'War Stories'
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe.
I'm so bummed the LAX gate troubles kept me from joining in. I did watch while flying. Some fab moments include, but not limited to:
The fed shot, the whore giving the priest absolution, the best strawberry eating known to TV, the concerned Jayne at the infirmary window,evil Capt saying Kaylee is dead, the hot entrance out of deep freeze, golly a ton more.
Haven't rewatched, but here's a thing I loved: after they've chatted with Patience, and everyone's kinda kidding around about how they should shoot her this time, and Mal's been all jokey about the bullet, he gets up and suddenly just knocks some rattly thing off something and it goes clattering away and everyone gets real quiet. It's the look on his face, like, this shit ain't funny no more, and I just might be about to kill somebody.
I was idly wondering to myself what the Chinese character on the object is, and noticed the object was an hourglass.In the commentary Joss mentions that the symbol is for "short interval" which would work depending on how much time the hourglass keeps.
As for a time change in the WNP I'm personally not opposed to a time change if it can work. The more people the better. But I seem to remember quite a few people good with Wed nights. Someone make a suggestion and we can examine it from there? If I remember most of it was based on tv shows people watch. I watch next to nothing on tv.
But the earliest I am home is 7 pacific, 10 eastern
Was it here the somebody pointed out that in both Buffy and Angel in season 2 one of the characters winds up in a wheelchair?
So, had FF gotten to a season two - who do you think it would be most interesting to see spend some time in a wheelchair? (I was thinking Jayne. . . but possibly Mal.)
Hmm... probably one of those two. It'd just be a question of comic relief (Jayne frustrated or acting like a baby in a wheelchair-like device) versus (anti)hero (Mal trying to get shit done and being a badass in a wheelchair-like device). I'd vote for Jayne in a wheelchair. The comedic opportunities would be endless.
My mind went immediately to Jayne figuring out how to turn himself into a torpedo-like device.
Plus all that delicious upper body strength would give him an advantage.
Mmmm. Biceps.
Bunk!
that ship is so not handicapped accessible
You know, it would have meant lots of scenes between Simon and Jayne.
that ship is so not handicapped accessible
Which is why I'd choose Jayne. He'd probably have to stay in the cargo hold.
Okay, the idea of Jayne trapped in the cargo hold in a wheel chair is hilarious. And I feel bad now for laughing about it.
I bet Firefly was a really difficult show to write for. The language issues, of course, but also the whole breaking a story aspect. It's very easy to break a story for, say, Dollhouse, but with Firefly I'm all - where do you even begin?