What is it about Firefly that attracts such loyalty and devotion?
POSTED BY: Siri
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I think it's those burning questions we all have while watching the episodes (in the correct order!): "How did this not catch on?! Why does crap prevail, while great stuff gets swept under the rug?!"
We show it to our friends, and the first thing out of their mouths is, "Why isn't this HUGE?! Why isn't everybody talking about it?"
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Thanks!
Siri
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What is it about Firefly that attracts such loyalty and devotion?
Love.
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Originally posted by Siri:
What is it about Firefly that attracts such loyalty and devotion?
Love.
Yes, love, for sure!
Siri
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Love, yes...
But don't forget the Mudder's Milk.
«°-:-°»
Also... I can kill you with my brain.
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It is many things: strong libertarian views on government (that, frankly, are not widely
heard on TV), dark humor, good acting, plausible sci-fi setting (arguably, the first such),
and an overall grittiness that has more to do with portraying the world as it is as opposed
to what we would have it be.
But I think the real charm is in the actual dialogues, and, specifically, setting up the one-liners such as:
"So, he will recover then?"
"Which, to my mind, is unfortunate".
"Not a very charitable attitude, captain".
>>>>"Charity would be putting a bullet in his brain".
Now, when is the last time you have heard a statement like that on a TV show that WAS NOT a joke?
When Mal said that, you knew exactly what he meant and probably did not think it was an over-the-top
statement. It is that kind of writing that is, itself, humerous. The cleverness of it all. The morbid
realism of it all. That is a kind of writing that one does not see on TV very much.
And that is just one example...the show is all about setting up one-liners in the dialogues.
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I like how the crew of Serenity evolve.
Mal wanted to be free. To fly away from his past and be independent. In the end he has eight people to be responsible for. He could run from this, but he takes it on. The others also take the responsiblity. As in "War Stories" where they risked everything to rescue Mal.
Jayne is probably the best example. He does not accept Simon and River as part of this crew. He sees them as a threat. So in "Ariel" when the money is to good he turns them in.
Mal has every excuse to kill Jayne off. He has betrayed his trust and jeopardized the crew.
But Mal hears Jayne one plea to lie about his death. Jayne is ashamed of betraying the crew. Mal may have released him anyway, but Jayne shows remorse and Mal replies with forgiveness.
Each character has issues. They are not perfect examples of humanity. As the episodes progress you see them face themselves. It is a struggle. Simon continues fail with Kaylee. But he also continues to try. If your part of Mal's crew you learn about that.
So more than the adventure of being space pirates attracts me to this show. The long hard road of being one with your crew is a good leason for me.
I am a lot like Jayne. A loner who is looking out for himself. But seeing there is a greater good and wanting to be apart of it.
When Jayne crys out "There are only people like me", you can feel the pain of his growing up and his realising there is more for him to understand. Mal trys to help him, but it is something Jayne has to be ready for.
I would have liked the series to continue, because Jayne is having the hardest time. I wanted to watch his transformation. He has a goodness inside him that is begging to come out. It shows itself on occasion and the more opportunities he has the stronger that good person inside Jayne would become.
Well off I go on a ramble. Thank you for allowing me to do it again. I don't know if this is Joss's main theme, but it is what I saw and why I love this show.
Traveler
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Like Marina said, loyalty and devotion are two main themes of the show. Also, the characters are believeable and human.
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