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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.


Ginger - Oct 21, 2005 6:55:26 pm PDT #6988 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

The best I have is dancing with Joss and Nathan to Greendays American Idiot. In his socks.

I have been vaguely following this kerfufflet all day and I have one question.

Whose socks?


Kristen - Oct 21, 2005 7:04:09 pm PDT #6989 of 10001

In actual FF news, someone mentioned elsewhere that SciFi was showing "Heart of Gold" tonight. It made me realize that I never watched the episode. I'm not sure why.

Was it universally despised and maybe I skipped it because of that?


Lee - Oct 21, 2005 7:06:35 pm PDT #6990 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I don't know about universally-- I thought it had some good parts, especially nice Zoe/Wash moments-- but it was a weaker ep.


Kat - Oct 21, 2005 7:07:22 pm PDT #6991 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I can't believe you've never seen it, Kristen. I didn't hate it, for what that is worth (especially as I have been saying it every day during my 3 day meeting when asked what I thought about the lessons being presented.) I think it did have Melinda Clarke though.


tina f. - Oct 21, 2005 7:08:55 pm PDT #6992 of 10001

Reading Nilly's review (and getting sniffly through some of it) made me go see Serenity for the second time tonight. It was much much better than my first viewing. And I loved it on my first viewing.

Kuffles of whatever strength are why I try to avoid being in a fandom.

I have no idea to this day how or why I ever clicked over to Table Talk and found the Buffistas - but I did. And I kind of couldn't believe it because I had never had the kind of love for any form of entertainment that I had for Buffy and was even more surprised that other people did, and that's why I am here. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the kerfuffles freak me right out. And then I talk to my best friend who is a HUGE Firefly fan but is very practical, gruff and often insensitive generally, and she tells me to quit hounding her about seeing Serenity, that it is really "insignificant" comapred to what else is going on in her life right now, and I actually get pissed off at her for about 45 minutes over that. And then I realize - whatever - it's her life. But when that happens I suddenly totally understand the kerfuffles.


§ ita § - Oct 21, 2005 7:09:54 pm PDT #6993 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Melinda Clarke was really good in this.


Allyson - Oct 21, 2005 7:11:40 pm PDT #6994 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 pro-kerfuffle.

I'm anti-Heart of Gold.

Except that I always think, "hooray Robin Scorpio!"


Kristen - Oct 21, 2005 7:13:04 pm PDT #6995 of 10001

I can't believe you've never seen it, Kristen.

I'm rather surprised myself. But I was reading the convo and they were talking about things that happened in the ep and I was all, "Huh. I so never saw this episode."

Maybe it was Tim calling it "Shower of Gold" that turned me off.

"hooray Robin Scorpio!"

Well, now, I guess I have to watch.


Kat - Oct 21, 2005 7:15:47 pm PDT #6996 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Maybe it was Tim calling it "Shower of Gold" that turned me off.

Well yeah. that would do it.

But it has Melinda Clarke!


Burrell - Oct 21, 2005 7:23:09 pm PDT #6997 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Maybe it was Tim calling it "Shower of Gold" that turned me off.

That is so wrong.