What was the exact moment?
POSTED BY: Ginger08
UPDATED: Friday, February 17, 2006 14:48
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Just out of random curiousity. What was the exact moment for all of you that made you go "Wow, I love this show." I'm always thinking about it when I watch the first episode and I just like to know which moment is was for you.
I remember it so clearly ( probably 'casue it was only a year ago)It was Christmas Day and my brother(he had found out about it from the Carleton SciFi and Fantasy house) had asked for the Firefly dvd's for Christmas. (yes I'm a late comer to the 'verse but in my defense when it was on television I was only 12) "Santa" gave him the dvd's and he insisted on us following him downstairs to watch the first episode. We asked him what it was about and he goes "it's a space western" My first thought was "ooooookay. a Space Western?" Little did I know how aboslutely amazing it was. Anyway, we watched and it was funny and such and I liked it and I got distraught when I thought Kaylee died but up until one exact point I didn't think it was anything special.
Then Mal strode into the ship and shot that guy. (total mind blank. DANG i know his name to. grrrrrr) My whole family just stared at the screen and I went "I LOVE this show." and after that I was hooked.
I find it interesting that just one moment hooked me. It was like at that second it clicked in my head what a specatcular show this was.
so yea, I'm justa wondern' what moment it was in the firefly series that hooked you or if you've entered the 'verse by way of the Serenity movie what part in the movie made you realize that this was something special?
"Just keep on walkin' preacher man"
" I don't need a back spaceship driver!"
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I loved Mal, right off. Saw an episode on SciFi, don't even remember which one now... but yea, fell in love with Mal. Actually muttered to myself...."I would follow that guy anywhere!" Hence my name above..
Then I had to have the DVD's as soon as I knew they existed. Watched them, all at once, couldn't stop! I was biting when Simon was talking about River, after she is abruptly taken out of cryo...( by the way, the music behind that scene had a lot to do with that) but the hook was set when Mal shot the Alliance guy point blank like that. By the time Mal says "We're still flyin'.", I was absolutely head over heels in love with /Mal/Serenity! Haven't come up for air yet. Don't plan to.
" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal
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Originally posted by Ginger08:
Just out of random curiousity. What was the exact moment for all of you that made you go "Wow, I love this show." I'm always thinking about it when I watch the first episode and I just like to know which moment is was for you.
It was in the pilot when Serenity pulls away from the wrecked ship and you get the engine firing up and the strumming guitar music. Oh yeah.
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I remember it so clearly ( probably 'casue it was only a year ago)It was Christmas Day and my brother(he had found out about it from the Carleton SciFi and Fantasy house)
Is this referring to Carleton College in Northfield, MN?
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Then Mal strode into the ship and shot that guy. (total mind blank. DANG i know his name to. grrrrrr)
The character's name was Lawrence Dobson. From the tone of his voice, he was apparently not too fond of the name Lawrence.
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All the way back the first time round when The Train Job was the pilot and Mal kicks the henchman into the intake, and calmly turns to the next henchamn, who quickly gets the idea.
I think just because all through that ep. Mal had been the classic good guy outlaw, and it was such a nice change to have the sterotypes used to surprise us like that.
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I'm with RPlackett. I was hooked when Train Job aired. The first thing that got me was the costuming; I was trying to peice together some period stuff at the time and BAM a scifi with the same wardrobe I wanted was on.
And then the plot got me...it wasn't paint-by-numbers star trek scifi. The ship didn't have blasters! They weren't members of a military that always claim that they aren't really a military! There was even depth to the secondary characters. Niska got what, 2 minutes in that episode? And the sheriff still ranks as one of the stronger characters in the verse to me. And then Crow went through the engine...and I was in love with Firefly.
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Watched BDM on DVD first, so you could say I'm a late believer. We (the wife and I) got hooked after the first episode "Serenity" and now we can't get enough...
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I've talked at length a few times about getting hooked, so I'll keep this short. For once. :P
Thinking back, what really got me was the title sequence. Had only seen two episodes prior to the movie, but the ones I'd seen were good enough to give the film a try. Actually, the BDM was so good I immediately went out and bought the box set of the first (and only :( season.
I remembered the title song being... different from a ways back, and at first I didn't really like it. It sold the whole western in space thing, but... it kind of bugged me at first. It wasn't until maybe the third time I heard that it somehow sunk in.
Next thing I know I'm singing right along, popping in disk after disk. Lot of times when I'm watching a series on DVD I'll skip right through the opening credits. Not once have I done that with Firefly. I'll watch that title scene all through every time. Heck I'll even put a disk in just to hear that song every once in awhile.
After that there was no going back...
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I didn't really have an exact moment, my love gradually increased throughout the series.
But the start of Out of Gas with the explosion was the first but that made me see how awesome the show was.
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I was hocked on the show when i saw the prevew on fox 12 days befor the show permered. not for joss but just becouse it was that good. they are gorramn grate. 
Wash: Oh, my God. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing? Oh, right, that would be me. Back to work.
Kaylee: Everyone's got somebody. Wash, tell me I'm pretty.
Wash: Were I unwed, I would take you in a manly fashion.
Kaylee: 'Cause I'm pretty?
Wash: 'Cause you're pretty.
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