The Newest Bad Firefly Review at Amazon

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Sunday, April 11, 2004 18:24
VIEWED: 6549
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RKLENSETH

Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:28 AM

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Tedious, April 9, 2004
Reviewer: A viewer from Vancouver, BC
I can not bring myself to sit through an entire episode of this show, although I have tried to watch nearly half of them! The program bores me to such a point I can not even keep myself awake. What I espeacially can not understand is how out of the nine or so characters only Simon interests me at all. I can never tolerate how Joss Whedon's shows swap good dialogue for semi-witty wisecracks. Now I have heard a feature film will be made. Just goes to show one how the world of the cinema has run out of ideas.

Yep, bad reviews are beginning to show more often at Amazon. We need to counter this by getting our fellow Browncoats who haven't done a review there yet to get one done. Remember, do not cheat and post multiple reviews. One review per person. We need to bury this review because people will make their decision based on that review. Especially if it is the first review on the list which it is the first review on the list.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

JEBBYPAL

Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:05 AM

Why did they bother buying the dvd if they don't like Whedon's writing?? some people really baffle me!

MANATREE

Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:34 AM

OK, I tend to lurk, but I thought I'd mention that I just went over and added my own review. Can't remember why I hadn't done that already, ut it seems like now is a good time to submit my own thoughts.

EMBERS

Saturday, April 10, 2004 4:07 AM

Good idea, I haven't reviewed yet either (altho I just ordered my second set of DVDs, I decided my brother needs them for his birthday! LOL)...

So I'll go do that now to help bury the stupid bad reviewer....

ZORIAH

Saturday, April 10, 2004 4:29 AM

Ok I haven't reviewed yet and I bought a set from Amazon so I'll do it tonight.

I don't get these people that come across as either having a grudge before they bought the thing, or sounding like they never bothered to watch it from beginning to end. I'm cool with legit gripes or it just not being someone's cup of tea, but sometimes I wonder....I mean if you have an strong aversion to Joss Whedon's style of dialogue why would you watch this show and why would you bother reviewing it.

INVISIBLEGREEN

Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:51 AM

"What I espeacially can not understand is how out of the nine or so characters only Simon interests me at all."

I actually find Simon to be the most boring character. He's really plain compared to the others.

"I can never tolerate how Joss Whedon's shows swap good dialogue for semi-witty wisecracks."

I don't know anyone who can write better dialogue than Joss Whedon. I don't know any TV critic who doesn't recognize that Joss writes astounding dialogue. That's one of the reasons why "Hush" is such an outstanding episode. Joss couldn't rely on what's normally his forte, but he still manages to create one of the best hours of TV ever. And when Joss wisecracks, he's more than semi-witty.

TALONPEST

Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:54 AM

Anyone who doesn't appreciate Joss Whedon dialogue is insane. Him and Aaron Sorkin are the best in the business, as far as I'm concerned.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, April 10, 2004 1:09 PM

Ok, something smells here. First of all, why go to such troubles to write a bad review on something if you're not a fan ? If you don't like ( or even GET ) it, so what ? Leave it be.

2nd, this guy goes on about how he doesn't like Joss's writing.
-" I can never tolerate how Joss Whedon's shows swap good dialogue for semi-witty wisecracks."
- The way I see it, he has an ax to grind w/ Mr Whedon. Perhaps an ex lover is a real big fan of Joss's work, so this poster is trying to gain an ounce of revenge by trashing Joss and his work , out of pure spite.

I've read this sort of review more than once. It seems to follow a pattern; Joss can't write, the story is boring, yadda yadda yadda. Sounds almost like a coordinated campaign, than a legit non fan of Firefly. Maybe 'Tedious' is just one of those sorts who simply doesn't 'get' Firefly and can't stand it when others are enthusiastic over that which he doesn't understand. Or maybe he still thinks that Jessica Alba is bound to return in Dark Angel( another show I liked, btw) and that by trashing Firefly, he can somehow convince the powers that be that D.A. needs to return. Or it could be this clown is just looking for a life.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. Worked that out myself. "

JEWEL

Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:03 PM

Tedious' bad review said more about him/herself than it did about Firefly. Someone posted a review in response to Tedious:

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I'm puzzled as to the previous reviewer's remark that Firefly was 'tedious'. I think it is a reflection more of the reviewer's short attention span than anything, and sadly indicative of why Fox canceled this show---too many people these days don't have the patience or attention span to get into a tv series that is well thought out, with an evolving story line.

I actually would rank Simon (the doctor giving up everything to save/help his sister) to be one of the LESSER interesting characters because his motivations and intentions are clear (admirable, but clear). There are two characters (Book, the preacher, and Inara, the 'ambassador') whose motivations/history are only alluded to over the course of the series. The hints to who they are are subtle and tantalizing, and forces the viewer to start thinking for himself/herself. To me that makes them, adn the entire series, interesting---not tedious.

Perhaps the reviewer was expecting something different from the misleading Fox promos? "A space hooker and a girl in a box"? I suggest that pornos might be more suitable if reviewer was.

Don't suppose the author is someone that posts here? If so, good job! I think you're spot on!

Also, there are 790 reviews currently at Amazon for Firefly and it still has an average of 5 stars. Pretty damn cool, if you ask me.

EMBERS

Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:09 PM

well frankly I was assuming the 'tedious' reviewer (true in so many ways) was a woman...
there are a lot of 'fans' who were pissed off at Joss for
breaking Buffy & Angel up
or
killing Tara
and these people are bitter and fanatical!

But we can ignore them...the over-all reviews on Firefly are raves, and anyone who reads two or three reviews will see that this is worth their time & money!

I am disappointed tho that my review I submitted last night doesn't appear on the page...is Amazon purposely leaving that bad review up there? Why do they do that??

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