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1. Pre-sell DVD sets of a season 2, Kickstarter-style

--- No money moves unless goal is met

--- Donor receives box set if donation is at least $40

2. Upon XYZ pre-sales, commence season production

3. Collect revenue from advertising, as usual, during season run

4. Produce DVD sets of season 2

5. Send a set to all donors

6. Collect a bit more revenue from new, fringe fans who will also buy DVD sets

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I'd throw in a few more goodies:

- signed merchandise (box sets, t-shirts etc) for first / largest donors

- competitions (win the chance to appear as an extra/meet the stars)

- deals with networks (e.g. get Fox or HBO to agree to match 50% of funding or show season if X amount is raised)

- small trailers or pilots on YouTube/Hulu

I'd definitely buy. Have a feeling the result would be some crappy tv though. Just a hunch.

It would depend on who is involved. The last time Fillion and Whedon were idle (read: writers strike), they made some pretty good content for the web with a pretty small budget. http://drhorrible.com/

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