Ya' Know what Firefly was missing?....
POSTED BY: GrayFury
UPDATED: Friday, December 2, 2005 00:01
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Quote:But then what would Jayne's purpose be?
Originally posted by GrayFury:
Just an old mongrel ambling about the ship, thought of fondly by everyone. ....NOW you purists can jump down my gullet!
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Originally posted by PsychicRiver:Quote:But then what would Jayne's purpose be?
Originally posted by GrayFury:
Just an old mongrel ambling about the ship, thought of fondly by everyone. ....NOW you purists can jump down my gullet!
BWAHAHAHAHA!!
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Uh, guys?
You do realize that in this 'verse, dogs are FOOD!
In the opening shot of the docks at Persephone, that's what they're grilling!
You think Wash was kidding when he suggested next time they move livestock it should be beagles?
Seriously, Mal probably had a dog in the beginning... a big, mangy German Shepherd most likely, and the first time a job went sour and there wasn't food to put on the table, Zoe & Bester butchered and ATE the thing.
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Originally posted by SameErtia:
Uh, guys?
You do realize that in this 'verse, dogs are FOOD!
In the opening shot of the docks at Persephone, that's what they're grilling!
You think Wash was kidding when he suggested next time they move livestock it should be beagles?
Seriously, Mal probably had a dog in the beginning... a big, mangy German Shepherd most likely, and the first time a job went sour and there wasn't food to put on the table, Zoe & Bester butchered and ATE the thing.
Seriously. That's awful.
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You're right.
Awful. A german shepherd would be much too messy to butcher. you'd never be able to keep all that hair out of the meat. Probably was a labrador retriever....
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I always thoguht of River as sort of the pet. Given the way most of the crew treat her likes shes sub-human...
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Yeah, Dog meats not too tasty, but you can always add spices, but given the choice I prefer Cat.
I prefer Dogs (as pets, not a food source), but a Cat would suit the ship and crew quite well I think.
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I don't personally like the idea of the cat...
It might draw away from the characters a little too much- Not much, but just enough to seem cliche-ish. I have nothing against cats, but putting one on Serenity as a 'crew member' seems a little far. Unless it was extreme background, and maybe was unintentionally anonymous, I would have to say no on the cat idea.
Sooner or later, a cat-centered episode would come along, and the main characters would probably end up playing themselves. While it would still focus on the different personalities of the crew, they would be static compared to a cat-storyline.
That is, unless it can be pulled off like "Objects In Space," like Whedon did, showing a lot of it from River's wierd psychic perspective, as well as the 'ship's'. The great differences between the characters' speech and their thoughts was what made that particular episode good, while much of it was shown from the perspective of a rarely explored character.
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I agree, a ship's cat would be perfect.
Cats are independent, I can see Mal allowing an independent critter onboard.... a dog, not so much.
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I imagine the dog/cat/gerbil/hamster or any other kind of pet theory would get debunked because, well, it would be harder to care for a pet when you don't know the next time you're getting paid, how would you afford/find food for it? Or vets? Animals/pets require more care than people do, I don't think they'd be good in space. Also, there's the issue with keeping it on the ship, who would clean up after it, what would you do with aforementioned stuff-you-have-to-clean-up, how do you keep it out of the engine room (moving parts + pets = mangled pet), and how would a pet fare (sp?) (health-wise) in space? The cows did okay, but they were only there for a while, and they atrophied. And what if it managed to get stuck or hidden away in one of those "troublesome little nooks" and starved to death? After all, in Out of Gas Zoe saw what was probably left of the *last* pet on Serenity...(oh..sorry, that was cruel)
Not that I'm against pets; I love pets, I've had three cats and four dogs and right now since I'm in college I'm content with a fish, but I just think it would've been too...awkward...to have a pet on board...
Besides, I think Serenity sort of *is* the pet; everyone loves that ship.
Besides, maybe Joss, the crew, et al just didn't feel like dealing with an extra cast member that requires food, water, and the animal protection peeps.
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