Ten things I learned from watching Firefly

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ARAMINA

Monday, January 24, 2005 6:56 PM

Thank you.

It's taking me a while to get used to the threaded thing. I've been posting at the Bronze for four years and I'm used to being able to see what everyone is saying at the same time.

How do you get to know anyone here? It's too hard

GORRAMREAVERS

Monday, January 24, 2005 7:21 PM

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Originally posted by YT:
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Originally posted by Lerxst:
There's no sound in space.

Hmmm. I'm not sure how to phrase the related lesson(s).

There's no sound in space when Joss is directing, but there is sound when Tim is directing.

-or-

I learned that there's no sound in space, but Tim didn't.

Keep the Shiny Side Up

Wutzon: Los Lobos, "Manny's Bones", from "Colossal Head"

Did Tim mess up? There was sound in 'The Message' but they had broken atmo.

"..it is my very favorite gun."

YT

Monday, January 24, 2005 9:16 PM

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Originally posted by Gorramreavers:
Did Tim mess up? There was sound in 'The Message' but they had broken atmo.

There was also sound the first two times the Feds shot @them, when they were surrounded by the blackness of space. Heck, the first shot came when they were jus' cruisin' along, minding their own business, with no thought to immediate planetfall.

Keep the Shiny Side Up

Wutzon: Sting, "Desert Rose", from "Brand New Day"

YT

Monday, January 24, 2005 9:38 PM

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Originally posted by Casualty:
I've been thinking of a few. It's not quite 10 though.

To paraphrase an oldie but goodie: Six hard is better than ten floppy.

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I wonder how long it will be before we run out of lessons from Firefly?

I suspect (this thread was dormant for a season) that we are running out of lessons. But I think the BDM is gonna bring many new flans to Firefy, some of whom will find this site. With new eyes to see, ears to hear, we may find there are lessons yet to learn from Firefly.

I said "Six" above 'cause you gave six aphorisms with a dash afore 'em. But there's a seventh @the bottom of your post, without a dash, that is one of the most important lessons I learned from Firefly. Your sig?

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If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do.

Keep the Shiny Side Up

Wutzon: Gene Chandler, "Duke of Earl"

THEREALME

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:11 AM

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Originally posted by Aramina:
Thank you.

It's taking me a while to get used to the threaded thing. I've been posting at the Bronze for four years and I'm used to being able to see what everyone is saying at the same time.

How do you get to know anyone here? It's too hard

Well, it depends on what you are looking for.

For serious discussion about Firefly or its mysteries, there are numerous threads out there (many which must be called up from archive). We have discussed things like:

Does Firefly take place in one or many solar systems (and the related Faster Than Light drive question)?

Who is/was Book, REALLY?

Is Jayne loyal to Mal, or will he really betray Mal on that "interesting day"?

What is Inara running from?

What was the Academy trying to do to River, and why is she so valuable.

Does River REALLY have "psychic abilities", or is she just very perceptive?

It goes on and on. Also there are marvelous deck plans of Serenity drawn by someone who was certainly obsessed and/or had a lot of time on his hands.

However, many of us veterns on this site have already put in our two cents worth on these topics. Although some new insights could help to re-kindle interest, perhaps.

Anyway, if you are looking for just having fun and getting more than a bit silly, you can join us in the Treehouse. It is a place where some of us go to play around, getting creative and absurd. You WILL get to know some folks, their personalites, and their quirks, including our fearless leader Ebonezer, ThatWeirdGirl, Mal-licious, SimonWho, PsychicRiver, and myself, The Real Me.

There are a number of Treehouse/clubhouse threads which I enumerate toward the beginning of the current one.

In the past, we have had parties, declared war on other threads, taken extra-dimensional trips, fought Eldritch Horrors from the Purple Dimension, and created lots of cool (and ridiculous) inventions. Currently, the ladies are trying to get the men to participate in some kind of cross-dressing beauty contest.

If you care to check it out, tell them that The Real Me invited you.

The Real Me

(The Real Me cannot currently receive messages from this site; he is not ignoring you.)

GORRAMREAVERS

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:31 AM

That for replying YT..Ill watch for that.

Wasnt this a direct quote from Angel? :

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If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do.

"..it is my very favorite gun."

YT

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:15 AM

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Originally posted by Gorramreavers:
Wasnt this a direct quote from Angel? :

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If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do.

I wouldn't know; I've never watched an ep of Angel. I forced my way through season 1 of Buffy, 'cause I have many friends who love that show perhaps half as passionately as I love Firefly, but I lack the strength & will to push myself further. I did find Angel by far the most (perhaps the only) interesting character in the first few eps of Buffy. Or maybe it was just that David Boreanaz was magnetic in the role.

Keep the Shiny Side Up

Wutzon: Mickey Hart, "Down the Road", from "Mickey Hart's Mystery Box"

CASUALTY

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:42 PM

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Originally posted by Gorramreavers:
Wasnt this a direct quote from Angel? :

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If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do.

I think it was a direct quote, or an approximation of a quote. I heard it on the commentary of, I think it was Out of Gas, but it might have been any of the others Joss commented on. Took me a while to figure out what it meant, but I think I understand.

Also, thanks to that quote, I have recruted a few others to the joys of Firefly.

"If nothing we do means anything then the only thing that means anything is what we do"

GORRAMREAVERS

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:32 PM

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I wouldn't know; I've never watched an ep of Angel. I forced my way through season 1 of Buffy, 'cause I have many friends who love that show perhaps half as passionately as I love Firefly, but I lack the strength & will to push myself further. I did find Angel by far the most (perhaps the only) interesting character in the first few eps of Buffy. Or maybe it was just that David Boreanaz was magnetic in the role.

YT...I think if I started Buffy at season 1 I might not have gotten into it. I was at a friends house and watch a couple of early season 4 episodes and got hooked. I recently got season 1 on DVD and I enjoy it now but it isnt near as good as the following seasons (imho). The show really is worth getting into.

"..it is my very favorite gun."

ARAMINA

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 7:09 PM

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Originally posted by TheRealMe:
Anyway, if you are looking for just having fun and getting more than a bit silly, you can join us in the Treehouse.

There are a number of Treehouse/clubhouse threads which I enumerate toward the beginning of the current one.

Help me help me I'm lost and confused! Where is this Tree house? Do I need a ladder and a licence to climb it?

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