Woo hoo CaBil!
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
sumi - May 29, 2008 5:05:34 am PDT #2234 of 5292
Art Crawl!!!
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.
Una - May 30, 2008 12:03:20 pm PDT #2239 of 5292
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
That just makes me sad. For example: I've recently obtained the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles DVDs, and started watching them last weekend. The history is fun, but (at least the first two episodes) ye gods is the writing bad. I was thinking "wow, I've been spoiled." But maybe I just expect too much from my TV.
...my mood is, however, brightened by reading those reviews. I never get tired of seeing other people discover the shiny that is our Firefly.
Laga - May 30, 2008 9:24:17 pm PDT #2240 of 5292
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I know it's short notice but if o_a brings me a keyboard tomorrow we could w & p Serenity because I have a saturday off! Oh goodness it's already 11:30. I doubt we can get many people together but it's worth a try. Beuller?
omnis_audis - May 30, 2008 9:49:56 pm PDT #2241 of 5292
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
as much as I'd love to do the W n P with you, I think that is far too short of notice. For the big shebang, I'd love to have a weeks notice in Press, so as many folks as possible could join us.
Laga - May 30, 2008 9:53:59 pm PDT #2242 of 5292
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
yeah you're right. People would be disappointed if they didn't check the board until Monday and they could have been here for it.
libkitty - May 30, 2008 10:31:25 pm PDT #2243 of 5292
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
You know, it's hard to get us all together. How about we have a couple of watch'n'posts?