SyFy's ode to Firefly ? Killjoys and Dark Matter
POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Friday, January 29, 2016 00:24
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will check them out thanks
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Killjoys. Reference to Dutch as a 'warrior princess ' can either be seen as a nod to Xena, or imo, Wash's line about Zoe.
Both DM and KJ are moving along well, and it's kinda hard to tell which one I like more. Nice plot twists in both. Lotta potential here.
One odd thing about Dark Matter though, was a reference to a known sci-fi franchise , clearing putting that 'verse in our future, and not in some generic " space " story. There's clearly an 'Earth that was ( or still is ) ' thing now , which I wasn't aware of until this last ep.
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
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I don't think either show deserves it, but both have been renewed for another season.
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Dark Matter is trying really hard to be Firefly. Doesn't get there, but we have:-
Big [dumb] guy who likes guns and getting laid = check
[he even names his guns]
River/Kaylee clone = check
A bad guy who's read Niska's diary = check
Evil doctor = check
Badger clone = check
Reavers = check
The Alliance = check
Warrior woman = check
Mal clone [kinda] = check
Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox
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Dunno who the Mal clone is, but # 1 does a close impersonation of Simon.
And I still chuckle at the " Thank you, Robot " line, from early on in the series. Not just because of it's subtle nod to Lost in Space, but even Jimmy Buffett uses that line in one of his songs. 
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Well, I think we should add to the list of "ripoffs" but this time it's not SyFy, but Channel 4.
Martin Gero serves as writer and executive producer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and director Mark Pellington (pilot) also executive produce. “Blindspot” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions.May 1, 2015
Ok, maybe ripoff is too strong a word, but certainly Jamie Alexander's "Jane Doe" character, found naked in a duffle bag (girl in a box) with a wiped memory, sounds very familiar to Firefly fans. By the way, she has a particular set of skills (as the man said once in Taken), which even she is not aware of. Gero is a co-writer for SyFy's Dark Matter, so 'borrowing' bits and pieces of a familiar plot line could be called an homage. In this case, Firefly. Only time will tell if this latest "borrowed" thriller is any good.
SGG
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Dunno who the Mal clone is, but # 1 does a close impersonation of Simon.
And I still chuckle at the " Thank you, Robot " line, from early on in the series. Not just because of it's subtle nod to Lost in Space, but even Jimmy Buffett uses that line in one of his songs.
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I've seen the pilot of "Blindspot." I don't intend to watch any more than that.
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The track record of one of the producers and one of the writers didn't exactly inspire confidence (once I looked into it). I'm only going to watch because of Jamie Alexander (She makes an impressive Lady Sif in the Thor movies), otherwise I would pass.
As an aside, I tried watching The Blacklist because of James Spader (and Harry Lennox), but sadly that did not capture my adventurous side, nor did it fulfill my need for quality entertainment. I'm almost afraid to take a peek at the New Heroes.
SGG
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I've seen the pilot of "Blindspot." I don't intend to watch any more than that.
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Jaimie Alexander... Lady Sif ... so THAT'S where I'd seen that face before!! Doh !
See, I was thinking less 'River ' and more 'John Doe' , when it came to the particulars of the main character. But yeah, 'girl in a box ' is a nice comparison as well.
I'm gonna stick w/ Blindspot, simply because the story line reminds me so much of John Doe, and as with our BDH, that series ended far too soon. Left off w/ a heck of a cliffhanger as well.
As for NEW Heroes, I lost track of the series when it was first on, so I am at a loss as to where everyone of the characters stood and how it all came to an end. I notice the Cheerleader isn't in any of the previews, but Hayden is busy with Nashville ( ? I'm guessing ) , so her character doesn't make it ... in the new series.
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