Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!

'War Stories'


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.


Consuela - Jan 08, 2007 12:44:47 pm PST #9439 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

He was also the hero in Matewan. I like Cooper a lot, actually.


Dana - Jan 08, 2007 12:45:53 pm PST #9440 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

He was the horse trainer in Seabiscuit.


beekaytee - Jan 08, 2007 12:49:37 pm PST #9441 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

There is that distinction...

Hm. I'm definitely interested in seeing 1000 pieces of Gold now.

I heard a lecturer at AU talking about the disparity between the percentage of Chinese immigrants during that period of history who were women vs. the same percentage as Irish women immigrants.

Irish = 52 %

Chinese = 2 %

That really struck me. According to the prof, each culture had no use for their women. So one left them behind as unprofitable and the other shipped them off as detritus.

t /appropos of nothing musing


beekaytee - Jan 08, 2007 12:51:16 pm PST #9442 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

I need to finally see Matewan. My dexh was born in that town.


Kathy A - Jan 08, 2007 12:59:49 pm PST #9443 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I saw A Thousand Pieces of Gold when I started working at Blockbuster part-time (suckiest job ever!), about the same time I saw Map of the Human Heart, so they're always paired up in my mind. Same thing with Fresh and Searching for Bobby Fisher, which actually have a lot more in common than the other two do.


Zenkitty - Jan 08, 2007 1:01:09 pm PST #9444 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Loved Fresh.


SailAweigh - Jan 08, 2007 2:36:59 pm PST #9445 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

My biggest movie pet peeve is the one sprinkler head setting them all off.

I can vouch for the fact it doesn't as we had an actual live demonstration in the factory where I work. More than one went off, but only enough to contain the fire, which was highly localized to one set of pallet racking. Until then, I wouldn't have known the difference, either. Now I do.


Una - Jan 08, 2007 3:27:32 pm PST #9446 of 10001
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.

only enough to contain the fire

Oyah. Which is why fire sprinklers are good!! (gotta represent for my mom, who designs fire sprinkler systems for a living.)


Laga - Jan 08, 2007 4:31:43 pm PST #9447 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Yeah I heard that explanation for why there are so many more Italian and Chinese restaurants compared to Irish ones. The Irish brought their women with and they did the cooking.


Kevin - Jan 16, 2007 9:19:06 am PST #9448 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

People will die of shock: Booster Events are closing their website. They failed to offer any refunds, and the police investigating them say they're not co-operating. They appear to be keeping the business open, doing nothing.

Tamara wins all for spotting (and saying) they are muppets long ago.