I have been told that the person who, um, errr, preps a male porn star for his "big" scene is called a "fluffer"
IJS.
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
sfmarty - Dec 31, 2005 12:23:36 pm PST #7535 of 10001
Who? moi??
Cashmere - Dec 31, 2005 2:35:23 pm PST #7536 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
We got our copy of Serenity from Netflix today. Going to watch it again as soon as the boy goes to bed.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 01, 2006 3:07:41 am PST #7537 of 10001
What is even happening?
For what it's worth, Cindy, I'm sorry if I offended you with my flippancy.I think because the flippancy was based on both a mistaken assumption and involved (what seemed to me to be) a gross generalization it surprised me to see it coming from you. There were comments by someone else, but I don't know (or so therefore have any respect) that person, it didn't matter. FWIW, I was trying to be flip back, rather than lecture-y, which is where the "open your mind" thing came in. Thank you Daniel, and I apologize for making you uncomfortable. No hard feelings, and happy new year to you.
(note to self "Now hard feelings" != "No hard feelings")
Since Daniel wasn't the only one who seemed to attribute the "wholesome fluff" comment to some Christian and/or conservative label your response seemed to be addressed more broadly despite the quote at the start of your post.The quoted reviews were included to back up my assertion that it was the NYT saying the movie was "wholesome fluff." I probably should have organized my post better. I started on one track, went off on a side track, and then came back to the first track again.
I saw the piece you linked on Whedonesque a day or two before it showed up here. The Whedonesque posters (I only ever lurk there) jumped to the same conclusion. At the time, I had one of those, "Why do I ever bother leaving b.org" thoughts, and so to see the same thing happen here was just sort of...I don't know how to put it--"discouraging" is more overwrought than what I mean, but there ya go.
And ita's assessment is not wrong. It was the lecture quality (in the middle of a mostly silly conversation) that pinged me. I probably shouldn't have said "imagine my surprise at being lectured about my small world view" because I never felt that the post was pointed at me in particular. Poor phrasing on my part.
It's not worth this. Happy new year.
Cashmere - Jan 01, 2006 4:30:52 am PST #7538 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
We watched Serenity last night. Right afterwards, DH suggested getting out the Firefly DVD's. We watched War Stories and Out of Gas and DH kept saying, "This was really a VERY good show."
aurelia - Jan 01, 2006 9:36:30 am PST #7539 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Happy new year.
Happy New Year to you too, Cindy.
DCJensen - Jan 01, 2006 10:45:59 am PST #7540 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Thank you Daniel, and I apologize for making you uncomfortable. No hard feelings, and happy new year to you.
You're welcome, and a Happy New Year to you and yours, too.
Kathy A - Jan 02, 2006 3:34:16 pm PST #7541 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Comcast has named January "Sci-Fi Month," and is featuring Star Trek and Firefly eps on its On-Demand menu.
tommyrot - Jan 02, 2006 9:48:56 pm PST #7542 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.
Joss sez:
"The best-case scenario is that the DVD is such a spectacular, monster hit that we get to make another movie," Whedon said. "Then we get to make another movie. After three movies, we're all very tired. After Serenity: Revolutions, we feel like we've played it out. And then we make another series."
Also, some stuff on "no more Firefly," which I think is old news.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2006 9:55:19 pm PST #7543 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So are the DVD sales in the monster-hit zone of DVD sales? I know they're healthy but are they good enough to lure some nutty Central European or possibly Bahrain princes to invest in a new movie?
Who financed the frickin' Highlander movies anyway?
Frankenbuddha - Jan 03, 2006 4:35:15 am PST #7544 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Who financed the frickin' Highlander movies anyway?
Crackmonkeys with an expense account.