Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
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.
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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.
Review from Empire Magazine. Here.
Their verdict: If you’re a novice, this is a plucky introduction to Whedon’s world and the most fun sci-fi of the year. If you’re a devotee, this is the magnificent return you’ve been praying for.
From the Ebert review, on the Fox cancellation.
What a crock, especially considering that Josh Whedon, the TV series author (and writer-director of "Serenity") earlier created "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer," and so deserved the benefit of the doubt.
Sweet, if misspelled. Overall, a good review from a big someone who's not a Browncoat.
Hi Cindy! I'm lurking, on and off, and posting rarely. VM, Boxed Set, and here, pretty much. Good to see you, too.
3.5 stars (out of 5) from The Boston Globe. >[link]
It's a fairly mixed review. The critic did not watch the series, so I found his perspective interesting.
WRT to Ebert's inadequate description of Zoe, can someone remind me if they made it clear that Zoe and Mal were in the war together in the movie? Zoe did more than be Wash's wife in the movie, but I can't for the life of me remember if they clearly delineated her long-term relationship with Mal. It's been a while since the preview, and I'm not sure I would have noticed it's absence even while I was watching it.