Andrew ,'Damage'
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.
My dad watched Serenity with us last night. He loved every second of it, despite never having even heard of Firefly before.
I have several friends who saw Serenity without ever having wanted to see Firefly. Every one of them liked it tremendously, but none have seen Firefly even yet--because a TV series could not begin to compare with a feature film.
Poor deluded souls.
Yeah, there's some people who don't have time to watch TV (or rather, don't make time). I mock them with non-monkey pants.
I know somebody who doesn't own a TV. I'm pretty sure they're 99.9% more productive in life than me, but it still scares me..
because a TV series could not begin to compare with a feature film.
I mock them with The Wire, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Singing Detective, and the Office (BBC version, natch), any of which are comparable to the finest of films.
(I actually like the NBC version of The Office).
(I think I'm the only one).
I really don't, Kevin. I know a great many people who love the hell out of it. Apparently, it really found its voice in the second season.
(I think I'm the only one)
This is so funny because right now, I'm in, like, a psychotic thrall with the US version of the show. AND I started watching with the S2 finale and got into the show ass-backward, and in mere two weeks, I love the show almost as much as Veronica Mars (possibly more, because see: the psychotic thrall), which, if anyone knows me, is saying A LOT.
Granted, I've only watched one episode of the UK version, so I have little basis for comparison. But P-C is right in that the show really blossomed in S2.
I didn't mean any disrespect for the US Office, which I like, too, but it's an open-ended series, which isn't really comparable to a film.
(I actually like the NBC version of The Office).
Me! Me! Me!
US Office very much removes itself from the UK voice in the second season. That said, I don't think that's a bad thing - if you want to run for 22 episodes a year, you would have to change format from the UK 6 episodes a year thing.