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The Newest Bad Firefly Review at Amazon

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Sunday, April 11, 2004 18:24
VIEWED: 6549
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HUNTER301

Saturday, April 10, 2004 5:10 PM

What caught my attention on the reveiw was how he claimed "Simon" was the only one who was interesting. IMHO it's telling me that he compares himself to this level of candor and that this person puts him/herself above all us simple, little people. If he was looking for William Shakespear..go see a play.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Saturday, April 10, 2004 5:38 PM

My review wasn't accpeted. I think they still have a grudge against the review campaign some fans did a while back.

If you can get your review posted, go for it. But be prepared to be ignored.

www.thatweirdgirl.com

ECMORGAN69

Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:07 PM

Ok, I'm going to play a little Devil's Advocate here.

I can see why someone who didn't like "Firefly" might be inspired to write a review on Amazon. If they feel like they got especially screwed over because they didn't like the product, and they want to make sure they screw over the makers of the product, then they might try this. It's kinda like what us Browncoats do to FOX TV with our hate-filled posts (see my sig .)

Of course, it's not like I agree with the reviewer. I'm just tossing an idea in the air.

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

Oh yeah, you, FOX TV!!

GEORDIESTEVE2003

Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:34 PM

I agree with earlier post, if you know what buffy and angel is like in terms of humour and stuff, and if you didnt like that, why bother to go and buy it and then slag it off???? I dont normally buy a DVD or see a movie without having read a bit about it first, and I doubt someone would spend the money for a DVD in same manner without some research. There's always one gotta be awkward!!!

FENNERS

Saturday, April 10, 2004 8:33 PM

Another Negative (be it very confused) firefly review on amazon

Makes me embarased that a fellow UK firefly fan (at least they liked the show... i think) could be so ignorant and not know the shows history, all 11 fox screwed with episodes and all

And also as they couldnt figure out how to work the amazon star system...

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Firefly, a word of caution, April 10, 2004
Reviewer: Mr. Robert Jones from WREXHAM, Wrexham County Borough Wales
I enjoyed the series very much, and was surprised to see that there were some episodes that were not aired, and that was the main reason for buying this set. However all of the episodes that are in this collection WERE aired on the Sci-fi channel in the UK. I don't know if this is true in the U.S.A., but this makes the cover statement at the very least misleadind. There is even a reference to 'Objects in Space' in the special features section as having been aired. It's possible that they mean the DVD versions are different to the ones that were aired, but if that's so WHY DON'T THEY JUST SAY THAT!
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JARED

Sunday, April 11, 2004 2:58 PM

i think just saying 5 stars average isnt doing it justice.

9x 1star (not counting a review that was full of praise but only 1 star.. obviously forgot something)
4x 2stars (not counting someone complaining about the dvd being fullscreen instead of widescreen.. did i miss something?)
5x 3stars
23x 4stars (not counting a complaint about the "aired pilot" not being on the dvd.. as far as i know thats train job which IS on the dvd)
do the math for the 5 star reviews..

hint: it's pretty much 95% of all ratings with only 2.25% being less than 4 stars.

JEWEL

Sunday, April 11, 2004 4:32 PM

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Originally posted by Jared:
i think just saying 5 stars average isnt doing it justice.

9x 1star (not counting a review that was full of praise but only 1 star.. obviously forgot something)
4x 2stars (not counting someone complaining about the dvd being fullscreen instead of widescreen.. did i miss something?)
5x 3stars
23x 4stars (not counting a complaint about the "aired pilot" not being on the dvd.. as far as i know thats train job which IS on the dvd)
do the math for the 5 star reviews..

hint: it's pretty much 95% of all ratings with only 2.25% being less than 4 stars.

I sit corrected

I didn't actually take the time to go through the statistics and seeing that data is truely amazing

SERGEANTX

Sunday, April 11, 2004 4:45 PM

I think you all are looking at this from the wrong point of view. I don't know about you, but I look at bad reviews that are done by obvious morons and see them as ringing endorsements for the show.

For example, there are a couple of idiots I work with and if I hear them complaining about a movie that was 'slow and boring' my ears prick up. It never fails. The movies they hate are always top drawer.

So anyway, my idea is this: Lets get on there and write really bad reviews with lots of spelling errors and worded like a complete moron wrote them.... Oh wait, someone already did that for us!

SergeantX

"..and here's to all the dreamers, may our open hearts find rest." -- Nanci Griffith

LTNOWIS

Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:46 PM

Sort of like when I saw a review saying a movie wasn't good, because it didn't have enough explosions.

One of the problems with the internet is that all of the whiners and nuts are over-represented. Unless that's a good thing. It's hard to say.

EARLY

Sunday, April 11, 2004 6:24 PM

Well guys lets face it...what is the point for Amazon to even have reviews if people don't write both good and bad. If only the people that like the show were to review it then why would anybody want to read those reviews or at least base buying the product on what they read there. Certainly everyone won't like Firefly, so that must be demonstrated in the reviews in order to have people get a well rounded view. Another point I'd like to make...TV is for people when they want to make there brains go numb for a couple of hours and that is why with a handful of exceptions most TV shows are designed to do that. Take the reality shows for example. Like I said there are exceptions, but this is a general rule and it has been proven scientifically that TV lowers brain activity, unlike say listening to music (at least complicated musical pieces) or even playing on the internet or Video games. TV is the worst. So most people who are watching it will naturally feel awkward about a show that asks you to think a little bit. As you can tell by my horrible writing here, that I too watch more TV than I should.