Silly Subplots
POSTED BY: Zicsoft
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 17:14
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Originally posted by mojoeca:
Speaking of STARSHIP TROOPERS, anybody notice that the Alliance soldiers are wearing recycled MI battle gear?
Please. I have yet to forgive them eliminating the Marauder Suits.
Jeff
Who wants to see good power armor shots.
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Originally posted by Zicsoft:Quote:Beside Tara, who do you mean?
Originally posted by TinyTimm:
Jeff
Who notes the only two characters in BtVS who weren't too skinny were killed off.
Joyce Summers of course.
Jeff
Who is of an age where most of the female cast constituted underage females. But, Joyce in Xander's dream, wearing red satin....
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Originally posted by mojoeca:
Speaking of STARSHIP TROOPERS, anybody notice that the Alliance soldiers are wearing recycled MI battle gear?
--- Joe
They also resemble US rangers. Ever see Black Hawk down? Aside from the uniform color they are almost identical...from helmet right down to the neepads.
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Quote:Yeah, really. I would have thought the "mobile" part of the Mobile Infantry would be the first thing that'd catch the imagination of Hollywood. But instead Paul Verhoven wasted all his energy making fun of Heinlen's politics and doing elaborate shots of people getting dismembered. That guy loves dismemberment -- he's almost turned it into a cliche.
Please. I have yet to forgive them eliminating the Marauder Suits.
Jeff
Who wants to see good power armor shots.
JOSS, WHERE'S MY CHECK???!!!
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Originally posted by TinyTimm:
Joyce Summers of course.
Jeff
Who is of an age where most of the female cast constituted underage females. But, Joyce in Xander's dream, wearing red satin....
OK, Kristine Sutherland isn't exactly anorexic:
But she's still a lot more Hollywood-looking than Amber Benson. At least when she's not wearing her Mom costume:
JOSS, WHERE'S MY CHECK???!!!
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For the record, they couldn't have Kaylee pose as a companion, if only for the reason that it would totally negate having the character of Inara. If it is true that having a companion on board allows Serenity to land in certain ports, all they really needed is someone to dress the part, and a good hacker to put a fake companion profile on the cortex for interested parties to view. If people in the ports wondered why the companion doesn't actively look for customers while in port, a cover story of a recruiting for new companions or something equally plausible could be used. The sole purpose of Inara is to be a love interest for Mal. Morenna may be a sweetheart, but Inara is the weakest character.
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Originally posted by BlackJoke:
For the record, they couldn't have Kaylee pose as a companion, if only for the reason that it would totally negate having the character of Inara. If it is true that having a companion on board allows Serenity to land in certain ports, all they really needed is someone to dress the part, and a good hacker to put a fake companion profile on the cortex for interested parties to view. If people in the ports wondered why the companion doesn't actively look for customers while in port, a cover story of a recruiting for new companions or something equally plausible could be used. The sole purpose of Inara is to be a love interest for Mal. Morenna may be a sweetheart, but Inara is the weakest character.
She's also a mother figure that no other female character on the ship can be. Lends a warmth and civility to the entire ship. Check out the beginning of the movie and see what's missing.
And has backstory of her own.
And is the only person on board who Mal has to relate to on a level of Person, not Captain.
And gives us a face of an Alliance sympathizer who is not either evil or has been wronged by them.
And adds the actual role of a Companion, a controverse and interesting concept. Just having an alibi pretend-Companion act would completely erase that edge.
And so on.
Yes, the relationship between Mal and Inara is a very prominent feature for both characters, but it isn't the defining one for either Mal OR Inara.
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Quote:Hey, don't diss the tribbles!
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
...and the entire ship is filled with fur balls.
Oh wait, I guess that one has already been done in about 18 different episodes of ST.
Quote:Interesting that they never hooked up until she lost the weight, quite a lesson to give to young female audience out there.
Originally posted by Zicsoft:
This business of Kaylee's chubbiness makes me think Whedon wants to do some stories where a woman's self-image is an issue.
For the record, I thought she looked better Firefly-sized than she does Serenity-sized. But this is her normal weight, she actually got defensive about it on her blog, because of all the people calling her too thin.
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She's also a mother figure that no other female character on the ship can be. Lends a warmth and civility to the entire ship. Check out the beginning of the movie and see what's missing.
I'll give you the mother figure, since Zoe is too war like and Kaylee too innocent.
And has backstory of her own.
I'll give you this, and it is a shame that it wasn't able to be investigated. Exactly why did she live Zenion?
And is the only person on board who Mal has to relate to on a level of Person, not Captain.
Not sure about this, though she is the only one who won't back down from him.
And gives us a face of an Alliance sympathizer who is not either evil or has been wronged by them.
I like this fact. It ties in nicely with the not backing down trait.
And adds the actual role of a Companion, a controverse and interesting concept. Just having an alibi pretend-Companion act would completely erase that edge.
I don't really agree with that. Maybe it is just that Inara is wasted by the position that defines her. Obviously Mal feels the same.
Yes, the relationship between Mal and Inara is a very prominent feature for both characters, but it isn't the defining one for either Mal OR Inara.
But I do think it defines Inara. She is there as a catalyst for him, a sounding board for him to play off of, and the character on her own is weak. He has other relationships with other characters. She has Kaylee, a bit, she had the opportuinty to play off of Book, but that is it. She is there for Mal, all her major dialogue is with him, all her arguements with him, etc.
I guess I feel she is wasted.
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