I had the opposite experience. I invited some coworkers last weekend to accompany me to the upcoming Serenity screening. I was in a rush, so when they looked at me with blank faces and asked, "The what screening?", all I could do is give a quick rundown (set in the future, space, wild west flavor, no aliens, etc.) and mention it was by Joss Whedon. They all said they'd get back to me.
After one of them saw the Serenity trailer paired with Batman Begins, he gave me a definite "yes" and convinced the other two to also take me up on the offer. He must have mentioned that he was going to the movie to some of his other friends, and one of them must be a fan because someone loaned him the Firefly DVDs. I got a text message at 3 a.m. today from him saying that he just finished watching "Serenity" (the episode) and he thought it was "kick-ass" and was getting hooked. He messaged me again tonight telling me he was going to watch "The Train Job." (I responded by suggesting he could skip the order and watch some of my favorites like "Out of Gas" by Thursday.)
Saw the trailer before
Batman Begins
today. First of all, I adored that movie. Damn.
Second, there was silence pretty much through all the trailers and the theater wasn't crowded, so... 'twas fine. For them. For me? Trailer!! Rock!!
I really like The Train Job.
What's that, brenda? You need to speak louder! Because then when I say I liked The Train Job, also, I won't look like a total crackhead.
Is there something wrong with liking The Train Job? I never saw it as a pilot, so I just love the actiive wildness of the story. It's so archetypal: steal from the poor, feel bad about it, give it back, piss off a scary guy.
Okay, maybe not that archetypal. But very Mal-icious.
I don't hate "The Train Job." I'm just hoping he can get to some of my favorites by Thursday. If he sticks to the episode order, I don't know how far along he'd be by then.
Okay, it's no Out of Gas. But honestly, for dragging newbies in,
Serenity,
both parts, is kind of a lot to ask. I've totally turned people intrigued with TJ, and then gotten them to watch the rest.
But honestly, for dragging newbies in, Serenity, both parts, is kind of a lot to ask.
I've never had a problem with the people I've converted over.
I didn't really like "Train Job" when it was broadcast, but loved "Serenity" once I got the DVDs.
Maybe it's just me, but "Train Job" didn't do a good job of introducing me to the characters. Or maybe I just had to watch a couple episodes (I only watched the first two broadcast ones, then gave up) to get to know the characters well enough so I'd fall for "Serenity" when I got the DVDs.
But nowadays, I watch "Serenity" far more often than "Train Job."
