Is Firefly your favourite show?

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UPDATED: Sunday, June 18, 2006 20:42
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EVILDINOSAUR

Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:47 PM

I'm kind of a fan of the whole whedonverse, I like all his shows about equally, though firefly probably is just the smallest amount above the others in my mind.

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GIXXER

Saturday, May 13, 2006 8:25 PM

Yes.

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ZISKER

Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:07 PM

I've never liked any other show as much as I've liked Firefly. It's the only show I've bought merchandise for or joined a Message Board.

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SPICKY

Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:28 PM

Yep Firefly is my favourite show.

I've always enjoyed sci fi and westerns so Firefly is kinda gonna do it for me in that aspect alone. Been into Stargate since the film and remember avidly watching High Chaparal repeats as a child, (not sure I wanted to admit that)but Firefly has been the only show that has inspired me to take it on as a part of my life not just something to watch while trying to escape it.

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REGINAROADIE

Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:30 PM

It's definitly a favorite and a source of inspiration, but I'm not a real fanatic about it. I don't think it's the one and only best show on tv there ever was.

My two favorite shows that are on TV now are 24 and THE OFFICE. I was a 24 fanatic long before I wa a FIREFLY fan and I've never stopped loving it. No other show has me at the edge of the sofa going "NOOOO, NOOO, I GOTTA KNOW WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENS NEXT." I'm sure that in 2009 when the entertainment magazines are compiling their BEST OF 00'S list, in the TV department, 24 is probably going to be on there. That's my fave drama.

As for comedy, I'm going for THE OFFICE. If ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT was still on, it would be it, but THE OFFICE has gone from a potential disaster to the gold standard of comedies.

As for shows that were on the air but not anymore, I'd have to say one of the top ones is SIX FEET UNDER. On the BUFFY season 7 dvd, one of the featurettes had someone say that BUFFY was a show that "captured the human condition." Personally, I wouldn't go that far. But if I were to choose a show that perfectly captures who we are as human beings, then I would choose SIX over anything else.

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SIMONWHO

Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:46 PM

I love Doctor Who. Have done since I was a small child. It is my favourite show. However, I think I'd be hard pushed to say that it is better than Firefly. There's a lot to cringe at in the show, particularly material from the 80's whereas Firefly doesn't really put a foot wrong. I'm sure it would have done eventually but as it is, it's perfect.

COPILOT

Saturday, May 13, 2006 9:58 PM

No other television show interests me enough to want to discuss it constantly.
The 'verse has sucked me and won't let go!
Hope that helps

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CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Saturday, May 13, 2006 10:11 PM

Veronica Mars. Best show currently on TV (well just finished) If all goes well tho there'll be a new season on the CW come September

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AURAPTOR

Saturday, May 13, 2006 11:02 PM

While I've been 'interested' in a number of shows over my t.v. viewing career, FIREFLY stands alone as a particular favorite. It's taken me quite by surprise just how infactuated I am over all things Firefly. EVERY little bit about it interests me. From the actors who play such believable and interesting characters, the plot lines, the struggles Joss et all had w/ the F*X execs from before day one, to the music, so on and so forth.

As for other shows which come close, but not to the level of interest to me.....yes, there is a connection. Angel with Joss Whedon, and Wonderfalls with Tim Minear, to a lesser extent. Aside from a few other 'sci fi' shows, Northern Exposure would fall into a catagory of 'favorite shows'.

But none of them comes close to the level of interest, expense and involvment I've shown toward FIREFLY.

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RMMC

Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:13 AM

Firefly is my favorite, but I have been active in other fandoms both on and off line prior to this.

My first was joining an SF club in 1975. I liked ST. Loved SW (4,5,6 I'm talkin') and later Doctor Who, of which I'm still quite fond, cheeseness and all.

in my on-line fandoms I've been active in Forever Knight fandom as well as Highlander, then Buffy, Angel and now Firefly.

In FK, I was on a discussion board and a fanfic board and had joined one of the 'factions,' which were groups baised on your favorite character.

For HL, I was on the official posting board hosted by Rysher and joined one of the fan groups which were delineated by different interests IRL or outlooks of life. The groupings were 'clans,' in keeping with the show's theme.

For Buffy, Angel and Firefly (initially) I was on a closed mailing group made up of folks I'd become friends with in FK fandom. Our list discussed the show, wrote fanfic, and had general good-natured silliness, much as I've found here at FFF.net.

Of these, Firefly is my favorite, with Buffy and Highlander a very close second, due to a.) the quality of writing (yeah, Joss wrote Buffy, too, but he'd gotten better by the time FF came up), 2.) the consistant quality of the acting from the cast and 3.) the adult themes (not sex necessarily, but also not worried about popularity, the prom, etc) of which I'd only seen HL do almost as good of a job.

Is there a connection...looks like. I enjoy other genres (I'm a CSI junkie as well as WaT) but the characterization in the SF genre tends to appeal to me more than non-gen. Dunno why, unless it has to do with my up bringing. The shows I remember seeing earliest in my life were Dark Shadows, Star Trek, Twilight Zone, The Avengers and Wild, Wild West. I joined my first SF club at age 12. I'd already read LotR by then. My older sister, whom I'd idolized, liked SF. Pick one or all for the reason.

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