Joss had a beer with some fans in Australia. Here's one fan's account (spoilery, of course):
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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Discussion of all Firefly episodes, including "Trash", "The Message", "Heart of Gold", and any movie news.
Kalshane - Sep 14, 2005 2:42:44 pm PDT #1227 of 1424
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Kalshane - Sep 20, 2005 7:59:29 pm PDT #1228 of 1424
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Really fun, but spoilery, interview with Nathan, Gina and Morena: [link]
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2005 7:56:25 am PDT #1229 of 1424
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, seen it now.
I am in the camp that believes Book's death was sad, and Wash's death meant that no one was safe. I was taut with apprehension from the moment Zoe processed his death, not least of all because I thought she'd buy it, suicide-by-Reaver. I honestly didn't know who was going to live and who was going to die. If I'd been a little less tense, I'd have turned around to look for Joss and shoot him an evil glare. In fact, the first few times AT walked by, I interrupted my conversations to say "Ohmigod. He killed Wash. The bastard."
However, the death got Zoe into that dress, and LORD she was magnificent. And I think she was much more beautiful after he died. GT didn't get enough screen time, but I think she was brilliant in what she had.
For the first time in the 'verse, Mal/Inara didn't bug me. Not sure why -- missing them? I'm glad they didn't get together. I agree that Simon/Kaylee was a bit OOC, but I figured that was jiggering to fit the movie timeframe.
What else, what else? SG rocked the house -- she was beauty and grace incarnate -- it was wonderful to see two martially capable women be so different. J Weewee might have a thing for the Buffy type, but Zoe's not Buffy, and Zoe's amazing, and there are more faux-Buffys than faux-Zoe's, even outside the Whedonverse.
There's more -- I just don't remember right now.
Dammit. He killed Wash. The bastard.
Jars - Sep 23, 2005 7:59:32 am PDT #1230 of 1424
Dammit. He killed Wash. The bastard.
Yeah, I'm still not over it.
And Summer kicked the most beautiful ass ever. Not that the asses were beautiful. You know what I mean.
Ginger - Sep 23, 2005 8:03:54 am PDT #1231 of 1424
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was still holding onto the faint hope that he'd re-edit the preview version I saw and NOT KILL WASH. Sigh.
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2005 8:06:54 am PDT #1232 of 1424
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nope, Wash still abruptly dead. Doornail-like, even.
I admit, I did feel betrayed, but not in a bad way. God bless fiction and flux thinking.
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2005 8:13:46 am PDT #1233 of 1424
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
However, the death got Zoe into that dress, and LORD she was magnificent. And I think she was much more beautiful after he died.
Good god YES.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 23, 2005 8:54:54 am PDT #1234 of 1424
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And Summer kicked the most beautiful ass ever. Not that the asses were beautiful. You know what I mean.
To be fair, one of the assess she kicks is Simon's...
Cass - Sep 23, 2005 9:02:32 am PDT #1235 of 1424
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Okay, seen it now.And was I right?
Dammit. He killed Wash. The bastard.Gets me fresh all over again everytime I think of it.
sighs
Can it be next Friday now?
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2005 9:04:07 am PDT #1236 of 1424
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And was I right?
TOTALLY. And you added to the fakeout, because I was sure that Book's death was what you were referring to.