this Saturday would be ok. Following few Saturdays, not so much. But if enough folks are go, do it! I might be able to sneak away.
Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.
Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
Firefly 5: That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe.
omnis_audis - May 21, 2008 8:05:05 pm PDT #2229 of 5292
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
CaBil - May 28, 2008 5:28:14 pm PDT #2230 of 5292
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
In the good news dept, I just got a email that my Serenity:RPG adventure is through editorial and into layout. Barring someone getting a hissy fit in the approvals stage, The Seven Arks of Cibola should end up on shelves as part of an adventure book soon...
WindSparrow - May 28, 2008 5:38:22 pm PDT #2231 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Congratulations, CaBil!
omnis_audis - May 28, 2008 6:47:20 pm PDT #2232 of 5292
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
:: looks up soon on my calendar and can't find that date ::
That's awesome CaBill!!! Let us know when it's on the shelves!
sj - May 29, 2008 5:03:52 am PDT #2233 of 5292
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, CaBil!
sumi - May 29, 2008 5:05:34 am PDT #2234 of 5292
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo CaBil!
DCJensen - May 30, 2008 5:05:23 am PDT #2235 of 5292
All is well that ends in pizza.
Okay, I found this 2005 review of Firefly by someone who had zero exposure to the series before the DVDs, and who was asked to review it for the Video Librarian magazine.
The taste of the show I got dipping into it here and there in order to write that Video Librarian capsule was beyond tantalizing: It was haunting. It was intriguing in a way that so little TV is, throwing me into the middle of a story in the middle of a strange universe and explaining nothing -- I was left to sink or swim, like I'd been dumped naked and ignorant into a new world, and that feeling was exhilarating. It didn't just lend the series an aura of authenticity -- it made it real and made me a part of it like no other mere TV show has ever done before.
That Firefly box set was one of the few Video Librarian assignments I watched all the way through. It's the only one I've watched all the way through more than once. Way more than once. I never, ever get tired of these too-few episodes. There may only be 14 of 'em, but each is such a rich tapestry of story, character, and culture that I see something new in them with every single re-viewing (and there's so much detail crammed into the backgrounds that you practically have to pause and rewind and pause again to get a look at some fascinating doodad or gadget or tidbit).
I think she may have liked it.
Frankenbuddha - May 30, 2008 5:29:08 am PDT #2236 of 5292
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
She may have also have pointed up another reason it failed - not everyone likes "sink or swim" television (which Fox's schedule frelling didn't help).
WindSparrow - May 30, 2008 5:36:22 am PDT #2237 of 5292
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
not everyone likes "sink or swim" televisionToo true. Most people who watch tv are looking for an amusement that will allow them to shut down their critical thinking faculties. Firefly would hardly qualify for that.
Frankenbuddha - May 30, 2008 5:45:54 am PDT #2238 of 5292
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Too true. Most people who watch tv are looking for an amusement that will allow them to shut down their critical thinking faculties. Firefly would hardly qualify for that.
That may also explain some of the problems Tim has had with his shows getting viewers (Drive and Wonderfalls much more so than The Inside, which I think was more the victim of procedural and serial killer fatigue). He tends to enjoy beginning in media res. Buffy and Angel started out more about a character in a new environment, which leads to easier explication/immersion, IMO.