Anya ,'Sleeper'
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.
....and as the calendar changes to September 30th, 2005....the world sucks just a little bit less than yesterday and most of them that came before it......
Almost 3 years later and Serenity flies again.
Someone get Webster's on the phone and ask if they can put a small picture of the movie poster next to the word REDEMPTION.
It doesn't matter if it's spoilery -- all movie talk is allowed in here now.
From Ebert:
River and Simon are soon enough allied with a team of free-lance smugglers on a banged-up old ship named Serenity. Malcolm (Nathan Fillion) is the captain, and his crew includes the pilot Wash (Alan Tudyk), his wife, Zoe (Gina Torres), the engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite) and the tough guy Jayne (Adam Baldwin). On their trail is the most competent and feared of the Alliance's agents, The Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
If he's listing Zoe third, and calling her Wash's wife, I'm having some more questions about the film.
He makes the Josh mistake too, so I wouldn't get too hung up on his details.
From Ebert's review
River and Simon are soon enough allied with a team of free-lance smugglers on a banged-up old ship named Serenity. Malcolm (Nathan Fillion) is the captain, and his crew includes the pilot Wash (Alan Tudyk), his wife, Zoe (Gina Torres), the engineer Kaylee (Jewel Staite) and the tough guy Jayne (Adam Baldwin).
Um, No. Zoe is NOT just the pilot's wife.
But that's part of what I mean. I'm wondering how Zoe comes across in the film to people who are just meeting her for the first time.
eta...
Um, No. Zoe is NOT just the pilot's wife.
See? Perkins gets it.
Cindy, that's just Ebert being a pillock. Zoe and Wash aren't used enough, but she is not just there as his wife.
Good. Thanks, Perkins. Because here's where I am. I loved Firefly. I got really bitter (at FOX). I got over it. Truthfully, I got over Firefly a little, too. But I'd rather remember it as it was, than watch some movie where Zoe isn't Zoe.
That should read:
"Captain Malcolm Reynolds, his badass second Zoe, her husband Wash, the pilot..."
I'll be charitable and assume it's b/c AT is more of a name than GT.
And Cindy - Zoe is most definitely Zoe. No worries on that count.
Interview with Joss: [link]
That should read:
"Captain Malcolm Reynolds, his badass second Zoe, her husband Wash, the pilot..."
Exactly.
And Cindy - Zoe is most definitely Zoe. No worries on that count.
That's good to read, smonster. It's good to see you here, too.