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'Objects In Space'

Firefly Spoilers

Discussion of all Firefly episodes, including "Trash", "The Message", "Heart of Gold", and any movie news.

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HiddenSky - Sep 28, 2005 12:08:23 pm PDT #1343 of 1424

"There are two sorts of people in the world: those who believe Joss Whedon is a genius and those who are wrong." - Connie Ogle, Miami Herald

I'd be interested to see if non-fans fall for Wash -- I think he was played pretty well in the movie.

At the screening I saw on Monday, the crowd definitely fell for Wash. I was worried that people weren't getting into it emotionally until that point. When Wash started to repeat "I am a leaf on the wind..." everyone began laughing and that made the death more dramatic because those laughs abruptly stopped and turned into gasps. Further confirmation that the audience was invested in everyone's fate came when Simon was shot and there were more audible reactions. At that point, I knew the audience was really living with these characters.

Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 28, 2005 12:27:32 pm PDT #1344 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

Or possibly expressing a sentiment of "Not the face!" in the latter instance...

Jars - Sep 28, 2005 2:04:16 pm PDT #1345 of 1424

I didn't hate it, but I was disappointed. It was so, so different from the show that for a lot of it I was just re-missing the show. I think I'll enjoy it more the more I watch it.

§ ita § - Sep 28, 2005 2:34:07 pm PDT #1346 of 1424

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You know, if you look at Wash's death as a plot device to get Zoe into that dress, I don't see how it wasn't worth it.

Cashmere - Sep 28, 2005 2:36:16 pm PDT #1347 of 1424

Now tagless for your comfort.

You know, if you look at Wash's death as a plot device to get Zoe into that dress, I don't see how it wasn't worth it.

Excellent point. That dress. GT in that dress.

I hope she kept it. It's fucking incredible on her.

§ ita § - Sep 28, 2005 2:38:50 pm PDT #1348 of 1424

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If I had a dress that made me look that good, I'd have a dozen made up, but still never take off the original.

Steph L. - Sep 28, 2005 2:39:27 pm PDT #1349 of 1424

the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

When I picked up my comics today, cute comic-book guy showed me the Serenity RPG book. (Or *a* book; there may be more than one, I dunno.)

I told him that I was less of a Firefly fan than many Whedon fans are, but that I did see the sneak preview of the movie. Comic-book guy said "My only problem with the movie was that, okay, Reavers: savage, basically mindless killing/raping/destroying creatures. So how is it that they still have the brain capacity to be so good at piloting and navigating spaceships?"

Heh. Made *me* laugh.

§ ita § - Sep 28, 2005 2:42:22 pm PDT #1350 of 1424

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There's precedent. Consider the Chelsea fan navigating the Underground to get to the soccer game. Add futuristic drugs, and lo! Reaver.

Allyson - Sep 28, 2005 7:09:21 pm PDT #1351 of 1424

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

[link]

KernelM - Sep 28, 2005 7:31:54 pm PDT #1352 of 1424

Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World

Penelope von Whistleblower? Nice.

ETA: Ok, just to be sure: is that you, Allyson?

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