Here's a thought. . .
POSTED BY: Static
UPDATED: Friday, April 16, 2004 05:09
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Okay. . .
Let's think ahead a season or two in "Serenity: The Series". What nutty, off-the-wall sort of episode do you think we might see?
Buffy had her musical. . .Angel with the puppet. . .
Farscape had the 'Bugs Bunny' episode
Hercules had the 'Colonial' episode
Xena had a goofball episode
Do you think JW would ever do something like that with Firefly, or would he keep his most precious creation pure and unsullied?
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peking opera
in mandarin of course with chinese and english subtitles.
I'd like to that!
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i don't know... i think that the other shows were kind of "campy" -- you could play in them a bit more because they were designed to be fantasy -- fantasy horror, fantasy mythological, even fantasy sci-fi... but Firefly doesn't really have that fantasy element, to me anyway. I think that it was meant to be more "realistic" (if that term can apply to a science fiction show). The other shows could justify those choices (i think, i haven't seen all of the episodes mentioned).
But if Joss could justify it, and after quite a few seasons of taking itself seriously Firefly did get to have a musical or something -- Rock On! i'd love to see a little chorus line of Inara, Kaylee, Zoe, and Wash singing back up for Book!
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I am w/ Liz, I just can't see Firefly doing something like Buffy's "Once More w/ Feeling" or the colonial episode of Hercules. To me Firefly is a bit too serious for something like that.
If they had to do something campy like that, I would go w/ something like the Peking Opera, as Flametree proposed. Seems fitting given the Chinese influences of Firefly.
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Hmmm... I think that, if Buffy could have a musical, and if Angel could have living puppets, Firefly could have a loose moment, also.
The Peking opera would be fun, but a musical--done already.
This would be hard, because the rules of the Firefly universe aren't supernatrual, like Buffy or Angel, so it's harder to play with.
Maybe a black and white detective noir?
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OK. Here's one.
Jayne proposes to River, who joyfully accepts.
Book presides with Mal as Best Man, Kaylee as Maid of Honor.
Zoe is Flower Girl, Inara handles the arrangements, Wash decorates Serenity with "Just Married".
Simon watches with horror.
Jayne decides, for the Honeymoon, that he needs to "do somethin' 'bout them as keeps messin' with m' woman!" Goes after Blue Hands Central.
Chaos Ensues.
Closing scene:
(very blurry, clears slowly into Mal's face, looking concerned.)
Zoe's Voice, "He's coming around, sir!"
Mal, "You OK, Doc? Hit yer head a mite hard when you slipped on that stuff that leaked out of the cargo container. Had us worried a bit there, I'll tell you! Umm...what were you talking about when you woke up?"
"Nothing! Nothing, nothing at all. Just a...nightmare. Horrible nightmare. Hardly remember it now, really."
Is that weird and cliche enough for everyone? 
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Black and white detective noir would be shiny! Great idea!
I think a traditional Greek tragedy format, with the chorus, the character flaw, and the central character's death would be cool, too...maybe with the main character being Niska and his obsession with Mal leading to his death being the main plot.
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Originally posted by BadgersHat:
Maybe a black and white detective noir?
fun idea, but i don't think joss would do it. he doesn't like to do things like that unless he thinks they're justified. i think in a commentary (probably for hush) he mentioned a black and white episode as something he wouldn't do for that reason. not to rain on your parade
the mostly likely thing would probably be a dream episode, but joss would have to make sure it was totally different from restless.
~lissa, spwhore
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Actually, I kinda thought OiS WAS one of those episodes. It was much more subtle than puppets/spontaneous singing, but that fits with Firefly's more serious tone. I was mesmerised and transported out of the usual Firefly 'reality' during that episode.
I think this thread is really fun. I can't wait to see what other ideas you fellow fans come up with. That being said, I won't even bother to speculate. The true beauty that is JW's brain continues to delight and astound me with ideas that are truly original. I think that is why the fact that this show was cancelled so soon is so upsetting to me. Joss didn't get a chance to flex his massive creative muscle hardly at all. What a shame!
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Originally posted by whedonesque:
Actually, I kinda thought OiS WAS one of those episodes. It was much more subtle than puppets/spontaneous singing, but that fits with Firefly's more serious tone. I was mesmerised and transported out of the usual Firefly 'reality' during that episode.
i definitely agree with that! objects in space is so amazing...it makes me go "oooh!" everytime i watch it lol. it's just...beautiful...sort of in the way that buffy's restless was beautiful.
~lissa, spwhore
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