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POSTED BY: Fireflythemovie
UPDATED: Sunday, February 8, 2004 06:28
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FIREFLYTHEMOVIE

Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:32 PM

I'm not sure how many of you read imdb.com, but the only comment you see on the Firefly page itself right now (which, I think means it's the most recent quote that was posted) is this:

The one line description (which you see toward the top of the page under the title "User Comments") is:

B-O-R-I-N-G

If you click on the "more" tag, it takes you down to the full comment:

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Date: 9 May 2003
Summary: B-O-R-I-N-G

What utter crap. Bland & boring and a total waste of time. Most think Joss Whedon is a genius, but I think he is pretty much hit or miss. Buffy was great the first few years but went down the toilet since its move to UPN. Angel, on the other hand, is sheer brilliance. Excellent characters, excitement, fantastic action, a linked plot, deep revelations...probably the BEST show on TV now. Firefly was just a bore. Dirty westerns trying to be sci-fi don't do it for me. And the cast was just plain annoying.
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If you actually go in and read all the comments, the vast majority of them are overwhelmingly positive, but I think we need to get this comment thoroughly buried. I've already submitted my comment, but they're currently processing comments from 1/20, so it won't likely be posted for awhile.

(Edited to make it clear what was a quote from imdb, and what I actually wrote.)

SAFFY

Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:39 PM

That must have JUST happened, because I was there yesterday and didn't see it! I agree: Let's bury it.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:41 PM

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I think we need to get this comment thoroughly buried

I don't know if this is what you wanted, but if you don't like Firefly, as your post makes it seem, then I agree that your comments should be buried deep.

FIREFLYTHEMOVIE

Sunday, February 1, 2004 4:54 PM

No! I love Firefly! They weren't my comments! I was cutting and pasting, bringing that one negative comment, so prominently displayed, to the attention of fans!

KINGOFKOINS

Sunday, February 1, 2004 5:00 PM

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What utter crap. Bland & boring and a total waste of time. Most think Joss Whedon is a genius, but I think he is pretty much hit or miss. Buffy was great the first few years but went down the toilet since its move to UPN. Angel, on the other hand, is sheer brilliance. Excellent characters, excitement, fantastic action, a linked plot, deep revelations...probably the BEST show on TV now. Firefly was just a bore. Dirty westerns trying to be sci-fi don't do it for me. And the cast was just plain annoying.

What an ass. Angel is my least favorite of the Whedon shows.

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IAMJACKSUSERNAME

Sunday, February 1, 2004 5:45 PM

carrowsboy's comment was made on 2003-05-09. The newest one I can see is dreamer2point2's on 2004-01-26, and the oldest on the show's debut on 2002-09-20.

Why would you want to bury it anyway? Some people don't like the show, and that's ok. Maybe they don't like westerns, maybe they don't like sci-fi, maybe they don't like its politics (like me), maybe they wanted only supernatural stuff from Mutant enemy... If someone decides to not buy the DVDs or watch reruns, based on one review on imdb, they probably wouldn't have liked the show and, say it with me, that's ok.
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FIREFLYTHEMOVIE

Sunday, February 1, 2004 5:51 PM

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Originally posted by IamJacksUsername:
Why would you want to bury it anyway?

Because it doesn't come close to reflecting the general sentiment if you read through all the comments?

FIRELILY

Sunday, February 1, 2004 6:25 PM

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Originally posted by Fireflythemovie:
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Originally posted by IamJacksUsername:
Why would you want to bury it anyway?

Because it doesn't come close to reflecting the general sentiment if you read through all the comments?

Let that person have their opinion, if it doesn't reflect the general sentiment, you should be glad. If that's the only negative review and everything else is nothing but praise, I wouldn't worry about it.
EDIT: note-I haven't read the IMDb board and I don't have the time or desire to right now. So hopefully I'm not talking out of my ass with my assumption that the rest of the reviews are positive

BLUEEYEDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, February 1, 2004 6:33 PM

I think the general thought though is that a lot of people base a decision on whether to watch a movie on a quick view of the reviews. And if the first one is so negative, they won't bother looking further to see what others think.

Many people do it this way because there are so many different movies they are researching to determine if it's worth their time.

Yes, I agree, losing one viewer shouldn't make a difference - but with Firefly, we have all relied on word of mouth, etc. And since IMDB is so widely used, myself being an avid fan, would want to see a positive review, not a negative one, reflecting the majority of views.

I don't ask for much - just Firefly back on the air once a week.... oh, and maybe world peace.

SAINT JAYNE

Sunday, February 1, 2004 7:37 PM

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Originally posted by firelily:
Let that person have their opinion, if it doesn't reflect the general sentiment, you should be glad.

They can have their opinion. Just lower. I'm burrying it.

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