I did like the concept. It was the execution that failed to work for me.
Fair 'nough.
Concept OR execution. Or any combination of the above.
Angel: You know, I killed my actual dad. It was one of the first things I did when I became a vampire. Wesley: I hardly see how that's the same situation. Angel: Yeah. I didn't really think that one through.
'Lineage'
Angel 5: Is That It? Am I Done?
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P.M. Marc - Jan 06, 2005 7:34:19 am PST #2940 of 3531
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 7:35:06 am PST #2941 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I figure if I can be eh on The Beatles, Firefly may fail to move some folk.
DavidS - Jan 06, 2005 7:39:42 am PST #2942 of 3531
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Don't tell me what I can't do.
I was telling Teppy what to do.
It was the execution that failed to work for me.
This is crazy talk, however. The writing, acting, design, cinematography, direction - all superior.
Connie Neil - Jan 06, 2005 7:43:59 am PST #2943 of 3531
brillig
AFter reading all the quotes, I want to see teh shows now. That's my sole opinion on the matter.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jan 06, 2005 7:46:11 am PST #2944 of 3531
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Actually, I think the rest of the world mainly lives in the Kingdom of What's That, Some Television Show?
Which is, coincidentally, much the point we recently made when trying to get the Firefly thread back on topic. And failing, but so it goes; roleplaying The Rest Of The World was quite fun.
NovaChild "Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains" Jan 3, 2005 9:35:09 pm PST
Lee - Jan 06, 2005 7:57:06 am PST #2945 of 3531
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I loved War Stories, and Out of Gas, but was a little on the 'meh' side for Objects in Space.
But, but, but...
Okay, I can see it, even if you are wronger than a wrong thing from Wrongsville, and also dead to me.
Lyra Jane - Jan 06, 2005 8:03:37 am PST #2946 of 3531
Up with the sun
To someone who doesn't like the concept, I'm more than certain that those would be JUST as eh, feh, or meh as any of it.
I'm still in the "I'll get around to renting the DVDs at some point, probably, even though the concept doesn't thrill me" camp. So I guess that makes me part of the Kingdom of What's That, Some Television Show? in our terms.
libkitty - Jan 06, 2005 8:25:24 am PST #2947 of 3531
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I missed most of this discussion, 'cause I was playing with real, live buffistas who are so incredibly wonderful that I can't really be coherant about it yet. It was so much fun catching up here, though, even though it's making me late for enjoying sunny California.
It's hard for me to decide between Angel and Buffy, because I love them both so much. While I appreciate ita's sentiments on Firefly:
But if Firefly gets included, I get confused.
I have to say that there is no confusion for me. If Firefly is included in the equation (the whole Firefly, in order, definitely not as aired), then it wins every contest. I've said it before and will say it again. Firefly is the best show ever, and Out of Gas is the best episode of any series. Can others disagree with me and not feel the Firefly love? Certainly. And I'll feel much pity for their poor, misguided, tv-watching souls.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 8:26:58 am PST #2948 of 3531
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Firefly is the best show ever
See, I can't judge any show that didn't make a whole season the best ever. No matter how brilliant.
libkitty - Jan 06, 2005 8:28:55 am PST #2949 of 3531
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I can.