Firefly goes Star Trek?

POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Friday, May 16, 2003 18:47
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VETERAN

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:22 AM

Wash and Paris are definitely a good parallel.

Jayne and Worf too.

The closest Captain to Mal has got to be Kirk.
River. I don't think there's a good parallel there, but Wesley might be closest. Problem with River is that nonoe ofthe Trek regualrs have suffered like she did. Maybe Barclay's the closest, being addicted to the holodeck an' all.

Kaylee has all the technical savy of the best Star Fleet engineers and looks better than Yeoman Rand. As far as parallel to a Star Trek regular, I'd have to give it to Geordi (but not on looks though), at least he's cheerful.

Inara does come across as a Betazoid at times. Sex and compatibliity of spirits and all that.

I know he's not on the ship but, what about Badger?
He strikes me as Ferrengi like.

Were there monkeys?

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:21 PM

Great stuff Succatash. Truly inspired. LOL

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

CHRISTHECYNIC

Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by Succatash:
In that case, I think River should be some Q half-breed.

There was a Q half-breed, but thats not really what River is like. River doesn't act omnipotent. She shoots like Data would, Hears thoughts the way Troy would if she had more skill, and interacts with the crew like picard's fish would (which is to say not well, strangly if at all.)

DUTCH

Friday, May 16, 2003 4:56 PM

I think comparing Firefly characters to Star Trek ones is doing Firefly an injustice.

Don't get me wrong, I love Star Trek, but I don't think Trek revolves around it's characters as much as Firefly. It's like in Trek, characters are used to push the story along, while in 'Fly it's more like the story is used to bring the characters to life. Know what I mean?

SUCCATASH

Friday, May 16, 2003 5:31 PM

Well said, Dutch.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Friday, May 16, 2003 6:47 PM

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Originally posted by Dutch:
I think comparing Firefly characters to Star Trek ones is doing Firefly an injustice.

Don't get me wrong, I love Star Trek, but I don't think Trek revolves around it's characters as much as Firefly. It's like in Trek, characters are used to push the story along, while in 'Fly it's more like the story is used to bring the characters to life. Know what I mean?

I on the other hand think it's a good pass time because it makes you really think about the characters in depth as you try to find a comon thread between them and ones on a very diffrent show. And thinking about the characters in depth is good becaus ethat was what the show was all about, the characters.

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