercial failure of the tenth film in the series, 2002's 'Star Trek: Nemesis', featuring the Next Generation era cast, they've gone back to basics. The new film is a prequel to the original series era, starring the original Leonard Nimoy as an older Spock, and Heroes star Zachary Quinto as younger Spock (Quinto plays Sylar in Heroes). The film will be directed by 'Alias', 'Felicity', 'Mission:Impossible 3', and 'Lost' creator J.J Abrams.
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