I want a Reaver hand puppet.
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
Host ,'Not Fade Away'
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.
tommyrot - Dec 02, 2005 8:45:03 am PST #7306 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.
Kathy A - Dec 02, 2005 9:21:06 am PST #7307 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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."
DavidS - Dec 02, 2005 10:27:14 am PST #7308 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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*
Gris - Dec 02, 2005 1:44:03 pm PST #7309 of 10001
Hey. New board.
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.
Mr. Broom - Dec 02, 2005 8:21:53 pm PST #7310 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Emergency naptime procedures implemented!
Gandalfe - Dec 03, 2005 6:41:10 pm PST #7311 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I want Serenity In 30 Seconds (and reenacted by bunnies).
aurelia - Dec 03, 2005 9:53:24 pm PST #7312 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Bunny reavers?! Run away! Run away!
WindSparrow - Dec 04, 2005 7:25:06 am PST #7313 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I'm picturing bunnies wearing fur coats. This is so wrong. Unless it's more like suede, with fringe.
Eddie - Dec 04, 2005 7:55:50 am PST #7314 of 10001
Your tag here.
Blue Hand Bunnies.
tommyrot - Dec 04, 2005 7:57:18 am PST #7315 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.
Blue Peeps.