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Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains  

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.


beekaytee - Apr 26, 2005 12:08:09 pm PDT #1514 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

It could be a massive "assault" by Reavers on the border planets. The Alliance doesn't believe in the threat. Mal and Co somehow end up trying to rally whoever they can into stopping them.

ETA: Which sounds kind of cheesy, I realize.

Just like, oh I dunno, He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named? Cheese loved by billions...especially by me.


Kalshane - Apr 26, 2005 12:09:53 pm PDT #1515 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Another random thought, going off of the Reaver Assault thing and Jayne's "Lets be bad guys." I wonder if, instead of rallying a bunch of ships, the crew decides to make a big noise crime spree to get The Alliance's attention, who upon sending a ship or two after Serenity are suddently OMGWTFReavers! and send in the fleet. This sounds a little more in-character for our crew.


askye - Apr 26, 2005 12:10:51 pm PDT #1516 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

I just saw the trailer -- eeeee!!!! I need to watch it again. However, I'd say my favorite image was of River upagainst the ceiling.


tommyrot - Apr 26, 2005 12:18:18 pm PDT #1517 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Wow. Currently if you go to the Apple QuickTime front page, there's an ad for the Serenity trailer. It mentions that it's an Apple exclusive.

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eta: Was Joss involved in the creation of the trailer?


Kiba Rika - Apr 26, 2005 12:27:41 pm PDT #1518 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.

...hi -istas. It's been a while.

But there's no supermodel in the movie, nor a Bruce Willis

There might still be crazy opera, though. (That was my favorite part of The 5th Element.)

I was disctracted by his M. Bison-style shoulder pads.

I really want a Firefly tournament fighter, all capcom-style. Whee.

I'm guessing (hoping) they're playing down the Western aspects for the trailer to try to appeal to a wider audience but they'll be more present in the actual movie.

This is my guess, too.

Oh, it's so pretty! I want to send another assload of goodies to Allyson and Kiba and everyone who pushed and pushed and kept FF visible and played any part at all in making Serenity possible.

Don't forget Kristen. In lieu of goodies, I would accept recommendations of Dragon*Con roomies.

....which is a terrible segue into my question of the day - are any of you going to Dragon*Con and looking to share a room? Because I am. Myself and my friend Lauren (a lovely Bronzer) will be down (she's Canadian!) and want to save as much money as possible so we can afford ridiculously overpriced convention food!

...I also love the River-on-the-Ceiling bit.

But possibly my favorite thing was the high rate of flying-car-viewings. Joss has that thing, with the flying cars.

Which reminds me that Fray 7 & 8 are sitting in Chapel Hill waiting for me.

Buffistas, you are excellent excellent people.


Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2005 12:32:34 pm PDT #1519 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Kiba! Good to see you around these parts.


Allyson - Apr 26, 2005 12:32:41 pm PDT #1520 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I want to send another assload of goodies to Allyson and Kiba and everyone who pushed and pushed and kept FF visible and played any part at all in making Serenity possible.

If just once, Joss Whedon would remember who I am, that'd be enough.

Signed,

Tired, bitter, and resigned


-t - Apr 26, 2005 12:55:36 pm PDT #1521 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Back when I was slinging popcorn and splicing reels of film together to put myself through grad school, unless there was an exclusive promotional deal tying a coming soon to an already showing, we were allowed to put any trailer in front of any movie regardless of studio, distributor, or anything else. Management liked to put sci fi on sci fi, though.


tommyrot - Apr 26, 2005 12:57:13 pm PDT #1522 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Management liked to put sci fi on sci fi, though.

Ooh. Hot scifi-on-scifi action....


libkitty - Apr 26, 2005 12:57:39 pm PDT #1523 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Allyson, you don't strike me as the huggy type, but that was so sad I just have to:

{{Allyson}}

It's hard for me to imagine that Joss doesn't know who you are and appreciate you, but if that is the case, it is his loss.