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POSTED BY: SP33D
UPDATED: Monday, May 22, 2006 18:54
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JOSSISAGOD

Sunday, May 21, 2006 5:32 PM

Not to be the bringer of bad news again, but I believe sp33d might just be a little too young for Mudder's Milk, unless it's virgin. If it is then ignore this post.

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

FLORALBUNNY

Monday, May 22, 2006 1:59 AM

3.2% is legal ("near beer") in most situations. Sure wouldn't offer our young friend the 15% version.

Or the hodgeberry wine.

:-)

bun
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AERIN

Monday, May 22, 2006 4:34 AM

SP33D:

I agree with what's already been suggested - have your folks watch the first episode (before you or with you, whatever makes them happy). It's a pretty fair representation of the amount of sex and violence that's in the show. Plus, it will get them totally hooked! Did they see Serenity with you?

Since you liked Serenity I can almost guarantee you'll like Firefly. I dig the action in Serenity, but in Firefly you have time to really get to know and love the characters. Definitely let us know how it goes! And if your parents get hooked you should tell them to drop by so they can pick up their own browncoats. I'm sure they're old enough to have Mudder's milk, although you'll have to see the episode Jaynestown to know what it is.

Jayne: I once hit a guy in the neck from 500 yards with a bent scope. Don't that count upstairs?
Book: Oh, it'll be taken into consideration.
Jayne: You made that sound kind of ominous.

MIKEC

Monday, May 22, 2006 6:27 AM

firefly is better than serenity, but serenity is what got me hooked.

as for people who say firefly is bad, they need medical attention.

MERCURY002

Monday, May 22, 2006 6:34 AM

in jaynes town a guy ends up running aroiund with a knife in his chest and thats about it

Simon:"If the battle was so horrible, why did he name the ship after it?"
Zoe:"Once you've been in serenity you never leave"

SAHARA

Monday, May 22, 2006 5:31 PM

I thought Firefly was 'sexier' than Serenity. Violence is probably on par with the movie. Some episodes are more violent, sexier than others. I let my 10 year old watch most of the episodes, the ones I'm not comfortable with him watching are more due to sexual content than violence. (but as a parent, I'm questionable!!)

Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.

NIKNAK

Monday, May 22, 2006 6:31 PM

I'm surprised that they don't seem to give TV shows on DVD age ratings in the US. Strangely, here in the UK Serenity is rated 15 but Firefly only is rated 12. Presumably the BBFC thought that Serenity was more violent. However, Firefly definitely has much more sex (nothing explicit though) so it depends whatever your local standards are.

MAGHAFFAR

Monday, May 22, 2006 6:38 PM

Just remember... Shakespeare got slammed as a populist Trash writer when he came out, and Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his entire life -- for the equivalent of .80-cents? Now his stuff goes for a hundred-million-plus.

With FF / Serentiy, you either "get it" or you don't. I personally find that people "getting" Firefly has a lot to do with what experiences & how much life they've lived. FF fans also seem to be inordinately well-'versed (sorry, had to do it {grin: ) in all manner of sciences and history and books and films. And not to forget a major element of emotional development.

Meaning is, they've taken enough cultural / social / philosophical input -- even if they're young -- to relate to the elements and themes and dialog of FF in ways & places where most TV shows or movies never even scratch the surface. I'm betting if we surveyed the negative reviewers, you'd find their interests and level of cultural / historical / philosophical awareness to be pretty shallow and limited.

How many TV shows or movies can you rewatch dozens of times and still find gems you missed? I was watching "The Train Job" and I caught Mal's line outside the bar when he looks at all the guys arrayed before him and he says: "There's just an acre of you fellas" I busted out laughing cuz that's a GREAT line -- now I can't get that line outta my head, and I've said it several times whenever there's a whole acre of people in front of me -- like this past weekend when I was at our Islamic book stall at the Riverside Orange Blossom Festival.

I've taken to throwing out various lines from the show to see if I get any "hits" of fellow Browncoats. Mostly just blank stares. Kinda waiting for a brownocat to come up and say,"Your coat's kinda of a brownish color..."

-- MAG

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GRIZWALD

Monday, May 22, 2006 6:54 PM

I only read about a third of this thread, so if I'm repeating what has been said many times, forgive me. I did see a couple of people mentioning Heart of Gold. My son (age 12) has seen it once all the way through and then I told him I didn't want him to watch it any more until he's older. My opinion as a mom. Just keep it in mind.

Oh, and strategically speaking, if your parents are around and you get the chance to say, "Oh, I don't watch that one episode, that one's not good for me to watch, because of the sex scene in it," it'll probably go miles toward making them think you're this wonderfully trustworthy kid who can choose good watching material.

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