Spoilers for the pilot episode below the cut.

[amanuensis1]

For 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.

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

What I want most right now is to watch the pilot AGAIN. Ooh, it was so cool!

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

Watch The Train Job. It was the replacement pilot, and the scene with the burly guy in front of the engine....you'll know it when you see it...that's what sold me on the show.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Okay, if you say so! Is it the second episode on the DVDs or what? It sounds familiar and I've only looked closely at the first DVD's case.

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

It should be the next one after the pilot, so just keep on going. *glee*

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely! The Train Job was my dead-set hook as well.

"Right! Best thing for everybody! You betcha!"

[revena.livejournal.com]

I'd be willing to bet money that I can guess which episode will be your Very Favorite, though. (Heart of Gold. Let me know if I'm right!)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I shall try to go into that one with no expectations so that I am not disappointed. ^_^

[dien.livejournal.com]

You think so? But what about Objects in Space?

(is, of course, totally owned by that.)

[semperintheatro.livejournal.com]

Objects In Space completely blew my mind. When it was over I just sat there staring at the dark screen, completely enraptured.

Listen to it with the audio comentary, it's an amazing ride. Joss Whedon defines classy.