So I took some time to muse over Zoe, and why she's my favourite TV warrior woman. Two key things:
1. She's not otherly gifted. She's not a Buffy or a Xena.
2. She's comfortable with it. Her conflicts will come from other places, not the fact that she's fighting -- it's way time for that to happen for female fighters.
Yes and yes. This is also part of why I like Starbuck, although some of her backstory is frakking with that for me (not to get OT or into discussion of
The Farm).
Back to Firefly, we also see at least one other woman in a similar role, in OOG. Would have been cool if one of Niska's goons was a woman.
Cheers for the links and info on the session videos. Now to just find the time to download 'em and watch 'em!
Off to the Toronto Press Screening tonight (non-press seats filled out by local Browncoats). One of my buddies will be seeing Serenity for the first time tonight, so it will be interesting to see what he thinks of it.
Oh so glorious.
Site says Serenity was licensed to Mal in 2512. We're getting specific with dates now. Neat.
Wow. The new Serenity flash site is AMAZING! Oh, look, they even have a cookbook with real recipes.
Just a brief FYI out of last night's press screening in Portland. First, it was a mixed fan/non-fan audience (which accounts for my case of nerves, since it was the first time I was seeing it with an audience that wasn't all Browncoats). Second, it seemed to play well, with responses to the different aspects (action, drama, humor) on the mark, and no stray "this is stupid" snickers overheard. Third, apparently one of the pickier critics in town liked it, to the point where they now are going to go watch the series, which they've never seen.
