Sheep, baaaaaaah, baaah bah!
POSTED BY: AngusThermopyle
UPDATED: Friday, June 8, 2007 16:23
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Firstly, Firefly is a great TV show and I enjoy watching the DVD; but (and this is kind of big, so some of you might need to pay attention here) IT'S JUST A TV SHOW! It isn't the Magna Carta, or Shakespear (although the jokes are better).
The fact that messages get answered in the same vernacular as the series is (like) so disturbing. Is this a cult now? Do you people have alters to Joss Whedon? I bet many of you have Starfleet uniforms, too...
How many people have learned Mandarin just so they can get the references in the show? Bet no-one tried to learn it because they thought it would be useful in helping the Chinese people who do not have the freedom to speak out or worship as they please. Oh, that got a bit more serious than intended...
May none of your pizzas have unfortunte toppings.
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Isn't that mieh, mieh ? 
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If thats what you think, then how did you come to be here?
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue." 
"We can take care of each other. I'll knit!"
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Originally posted by PsychicRiver:
If thats what you think, then how did you come to be here?
PsychicRiver
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Well, the reason I'm here is coz I'd heard rumours about a possible movie. I wanted to see if they were true. Like I said, I've enjoyed the series. But when I saw the obsessive fan's comments I was amazed.
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What's the Magna Carta?
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Originally posted by Spookyjesus:
What's the Magna Carta?
You could say it's the British equivalent of the US constitution, only a lot older.
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We're not sheep...more like black-market beagles.
No, I don't have a Starfleet uniform, I've never dressed up as a Klingon, nor as any other character from any other show or movie. I have enjoyed SF and Fantasy films and television and books for many, many years, but this is the first time I have become obsessive about a show, and I feel there is no reason that I or any other Firefly fan should be ashamed of it.
There have been a few times that I have wondered if my obsession is a healthy one, since everytime I mention it to anyone in my family they roll their eyes and give me that look as if they feel they should be calling the men in the white suits with the nets.
But then I watch the DVDs for...what is it now...about the sixteenth time I think...and my obsession begins all over again. Get back to us after you've seen it that many times, okay?
wo men ren ran zai fei xing.
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Originally posted by AngusThermopyle:
Firstly, Firefly is a great TV show and I enjoy watching the DVD; but (and this is kind of big, so some of you might need to pay attention here) IT'S JUST A TV SHOW! It isn't the Magna Carta, or Shakespear (although the jokes are better).
The fact that messages get answered in the same vernacular as the series is (like) so disturbing.
Well the Magna Carta isn't exactly a riveting read... actually neither is Shakespeare for the most part (I agree with Darwin who said reading Shakespeare nauseated him. Terribly overated IMHO).
As for Firefly just being a TV show... yes we know. The use of vernacular from the "'Verse" is mainly for laughs because we have a sense of humour around these parts
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Originally posted by AngusThermopyle:
Is this a cult now? Do you people have alters to Joss Whedon? I bet many of you have Starfleet uniforms, too...
If you're looking for the Latter Day Whedonists try one of the Buffy or Angel boards, as for wearing Starfleet Uniforms I can only speak for myself but Startrek monumentally blows.
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BTW, Shakespeare was never meant to be read, it has to be performed to be truly appreciated.
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
BTW, Shakespeare was never meant to be read, it has to be performed to be truly appreciated.
True but even on the stage it's still overated in my opinion. Across the English speaking world Shakespeare is lauded as a being the virtual pinacle of excellence and other than a few plays (if acted well which puts much of the credit on actor not author) it just doesn't match up to the hype.
I was practically accused of heresy by my English Literature Teacher at school for saying stuff like this
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