Glad to hear I was wrong about Ron, I guess he just really sold me with his 'aging into fragility' acting. I just found it hard to believe the thin, elderly Book on the big screen was ;ess than a year ago the healthy, powerful Book who disabled Dobson so readily in the first Serenity. He really is an amazing actor, had everyone I saw the film with convinced he was ailing. Speaking of acting, I introduced a new friend to Firefly last night. Halfway through he commented, "Wow, this is some damn fine acting." Followed 10 minutes later by "I'd watch network TV if it was like this."
Eggs. The living legend needs eggs. Or maybe another milk.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
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.
Foxhunter - Oct 01, 2005 3:51:22 pm PDT #5520 of 10001
When we kill people it makes the policemen flustered and stern.
Theodosia - Oct 01, 2005 4:16:40 pm PDT #5521 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
We ran into my friend Julia's friend Susan at the show last night -- after talking to her for about 15 minutes, listening to her enthuse about the characters, we realized she not only hadn't seen the original series, she hadn't know it existed. So I have proof that at least one total newbie could come to the movie, follow it and like it lots.
Polter-Cow - Oct 01, 2005 5:09:40 pm PDT #5522 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The latest Entertainment Weekly (the one with the Serenity review) has a nice little article on Nathan Fillion.
Elais - Oct 01, 2005 5:15:54 pm PDT #5523 of 10001
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
I saw the movie earlier today. It certainly wasn't THE BEST MOVIE EVAH! but it was a good one. I knew Wash was going to die but not exactly when in the movie. I wasn't all that moved when they killed him. In part because I'm not that emotionally invested in him or the other characters. My problem with the death was that it was so damn quick. I wonder if it would have been better if he was killed while they were crashing and not when the ship stopped and they didn't realize he was dead immediately, something to 'soften' the blow, so to speak.
Steph L. - Oct 01, 2005 5:49:30 pm PDT #5524 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The guy's got way more energy than I do, at twenty years his junior.
Well, you're evil and he's not.
Evil ages you. Look at Dick Cheney.
§ ita § - Oct 01, 2005 6:09:05 pm PDT #5525 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cheney's just bad at it. Tim lives off the energy of the lives he cuts short on TV. Each year they lose off their fictional lifespan is added to his youth.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 01, 2005 6:20:45 pm PDT #5526 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Evil ages you. Look at Dick Cheney.
But hasn't he been around sowing discord and bargaining for the souls of mankind since the dawn of history?
evil jimi - Oct 01, 2005 6:36:12 pm PDT #5527 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
We are all aware that Simon is only 21 or 22, aren't we?
Tim Minear - Oct 01, 2005 7:00:09 pm PDT #5528 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Bill Clinton is aging rapidly, too, you partisans.
Kat - Oct 01, 2005 7:02:58 pm PDT #5529 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
PARTISAN AND PROUD.