New to Firefly....blown away
POSTED BY: MindTrigger
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 1, 2005 04:44
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I'm new to Firefly too. I saw Serenity, loved it, and grabbed the DVD set of the show. It's AMAZING!!!
I wrote this to a friend before I watched the final episode (I watched it today along with the DVD extras):
We are now down to the final episode of Firefly. I'm almost depressed at the prospect of ending this wonderful journey. I've really grown to love these people, their ship, and the adventures they embark on together. It is going to be hard to let go.
Sadly, Whedon probably never had a chance. The episodes were aired out of order, which I imagine made everything a muddled mess, and the network most likely never got behind the show with any proper advertising or support. It's a true pity, but that's the state of today's corporate landscape.
I hope the extras are as cathartic as you say, and I really hope fireflyfans.net will give me a good outlet to mourn the untimely passing of this amazing series.
I probably sound nuts to you talking about this show like it's a funeral or the death of a close friend, but in a way, that's how I feel. Right now with that final episode still looming ahead for me, it's like that friend is in critical condition and I know it's only a matter of time before the lights go out for good.
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Originally posted by DaBargainHunta:
I probably sound nuts to you talking about this show like it's a funeral or the death of a close friend, but in a way, that's how I feel. Right now with that final episode still looming ahead for me, it's like that friend is in critical condition and I know it's only a matter of time before the lights go out for good.
... unfortunately, to many of us, it doesn't sound nuts at all. Just be glad you weren't drug through the agony of watching it die little by little, week by week as the ratings failed to materialize - and then sitting by helplessly watching as network after network turned it down. Joss is a big damn hero for hanging in there and making the movie, but Firefly deserved to be on for seven seasons.
SergeantX
"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock
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What could one possibly expect from a network owned by an overweight elitist gasbag like Rupert Murdoch. Ever since he started his buying binge of American television stations the quality and truthfullness of news and the quality of television entertainment in general has been so "dumbed down" to appeal to the mass of retards that make up most of the television viewing audience (mostly the same people stupid enough to vote for Bush, go ahead! Bring it on!). Whenever something extraordinary and special comes along like Firefly you can bet that either the majority of tv viewers are too stupid to appreciate it or some bloated assbag whose family tree don't fork and works for FOX as a programming executive would cancel the show. Firefly was a special show and one that could only appeal to the minority of humans on this planet that can still think critically and have an original thought or two. It simply doesn't appeal to the mindless drones that flock to shows like "Apprentice", "Survivor" or the rest of the programming feces that floods the airwaves.
Jaytee
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JayTee, honestly, if you think any other major network would've treated Firefly any better, you're dreaming. Sad but true. :( And, really, I'm not quite sure what Fox News and George W. Bush have to do with Firefly's ratings (or lack thereof). ;)
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