Serenity No.1 Movie Of The Year On Film 2005 UK

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CHINDI

Monday, January 2, 2006 9:54 PM

Here is a link for Joss accepting the award.. text and video.. scroll a bit

http://www.scifiheaven.net/site/index.php/2005/12/30/serenity-takes-bb
c-film-of-the-year/

Chindi

CBY

Monday, January 2, 2006 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by Chindi:
Here is a link for Joss accepting the award.. text and video.. scroll a bit

http://www.scifiheaven.net/site/index.php/2005/12/30/serenity-takes-bb
c-film-of-the-year/

Chindi

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(nice to see my memory still works)

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KELLIANNE

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 10:52 AM

No idea why the film was so popular over here. I'd never even heard of Firefly and I'd never seen it in the shops. Obviously I'm extremely happy it did go down well. My Dad likes collecting his Film Review Mags, and in everyone it's been in I've heard nothing bad about it. Can't wait while it's out on DVD. It definately was my film of the year, ahead of Harry Potter & everything else. I've never seen a film/TV series where the actors are so comfortable with their roles. It looks like they've been playing that person all their life. Great!!!

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CERES

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 3:59 PM

I only watched Film 2005 by chance and I couldn't believe it either when Serenity won. It made my day,week,year and decade.

I had a think about possible reasons for Serenity's success in the UK (apart from being the best movie ever made)but these might be true in other countries too. I don't think big stars are very important in a film's success here. Also there's lots of Sci-Fi on UK TV and most people watch it as a child and as an adult - Dr. Who's a good example but there are lots of others. Anyone got any better ideas?

CASSIUS

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 4:02 PM

Yeah, I just *KNEW* it was going to be number 1.
That's why I watched the program, I just had this feeling.

And shame on those of you who didn't know Britain is a sci-fi nation;).

THESOMNAMBULIST

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 4:25 PM

Hello UK browncoat here :) I wouldn't presume to speak of everyones behalf but for me It's because there's basically two choices on British tv.:

1 Reality Tv show's

2 Soaps

Throw in the odd Period Drama at bank holidays, easter and/or christmas and that's about as much choice as we're given.

So when quality Sci-fi comes along we lap it up :D or at least I do.... Having said that I'm still extremely fussy and don't just accept any old sci-fi...

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HEB

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 4:25 PM

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.COUPLING (a dating sitcom) has a character who runs a SciFi bookstore.

Dr. Who is back and his sidekick uses spock to mean brilliant. .

Perhaps it's not just sci-fi that's taking over the UK but Whedonism as well. Russel T Davies (Dr Who) and Stephen Moffat (Dr Who and Coupling) are both Buffy fans and both reference it in their shows. The sci-fi bookstore in Coupling is called Hellmouths or something and I seem to remember another Buffy reference in that episode. One of Russel T Davies' characters in his show about someone who found out that he owned Swansea said something like 'it's like something out of Buffy'.

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AAHHAAA

Tuesday, January 3, 2006 6:56 PM

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Originally posted by heb:

Perhaps it's not just sci-fi that's taking over the UK but Whedonism as well.

Heb- love it!

Have you used the RED BUTTON thing? I read on the Beeb site that its for 'interactive alternatives'; what does that mean when its at home?

TJ63

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 1:17 PM

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Originally posted by CBY:
I wonder why Firefly/Serenitiy is so popular on the isle. What do you UK browncoats think is the reason for that? You seem to have become quite a sci-fi nation lately.

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I think a lot of it is to do with the Sci-Fi Channel showing it right, like Fox never did!

We got all the episodes, in the right order, and not put off for baseball and other sundry rubbish.

I for one was hooked by the end of The Train Job.

TJ

"Best not be taking it as a suggestion"

DISKA

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 2:41 PM

i dont wanna poop on the parade but i was a bit annoyed that after showing clips of the BDM and a clip of mr whedon on film 2005, jonathon ross asked his guests in the studio whether they'd seen the film and both of them said no and instead they decided to talk about star wars instead of talking about the BDM!

i got the feeling that as jonathon ross said that it didnt do too amazing at the box office but it does have a loyal fan base that perhaps we'd won film of the year because of our obsessive voting.

dont get me wrong i was ecstatic that it won, and its certainly had an effect. some people that i know who saw film 2005 now really wanna watch the film as they never saw it at the cinema and always thought that they wouldnt like it beacuse its some nerdy sci-fi thing that only i would like, so yay for spreading the signal!

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