"Serenity" pilot thoughts

POSTED BY: UFO
UPDATED: Saturday, December 28, 2002 01:01
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CARDIE

Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:21 PM

I think Book used to be like the Fed, and some residual identification made him want to save the man's life so that he could live to see the error of his ways, as Book has. Book is someone who was obviously a killer who enjoyed violence in his former life, has gone into the abbey to kick the habit, and is terrified to be out in the world of temptations again, afraid that he will fall into his old ways too easily. And what did everyone make of his twice deflecting the "grandpa" comments with, "I never married." That's foregrounded too obviously just to be a throw-away joke.

Cardie

ALTERNITY

Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:58 PM

After seeing Serenity I can now say with conviction that the decision by Fox to not air the pilot first was extremely stupid.

I had thought there was no action in the pilot, but there was just enough action. It had more suspense than most of the other episodes. Suspense can suck you into a series was well as action. However it takes a little more brain power to appreciate suspense than it does to like action. I suppose Fox wasn't hoping to capture that audience that had that little bit of extra brain power. Maybe they didn't think there are enough of us.

TV is so stupid.

roj

VAMPIREFAN

Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:58 PM

i absolutely loved the pilot. and i had a great time watching it with other fans at the chicago shindig. thanks to jen for hosting it! i hope we can all get back together soon.

i still can't believe that fox thought this was too calm or whatever.

this really establishes so many things and shows how much the charachters developed throughout the season.

the "argument" that wash and zoe have in the pilot clears up the comment wash makes in his argument with zoe about there needing to be one less husband. he was defitely talking about mal.

i am so hopefull that upn or someone will pick up firefly.

i will send out more postcards and continue to help fight for firefly!

GATORMARC

Monday, December 23, 2002 4:29 AM

Serinity was just amazing and my "vote" would be that it should have been shown first as intended.

Hopefully, someone will pick up Firefly and it will become a long running series...

Hopefully, we'll get the series on DVD too...

Hopefully, Joss will be able to re-edit and re-order this season as it was meant to be for that DVD.

To quote Hans Gruber:

It's Christmas, Theo... the time for miracles!

GatorMarc

Eat 'em up, chomp, chomp.

PEDME84

Saturday, December 28, 2002 1:01 AM

i love the episode, as well. in how many languages can we say, "duh!"

but i don't like the changes that were made. watching the version that we downloaded, i was in awe of how every line of dialog was full of character and action, there was not a wasted second. but they put beats back in that there was an obvious reason that they took it out in the first place. i really don't like the reshoot of the scene between book and inara. the only reshoot that was good and i think needed was the interregation scene with the "lawman"

i sincerely hope that we do get a dvd and that when that comes around, joss will put a few more finishing touches on it, because this latest pilot didn't flow as effortlessly as the other version :(. i can't point to it and say, "see! see! joss is genius! see!" like i used to.

- emily

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