Poll: How old should kids be before you show 'em Firefly/Serenity...?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 13:31
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CHRISISALL

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:30 AM

My son is six, and he's seen the beginning and end of Serenity, and thinks the line "What was that?" is one of the funniest things he's ever heard.
But I feel bad tellin' him that he ain't old enough to see the whole thing yet.
How old should a kid be to let them see it?
Obviously, FF is a little more kid-appropiate, but still it can get a little rough in spots.

My guess at the moment is FF- about 8, Serenity maybe 10 (allowing for some skipped moments).
Any Browncoats w/kids that've seen some care to give us their imput?

Chrisisall&son

SERGEANTX

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:55 AM

I'd say 30-35 sounds about right. I'm not sure youngins under that age can really appreciate it properly.

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

TRIO

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:56 AM

my 4 year old alternately sings the ballad of serenity and the theme to smallville (save me by remy zero)...

kids are adaptable...teach em whats right and whats wrong...they can handle it...

DEVIDARKWOLF

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:57 AM

I'd say do the show like the movie: PG-13.

And hey, I contest that remark! I'm 19 and I love and understand the series just fine! :)

FOLLOWMAL

Monday, January 23, 2006 3:58 AM

Oh, hard question.

The movie... 13 with no skipped scenes.
maybe 10 with lots of parental guidance and help thru the rough patches and maybe some skippin' some of the rough patches.

The show... well... there are indeed some conversation starters for children in the series.
There is frank discussion of sex and some pretty shall we say frank scenes too. So depending on how open you are with your kids about sex, you'd have to make a judgement about that.

Also the violence (particularly in War Stories) is something else to be thought about.

I was always open with my two daughers and watched stuff with them with lots of discussion after... they seem to have grown up fairly well rounded.

I am going to let my 13 year old grandson watch Firefly and Serenity with me when he comes for his usual visit this summer to our farm. I think he'll be fine with it... actually I think he'll become an instant fan!

"Storms getting worse." River
"We'll pass through it soon enough." Mal

NDRAGE85

Monday, January 23, 2006 4:10 AM

my seven year old sister watched it with my other sisters and myself. in all honesty, i tend to show my little sister a lot of stuff she really shouldn't see at her age. but i was exposed to a lot of "violent" movies when i was little. I was balanced out by loving parents and a good sense of what was wrong and right. they also always made sure i knew it was all fantasy and that some things aren't acceptable in real life. my little sister gets exposed to a lot of "content" because she was a little unexpected. i'm almost 21, my older sister is 22 and my other sister is 16. so she does get exposed to certain things that may not be age appropriate just for that fact that we are all older. but she does realize it is all fantasy and she has a very good sense of right and wrong. Firefly and Serenity isn't really something I worry too much about. There is a little violence and some sexuality, but none of it is too much of a concern. she actually enjoyed Firefly, at least enough to sit through it with my sisters and I without being a pest. over Christmas break i would watch an episode of Firefly every day with my 16 year old sister when she got home from school. my seven year old sister would usually watch too and one day the 16 year old said, "See, it's so good even she pays attention when we watch it." which is true. it is good to be careful of what little kids watch. but at the same time, it is also good to watch stuff with them and explain it on the way. as bad as it may sound, my seven year old sister has watched the beginning of Saving Private Ryan with my father and myself. throughout the entire thing though, she asked serious and mature questions and my dad clearly explained what was going on. She realized it was all fake, but she also realized that something like that actually happened, and she felt sorry for the people it really happened to.

SERENYTY

Monday, January 23, 2006 4:20 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SergeantX:
I'd say 30-35 sounds about right. I'm not sure youngins under that age can really appreciate it properly.

Hey! I resent that! I'm 14, and I can appreciate it properly. I mean, I love it. Favorite TV Show/Movie.

I think that kids should be 10 or so.

~A message from Serenyty~

JONUS

Monday, January 23, 2006 4:44 AM

It depends on the kid and how mature and smart they are. I saw Halloween when I was 3 and saw Robocop (the uncut version) &2, Terminator 1&2, Alien 1&2, Predator 1&2 all before I was in the the 2nd grade.

Mal would kick Han Solo's ass.

CAIUS

Monday, January 23, 2006 4:52 AM

My 5 year old loves Firefly. I thik she's a bit young for Serenity though 8 to 10 maybee. Note I havn't let her see Bushwacked.

SHINYTALENT

Monday, January 23, 2006 5:13 AM

Both my brothers have seen some episodes of Firefly- one's 6 and one's 9- I haven't shown him Our Mrs Reynolds or Heart of Gold or the last episode with Early. But the one who's 9, Jack he loves Mal! and the 6 year old, Tom thinks Wash has the best job ever.

They haven't had any bad dreams or side-effects so I think it's OK. Mum's a little worried after Jack explained what Reavers were but she's come around since I showed her Jaynestown.

The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems.

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