Ramblings on Our Mrs. Reynolds

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UPDATED: Friday, October 13, 2017 07:40
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AVALON

Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:53 PM

^^ You know, that's one of the things I love about this cast -- they really seem to be having a great time working on this show! And the camaraderie comes through in their acting with each other.

REYVNDARKNIGHT

Friday, October 11, 2002 12:07 AM

Here Here Avalon. The chemistry of the cast is a definite plus and continues to carry the torch that Farscape has dropped due to Sci-Fi channel's ineptness.

Many people wonder when, not if, Firefly is going to cancelled. And its at that point that I become truly frustrated with the bean counters at networks because I wonder how series such as Andromeda can continue despite the lack of cast chemistry and strength of scripts while shows like Farscape and Firefly and put to the wall.

QUILL

Friday, October 11, 2002 1:00 AM

As I understand it, Farscape was done in because its special effects were so expensive; Sci-Fi decided to put its budget behind the popular but more limited Stargate SG-1. Never mind that, given a choice, the Farscape fans would probably have happily voted for fewer special effects rather than losing the show altogether.

What's worse is that the ending is a cliffhanger. Like S:AAB, the final ep was filmed before the cancellation word came down. Yet another unfinished story.

Inside every cynic there's an idealist desperately yearning to be let out, and when they are let out they're usually a real pain and cause all sorts of trouble. --Chris Boucher

REXRAYGUN

Sunday, October 13, 2002 6:45 PM

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Originally posted by Avalon:
Also, seducing someone isn't the entire job. Neither is the performance in the bed, I would expect. I suspect a Companion's greatest skill would really be in Conversation/Listening -- another skill that not everyone is born with, but can learn.

That'd probably be right after the courses in Advanced Accounting and Business Management...

I just read through the script for the pilot, and Inara mentions studying languages, music and literature, in addition to the afformentioned seduction, though a smart woman is often a sexy woman!

In my mind, Companions are more like Giesha, than street walkers. The reason they command such high respect (and probably prices) is that it is not something that you can do without proper schooling, which would require an Academy of some sort. Companions, despite Mal's objections to the contrary, are not common whores.

Just my dos pesos,

Rex!

FIREFLEA

Friday, October 25, 2002 8:32 AM

Just to toss in my two cents. I really enjoyed the "Our Mrs Reynolds" episode. It's what brought me to this forum actually.

I hope Fox will let FireFly continue. It's one of the few around that's better the second time you watch it. The key to the original Star Trek was humor, and that's the best part of FireFly.

The actress that played Safron was very good. I've seen her on ER and a few other shows. yum. Please bring her back to the show... I'm begging you.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 6:42 AM

15 years and 6 days ago broadcast TV was first exposed to Saffron.
And everybody so happy about Mal getting hitched.

MOOSE

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 7:14 AM

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Originally posted by ReyvnDarKnight:
Many people wonder when, not if, Firefly is going to cancelled. And its at that point that I become truly frustrated with the bean counters at networks because I wonder how series such as Andromeda can continue despite the lack of cast chemistry and strength of scripts while shows like Farscape and Firefly and put to the wall.

~sigh~

3rd episode in and they were already talking like that.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, October 13, 2017 7:40 AM

The things that struck me while recreating this viewing sequence of the original broadcasts are these:

The opening scene is horses. Other than the title credit sequence, these are the first sight we have of horses.

Along with TTJ, Inara's treatment if Mal seems a bit rude. Far more adversarial than otherwise shown. BWs sentiments balance a bit, but TTJ and OMR put a different spin with 3 episodes missing so far. And doing Martial Arts in only the 3rd aired episode, instead of the intended 6th - seems it would have had more surprise impact in the intended arc.

Kaylee in TTJ, BW, OMR seems more shiny than, say, Safe. Pointing out that Mal makes everyone cry and not having her Pilot, Shindig, and Safe background gives a different viewpoint.

And in all 3, they gotta kill somebody. I don't recall them killing anybody in Shindig.

And a scene that's been haunting me for the past week. Jayne's Never Kiss Em on the Mouth. I always recall the line, easy to quote, but for some reason this time I am struck by the quick-cut reaction shots. First Mal and Simon bodily turn full torso backwards to look at the creature called Jayne, then shot of stone faced Zoe, then shot of blank Kaylee. All silent. Then back to Mal, speechless for a few beats, until he can fashion some words. I don't really recall how poetic that scene and shot sequence was before.

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