The term "Shiny" originated in Angel?

POSTED BY: InsaneSpike
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 20:56
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INSANESPIKE

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:51 AM

I was just watching my Angel Season 3 DVD's, when I noticed this in the next to last episode, "Benediction":

Cordelia: (pointing at object Fred's working on) I meant that.

Fred: Oh. Standard issue army surplus geiger counter.

Gunn: We picked it up at a yard sale.

Cordelia: Shiny!

I never noticed this before. Did anyone else?

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REEQUEEN

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:25 AM

Yes! I noticed it, although I wasn't sure about the episode. Of course, I only noticed it on the third time watching it (one must watch every season, in order, before watching the most recently released season on DVD).

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PURPLEBELLY

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 9:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ReeQueen:
... one must watch every season, in order, before watching the most recently released season on DVD ...

OT: or live free, and let the Magic 8 Ball determine viewing order

STARPILOTGRAINGER

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:25 PM

Well, it's clear what happened. Cordelia must have had a vision of Firefly being cancelled. In order to appreciate the full horror of it, the vision had to show her the whole series, and so she picked up some slang from it.

Sadly, she ascended before her master plan to save it could be unleashed. Heck, evilCordy probably helped hasten its fall!

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EMBERS

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 2:40 PM

I do think there is a slightly different meaning here...
on Firefly we find that the word 'shiny' is used to mean 'cool' 'wonderful'
(the same as the way the British say 'brilliant')

but in this case I think Cordy was expressing the fact that
the machine was metalic and shiny...
and that she had no clue what it was used for
and could make no useful comment about it.

BIKISDAD

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:01 PM

As with many things in the Joss-verse, the meaning is deliberately ambiguous and therefore infinitely debatable.

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CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:11 PM

I now feel compelled to quote Giles' analysis of the Dagon Sphere:

Quote:
"It must be paranormal in origin. . ."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, it's. . . so shiny."

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TENTHCREWMEMBER

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 3:32 PM

Blue Sun actually had it's predecessor, Blue Circle, a delivery company, in Angel. Also, the hands of blue first appeared in Angel, forensic cops were wearing them, and so was Wesley when he disected a demon.

So it is logical to assume that Wolfram & Hart won, and mankind headed out to the stars and left Earth to the demons behind...or so they thought... ;)

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REEQUEEN

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 5:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
OT: or live free, and let the Magic 8 Ball determine viewing order

Only if you're not an obsessive insomniac who avoids network television like the plague it is.

Back On Topic - I think I'll make the vague assumption that certain members of the creative team like the word, "shiny," and possibly wanted to see just how far they could push the usage.

(Edited because I could.)

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EMBERS

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ReeQueen:
Back On Topic - I think I'll make the vague assumption that certain members of the creative team like the word, "shiny," and possibly wanted to see just how far they could push the usage.

for 'certain members of the creative team'
read: Joss
he uses the word a lot in interviews
usually refering to special effects, cool machines, and Spike's hair

ODDNESS2HER

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:47 PM

I agree with you, Embers, and thanks for the card!

REEQUEEN

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
for 'certain members of the creative team'
read: Joss
he uses the word a lot in interviews
usually refering to special effects, cool machines, and Spike's hair

Duly noted.

"Today we get to meet the real you." Niska - War Stories