Gender associations to fans of Joss Whedon series
POSTED BY: EasyMark
UPDATED: Friday, December 9, 2005 15:13
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Originally posted by Earthshine: I got into Firefly thru netflix-never saw it mangled on fox. I love the show not because of any of the gender "roles" but because of the excellent acting, engaging story lines, writing that treated me like an adult w/ 1/2 a functioning brain. ie: no "resets" as if a consequence in a prior ep.
Same here, except I am quite male ;-) It's just a damn clever and cool show. No matter what gender you are.
Frankly, I think this whole gender discussion is somewhat pointless. The show was not meant for women or men or both - it was just meant to be a great show after all. And that it is.
Chris
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i think its a really interesting point to raise. ive always been slightly intimidated by sci fi shows and fandoms because i automatically assume a higher male to female ration so ive tended to stay away.
yet i got into buffy and angel no problem, i didnt even think of it as a cult/horror/fantasy type show i just watched it and fell in love with it.
but i have to admit the reason why i only got into firefly this year was becasue id stayed away thinking it was in the sci fi genre and so wasnt for me.
then i actually watched the damned thing and didnt even think of it as a sci fi thing, i jsut loved all the characters. the humnour and character development is typical joss whedon so it wasnt massively different to anything im used to and got into it so easily.
id kinda assumed the fandom for firefly/serenity would be mostly male though beacuse of the genre. boy was i wrong. i attended the serenity con a few weeks ago and was really suprised to see such a diverse range of people. all kindsa ages and mixrd pretty equally between male and female. obviously people are attracted to different aspects of the show, but it was cool to see such a mix.
as for fandom being male dominated, that tends to be a bad stereotype. with most of the fandoms ive encountered its pretty mixed with actually quite a lot of girls getting into it and organising things
sorry for rambling
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Originally posted by jetflair:
I'm a girl, and the male cast members really hooked me. From the first glimpse, I found Mal incredibly attractive, both physically and character-wise. He's the most appealing leading man I've ever seen.
But the guys did it for me. Make River the lead instead of Mal, and it would have been just another show.
jetflair said it best for me... Mal made me look, Mal made me stay. The story and characters are the reason I'm still here. I fell in love with Mal and the rest.
Mal- "Yeah, but she's our witch. So cut her the hell down."
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Quote:Welcome Chris! And I agree with you, whether it's Mal in Firefly/Serenity, or Max in Dark Angel, I identify with a well written and interesting character, gender is relativly meaningless.
Originally posted by CBY:
Frankly, I think this whole gender discussion is somewhat pointless. The show was not meant for women or men or both - it was just meant to be a great show after all. And that it is.
Chris
Metrosexual Chrisisall
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