the comedy of firefly
POSTED BY: hitcher
UPDATED: Saturday, June 11, 2005 22:50
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I am not a real sci fi expert by any means but I suspect a future consisting of real people trying to survive is far more realistic then a future where we never see the nitty gritty of actual human life - only holodecks and noble science and exploration.
So I like this vision of the future - not as preferable to Star Trek, but more likely. It is a shame that we did not get more glimpses into this world.
So I think we should not dismiss the sci fi aspect, I think Firefly makes a solid contribution here, at least at the TV Series level - in addition to the fantastic characters we simply love.
See how I'm not punching him, I think I've grown!
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Quote:The big joke about Star Trek has always been, "Nobody ever has to go to the bathroom on the Enterprise!" so I loved that Joss showed us the all-in-one commode/sink right off the bat in "Serenity"!
Originally posted by weichi:
I am not a real sci fi expert by any means but I suspect a future consisting of real people trying to survive is far more realistic then a future where we never see the nitty gritty of actual human life - only holodecks and noble science and exploration.
So I like this vision of the future - not as preferable to Star Trek, but more likely. It is a shame that we did not get more glimpses into this world.
Of course, Firefly wasn't the first: Babylon 5 even featured facilities marked WARNING! METHANE-BREATHERS ONLY!
Then there was that sadly-deleted scene from Galaxy Quest...
Quote:
ALEXANDER
Is that the bathroom?
QUELLEK
Yes sir... The use of your waste facilities were strangely absent from the historical records, so we had to extrapolate purely on the basis of your anatomy.
37 INT. ALEX'S BATHROOM
They enter. Alex looks down at a thing that looks more like a torture device than a toilet, with elaborate 'tubes and stirrups and plugs going everywhere.
QUELLEK
You're quite complicated, sir.
Alex stares at the thing, despairingly.
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"Slideshow... Boring... Losing consciousness!"
--The Tick
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