Will be seeing the movie again in about an hour with a friend who didn't see the whole series on TV but is a JW fan. Be interesting to see what he thinks. More importantly, I get to see Laura and family again, yay! I wonder whether she's spoiled? Probably not. Well, I certainly won't spoil any of them, but suddenly I understand the sentiment a few people have expressed about feeling a little bad for not being able to cushion the blow.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
JenP - Oct 06, 2005 2:32:11 pm PDT #5985 of 10001
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 06, 2005 2:38:51 pm PDT #5986 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
I thought the close formation of all those spaceships in the respective armadas was very questionable, though I suppose it was done for dramatic visual effect.
Sean K - Oct 06, 2005 2:48:33 pm PDT #5987 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I thought the close formation of all those spaceships in the respective armadas was very questionable, though I suppose it was done for dramatic visual effect.
At those distances, I'd expect proximity alarms were blaring on every single ship on either side. In space, that close together is practically touching.
Consuela - Oct 06, 2005 3:29:15 pm PDT #5988 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
libkitty - Oct 06, 2005 4:08:47 pm PDT #5989 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
It's hard not to soften the blow. But a friend tried to do that for another friend and ended up spoiling her, and now she's not going to see it. I'm now even more a spoilerphobe.
Zenkitty - Oct 06, 2005 4:28:34 pm PDT #5990 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm a little - okay, a lot - surprised by the decision to put the first 9 minutes on the web. I'm also surprised by the lack of advertising this week. I know there have been some commercials, but not nearly what I expected. I think Universal is counting a bit too much on grassroots, word-of-mouth advertising bringing in the bucks. And on web advertising. As odd as it is for me to imagine, most people really don't spend a great deal of time on the web.
DCJensen - Oct 06, 2005 4:49:12 pm PDT #5991 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
First 9 minutes of the movie, posted online BY THE STUDIO.
Argh! I get "Unfortunately, the Operating System you are currently using is unsupported."
In OS9.2.2.
Sigh, I have to use my XP machine again. I really have to reinstall OSX.
Sue - Oct 06, 2005 4:59:35 pm PDT #5992 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Do you think that Serenity would be okay for a 9 year old? I'm thinking I may see if my nephew is interested when I am home for Thanksgiving this weekend. I can't think of anything that would freak him out. There's no swearing that isn't gorram or Chinese, is there? He's seen all the Star Wars movies and even martial arts movies, so I am sure the violence won't bother him.
I have already talked to him about seeing Wallace and Gromit, but I think he would like Serenity more.
aurelia - Oct 06, 2005 5:03:17 pm PDT #5993 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I think I've seen at least one ad during each show I've watched this week so it's not like they've stopped.
I dunno if the on-line bit will reach many people who haven't already seen it but if it does, good on them.
Kalshane - Oct 06, 2005 5:08:37 pm PDT #5994 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
At those distances, I'd expect proximity alarms were blaring on every single ship on either side. In space, that close together is practically touching.
Well, it's not like the Reavers are going to care so much. I'm assuming the Alliance ships were grouped like that to make sure a smaller ship like Serenity couldn't slip past them. But mostly I think it's just movie logic where if the ships were spaced out as they should have been, they all would have been pretty tiny if they wanted to show the fleet.
ETA:
I think I've seen at least one ad during each show I've watched this week so it's not like they've stopped.
I've been seeing the same thing, only they're quoting favorable reviews instead of talking about all the buzz. I wish they would have quote more reviews, though. They only quote 2 or 3, when there's a ton of good reviews out there.
I tried convincing one of my co-workers to go see it today, because he's into Sci-Fi but he said he wasn't interested because he never saw Firefly. I think that's where a lot of the problem is, people aren't believing you can go into it cold (which I'm guessing is what the 9 minutes being shown on-line is for.)