It's been 6 years since Firefly, the show seems dated and other series are better now...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, March 22, 2008 16:39
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STRANGEBIRD

Friday, March 14, 2008 2:37 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I knew without looking who had created this thread, but wasn't sure if it was serious until I read it.

For my money, the only show since Firefly to be almost as good, and perhaps when it is all done, better, is LOST.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

I respect your opinion but my feelings could be no more different on the matter of Lost. I'm glad you've found something you like nearly as much and maybe more so though. I finally quit watching that show last season.

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DEADLOCKVICTIM

Friday, March 14, 2008 2:44 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:

NOT!!... have caught my fancy, I fear no other......will ever grab me like
...well... even.... you Joss!!!

Chrisisall

tricky Chris... i thought that might be you...
Hope i didn't misquote you there, but those are your words...

man, 6 years - i haven't seen anything that comes close to trusty ole FF... and i've kind of given up trying to find anything. Old movies and college hoops are about it for me right now... i spend too much time in here - when i should be reading a book...
but this is good, too

edit: old movies - you know the classics... like - well here's a clip

durka.... durka durka

WORLDOFHIGLET

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:06 AM

Love your pic - Mat damon! still cracks me up! Man that's a funny, funny, wrong, film!

Anyhoo, I've only just got through the 1st season of BSG so no sharks in view yet ( no spoilers, plz, already started season 2!). I said it wasn't as good as FF which will always be fresh-looking and never in danger from Jaws because it lived fast and died young. Or something.

"The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long and Firefly burned so very brightly" - I think that's what Ridley Scott told Joss once. Probably.

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NE0VEN0M

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:17 AM

I read the title to this thread and was starting to get mad. I JUST watched the entire series a few weeks back, so I was going to go on some rant about how it's timeless, but alas, t'was all in good fun.

KAREL

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:19 AM

Chrisisall, I'm going to have to object in the strongest of... oh. Never mind.

"This is the twenty first century, can't you get it through your head? This ain't the way it was meant to be, magic isn't dead." -- Marillion.

VETERAN

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:24 AM

Chrisisall,

Check your calendar. It's about 2 weeks early for this post.

BORIS

Friday, March 14, 2008 3:24 AM

Ha Ha funny much...I was sooo going to reply to this with an acute level of anger and defensiveness...lucky I read the rest of your comment.There are other great Tv shows ( eg."Life on Mars")...but not of the same ilk. I fear nothing will ever match the impact of Firefly. I think it has to do with a lot of variables: great stories, brilliant casting, endearing and realistically flawed characters,amazing musical accompaniament, the obviously gargantuan amount of love poured into it by everyone involved...how many other shows have all of that?

FFYING2

Friday, March 14, 2008 4:48 AM

There are good shows out there, but the only show I can say I've loved since Firefly is Gilmore Girls (which I didn't start watching, on DVD, until 2005).

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HIXIE129

Friday, March 14, 2008 5:26 AM

The only shows I have liked since FF are BSG, Stargate Atlantis and Avatar: The Last Airbender..

Human civilization is divided into four nations, the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Air Nomads, and the Fire Nation. Within each nation, an order of men and women called "Benders" have the ability to manipulate their native element. These Bending arts combine a certain style of martial arts and elemental mysticism. The Bending types are Waterbending, Earthbending, Firebending, and Airbending.

In each generation, one person is capable of Bending all four elements; this is the Avatar.

Avatar: The Last Airbender debuted on TV on February 21, 2005. The show is also available on DVD or for download at the iTunes Store. There are over 50 episodes so far….

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, March 14, 2008 5:51 AM

Well I was half right.

"Oh that's gotta be one of Succotash's chainyank threads - this I gotta see"

Since FF went off the air, ain't been nothin worth a watch, others may offer different opinion, but what Firefly had, ain't nothin else got it, not even close - and that includes the movie.

I realize that is a minority opinion, and yeah I saw the movie and bought the DVD to support the IDEA and concept... but having glanced over the comics and the travesty they make of some stuff, they can keep em, I won't pay a penny.

I mean, seriously, after blowing up that whole recurring villan trope by kickin Crow through the engine, and then jumping right to it ?
(being vague to avoid spoilers)

Why not just slap some guns and shields on Serenity while they're at it, since all of what made FF quality stuff seems to get dumped as excess baggage every time it's put in another format... Gee look, sound in space, how about that, right ?

Please, NO books, not if it means jettisoning more of what made FF what it was, instead of another Star Drek clone.

I'd rather have no more FF then have it demeaned so - but I am indeed open to more stories in the 'verse with different actors, just NOT a slow evolution into yet-another-space-series clone by dumping the very stuff that MADE it so special.

Network Exec -"No this family crap has gotta go, more conflict, make someone pregnant, kill one of em off for the season end cliffhanger, and then make it just a dream so we can roll their contract over!"

You know, I would rather take FF out back and shoot it then have it suffer that fate.

-F

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