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amanuensis1For those of you who said I'd love Firefly?
You were right. Oh! I just watched the pilot this weekend--how can I not love a story where the main character won't shoot an unarmed man, will shoot one who's armed and threatening another without a second thought because there isn't time to argue, won't stand to hear religious claptrap at his table (it's his table, dammit), has a Josselin/Phedre relationship goin' on, and isn't offended that some of his crew would sell him out if the price were high enough?
Actually the show sold itself to me as soon as the salvage-team-in-space blew a ship's hatch with explosives...and it was soundless. And the ships don't go WHOOSH! Migod, I think that's the first television or film since 2001 I've seen to do that. I was open-mouthed with joy.
And that's the best "yes we really killed off this beloved character no wait ha ha we didn't" I can remember. Those usually piss me off and I was laughing like a loon over this one. Whedon, I'm pwned.
Now I'm torn between watching all of these as quickly as I can so that I can see Serenity right away versus parceling them out nice and slow.
You were right. Oh! I just watched the pilot this weekend--how can I not love a story where the main character won't shoot an unarmed man, will shoot one who's armed and threatening another without a second thought because there isn't time to argue, won't stand to hear religious claptrap at his table (it's his table, dammit), has a Josselin/Phedre relationship goin' on, and isn't offended that some of his crew would sell him out if the price were high enough?
Actually the show sold itself to me as soon as the salvage-team-in-space blew a ship's hatch with explosives...and it was soundless. And the ships don't go WHOOSH! Migod, I think that's the first television or film since 2001 I've seen to do that. I was open-mouthed with joy.
And that's the best "yes we really killed off this beloved character no wait ha ha we didn't" I can remember. Those usually piss me off and I was laughing like a loon over this one. Whedon, I'm pwned.
Now I'm torn between watching all of these as quickly as I can so that I can see Serenity right away versus parceling them out nice and slow.
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Date: 2005-09-19 06:33 pm (UTC)And then curse Fox for cancelling it, but love on Paramount for greenlighting the movie.
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Date: 2005-09-19 06:44 pm (UTC)River is my favorite character, but oh man, the things Jayne says...
Sit yourself down and have a gorram marathon. You won't be sorry.
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:12 pm (UTC)Watch 'em! You know you want to! ;)
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:12 pm (UTC)Yey!Yey!
I think you should watch them all in a row, with breaks ONLY BETWEEN episodes to do inconsequential, non-Firefly related things like going to the bathroom and feeding your poor, beleaguered human body...
Wait, that's what I did...
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:13 pm (UTC)(Can't thank you enough.)
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:25 pm (UTC)I know. Too easy.
(If you're wondering how he knows that Simon is pasty all over, just leave it up to your imagination. :D
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Date: 2005-09-19 07:43 pm (UTC)Though there's a lot to be said for Captian Tightpants too...
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:00 pm (UTC)Zoe and Wash really do have the best TV marriage I can think of.
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:01 pm (UTC)On the bright side, my cat will watch Firefly with me.
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Date: 2005-09-20 12:53 pm (UTC)And you have a smart cat.
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Date: 2005-09-19 08:23 pm (UTC)Welcome aboard miss! now watch yer step and don't let Jayne get to frisky with ya;)
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Date: 2005-09-20 12:56 pm (UTC)(and it's an awesome theme song too!)
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Date: 2005-09-19 11:34 pm (UTC)I hope the upcoming movie means there will be more episodes. Some of the characters annoy me -- Simon and River I could take or leave, and that preacher fellow. But Kaylee and Mal and Jayne and Zoe and Wash. . . yumness. So glad you like these too! I spent a night recently trawling for good Mal/Jayne, but alas.
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Date: 2005-09-20 01:41 pm (UTC)Yea Yea Yea!
Date: 2005-09-20 03:14 am (UTC)You'll love them all but the ending of "Heart of Gold" was just awesome.
One of my favorite scenes (I believe it was in the pilot) is where the shepard goes to Inara because he's worried he shouldn't be on Serenity after everything that's happened and there's this shot of him sitting with his head down and her standing with one of her hands on his head, comforting him.
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Date: 2005-09-20 01:42 pm (UTC)No spoilers!
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Date: 2005-09-20 04:34 pm (UTC)and it was soundless
YES. Although Serenity had some space sounds. :| But I saw the screenings, and it wasn't "done," so there's still hope.
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