WOO HOO!!!! Seriously good review from VERY noteworthy source!!!

POSTED BY: Static
UPDATED: Monday, February 21, 2005 07:23
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VETERAN

Saturday, January 22, 2005 12:02 AM

Static,

It's a great review.

Don't forget to send that guy a fruit basket or something.

BTW. Do you think your friend who runs a theater will be able to book Serenity?

YT

Saturday, January 22, 2005 1:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
I want 'Serenity' to be the unlooked for sensation that 'Raiders of the Lost Arc' was!

am I hoping for too much?

"Unlooked for"? From the director who had directed the biggest grossing movie of all time six years earlier, and the producer who had executive-produced two biggest grossing movies of all time within the previous four years?

Keep the Shiny Side Up

Wutzon: God (aka Clapton), "Bell Bottom Blues", from "One More Car, One More Rider"

NEUTRINOLAD

Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:03 AM

Shiny! Thanks for this Static, you never know whqat you're missing.
Any press is good press at this point, and, whether you agree with OSC on all things or some or none, he sure has a lot of readers.

LISTER

Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:13 AM

OK, this is my first post here after a LOT of lurking, and it isn't pro or anti-gay, but it does have to do with OSC and Firefly fans.

OSC is one of my favorite SF writers. I know NOTHING about the man personally other than what I have read in this thread, and I am sure 99% or the poeple who read his works are just like me. SO when I hear he was a fan of the show, and I know how good his books are, that would AUTOMATICALLY intrigue me if I hadn't heard about the show before. SF writer endorses SF show sounds like a good fit to me.

And if you know nothing about his works and want to make your own opinion, I would whole-heartedly suggest you read Enders Game and the entire Alvin Maker series. Just so you know, Ender's Game is more space sci-fi and the Alvin MAker series is more historical fantasy, but really fun.

Hopefully my first post was a constructive one.

OLDFAN45

Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:45 AM

Can I come live in your world, too? It's a much prettier place than mine is...and FOX cuttin' themselves out of a money deal just won't be happenin'. Buuuuuut...may all the rest come true and soon!

FULLCAPACITY

Saturday, January 22, 2005 5:19 AM

Who gives a shit?

Seriously.

A good public review with a decent reader base for that publication, be it Card or Ebert or Joe the neighborhood drunk, is just as good to me. And good for the show and film.

Its important that people not exposed to Firefly get some buzz about the series and the film, who cares if the fans like the other fans out there, quasi celebrity or not?

All I give a shit about is that as many people see the movie as possible, whether I like those people or not, so that the potential for sequels or something else will exist.

Who cares what Card's agenda is? If the guy who owned Coca Cola was a diehard Republican, do you think he gives a shit if people who like John Kerry buy his soft drink?

The reason Firefly got cancelled is the same reason why no one should hammer Card for the free buzz he gave Firefly - Money.

Fox thought they could make more money with something else. Stupid decision or not, sci fi shows are expensive to make and have a limited fanbase in most cases. Firefly, for whatever reasons including Fox ineptitude, got bad ratings. Thats it, it killed the show whether it was fair or not.

If you want to blame someone, blame Whedon. He could have pitched Firefly to anyone. Especially UPN as a package deal for more seasons of BTVS. Chris Carter did it THREE TIMES. He used X Files to extort Millenium, Lone Gunmen and Harsh Realm out of Fox.

If you want to blame Fox, then fine. Then blame Whedon too. But don't nail Card because he's giving the show free buzz.

Full Capacity

SHINY

Saturday, January 22, 2005 5:39 AM

MOD NOTE: Unfortunately, this board does not currently give mods the ability to split parts of threads and discussions into different forums, so instead of leaving this degenerating thread as it was, or moving the whole gorram thing to troll country, I've decided to just delete the individual posts that were off-topic and/or flamebait.

In the future, please try to stay on-topic and reserve political comments to the appropriate threads/forums (like the real world forum)...and please try to remain civil. Remember, we're all browncoats here, and as the good doctor would say we "Got the same troubles (not enough Firefly), same enemies (F*x execs) - and more than enough of both."

Oh, and if you must flame each other, I'd take it as a kindness if you'd just start a thread in Troll Country -- it'd save us mods a lot of trouble.

Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.

STATIC

Saturday, January 22, 2005 5:44 AM

YES!!!!!!

YOU RULE!!!!!!!

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RAT

Saturday, January 22, 2005 7:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny:
MOD NOTE: Unfortunately, this board.......it'd save us mods a lot of trouble.

Best news all day! THANK YOU!!

-Ratboy

CGREALMS

Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:45 AM

Also, please note that while OSC supports the gay marriage ban, he doesn't neccessarily hate gays. While I certainly don't share his opinion, he views marriage as an union towards procreation and since homosexuals can't procreate (leaving out adoption, sperm banks, and the like, of course) they shouldn't be entitled to marriage rights. While, as I mentioned, I don't agree with him, I do feel it's a far cry from being a homophobe. I've . I never seen him write anything which suggests he has a problem with homosexuals as people, or even that homosexuality is a choice. Conservatives are respectful when Joss flings his political doo doo about. I would just like to see liberals be equally respectful when Card flings HIS political doo doo about. Besides, his politics have no bearing on his review.

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