Hee. Yeah, that's what I thought too, Matt.
Walking I get. But power walking? Why not just run for a shorter time?
Angel ,'Time Bomb'
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.
Polter-Cow - Oct 02, 2005 10:15:01 am PDT #5598 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Katie M - Oct 02, 2005 10:15:13 am PDT #5599 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
He basically ended up in the same emotional space at the end of the film that he was in the beginning of the series, but that didn't bother me.
Yeah, it did bother me a little--I felt like I'd already seen this story, or something. Like the characters had all been smacked backwards, without me getting to see how. And I was able to get around that by separating off the series and the movie in my head--the different Simon-and-River backstories helped there--but it was a little disorienting.
I think that in some ways, that arc might've worked better for me if I hadn't watched the show. (Though I think I still would've bounced off of everyone else going along on Mal's suicide mission a little bit. Didn't believe that for a moment.)
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2005 10:19:13 am PDT #5600 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"
I bet River knows Book's secret. Whether she knows she knows it is another matter.
Serenity III: The Search for Book, anyone?
Allyson - Oct 02, 2005 10:19:39 am PDT #5601 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm afraid I don't understand why people are announcing that they'll never watch the sequel, will "never trust Joss again", and that sort of thing.
I can't believe they trusted him in the first place.
The box office looks miserable to me, overall, for everything. I've heard box office receipts have been in decline, but is this a miserable time of year on top of it?
Scrappy - Oct 02, 2005 10:22:06 am PDT #5602 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I KNOW, Allyson. The Cronenberg film got rave reviews, has lots of stars in it and was made by an established director with a devoted following and barely did any business.
Allyson - Oct 02, 2005 10:26:06 am PDT #5603 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Serenity II: The Wrath of Tim.
I didn't think of that.
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2005 10:29:42 am PDT #5604 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"
Tim would make a great criminal mastermind -- only with a beagle instead of a fluffy white cat.
DavidS - Oct 02, 2005 10:30:00 am PDT #5605 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It'll be interesting to see if Serenity builds its audience (they are platforming it on release, no?) or if it just has an early burst and tails off.
Robin, I was very curious to see your response to the movie. Because for all the gripes I've heard about the plot or character changes - I was just very conscious about how incredibly difficult this movie was as a screenwriting exercise.
Polter-Cow - Oct 02, 2005 10:31:03 am PDT #5606 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought it was very well plotted, with a lot of things in the first half serving double duty as setups for payoffs in the second half.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2005 10:31:24 am PDT #5607 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm hoping Serenity will do well in foreign markets, DVD sales and merchandising of cunning hats.