Well, I tend to respect Allyson's opinions (even when I don't share them - see also late BUFFY and ANGEL). She just seems to be dismissing SERENITY before the fact.
And praising THE INSIDE in the same capacity, but with a little more inside info. Hence the comparisons. If she's got inside info as to why she's so apathetic about SERENITY, that's a whole other thing, but I missed it if she posted it.
Does that make sense?
I think it would be more helpful to me if you told me what you think I know. If that makes any kind of sense.
Ree, you asked a question, if this was a worship thread. The answer is no, you were told it was not, and you seem to think that you got beaten up over it. This confuses me.
The fact of the matter is, if, say, I saw Serenity, and thought it verily blew, I could come and here and say so, and explain why. As long as I don't spoil the plot. And if my opinion is so important that it affects someone else's excitement, I'm baffled by the amount of power I seem to have.
I know what the concepts are, what the movie is about, how it looks, and it's no more interesting to me than say, Ring Two. Which is to say, I think it'll be entertaining for what it is, but my life could go by without seeing it, and I may catch it on TNT some rainy Sunday afternoon in between folding laundry and dusting. I don't see this as much of a diss, really.
And since I hearted the series so much, and am a fairly active Buffista, that statement is just as worthy in this thread as statements about people who plan to kill to be first in line at every showing. It's about Firefly, Serenity, and my thoughts/feelings about it, so at the least, it's on-topic.
Frank, I certainly don't think anyone who is frothing about Serenity is stupid or misguided. I don't think that people who like cilantro are stupid and misguided. It's a different taste.
Given my personal experiences with Firefly, which are vastly different than most of the fandom since I collaborated a bit with the show in an effort to save save it, and stood on the ship, and gave up sleep and a life for a few months for it, my feelings toward Firefly/Serenity are going to influenced by all that. It wasn't an overwhelmingly positive experience in the end. A lot happened afterward that made me feel foolish for caring that much. So it's a little...personal.
As for The Inside, it seems you're making assumptions based on...I don't know. What could you possibly know what sort of information I have on either series?
The truth of it is, I wouldn't say, here, what the depth of my knowledge is on either series. It feels a bit like showing off, and it's an odd thing sometimes to be both a fan and a friend. People speculate on things sometimes, and I know exactly what happened. Can't say, it would be a betrayal. It's sometimes maddening.
It goes like this:
Someone speculates on some meta issue and says something not only untrue, but also hurtful. The person is not aware that it is hurtful.
I say, "that's not the truth at all."
Someone says, "who the hell are you and why should we believe you?"
I can say, "I was there," or, "we talked about it for two hours last night on the phone and he wasn't even in town," or, "because I'm Allyson, asshole."
I know far more about The Inside than I do about Serenity, but there's more of The Inside to know, so there's that. I've read almost every script, and have been listening to Tim talk about this concept since Wonderfalls ended a year ago. I feel peripherally like I'm a part of it because it's been a big chunk of what my friend is living and breathing. we've talked it through and debated it. I have folders filled with screenshots. I know when there's meetings and how they turn out and what the difficulties and successes have been.
I know these things as a friend, not as a fan, so I wouldn't come and report back, "Tim had a meeting with Dana, he wore a blue jacket and they talked a lot about changing the look of a character."
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