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Firefly Spoilers  

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


Am-Chau Yarkona - Aug 12, 2004 10:39:54 pm PDT #717 of 1424
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

Well, as it's a misquote from an episode, we could extrapolate that plot items from that episode are going to present in the movie. As it's been applied to Summer-- where the phrase "big damn heroes" was applied to Zoe and Mal in the episode-- we could guess that there's going to be a little role-reversal; personally, I think River's going to rescue Mal and Zoe from a backward world, somewhere that's regressed from space travel, and has decided Mal and Zoe are witches because they have comparatively advanced technology.

Like that, Tamara?


libkitty - Aug 13, 2004 11:25:28 am PDT #718 of 1424
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

What a plot shift! River as heroine. Perhaps she'll save Simon, too. That would make a friend of mine very happy.


Tamara - Aug 13, 2004 3:43:42 pm PDT #719 of 1424
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Good theory! I am thinking that River will save the day too.


§ ita § - Aug 13, 2004 4:41:13 pm PDT #720 of 1424
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It is to be kinda all about River, no? So I vote she puts them in jeopardy, and pulls at least some of them out.


Am-Chau Yarkona - Aug 13, 2004 11:56:57 pm PDT #721 of 1424
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

I like that, ita. It has balance and the potential for lots of good lines.


Tamara - Aug 15, 2004 10:02:44 am PDT #722 of 1424
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Look here! Serenity Teaser!

[link]


Tamara - Aug 15, 2004 5:34:26 pm PDT #723 of 1424
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

[link]

Reaver screenshot. As good as we are gonna get right now.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 15, 2004 5:41:29 pm PDT #724 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

Drat. I'd so hoped that Joss would buck Hollywood tradition and not actually show them, even if they're the villains of the piece.


Tamara - Aug 15, 2004 5:53:31 pm PDT #725 of 1424
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Matt, I saw the trailer twice at ComicCon and barely had time to register that I was seeing a Reaver. I wouldn't have even known that, if I hadn't first seen the face of one on the website of that graphic artist (help me here, people).

The screen shot only confirms what my brain had trouble registering from the speed of the teaser.


Am-Chau Yarkona - Aug 16, 2004 3:23:02 am PDT #726 of 1424
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

Okay, so I'm going through the teaser with a fine tooth comb.

  • Mal's line "Violence is going to be soon" sounds just like something he could have said on the show-- I now have no worries about the script.

  • There's quite a lot of static/background rumble, so I didn't hear every word as clearly as I'd like, but I'm sure I heard Wash's voice and Kaylee's.

  • Any thoughts on the mysterious white/cream glowing ball? (about 0:06)

  • The guy Inara's talking to must be, um, the guy who's name I've forgotten but whom we knew was cast.

  • Serenity racing another ship, right?

  • All the cast except Book are clearly there-- Mal, Zoe, and Jayne all have guns in evidence; Simon has something blow up in front of him; River is strapped to a chair and several other places, including climbing; Inara's in several shots; Wash is in his pilot's seat; Kaylee's in the group shot (0:15), behind Inara. Book I think is there, but I can't see him right now.

  • At 0:29, there are two white-clad figures, very blurry, at the back of the shot. Any thoughts?

  • At 0:05, Zoe goes from pointing the gun at the camera to being framed by a monitor-type-frame, as if we're seeing her on a secruity camera. Break in of some kind, or is she on Serenity?

  • A general impression of lots of explosions.

  • Finally-- I am in love. There will doubtless be more thoughts soon.