The "Cry Baby"

POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Sunday, January 11, 2004 19:26
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CALHOUN

Thursday, January 8, 2004 12:02 AM

Just watched Serenity for the umpteenth time and gained a new found appreciation for the "Cry Baby" scene.

When Wash engages it the Alliance sensor operator picks up the electronic beacon and says that its "definitely a large ship and shes without power". Its probably obvious to you all but it occurred to me he was using gravitic sensors and picked up the small moon/large asteriod right behind the Cry Baby. Brilliant! Its obvious now the Cry Baby was deliberately positioned next this large mass and as I sit here typing this i'm thinkin more and more how obvious this is and how you all gunna laugh at me..... bah, typed it all, may as well post.

~Keep Flyin~

SUCCATASH

Thursday, January 8, 2004 12:13 AM

Actually, I think the Cry Baby was sendng a false ship signature to the Alliance and it doesn't have anything to do with the moon behind it.

Good eye noticing that though, you may be right.

LADYJAYNE

Thursday, January 8, 2004 12:47 AM

I love the code they used to deploy it, myself. Of course The Beatles are still going to be quoted 500 years from now!

--Kala

CALHOUN

Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:01 AM

Travellin through space you'd have to have some sensors for mass/gravity. The Cry Baby would probably have transmitted false ship signature but the placement of the Cry Baby near that rock would undoubtedly(imho) have been to provide verification of the electronic signature by giving it a large mass.

It'd be nice if Mr Whedon, who must get on-line sometime, responded to this thread and let us know if this was his intention.

Wonder whats happenin with the movie..

~Keep Flyin~

SUCCATASH

Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:09 AM

I'm terrible at discussing science and the laws of physics....

But, it seems to me they knew the moon was there before Cry Baby. How could it suddenly disappear and become a ship?

Maybe I'm not understanding you.

ZYMURGIST

Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:51 AM

If I remember correctly, according to the commentery, Fox requested that they throw in some kind of backdrop to the crybaby for scale.

CALHOUN

Thursday, January 8, 2004 2:05 AM

I think the Alliance did not neccessarily know that rock was there. Surely not every piece of asteriodal debris would be charted. It was 13 clicks ahead they wouldnt have had visual. Only a gravity/mass reading.

I am not tryin to be smart assy or anything its just that this was like a revelation to me and now seems so obvious that I cant believe otherwise.

I once wrong once before though. :)

CALHOUN

Thursday, January 8, 2004 2:07 AM

I dont remember any commentary from Fox wanting something in cry baby scene for scale. Where did you see that?

SUCCATASH

Thursday, January 8, 2004 2:22 AM

I think I've had it wrong this whole time. I always thought Cry Baby was released from Serenity's hatch. Sent false signals about distance and size. "Hello! This is a distress call! We are a big ship 13 clicks away!"

Was is already positioned by the moon 13 clicks away from Serenity, as a backup plan? That would imply Serenity has the ability to remotely turn something on 13 clicks away. I wonder how far that is.

If so, then what you say makes much more sense to me, Calhoun.

DIGITALOUTBREAK

Thursday, January 8, 2004 2:48 AM

"I think the Alliance did not neccessarily know that rock was there. Surely not every piece of asteriodal debris would be charted. It was 13 clicks ahead they wouldnt have had visual. Only a gravity/mass reading."

This is my question... if its only 13 clicks away, why cant they see it? Its not like there is anything between them, so it should just be a matter of zoom lenses, and high res cameras... imo watching firefly I pretty much ignore the physics aspect of it considering that in 500 years, surely our grasp of physics will change. ;) Also, I think that when Serenity uses its firefly-drive its infinatly cooler then any cheesey explanation for ftl transport. I like the fact that no one mentions it because no one cares. To bring another excelent show up, farscape, most of the travel is done at sublight speeds, with rare starbursts, however it really doesnt take anything away from the plot ;)

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