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?
Teaser: Some random ugly building on a random ugly planet. Mal, Jayne, and Zoe run out of it. It blows up.
Wash (voiceover): Did we do that? Did we mean to do that?
I wouldn't suspect that breaking a Firefly story would have different challenges than breaking other sci-fi stories. You have a 'verse, you have characters, what are they doing today?
