Charts, charts, charts.
Firefly enters US 'top 20 DVD weekly sellers' list. Currently at number 17.
Alas, it doesn’t say how many DVD sets where sold. However, considering this is a new entry within the last 3 weeks and that the chart shows current weekly sales data, I’d say this is pretty good news with a view to the fan base increasing and Serenity DVD sales to come.
Firefly isn’t mentioned in the other charts on the site, but if you are interested and nose about a bit you can get a pretty good feel how box office and rental/sales income stack up against each other for a variety of films. A number of films earned significantly more from the latter.
October 21 2005
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I just finished watching the final episode two nights ago and I can say, without hyperbole, that I am simply devastated that this show was barely given any chance to develop further and find an audience. There is not one single aspect of it that I can fault - not one. So hence, therein lies the disappointment. I WANT MORE. It actually breaks my heart that such a well-written, well-acted, unique creation was denied its continuation. I don't think I've ever been more angry with a television network for not allowing a show to go on (even though I didn't watch it when it was on; but I couldn't find it and was always a better DVD television fan anyway).
I've been waiting to finish watching the series before going to see the film. 'Serenity', here I come!
ariana75 | October 21, 06:50 CET
But I can't tell from the chart -- is this overall sales of DVDs, from every source (Amazon.com to Walmart)?
Also, I find the thought of more fans getting into Firefly a a good thing, yet also scary.
dottikin | October 21, 06:59 CET
MySerenity | October 21, 07:12 CET
On the good side - shiny new people.
gossi | October 21, 07:26 CET
SpikeBad | October 21, 08:33 CET
Just hope that lots of Browncoats leave Christmas shopping to the last minute so that when they go to pick up their copy of Serenity, they decide that's what all their friends are getting this year too.
[ edited by Ghost Spike on 2005-10-21 17:10 ]
Ghost Spike | October 21, 09:09 CET
Well, maybe not buy, but at least rent, yes. I'm thinking it'll just be the sci-fi and/or Whedon fans buying. Only thing though: will video rental shops have enough copies of the DVD to get visuability? I've never visited an American rental shop, but here in Holland the DVDs with more copies get better places, and have a big 'block' of DVDs so that more people take notice of them. If there's only one, maybe two, Serenity DVDs in the rental place at the time people might not notice it.
GVH | October 21, 09:10 CET
I think it's frikkin awesome that a dvd set that has been out for a while is beating new releases/stuff which is coming soon which are usually the top dvds.
The fanbase can only get bigger.
nna_funk | October 21, 09:27 CET
Why am I getting the idea that more people want to see Serenity but are waiting for the DVD? A good reason, being reflected in others' reports, is that people don't want to go to the theatre. I think that's a very strong factor. The intenders don't realize that Serenity is a good widescreen experience. But it's an unknown commodity and they will wait for the DVD. They feel more strongly about *not* going to a theatre than wanting to see Serenity.
Last, of the dozens of people I've talked to or overheard after a performance, everyone, and I mean everyone, loves (not just likes) the movie. (And I've loved it six times.)
Drifter | October 21, 10:53 CET
Razor | October 21, 11:08 CET
[ edited by risingwaves on 2008-06-02 01:54 ]
risingwaves | October 21, 11:52 CET
(Also, coincidentally, Angel, Buffy, and the new Buffy one-disc episode collections were a few shelves above it.)
This is good news, I do believe, my friends...
[ edited by UnpluggedCrazy on 2005-10-21 19:30 ]
UnpluggedCrazy | October 21, 12:29 CET