One single thing you love about Firefly?
POSTED BY: Rakarr
UPDATED: Friday, October 7, 2005 23:01
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The same thing I loved about Buffy--the way that no one gets away with anything. Even their most private and excruciating embarassments are laid bare by the cutting remarks of the other characters. I've never heard so many awesome zingers in my entire life. It was my favorite part of Buffy, and it resonated immediately with me within minutes of popping the first season one DVD into the player.
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Loyalty.
In "War Stories" when they are gearing up to rescue Mal. The way that Kayless says that the captain would do the same if it was any one of them is just so...FACTUAL. They all just KNOW that he would rescue any one of them, because he HAS. You just don't find that kind of loyalty to others anymore. Not in Hollywood or in real life. There is only one person I can depend on that way, and I KNOW I can depend on him, I don't wonder if I can. But this group has that in each other. They feel safe in the knowledge that when they are weak or vulnerable, someone is there to help them or even carry them if necessary. Even Tracy knew that and he wasn't on Mal's crew anymore.
Mal-licious
I'm going to add cursing and the hurling about of things to my repertoire.
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The ensemble (meaning both the actors themselves and their characters).
It's rare to have such a talented cast that can create living, breathing characters that make you care about them and like them, even if they're not the nicest people (i.e. Jayne). Someone said "humanity" earlier and that is dead on accurate. These characters are human. They all have flaws. The combination of outstanding writing and actors who deliver their lines in such a fluid manner brings this ensemble to life in a way that is like very few other shows.
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The writing and the art of storytelling.
Without going into Joss-worship gushing mode, it's the writing. If you've ever tried to write dialogue, short stories, non-fiction, whatever, writing is HARD. It's not a matter of having a dictionary and a thesaurus and stringing random words together. All of the things other people have posted about why they love Firefly/Serenity boils down to the writing and the art of storytelling. Very very few of the current TV shows can astonish, amaze, delight, surprise, make me cry, and make me believe in a 'verse out there. We want a sequel because these people have lives we care about. They are well-written characters and as real as any pixel-generated onscreen presence can be. And no that's not to disparage the actors or their abilities but who here groaned out loud at Padme and Luke's love scene in the last painful SW? "you're beautiful", "no, you're beautiful", "no, I'm beautiful because you love me" 
Would never happen with this epic (at least not with Joss at the helm -- okay a little Joss worship).
Shirley
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The scene in Ariel when Mal was about to eject Jayne from Serenity.
It showed how far Mal would go for his crew. He would kill for them. It showed his compassion for Jayne. It showed that Jayne cared what the crew thought of him.
It was an emotional clincher.
That is my favorite scene.
I also like all teh guns but you said one thing so forget I mentioned that.
"Jesus saves, everyone else takes damage" -tee shirt some girl was wearing at Megacon.
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This post has Movie spoilers in... you have been warned.
I love how the show and the movie make you cry when your laughing and laugh when your crying...
In Serenity (I warned you about spoilers) you start to giggle when you hear wash say for the last time: "I'm a leaf ont eh wind watch how I (Well watch how you get stabbed in the chest with a reaver telephone pole). I was brought to tears unwilling to believe that he was dead.
Then not two minutes later I was giggling again through my tears when Zoe says "Do you really think any of us are getting out of here alive?"
And Jayne in true Jayne fashion says: "I might"
The ability of the show to poke fun at the serious and sad is great. I love how the humor is mature (mostly) but still funny without being dry.
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RIVER !!!
Matt go easy on me, but I love River!
I love the fact that despite how strong and powerful she is, she needs to be looked after.
She is this strong, inteligent woman, but there is this frail side to her that just makes you want to protect her and hold her.
She's amazing
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"The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds, given adequate vacuuming systems."
"Miranda"
The Original Grr Aggh boy
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Good characters, strong writing and humor. I think humor really drove the show in ways other shows haven't... from Wash to Kaylee to Simon to Mal's stammering 'commands' to Jayne-isms.
Jayne
Yeah. Jayne makes it. he's that bad ass guy looimg in the background everyone thinks is just some lunkhead and then he goes and says something insightful, he's the bad guy you want on your side, the gun toting cigar chewing throwback that I most identify with. He says exactly what he thinks (to everyone's embarassment and amusement at times) and he's usually right. (Grenades anyone?) He's got a soft side he might show to a whore... or to a guy that gives him a rain stick. He's really a well-rounded character.
Jayne is the one character that really didn't change much for TV to big screen... including his guitar playing...
"Guess you broke into the wrong rec room."
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No Aliens.
Aliens have been abused as barometers of the human condiditon rather than humans being the barometer of the human condition. I like the fact that I don't feel pandered too or have to suffer through a lot of exposition.
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I love what Firefly (as a TV show) represents. It represents Joss Whedon's true vision as uncompromised as possible. In an age of horrific movies based off books that don't live up to their full potential, it's nice to see one man finally realize his dream and do it as he wanted.
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