Just Thought I'd Share
POSTED BY: rangrbob
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 22:35
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I love these little quotes you have been doing Zoid. Are these just for fun, or a fan fic you are working on?
Rather than saying where I think the show was going in one sitting -- which I have done on alt.tv.firefly -- I sort of take it from the viewpoint of Book writing a retrospective of the events that take have taken place (once we get to the end of Firefly's story arc). Then I take excerpted quotes from this 'future' history and insert them, as others do on the message board with actual quotes from the series we've seen thus far.
I usually try to twist one of the quotes from the series to date (i.e., "You don't fix faith, River. Faith fixes you" becomes "River didn't fix faith. Faith fixed River") to fit how I -- using my River-like powers of extrapolation -- think the whole story was going to be resolved.
My current one, below, is really more about who was saying it than what is being said; although one can also read into the quote as well. It's not good form, but I made myself laugh with the idea of "Ecumenical Affairs"... I intend to do at least one from each of the 9 main characters, commenting as though to an interviewer on the subject of River. Kaylee's is written, and I'm toying with Wash's and Jayne's in my head now.
Rather than doing a full-blown fanfic, these allow me to enjoy fantasizing where Firefly might've gotten to, without necessarily having to spell out all the events and motivations. Fully fleshing it out kinda ruins the potential of where JW might be heading, for me.
BTW, I do have a little 'opening scene' I wrote for the BDM that's pretty funny, featuring Jayne and Mal, if anyone's interested. I also did a little scene -- based on one of the other newsgroup poster's desire to get "The Ballad of Serenity" into the movie. It features Joss in a cameo role as an Elvis Impersonator, singing the ballad ala his rendition on the DVD extra.
I'm glad some folk enjoy the 'quotes'; they're intended to entertain.
Respectfully,
zoid
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"River? I thought she was a sweet girl. Of course, we were all sure she was crazy, too."
- Inara Reynolds, Secretary of Ecumenical Affairs
from A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard
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I took it one step better and meaner--
I burned bits and pieces of each episode, sort of trailer-like, onto a DVD. Then, burned multiple copies of that DVD, and sent em to lots of folks.
So far, I've sent 14 copies, and 11 of the recipients have bought the set for themselves!
Not bad, eh?
--The Hat
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"I like smackin 'em"--Jayne
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Originally posted by zoid:
BTW, I do have a little 'opening scene' I wrote for the BDM that's pretty funny, featuring Jayne and Mal, if anyone's interested. I also did a little scene -- based on one of the other newsgroup poster's desire to get "The Ballad of Serenity" into the movie. It features Joss in a cameo role as an Elvis Impersonator, singing the ballad ala his rendition on the DVD extra.
interested! please share!
i really hope joss finds a way to be in the BDM.
Wouldn't it be cool ... on some planet, mal leaves ship with zoe discussing something important and plot driven, passes homeless man/joss with shopping cart full of junk, homeless man/joss says "parts, cheap", mal doesn't stop talking but rummages through cart finding box of big red buttons, catalyzer, tosses homeless man/joss a coin and keeps on walkin' & talkin'.
shiny!!
"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."
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karenkay99 wrote:
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interested! please share!
Due to the overwhelming response of my fellow browncoat(s), here's a little something I 'tossed off' while vacationing in the Carribean (with apologies to Eric Idle for mangling his joke). I wrote it several months ago, after hearing the joyous news that the BDM got greenlighted...
Gentle Readers,
In hopes that Firefly the Movie will be a tremendous success, I have written a humorous attempt at an opening scene script, which will guarantee an 'R' rating and a big box office success. You've been warned...
Fade in from black, to a wall of lush, dense jungle growth. The camera continues to close in on one particular spot in the waxy, broad-leafed greenery and suddenly, amid the shadowy growth a pair of eyes open wide, then go to slits, peering back and forth to check that the way is clear.
As the camera pulls back, the figure emerges from the bush and we can see that it is Jayne, in full camo and paintstick. As the camera slowly pans from his face to a following shot, he slowly lowers from his crouch to crawl on all fours across the forest floor. The camera pans back from behind, around to his face as he reaches his goal, parts the broad leaves that reveal his target, and a satisfied grin threatens to crease his grim visage as he brings his binoculars to his eyes.
The camera then pans around to the Jayne's-eye view and we behold his quarry...
The entire female cast of Firefly naked and bathing in a jungle pool, in a very businesslike fashion (including Saffron, please; who cares how she got there). We watch them bathing and chatting -- perhaps Kaylee and River splashing playfully -- for long enough to get the 'R' (what? 30 seconds?) then we hear the click-whirr of a revolver and Jayne whirls to find himself staring into the barrel of Mal's pistol.
Mal says quietly, menacingly: "We've got to stop meeting like this."
Jayne whispers angrily: "Sshhh! You'll spook 'em!" and turns back to the scene.
As Mal grabs Jayne's web belt and drags him back through the bushes toward the ship, we go to opening credits.
Respectfully,
zoid
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"River? I thought she was a sweet girl. Of course, we were all sure she was crazy, too."
- Inara Reynolds, Secretary of Ecumenical Affairs
from A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard
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Very quickly, before anybody can eviscerate me for the "Opening Scene", here's Joss-as-Elvis, so y'all can kick me once, for both...
Gentle Readers,
In a reply post, I suggested that "Ballad of Serenity" might be too short (or otherwise unacceptable) to be used as the opening or closing theme for the movie. For a TV series, an opening theme typically runs what, one and a half minutes? That's way too short for a movie's opening credits. But I also suggested ways in which the song might be incorporated into the movie itself, since it's so popular with Firefly's fans (myself included).
One of those scenarios has captured my imagination (and some of yours, too) and so I thought it through and came up with the following script for it. I hope you enjoy it, and post possible improvements too.
The treatment's a little hard on the Elvis Impersonator, so I don't know if Joss would be comfortable playing the role; but I somehow get the feeling he's self-effacing and jovial, in which case he might get a kick out of simultaneously lampooning himself and arguably America's greatest cultural icon, Tha Kang. Heck, for a buck-and-a-half, I'd play Elvis the Pelvis' bald-headed brother Enis in the movie...
SCENE I
Setting: aboard Serenity, the Galley, all-hands crew meeting
Malcolm (Nathan Fillion): "Okay, so we're having this meeting with (Shady Character's Name Here) at 0900, planetary standard. I've done business with him in the past, but that was a long time ago. The only thing I know about him now is that I still don't trust him. That... and the fact he owns most of this little rock... and shakes down the rest. So, while I anticipate this'll be a cordial negotiation, we'll be discreetly ready to talk louder than anybody else in the vicinity, if necessary. Zoe, you'll be with me, bootlegs and blackjacks..."
Zoe (Gina Torres): (Reaching behind her back, then flicking open a collapsible baton) "Right, sir."
Malcolm: "Good. Jayne, you've got crowd control. Heavy, but discreet; get saddled up."
Jayne (Adam Baldwin): (Growls) "Right." (Exits, swinging out galley hatchway)
Zoe: (Checking wicked looking derringer with bayonet before tucking it back into her boot) "What's the name of this planetoid again, sir?"
Malcolm: "Vegas, baby."
Zoe: (Looking up, holding oversized Bowie knife she's just pulled from the other boot) "Sir?"
Malcolm: (Seeing knife, quickly adds) "Vegas, Baby. That's the planet's name, 'Vegas, Baby'. We're on Vegas, Baby."
Wash (Alan Tudyk): "Good name."
Zoe: (Looks sceptically, then puts knife back in other boot)
Malcolm: "Um, yeah. Uh, Little Kaylee? How'd you like to go into town?"
Kaylee (Jewel Staite): (Small squeal of joy)
Malcolm: "Well, alright! Go git yourself gussied up then, girl. And don't forget to bring some protection."
Kaylee: (Runs across the galley, to peck Malcolm's cheek) "Thanks, Cap'n. I promise I won't take too long." (Exits, running)
Malcolm: (Looking thoughtful, then defeated) "Now, why'd she have to go and say that?"
(End Scene)
SCENE II
Setting: outside Serenity's cargo ramp, Zoe and Malcolm standing, pacing impatiently
Malcolm: "Where are those two? How long can it take to put on some clothes and grab a sawed-off?"
Zoe: (Patiently) "Now, sir. We've got plenty of time 'til the meet, they'll be along shortly. Jayne's probably trying to figure which of his umpty-million weapons fits this particular caper, and figurin' ain't Jayne's long suit, so that'll probably take awhile. And as for Kaylee, well..." (Playfully) "It ain't every day a girl gets to go to Vegas, baby."
Malcolm: (Stops pacing) "I did not name this gorram rock! But I'd like to get my hands on the neck of the (insert Chinese derogatory here) who did! I'd..." (Stops in mid-sentence, agape, as Jayne enters from cargo bay)
Jayne: (Stops midway down cargo ramp, striking casual pose with 'Vera', barrel up, butt on his hip) "What?"
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: Vera deserves to be in the movie, too)
Malcolm: "Jayne?!
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Zoid wrote:
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Fade in from black, to a wall of lush, dense jungle growth. The camera continues to close in on one particular spot in the waxy, broad-leafed greenery and suddenly, amid the shadowy growth a pair of eyes open wide, then go to slits, peering back and forth to check that the way is clear.
As the camera pulls back, the figure emerges from the bush and we can see that it is Jayne, in full camo and paintstick. As the camera slowly pans from his face to a following shot, he slowly lowers from his crouch to crawl on all fours across the forest floor. The camera pans back from behind, around to his face as he reaches his goal, parts the broad leaves that reveal his target, and a satisfied grin threatens to crease his grim visage as he brings his binoculars to his eyes.
The camera then pans around to the Jayne's-eye view and we behold his quarry...
The entire female cast of Firefly naked and bathing in a jungle pool, in a very businesslike fashion (including Saffron, please; who cares how she got there). We watch them bathing and chatting -- perhaps Kaylee and River splashing playfully -- for long enough to get the 'R' (what? 30 seconds?) then we hear the click-whirr of a revolver and Jayne whirls to find himself staring into the barrel of Mal's pistol.
Mal says quietly, menacingly: "We've got to stop meeting like this."
Jayne whispers angrily: "Sshhh! You'll spook 'em!" and turns back to the scene.
As Mal grabs Jayne's web belt and drags him back through the bushes toward the ship, we go to opening credits.
I love it!!! That would be great.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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And, of course, you can do a PG version with the same scene, using the technique utilized in River's naked "coming out" (of the box) in the pilot...
But this is a guy's fantasy after all. I wrote it, so I get to say who's nekkid.
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Sick, but cute... Of course, you'd never find the entire MALE complement of the crew nekkid in one place. *sigh* 
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