I absolutely adore "The Train Job" and so far have always used that as my conversion episode. With people who, like me, are tickled by starting with a bar fight and the kicking-of-bad-guy-into-engine is the final thing leading to addiction.
Also, just got back from Batman which rocks!! and I got to see the Serenity trailer!! My movie companion apparently hasn't heard me rave enough about Firefly (he works in a different lab in the institute), because I actually had to explain my squeeing over the trailer. He's already slated for conversion, however, as soon as he finishes Buffy season seven...
Am I the only one who quite likes the trailer music, un-Firefly-y though it may be?
Nope, I like the music, too. Though, yeah, not Fireflyesque. Speaking of TV series music, I just orderd the S1 CD for BSG. Cannot wait. Wish I had a Firefly CD.
I like The Train Job, but was thoroughly unimpressed with it when it first aired, beyond the infamous kick into the engine. It just didn't work as an introductory episode, IMO, but it works fine as a caper episode.
Back in the day, when all I had was my tapes of the broadcast episodes, I used Our Mrs. Reynolds and Shindig as my hooking episodes. Once I had access to Serenity, I never used anything else.
Train Job is my least favorite episode. The
only
thing I like about it is punting the bad gun into the turbine.
It's not terrible. But there's not one line I love and cuddle and cherish and hold to my chest. Also, I resent that it ran first and basically killed the fucking show by garnering such mediocre reviews.
Of course, that's Fox's fault. But still, it's #13 out of 13.
garnering such mediocre reviews.
I thought the reviews were good, just not the ratings?
But there's not one line I love and cuddle and cherish and hold to my chest.
I think you have a problem with your brain being missing, sir.
So at my show tonight one of my guests handed me a note from another acquaintance telling me that he'd seen the Serenity trailer and pointing me to the apple trailers site.
Too funny.
I think you have a problem with your brain being missing, sir.
Not enough. Not nearly enough.
What's your least loved anyway?
More than enough:
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you see who's in ruttin' command here!"
