Now That You've Seen It, Let Everyone Know What You Think!
POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Monday, April 16, 2018 02:39
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Check out my review on the review page. Joss Whedon's done it yet again. It's a breath of fresh air. I can't wait until next Friday!
And new Buffy on Tuesday ! :)
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How'd it do Ratings wise?
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My favorite thing about the show was how it made me feel as if I'd known these characters for years and years. I am totally stoked to explore this strange futuristic existence through the eyes of these people.
I laughed out loud several times. The captain cracked me up as did Jayne. The women on the show are beautiful AND three-dimensional. Loved the script and the popping up of special effects in the oddest places (Bar room window, desk, etc.). I especially enjoyed the dirt. There's not enough dirt in TV sci fi.
I've watched "The Train Job" twice already and cannot wait for next week's show.
Oh, and to the Fox types poking around at the fan sites: I LOVE THE LETTERBOX (AKA "WIDESCREEN") PRESENTATION!!!! Be bold and keep the show in that format.
mattro
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Originally posted by Haplo721:
Anyone think it's odd that Band-Aids are still being made 400 years from now?
Spoons, knives, band-aids (tm), Asprin, some things fill a technological niche and will be around forever.
Jeff
Who is going over the tape just to list the firearms collection. Where the hell did they get a Wildly Gas Operated Pistol?
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Originally posted by Hjermsted:
The women on the show are beautiful AND three-dimensional. mattro
Naw, too thin. But Kaylee is close.
Jeff
Who prefers a more well rounded beauty.
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"Naw, too thin. But Kaylee is close."
It's interesting that you say that. I hope she doesn't mind that i tell this, but Jewel (Kaylee) had to gain 15 pounds for the part. It was in the contract. I think she looks great.
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All I've got to say is:
Thank the Lord there is absence of CAMP. 
A good SciFi is hard to find. First rule
is the lack of 
camp.
no sig. I am too good for that..
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jasonzzz:
All I've got to say is:
Thank the Lord there is absence of CAMP.
A good SciFi is hard to find. First rule
is the lack of
no sig. I am too good for that..
Joss Whedon is a master of camp. He also can't resist being funny. I wondered how he would include humor without being campy. I wondered if he COULD include humor without being campy. He did it.
roj
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Quote:I've had the same reaction. I expected Firefly to be good, but it managed to be good in ways that suprised me.
Originally posted by Jerry:
I thought it was terrific. Better than I expected, and I thought I'd like it.
Quote:This was inevitable given the decision to hold back, and probably retool, the pilot. That ep was able to introduce all the characters in a leisurely manner, and as part of the story. One of my favorite parts of Serenity is the story of how Book happens to buy passage on the ship. This stretched out over several scenes and also helped fill out some of the other characters. In The Train Job, they had to cover the same ground in a single scene between Book and Mal. Which was, as you say, forced, and which also created a minor plot hole.
They did labor a bit under the burden of introducing so many characters...
It also hurt not to have all the scenes in the pilot that introduced Simon and River. Their story is obviously going to be crucial to the seasonal arc, and making viewers miss the beginning is not very smart.
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Quote:Whedon loves to make a joke. But "campy" and "funny" are not the same thing. "Campy" refers to a very unnatural, over-the-top kind of humor, like on the 60s Batman TV series. Whedon's sense of humor is more subtle and complicated. It's my understanding that he really hates Camp, and is still pissed that his script for the Buffy movie was turned into a Camp Fest.
Originally posted by Alternity:
Joss Whedon is a master of camp. He also can't resist being funny. I wondered how he would include humor without being campy. I wondered if he COULD include humor without being campy. He did it.
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