Clothing comes to TV SF
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UPDATED: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 01:22
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If there's one thing I've learned after years of studying Sci-Fi, seeking out the mystical secrets of the universe, there's one thing I can say with certainty...
Whatever you wear as a uniform... Make sure it isn't red.
I want to see a show where the crew of a space-ship/station/base wear Honor Harrington style Skinsuits that are just like wetsuits but serve as armoured pressure suits in case of emergency depresurisation.
One thing I did like, regarding clothing... Mal and Zoe's space suits as opposed to Jayne's. We know that Mal and Zoe are ex-military and they seem to have kept their suits from the war which have armoured panels and reinforced helmets and the like while Jayne, who we know wasn't in the war, has to make do with an obviously civillian suit.
I'm a bit annoyed they don't have wearable computers yet though.
Twelve spheres of unendurable brightness spalled the velvety blackness of space.
The silence on Lester Tourville's flag bridge was absolute
And then the spell was broken as Shannon Foraker looked up from her console from where she had just sent a seemingly innocent command to the main computers of State Security's finest Superdreadnoughts.
"Oops." She said.
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Originally posted by Quill:
Velcro! Velcroooo!!!
C'mon, it'll still be around. It's just too handy.
I'm imagining that an improvement on Velcro would have been made - something just as convenient, but quieter. Strong, flexible magnetic strips or some sort of adhesive tape that doesn't lose its stickiness.
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As for the blue gloves, I'm probably just being silly (so what else is new) but that sounds like a pretty good identification for whatever nasty little agency these guys come from. They can't be stolen from one's pocket like a normal ID and they are instantly recognizable. Then again, maybe they just needed a rhyme for "two" and "ears of blue" didn't seem to work.
Well, they're pretty much standard laboratory nitrile gloves. Keeps nasty stuff off of them, and leaves no fingerprints.
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I love the fact that Mal is a belt-and-suspenders man. Cautious, prepared.
Well, as a gun-carrier, I have to say that the belt and suspenders thing is very practical. When you're toting around a heavy pistol on your side and you undo that belt - zing! - the pants fly down and you might lose the gun as it pulls the belt out of the loops and goes clattering along the floor. I'm thinking that a pair of braces will be one of my next clothing purchases.
Photuris pyralis
Six shots, then drop it.
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Wallets?
Remember, in the Star Trek future, there is no money, commerce is treated as a naughty word and profit is such an alien concept they had to design a whole ugly troll-race for it!!!
Joe
Muscle.
Humor.
Thuggery.
Jayne.
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Originally posted (Sherman, set the WayBack machine for 2002) by Mark:
One thing I did like, regarding clothing... Mal and Zoe's space suits as opposed to Jayne's. We know that Mal and Zoe are ex-military and they seem to have kept their suits from the war which have armoured panels and reinforced helmets and the like while Jayne, who we know wasn't in the war, has to make do with an obviously civillian suit.
I had almost exaclty the same thought (including I like this), except for "make do". Mal's & Zoe's suits do look military issue -- they're dark. Jayne's is obviously civilian 'cause it's bright, something pioneered by Robert Heinlein, for Destination Moon (1950) & continued by Arthur Clarke & Stanley Kubrick for 2001. But in spite of the lack of armour, Jayne's suit strikes me as kinda spleef. Check out the helmet & gloves, compared to Mal's & Zoe's. Rather than make do, I think he splurged on it.
Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Molly Hatchet, "Boogie No More", from "Essential"
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You know, I love the costuming here, mixed yet wholey believable. Mal's trousers to Jaynes Camo Jacket, all pretty fair stuff. I like the quote the future is merely more history, practical clothes rule the day. Why change something that has worked so well for so long. Besides the whole pseudo Victorian theme seems to penetrate society, the Uppers wear fancy clothes that are straight out of the 19th century, complete with uniforms. The lowers wear practical stuff with some occasional finery thrown in. And in keeping with the theme there is stuff that works well but was never, ever "Western", like Jayne's jacket. Best costuming in a while, next to BSG.
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The Alliance can't be all bad. Inara supported Unification. The Tam family was definitely doing well for itself under the law. The Companion Academy seems to be a highly beneficial force to the lives of registered Companions (compare this to the abuse the prostitutes in HoG put up with).
The Rim gets a bad share, it's true ("interfered with or ignored" as is handy for the Alliance, not the individual settlements), but recognize that these people are often those who fought for independence, and thus are not going to get as much political support.
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Early: Where'd she go?
Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's NOT incorporeally possessing a spaceship, don't look at me --
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Speaking of "real clothes" as opposed to "futuristic" ones, I was wondering if there is somewhere that they sell clothing like in the movie...
I am taken with the shirt that Mal wears, with the 2 clasps across the front? The color, style...I like it.
Can we get these somewhere, or a pattern to make them?
Anyone have any ideas?
--Now here's something you can't do...
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Poking! They do too have money, it's in an account... and there's something like a sort of credit card (called a solid) to carry it in. >.>
Shows you, doesn't it!
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It's the end of the world...
Whee! *doesn't go without her copy of Serenity*
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Originally posted by mojoeca:
kinda sorta on topic...
I wonder if Joss will dispense with one particular sci-fi cliche: Will we actually *see* bathrooms on Serenity?
--- Joe
We did, I forget which episode, but I think it's The Train Job. The toilet folds into the wall, and then a sink pulls out above it. Edit: But apparently not only was I wrong (It was Serenity) but this has already been covered.
I always thought that River's clothes were just Kaylee's clothes that she didn't want anymore, with the occaisional "Simon brought this when he got me from the Academy" stuff thrown in. I always liked Badger's "Very Fine Hat."
If anyone gets nosy...Shoot em.
Shoot em sir?
Politely.
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Originally posted by mojoeca:
I loved it when Crichton switched over to the PK wardrobe. It gave the show a darker feel, somehow.
Anyway, Firefly costumes look pretty cool (judging from cast photos on the T.U.R.). Being a fashion non-afficionado, I can't analyze with any depth the inspiration, but it seems o be an electic mix: some old west styles--formal (Simon) and utilitarian (Mal, Zoe); modern-day (Jayne--kinda outta place in his camo) and more exotic (River,Inara).
--- Joe
I concur. I like sci fi fashion a lot though. Star Trek was a fashion disaster. Farscape was a fashion statement, but I think that it would have worked better if people had not worn the same outfit every day. I mean, the stench alone ;)
A real plus for Firefly: No weird prosthetic head things. This is a real fashion don't. Don't pretend that aliens are ever going to look like humans with a bod mod. If your aliens have to be played by humans, skip the rubber body suit and the nose piece and just make them human.
Either bring in the Prawns, or make them people. If you want to say "they can't pass for human" okay... but keep it simple. I find alien kink as annoying as bad African Queen style romances between people who hate each other
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