I know the backstory, doesn't make it less terrible in execution
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Firefly premiered 15 years ago today
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I know the backstory, doesn't make it less terrible in execution
Jest Chillin
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Doesn't matter either way. Only people with Nielsen boxes mattered for ratings.
This is true of almost anytime actors are asked to speak a different language they're not familiar with or to utilize an accent they don't have naturally.
There are exceptions but it's going to happen. Nothing particularly egregious about it in Firefly.
I 100% agree with this.
... But if they announced season 2, I would still pee myself with joy.
Okay, what I really want is season 3 of Dark Angel.
Serenity was a perfect finale.
As proven by lots of okay at best comic books. Shake my head at them trying to tell Book's backstory without Ron Glass acting. That's like asking for a fine Scotch and being given crayon juice.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I killed Firefly.
The quality of Buffy was in the toilet and I blamed the focus on Firefly so I refused to watch Firefly at all. I was a Nielsen household at the time. I would have tuned in for every rebroadcast if not for the Buffy thing.
The quality of Buffy was in the toilet and I blamed the focus on Firefly so I refused to watch Firefly at all. I was a Nielsen household at the time. I would have tuned in for every rebroadcast if not for the Buffy thing.
Firefly gave birth one of my biggest celebrity crushes. 15 years later, she is still on my list.
Whew..... I'll be in my bunk.
My first thought. Even younger looking than my memories recall.
PHOENIXZERO
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Granted it kind of shit the bed in its second season but to this day I find it annoying and funny how Fox cancelled Dark Angel for Firefly (in part due to certain executive politics) only to completely fuck it up.
Man Called Aerodynamics
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Love this show, and the movie too.
Cowboys, in space, with Joss Whedon dialog and intriguing lore-- It's one of those pieces of media that feels like it was made specifically for me. And I'm sure a lot of other people feel that way too.
Perfect cast. It's a special show.
Cowboys, in space, with Joss Whedon dialog and intriguing lore-- It's one of those pieces of media that feels like it was made specifically for me. And I'm sure a lot of other people feel that way too.
Perfect cast. It's a special show.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Erotic
She was such a refreshing character when we first meet her.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Favorite useful gif:
Haha, love it.
Jason Frost
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You know a TV show is really old when the .gif is really small.Favorite useful gif:
I need to find or make a better one
Cameron122
Member
The Operative did absolutely nothing wrong
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Wat
Go watch Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place
DarkJediKnight
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Just such a great cast. In a handful of episodes they established relationships and personalities. Amazing work in a short time.
dead souls
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I'm one of the few who actually watched it when it originally aired, since that was when I was still a huge Whedon fan. It was okay but doesn't deserve even .0001% of the reverence it still gets.
It would be the worst Whedon show if it wasn't for the abomination that was Dollhouse.
It would be the worst Whedon show if it wasn't for the abomination that was Dollhouse.
Even The Operative knew he was a monster.
Also one of the only ones to watch his it air, and I disagree with everything you've said lol.
Firefly as amazing even out of order, and no one got Dollhouse I guess,?
Edit. Forgive typos fever
So you watched it out of order?
Because Train Job is good, but it's not an effective first episode.
StrategyFan
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serenity was good
i like science fiction more than adventure
wonder if firefly would have gone in a more sci-fi direction for subsequent seasons after the introductions to the characters & universe was done
i like science fiction more than adventure
wonder if firefly would have gone in a more sci-fi direction for subsequent seasons after the introductions to the characters & universe was done
She was such a refreshing character when we first meet her.
Man, both Jewel Staite and Christina Hendricks were amazing to see.
I got introduced to the show by my aunt who was a massive fan of the series, she gave me a boxset completely free and gradually I was won over by this series. I loved the movie Serenity as well and thought that was a good conclusion.
But here's the thing, how come people didn't turn out for Serenity despite the large fandom at the time? That always puzzled me, they wanted a continuation and it was right there!
"That sounds like something out of science fiction."
"...honey, we live on a spaceship."
They did.
But Firefly is a cult thing at best. It wasn't going to ever make a lot of money. And that's fine. Watching the film you can tell Whedon knew it was one and done. I'm sure he could have done more if it'd taken off, but dude was not planning a trilogy with those plot points and character beats.
Firefly is well below Buffy and Angel for me, but Objects in Space is the finest piece of television Whedon has made. Its existential themes are pretty heavily signposted, but the ideas are treated with a deftness as every element in the narrative plays into them. Jubal Early is a wonderful cipher to play against River to illuminate two existential positions.
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
It always bothered me that a tv show (Firefly) and an anime (Cowboy Bebop) that people consider the best both
'borrowed' a ton from Outlaw Star yet Outlaw Star remains underrated.
Anyone who is a Firefly fan should check out Outlaw Star asap.
Good for you
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Jason Frost
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But that .gif is from Castle.Also one of my favourite gifs, useful around these parts quite often.
Obliterator
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Man I love me some Nathan Fillion but homeboy hasn't exactly taken care of himself psychically compared to then
Razgriz-Specter
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Oh fuck yeah it is lol.
Bill R Boggess
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He's been on some episodes of Modern Family lately and at least he looks to have slimmed down some. He had put on quite a belly in recent years.
Tertullian
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Did anyone else read all the Dark Horse graphic novels? They're... alright. I have all of them but the most recent; I'm waiting for it to drop in price a few bucks.
You know, this show wasn't all that great, but it showed potential for an improved second season. Oh well.
oh my god he's that kid? LOL
oh my god he's that kid? LOL
