Firefly started really slow. We started getting the burst of "My God, I LOVE this show!" in late October. I was completely indifferent for the first two or three episodes.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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Betsy HP - Nov 20, 2002 11:41:56 am PST #441 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
Sue - Nov 20, 2002 11:44:33 am PST #442 of 9843
hip deep in pie
I agree with Betsy. The first couple of episodes left me cold, then, all of a sudden I fell in love.
§ ita § - Nov 20, 2002 11:46:18 am PST #443 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Early adopter chiming in here. Which, of course, means I'm so hopelessly in love now that I'm scaring myself.
DavidS - Nov 20, 2002 11:47:36 am PST #444 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'll third that opinion (that it started slow), though the only episode I didn't really like was the first one, "The Train Job."
Rebecca Lizard - Nov 20, 2002 11:48:19 am PST #445 of 9843
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
I love love loved it from the beginning, but it must be admitted that a lot of that was resting on Kaylee's face. Now I love love love it for lots of different reasons.
Kaylee's face among them.
brenda m - Nov 20, 2002 12:05:19 pm PST #446 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I didn't love the first one, but by the second I was getting hooked.
Min - Nov 20, 2002 12:09:45 pm PST #447 of 9843
Is that Narrative Causality or Historical Imperative or just plain weird?
I was wary of the Firefly, because I'm NSM into westerny things. Didn't love ep 1, was interested by 2, in love by 3. I just watched ep 8, and I can't believe how quickly I've become attached to the characters and their universe. I've even adapted my New Buffy dance to express my bouncy delight.
(Sits beside RL on the Kaylee bench.)
DXMachina - Nov 20, 2002 12:12:30 pm PST #448 of 9843
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The first episode is the weakest (and I enjoyed it), but after that it began to rock hard.
sumi - Nov 20, 2002 12:22:02 pm PST #449 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
I agree that the first episode was the weakest, but it was really hitting it's stride by the 3rd.
victor infante - Nov 20, 2002 12:24:07 pm PST #450 of 9843
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Didn't love ep 1, was interested by 2, in love by 3. I just watched ep 8, and I can't believe how quickly I've become attached to the characters and their universe.
I , the first couple episodes, but I was pretty much just watching out of loyalty. Then, when "Out of Gas" hit, Tim had me believing, for a split second, that he may well just kill off the captain and or crew and start fresh, well, he had me. Because I believed wholeheartedly that if anyone was capable of it, Minear was. Now I'm hooked.
I've even adapted my New Buffy dance to express my bouncy delight.
Oh good. I'mnot the only one who does this.