Firefly vs. the new BSG, which is a better show, and why?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, December 4, 2006 18:05
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WAGNERSM

Sunday, December 3, 2006 5:46 PM

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Originally posted by kaneman:
If stranded on an island........FF would be my choice.

This is a great to think about it, I agree 100%. I would much rather re-live the saga of Mal Reynolds over that of Bill Adama. That said I do enjoy BSG and I'm glad I get to see new eps every week.

BTW didn't Firefly go to the international spacestation? Haven't heard of BSG doing that!

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DARKFLY

Sunday, December 3, 2006 6:33 PM

BSG is quality sci-fi drama & is very good but I find its a bit slow & should have a bit more action

Firefly has the perfect mix of sci-fi,action,drama,romance,& of coarse Vera

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Sunday, December 3, 2006 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by derangedmilk:
Firefly is spotless and entirely without flaw. Every character, every scene, every line. Absolutely perfect. Though BSG is larger in scope and still engaging with regards to its characters they have a few moments I take objection to and there have been a few episodes that are just not up to par.

okay, i agree that BSG has some weak episodes, but having action and cylon attacks all the time would be pretty boring too. additionally, Firefly is definitely not flawless. depending on who you ask, people will tell you that they think this or that episode is weak (usually, Safe or Heart of Gold). i still love both shows, but I think you're comparing apples to pears. BSG has had two-and-a-half seasons and a miniseries so far, so quances are higher that some episodes might not be as good as most. but I'm sure that had firefly continued in a similar fashion there would have been the odd episode (Safe and Heart of Gold not considered) that sucked or wasn't up to par.
on the whole both shows are great as they are, and maybe they shouldn't be compared, but as Firefly loses some of its magic when you watch it over and over again (I'm probably gonna be lynched for this) I'd rather go with BSG if I had to choose, simply because there's more to watch.

THATWENTWELL

Sunday, December 3, 2006 11:27 PM

For me, it's not even close. BSG is a good show, but Firefly is a one of a kind gem, IMHO. I have watched the Firefly episodes over and over, there is not a single BSG episode I have ever watched again. Why? For me it's the characters and their appeal. I like the people on Serenity. There is no one on BSG that I particularly care about, plus I appreciate the humor of Firefly. There is little or no humor on BSG. The Serenity ship for me is an interesting place to be. I like BSG, but it's not nearly as entertaining, at least for me, as Firefly is.

Morbid and Creepifyin I got no problem with...

JOSSISAGOD

Monday, December 4, 2006 1:40 AM

Objectively... Firefly is a better show to me, I just don't connect with the characters of the new BSG like I did with all nine of Serenity's crew(plus Serenity herself)

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CHRISISALL

Monday, December 4, 2006 3:26 AM

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Originally posted by jossisagod:
Objectively... Firefly is a better show to me, I just don't connect with the characters of the new BSG like I did with all nine of Serenity's crew(plus Serenity herself)

That's the key, I think- name a single character, not just one of our BDH's...Niska, Saphron, Early, any major character- and tell me they're not fascinating.
It's full of depth, character-wise.
That kid that died in season two of BSG, the President's aid- I don't even remember his name now...and I sure as heck didn't CRY over it.

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LIVLASS

Monday, December 4, 2006 3:34 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
NOT which do you like better, which is objectively a better show (then you can go for subjectivity, okay?).

A hard one? Chrisisall

tried to get into bsg the first few shows - the story line just didn't hook me. hubby watches it every once in awhile, but i still can't sit all the way thru any eps. firefly hands down!

ECGORDON

Monday, December 4, 2006 4:26 PM

Firefly, in my opinion, is the best television series ever created. It does not matter to me that there are only fourteen episodes, because they are imminently rewatchable. On a scale of 100, I would give it a grade of at least 105.

As for BSG, if you consider just the miniseries and the thirteen episodes of season one, I'd grade it 90 at best, but that would go down significantly when considering what we have seen since then.

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CYBERSNARK

Monday, December 4, 2006 5:29 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
That kid that died in season two of BSG, the President's aid- I don't even remember his name now...

Billy. I miss Billy.

He and Gaeta were the two best characters there. Fortunately Gaeta's still around, as usual running the entire fleet from behind the scenes. Gotta love the overworked, underappreciated, hypercompetent little guy.

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CHRISISALL

Monday, December 4, 2006 6:05 PM

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Billy.

THAT'S IT!
Havent watched the DVD's in a couple months now...starting to lose track.
I do like 'em a lot, but re-watchability factor is much lower than Firefly...

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