are fans boycotting the movie? (major spoilers)

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:39 PM

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Originally posted by Riverbirch:
I was devestated too but I think a TRUE fan would not boycott, nor leave the browncoats because of this. I think true colors show with the reaction to the movie.

I think you're being overly dramatic. I agree that a true fan would not boycott when thinking rationally.

But the whole point is that this is in relation to the most emotional part of the movie.

A "true fan" (what a slippery term) would give it a second chance just because a lot of things, especially emotionally powerful ones, need a second time before you can decide if you like it or not.

We’ve already heard a lot of reports where people who were never planing on seeing it again did for whatever reason and realized that they did like/love it and wanted to go back another time.

These people might love the movie if they saw it a second time, but they just refuse to do so. It doesn’t make sense, but then again nothing ever does.

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Important Note

I agree that a true fan would give it a second chance, but that does not mean that such a fan will like it.

If someone honestly gives it another chance and honestly hates it that is fine. There is no rule that says a Firefly fan must like every episode, and certainly no rule that they must like Serenity. If someone watches it once, decides never to watch it again, and calls themselves a fan I lose respect for them.

If, on the other hand, someone watches it once, does not like it, but then gives it that second chance and still doesn’t like it there is no problem. They gave it the chance it deserved and we obviously disagree, but they did all that we can expect and in no way disrespected the show or movie.

RIVERBIRCH

Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:47 PM

[christhecynic, you put it much more diplomatically than I did. Of course you are right. I am emotional at the moment. Thanks for being the calmer voice.

* I swallowed a bug *

WASHBURN

Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:57 PM

Now I've seen speculation and agree myself that the answer to Book's past is clearly told in the film.

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He was an Operative. And like this one saw something that shattered his faith in the Alliance. So he found faith elsewhere. Maybe he had a hand in Miranada, or Serenity Valley. I wouldn't be shocked to see this Operative in an abby soon.

With your post I thought of something and went and saw Serenity for the 6th time. Is it just me but.....

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But is it just me or is there some sort of similarities between the operative and Book? I mean look at Book's fighting style (seen in Serenity pt 1 when he punches out the lawman) and the operatives. Not only are they similar but damn but I saw some Book in the operative not only fighting but spiritual. Maybe, just maybe whedon has a HUGE surprise for us and the operative turns out to be Book's child he never knew of.

I am a leaf on the wind watch how I soar.

See! There's obeying going on right under my nose!

SAFEAT2ND

Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:06 PM

CHRISTHECYNIC, well said! That echos my views too.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

EMMA

Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:07 PM

I am kind of middle of the road with this film I fully understand and appreciate both points of view. However, I do not understand why some (not all) people on either side of the debate become so vitriolic towards and about fans that disagree with them.

The insults, ignorance and general lack of friendliness that has surrounded this debate has really bugged me (personal opinion, don't stress out). Everyone should just accept and get over the opinions others have. Life is way too short to care if X thinks Y. Forget about it and have a bar of chocolate instead!

extremely dimensionally transcendental

RIVERBIRCH

Sunday, October 9, 2005 6:25 PM

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Originally posted by Washburn:

us and the operative turns out to be Book's child he never knew of.

I am a leaf on the wind watch how I soar.

See! There's obeying going on right under my nose!

Well they are both handsome enough. Jubal I didn't think was too handsome. But Book and this guy certainly are, so it could be feasible that he's his son... but would he then kill his own father???

* I swallowed a bug *

WASHBURN

Thursday, October 20, 2005 7:36 AM

Well maybe like Book he didn't know...but it comes out later and the operative helps out Mal against the alliance. I'm not saying this is true but knowing Whedon's twisting mind I'm not going to be surprised if something along these lines comes out to be true.

Like I stated before people who are boycotting this film are voicing their opinion....can you be mad? yes...can you blame them? no why? it's their opinion folks...just deal with it

JARON95

Thursday, October 20, 2005 11:16 AM

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Originally posted by TheCrazyIvan:
true fans are here to stay....

Wash-less or not...this story is NOT over!

Indeed. There can be no distinction between Firefly fans and Serenity fans. You either are, or you are not. Serenity IS the future of Firefly, despite whatever flimsy excuses one might conjure up to convince oneself otherwise.

M4TT

Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:48 PM

I do find it all rather interesting. There are fans who love the show and movie and want to go on the journey wherever it may take them, through the rough and smooth. Then there are the fans who only want the easy ride it seems and will reject it if it doesn't play out how they want.

Or maybe some are really emotional about the events and just kick out at anyone near them, some are just shocked and move on.

The thing is they're all still on the firefly site talking about firefly so they ALL still care. And they ALL will carry on watching. Otherwise they'd have left by now to do something else.

"There's only one thing worse than being talked about, and that's not being talked about".

DREAMTROVE

Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:30 PM

Such a fan who would boycott the movie for this reason is a throwback. I mean I met trekkies who did this to star trek films, and they were demented. These people where tinfoil beenies. No offense to trekkies or the 'coats but if these guys showed up to the film wearing klingon battle gear they'd probably scare the fish away.

Such folk aren't Joss fans. To quote Steven Colbert "You people are brave. You're doing something. You're watching TV." If there are fans out there who can't handle living on the edge to such a degree that they can't handle watching the way Joss deals it out, then they aren't really Joss fans. I think he works hard to make mindless vegetative eye-candy as edgy as possible. And please don't flame me for that characterization of TV, Joss himself has said much worse things about it.

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