Things about Firefly that niggle you
POSTED BY: hughff
UPDATED: Thursday, October 19, 2006 17:39
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On a completely different tack...
Unforuntately (mostly for my patients) I'm a doctor. So the things that bug me are:
Simon stitches VERY slowly for a top surgeon... and still leaves quite a scar.
Hydrozapam (mentioned in the list of meds Simon has on board) ought to be a very cheap cousin of Valium, going by the name...
Also, 120 isn't tachy. And even if it was, Atropine would make you more tachy, not less.
We won't start on cardiac infusors...
Any chance that for the myriad sequels (sequelae?) they'd want to hire a medical advisor?
Minime
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
The major niggle I have about the series concerns the ending to "Ariel," and the conceit the writers seemed to have to get us to believe no one else on the ship could possibly have overheard Mal chastising Jayne in the airlock.
Now I have this image of Wash sitting all alone in the cockpit, listening to the conversation, his face pale as milk and mumbling "Oh God! Oh God! He's gonna kill him! Oh God!"
Dammit! Now I'm going to giggle every time I see that scene!
I should also have mentioned that it doesn't make sense that there would not be some type of warning buzzer on the bridge because of the airlock being open as they were about to leave atmo.
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Originally posted by minime:
On a completely different tack...
Any chance that for the myriad sequels (sequelae?) they'd want to hire a medical advisor?
Minime
I hope so, and that when they hire you, you let me on the set.
And, that you could tell them about this guy who knows a bunch about firearms, small-unit tactics, Operation/Intelligence Briefings (I am not S-2/S-3 so if anyone from counter-intel is calling someone because I gave that away they can just sit back and chill, k?), actual urban combat and (AND!) is a Martial Arts/Knife fighting instructor. Hehhhh? Hehhhhhhhh??
Shoot, I even have awesome references...
"...let's not ruin an otherwise pleasant day with unnecessary bloodshed..."
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And, that you could tell them about this guy who knows a bunch about firearms, small-unit tactics, Operation/Intelligence Briefings (I am not S-2/S-3 so if anyone from counter-intel is calling someone because I gave that away they can just sit back and chill, k?), actual urban combat and (AND!) is a Martial Arts/Knife fighting instructor. Hehhhh? Hehhhhhhhh??
Shoot, I even have awesome references...
"...let's not ruin an otherwise pleasant day with unnecessary bloodshed..."
Unfortunately, I only understand about half of that paragraph - but in the highly unlikely but equally desirable event of me being asked to consult on the next 12 movies, I shall put in a good word for you! When your technical expertise is called upon in writing Jayne's next adventure, please mention briefly that you know a doctor who has worked in the earthly 'black'...
Regards,
Minime
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Originally posted by RimGirl:
I've said it before, I don't like how easily Zoe calls Mal "Sir". She was Corporal to his Sargent. It wouldn't trip off her lips.
You've probably heard this, but Zoe was career military, right? So, anyone above her in rank would be a sir. And, whoever said something about Mal being the captain, and that being another good reason, deserves a sticker.
EDIT: To comment about the whole "niggle" (which is what, now?) thing, I think it's counter-productive, and leaves people walking away with more questions, not less. Now, really big issues are understandable, especially if they jerk the viewer from their viewing experience and back into the real world, but...
Then again, there are different issues that could jerk different people from their suspended disbelief. So, I guess I should just be quiet, now.
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Absolutely, without a doubt!
"...let's not ruin an otherwise pleasant day with unnecessary bloodshed..."
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My niggle is a minor one-I absolutely hate Mal's suspenders in the BDM. Too rubbery, high tech and way uncomfortable looking.
The ones used in the BDS looked a lot more comfortable and utilitarian, not to mention more in character for Mal.I read somewhere that they were actual WWII era suspenders and are very sexy.
As a former NCO and ex-spouse of a former NCO, Zoe's use of Sir makes sense. It's a sign of respect for the position Mal holds as Captain of the ship. He has the ultimate responsibility for Serenity and her crew.
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As much as I love the whole Simon/Kaylee budding relationship thing, the one thing that bugged me a bit about Kaylee was how overly sensitive she was to wheever Simon screwed up. Looking at some of the stuff he said, yeah it was hurtful, but Simon is not a malicious person whatsoever. The comments he made were either out of frustration or social awkwardness, and yet time and time again he's chastized for said comments.
Now, I havn't been in a whole lot of relationships (I can count the number of girlfriends I've had on one hand), but I'm under the impression that a meaningful relationship involves a certain amount of adaptability on both ends. That one needs to be considerate of the other's sensitivity on specific issues, etc. In the series, but mostly in the volumes of fanfics, you get the sense that it's really Simon doing all the adapting. That he's bending over backwards to be a whole new person for Kaylee, which she remains the same person. I just think that if the show had lasted longer, and Kaylee remained the same person over time while Simon kept bending over backwards to attain her standards, that the relationship might have soured and become one sided because of her inability to change.
That why in my stories, you can see a definite change in Kaylee. That she doesn't immediately turn around and cry when Simon makes a dumb remark, but actually confronts him about it with some common sense. And later on in YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN, she will make a mature decision regarding her place on Serenity which will seem like blasphemy to fans, but in actuality be something that I think Kaylee would have come to eventually.
That, as well as the various episode placements. Some people prefer the missing three eps to go after Objects in Space, but I think the episode order on the DVD's is the official one, or at least the one I prefer.
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Originally posted by yinyang:
"niggle" (which is what, now?)
Didn't note this earlier.
Means a small annoyance - from the same etymology as miggardly meaning small/cheap (eg a niggardly tip) probably of Scandinavian origin and not to be confused with a racist term that starts with the same sound but is derived from the Latin Negri meaning black.
Niggle is not an uncommon word in NZ, especially to describe some thing that won't go away. eg I have a niggly knee injury (a tiny meniscus tear) which causes me pain after every football match.
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Originally posted by hughff:
I know I'm prolongoing a debate but all this "they aren't formal" stuff is absolute nonsense. As I indicated in an earlier post, go to a port and misuse those words.
I've lived in a port town most of my life and know quite a few sailors (military and civilian). More often than not, they've told me not to refer to their vessel (from a fishingtrawler to an aircraft carrier) as a ship, it's a "boat". Granted most of the times this has happened, the sailor was quite proud of it, so I take it as a sign of affection. Hearing Serenity called a boat, especially by crew, doesn't bug me at all.
The thing that niggles me is that the report that the Operative pulls up in the BDM has Mal as a Captain during the war. Especially since the deleted scene on the DVD has him correctly as a Sergeant.
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