If Firefly's your favourite show of all-time, what's your second favourite?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, December 5, 2005 21:40
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Originally posted by elggin:
Lucky you...
I've never met anyone who agreed with me about his unfathomable beauty...
Have you seen My Fathers Den? It's a beautiful movie, kinda depressing, but really very good. If you like Mathew it's even better...
Not seen in My Father's Den - was on at my local cinema a couple of weeks ago as a director's chair (special showings - I saw Bombon (El Perro) there yesterday) but I missed it ...
I can't believe no one agrees with you - many people I know think he's divine ... he also voicing a certain advert at the moment - can't remember which, but it's on all the time and I sigh every time!!!
Spooks is SO not the same any more ...
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Anyone who didn't pick the new Battlestar Galactica is a moron.
Yeah you heard me.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Is it available on dvd? Sounds interesting...
Originally posted by Sickdude:
For first place, I'll take SPT Layzner, an obscure Japanese anime show circa 1986.
Chrisisall
Sadly, no. There was talk someone was going to bring it out in America, but nothing materialized. Luckily, I own the japanese LDs!
"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson
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Firefly is my all time favourite (duh), followed by (unfortunatley) a few more FOX shows (and others):
2. The Simpsons (before it started sucking bigtime about 4 years ago)
3. Lost
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (except for those dreadful final two years. Yes, they were awful compared to the first 4 or 5 seasons)
5. Family Guy (Strong DVD sales brought this back, so why not Firefly?)
6. Angel (At times was even better than Buffy)
7. Alias
8. Futurama (Hey! What do you know? Another pre-empted FOX program that was cancelled.)
9. Friends
10. American Dad
11. Two and a Half Men
"I aim to misbehave."
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Quote:Yeah, well BG is good, but it ain't as good as DARK ANGEL, and since this is true and undeniable, logically YOU are the moron here.
Originally posted by Tiger:
Anyone who didn't pick the new Battlestar Galactica is a moron.
Yeah you heard me.
Yeah, you heard me too!
We'll choose a place, the weapons, and then, baby, it's go-time!
Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Yeah, well BG is good, but it ain't as good as DARK ANGEL...
Seriously? I mean, you're not being sarcastic or something?
Dark Angel was a good idea, poorly executed. Well, not at first - it started out pretty good but rapidly lost any credibility as anything but a b-list monster show.
Jessica Alba is so totally hot that you can forgive a lot. But even her acting seemed to degrade over time.
Even at its best, Dark Angel NEVER had the dramatic weight that BSG has. Or the great acting, or the tight plotting, or the music, or special effects, etc, etc.
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Quote:Nope.
Originally posted by Tiger:Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Yeah, well BG is good, but it ain't as good as DARK ANGEL...
Seriously? I mean, you're not being sarcastic or something?
But BG is a solid third on my list.
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Dark Angel was a good idea, poorly executed. Well, not at first - it started out pretty good but rapidly lost any credibility as anything but a b-list monster show.
It shifted gears suddenly between seasons; any fan of Buffy or Angel will tell ya shake-ups are good for keeping an audience off balance. Okay, they did get REAL science-fictiony compared with season 1, but the characters were intact.
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Jessica Alba is so totally hot that you can forgive a lot. But even her acting seemed to degrade over time.
She only got better, IMO. Can you site a specific example of bad acting?
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Even at its best, Dark Angel NEVER had the dramatic weight that BSG has. Or the great acting, or the tight plotting, or the music, or special effects, etc, etc.
Disagree on music, and John Savage is an actor's actor, but all else you say here is true, however, DA has one thing BG can't come close to- HEART. As great as BG is (and it IS great), I came to care more about what happened to Max and Logan than anything else in the show. BG has no such central, visceral theme, no absolutly important central dynamic. It's an ensemble show, and as such, is less intimate and compelling (for me...). This isn't bad, just different, but the reason why I can't love BG as completely as DA.
Chrisisall, defender of the Transgenic faith
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I haven't seen a lot of the shows people have already listed (especially Dark Angel and Buffy), so maybe I would change my mind if I saw those...however, my (second) favorite is:
Joan of Arcadia
Qi Lin
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I have a hard time with the whole concept of "favorite" because technically that means I have to think critically about the things I love in order to rank them. Do I love Firefly/Serenity? Yes (perhaps a little too much at times); but do I love it to the exclusion of all others? I'll get back to you on that one.
Other Much-Loved shows include:
The BuffyVerse (Angel and B:tVS)
Tales From the Crypt (sooooo happy its on DVD now)
Batman: the Animated Series (astonishingly adult for children's fare)
and I'm surprised so few people are mentioning Battlestar Galactica (the new SciFi series, not the cheesetastic 1970 Star Wars knock-off). I think the character work is exceptional, and the show really maintains its epic feel quite well.
(and contrary to the previous poster, you're not an idiot if you don't mention BSG - but you are missing out on some damn fine tv).
"People are crunchy." - Baby Reaver
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OK...late comer to this thread, and maybe I missed it, but NOBODY mentions Kung Fu?!?! Come on...the warm tones, great storytelling, moralistic sense without being preachy-like. That was some great TV...only thing David Carradine has EVER done that's worth a darn.
Thoughts?
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