I want a Reaver hand puppet.
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.
In an interesting review of a Showtime movie on tonight (Homecoming, directed by Joe Dante of Gremlins fame--oh and FYI, free Showtime this weekend, if you're like me and don't normally get the channel), this article references Serenity as an example of genre movies' ability to show the state of the country better than issue dramas.
Homecoming exemplifies the way genre movies like Land of the Dead and Serenity have consistently outclassed self-conscious statements like Good Night, And Good Luck. and the upcoming Syriana. Where the latter get bogged down in fact-checking and aides, the nonspecific nature of fantasy stories allows viewers to fill in the blanks; the movie sketches the forest, and the audience plants the trees. Hell, even Harry Potter gets in on the act when Dumbledore insists that the only way to honor a slain boy is to tell the truth about his death; too bad he wasn't running things when Pat Tillman was killed. In part, Dante says his decision to frame Homecoming as a zombie tale was "purely opportunistic this venue was probably the only one where we could get away with it." But he also knows that, while they don't garner the same respect, genre movies often stand the test of time better than their Oscar-bait contemporaries. "If you ever want to know what the world was like at a given time, go look at the horror movies and the comedies," he says. "You'll have a complete view of what the society was like, which you won't get from the issue drama." Homecoming may not generate too many op-eds, but Dante hopes it will fuel the desire for the truth to come out. Like the soldiers in his story, "it seems to me that people are kind of waking up."
Heh.
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River: Mesmerized...by...dancing...octopus...
Fans:We always knew those Japanese commercials screwed with your brain!
River: Extreme Kickass Mode Switch: ON.
Everyone: *ASSKICKED*
Heh, that's pretty good, but it also kinda just makes me want a Movies in 15 Minutes version ever more. I prefer Cleolinda's style a bit.
Emergency naptime procedures implemented!
I want Serenity In 30 Seconds (and reenacted by bunnies).
Bunny reavers?! Run away! Run away!
I'm picturing bunnies wearing fur coats. This is so wrong. Unless it's more like suede, with fringe.
Blue Hand Bunnies.
Blue Peeps.