(Extra) thrilling heroics...
POSTED BY: Hawk
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 9, 2004 20:56
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Two things the series seem to avoid:
From the western quarter:
"Trick shots". Things like Sergio Leone's No-Name winning three-men-on-one-man shootouts, almost preternatural marksmanship etc.
From the sci-fi quarter:
"Flo-mo". Of course the full-on Keanu-limbo deal would not suit Firefly in any way, but would the BDH's combat styles benefit from some slightly over the top fighting?
I'm undecided on whether these are better off out of it or not. Firefly does take a realist stance though... What is the general consensus on ANY kind of staple of modern action making it in to the BDM (assuming it does not infringe on character development in any way)?
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I'm kindda hoping River's gonna kill somebody with her brain....
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Hawk:
I'm betting that both the Inara's (old and young) kick Reaver azz like Trinity. Should look pretty similar to one another doing it, too, since they both have the same stunt woman (Karin Silvestri, former champion gymnast).
Perfectly,
zoid
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Both the Inaras?
As in more than one?
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Originally posted by Hawk:
Both the Inaras?
As in more than one?
Both as in trinity and inara have same stunt double(correct me if im wrong zoid)
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Shan Yu and Hawk:
Both Inaras. Go to IMDB for Serenity ( http://imdb.com/title/tt0379786/fullcredits ) and look in the Stunts section. Morena Baccarin shares a stunt double (Karin Silvestri) with another actress who doesn't even appear in the credits, although she's an Oscar-nominated actress from last year's "House of Sand and Fog".
Oscar-nominated actress? No character listed in credits? Shares stunt double with Morena?
You do the math. I think I've figured out what's in Inara's syringe.
Conspiratorially,
zoid
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Ohh, that could mean any number of things! She could be playing Inara's mother or house mistress or sister even. Okay, Morena's stunt double, one that has to look very similar to her, is the same stunt double to "mystery lady", so we know that "mystery lady" will be in action sequences, and she might look extraordinarily like Morena in the movie. What could it mean? You must explain yourself!
P.S. Three questions: Why would Kaylee need a stunt double, who in the world is Mr. Universe, and what in the world is the Fruity Oaty Bars segment, which involves animation?
Six Gurtslers crammed under every cooling
drive, so that you strain your primary
artery function, and you end up having to
recycle secondary exhaust through a bypass
system, just so's you don't end up pumping
it though the main atmo feed and asphyxiating
the entire crew! Now that's junk. - Kaylee
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Originally posted by Hawk:
Two things the series seem to avoid:
From the western quarter:
"Trick shots". Things like Sergio Leone's No-Name winning three-men-on-one-man shootouts, almost preternatural marksmanship etc.
From the sci-fi quarter:
"Flo-mo". Of course the full-on Keanu-limbo deal would not suit Firefly in any way, but would the BDH's combat styles benefit from some slightly over the top fighting?
I'm undecided on whether these are better off out of it or not. Firefly does take a realist stance though... What is the general consensus on ANY kind of staple of modern action making it in to the BDM (assuming it does not infringe on character development in any way)?
I am glad that Joss does not feel the need to go all Matrix w/ Firefly or Serenity. His stance has always been to make the show as realistic as he could and to keep stunts in the realm of human capabilities. This is one of the things I have always loved about Firefly, is the realism (if one can call sci fi realistic) of the show and what our BDHs do on the program.
I think that going all Hollywood w/ huge explosions, anime style fight scenes and lots of T & A would only cheapen Serenity and make it far less enjoyable.
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Originally posted by Hawk:
Two things the series seem to avoid:
From the western quarter:
"Trick shots". Things like Sergio Leone's No-Name winning three-men-on-one-man shootouts, almost preternatural marksmanship etc.
I think that Serenity/Firefly did use "trick shots" to use your lingo.
In the premiere episode of Firefly, Mal/Zoe/Jayne are outnumbered 9 to 3 (see 3:1) aganist Patience and they win with accurate gun fighting. Also, at a brisk pace from 20 yards Malcolm is able to use preternatural marksmanship to kill Dobson, while he has River as a human shield.
Seems to me Joss does use the technique you mention, I think what makes it a bit more believable is that our heros usually take almost as much damage as they deal out. Zoe would have been dead without body army, etc.
Also, one of the themes of the show is that the crew of Serenity is fighting against the odds and so they are always going to need a little luck/skill/fortune/guts to survive.
"Whoa, good Bible."
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