'Shindig'
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Totally unrelated question: what do people think of "Downbelow Station" by Cherryh? It appears to be related in some way to "Mercantur's Luck" and I was wondering if I should just buy them both at the same time since they are wicked cheap at Half.
ETA: Dang it, Sean beat me to the tagging of the BEST. JOSS. QUOTE. EVAH.
arby, Downbelow Station won Cherryh the Hugo award the year it came out. It's very very plotty and more than a bit expositiony, but worth reading, since it's the first novel set in the Alliance/Union universe, and explains a fair amount of the backstory and the politics. It's the Big Political side of the situation that Merchanter's Luck looks at from the perspective of a small trader. So the main characters are the family who run Downbelow Station, some of the Downbelow natives, Signy Mallory the ship captain, and so forth.
Frankenbuddha:
Is it better than Shakespeare's Gay Boys in Bondage ?
I don't know how Shakespeare knew, several hundred years before it happened, about the biggest band to come out of Idaho. Perhaps you've heard of their album, "68 Goin' On 69"?
I don't know how Shakespeare knew, several hundred years before it happened, about the biggest band to come out of Idaho. Perhaps you've heard of their album, "68 Goin' On 69"?
"Gay Boys in Bondage" is also an old Monty Python skit (and may be the episode title).
"Gay Boys in Bondage" is also an old Monty Python skit (and may be the episode title)
Hmmm. I remember the band. Wanna see my concert tickets? T-shirt? ;-D
a ha - thanks Consuela. So if I read Downbelow Station first, then Merchanter's Luck I might have some more background on what's going on.
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There's a whole Pirate/Ninja/Dwarf/Elf Ontology...If the bastard spawn of an elf and a dwarf is a dwelf, than what do we call the lovechild of a ninja and a pirate? And would he prefer the cutlass or the katana?
what do we call the lovechild of a ninja and a pirate
A nitrate?
Or PINJA!
If the bastard spawn of an elf and a dwarf is a dwelf, than what do we call the lovechild of a ninja and a pirate? And would he prefer the cutlass or the katana?
Pirinja. Cutlana.
arby, conversely, Merchanter's Luck is terse and relatively short. If you like dense and plotty, go Downbelow Station first. But if you're not sure you're going to like the 'verse, Luck might be a good appetiser.