My take is Miranda was straight-up settled by the Alliance with a specific purpose. We see buildings and infrastructure that are associated in the 'verse as "Central Planet", rather than "Border Moon". The Alliance setup Miranda to one be a testing ground for the pax, and two, be a staging ground for upcoming Unification. If the pax was successful, they could just supply special new filtration systems to the Independant planets and there would be no need for a war. If it failed, they'd still have a base of operations on the far side of the Independant sphere, making dealing with inevitable resistance easier.
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
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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.
Kalshane - Jan 25, 2006 7:43:10 am PST #7713 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.
Kalshane - Jan 25, 2006 7:44:13 am PST #7714 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.
I thought that they were told that the atmosphere failed and everyone died as a result.
Right, pretty sure there were a couple lines about the terraforming not holding.
bon bon - Jan 25, 2006 7:46:02 am PST #7715 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
They musta got the flowers from the flower store. The one that has its own greenhouse.
I don't remember what the flowers looked like; were they obviously not from the desert?
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2006 7:50:33 am PST #7716 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They musta got the flowers from the flower store. The one that has its own greenhouse.
They weren't in the Sahara. They were in SoCal. You're never that far from some non-desert flowers.
bon bon - Jan 25, 2006 7:52:01 am PST #7717 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I must have written like I meant the opposite. I meant that the desert planet probably had a flower store, just like we would have everywhere else.
tommyrot - Jan 25, 2006 7:52:09 am PST #7718 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.
You're never that far from some non-desert flowers.
That might have been true for the SoCal that Was....
§ ita § - Jan 25, 2006 7:53:54 am PST #7719 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I meant that the desert planet probably had a flower store, just like we would have everywhere else.
And I meant that you don't even need a flower store for that. Just someone overwatering a patch of imported soil. I see Jamaican-type subtropicals outdoors here all the time.
Wolfram - Jan 25, 2006 8:03:08 am PST #7720 of 10001
Visilurking
FYI, Ask Ausiello today [link] (warning the site contains lots of mild spoilers on lots of shows):
Question: Is there any chance whatsoever that Firefly could be picked up and brought back to life? — Joey Yonce
Ausiello: An independent production company is apparently trying to obtain rights from Fox to continue the series either on another network or on an in-demand basis, so I guess the answer is yes. Click here for more.
The "here" included a [link]
I have no comment.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 25, 2006 8:13:12 am PST #7721 of 10001
What is even happening?
Oh, someone ought to write Ausiello. He just did a bad, bad thing.
Right, pretty sure there were a couple lines about the terraforming not holding.
Yes. This was the official story, and then the Alliance (or key members) knew that the real problem was the chemical they'd pumped in to mellow everyone out.
Any chance Gina Torres just emits that or something. I'm just sayin'.
Allyson - Jan 25, 2006 8:17:22 am PST #7722 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
No way!
It's hilarious.