Crushing Disappointment

POSTED BY: seryn
UPDATED: Monday, September 15, 2008 18:53
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SERYN

Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:56 PM

Well, despite living in an area famed for its 'sense of humor' I don't think it would go down too well.

I don't know - we could try it, it will be Ron's Big Moment if I remember it right (is this the one where Ron starts playing? How did it go?) We could get a team of her and her friends together (and i suppose me on the end - i'll wave the pom poms but i'm not wearing the outfit) and they can go moderatly wild.

No, no I just fear for our lives too much.

RALLEM

Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:04 PM

I am single so I cannot say what is or isn't appropriate for children today, but I grew up watching Bugs Bunny and isn’t that a lot more gruesome than Firefly? I think that I’ve turned out ok.

Perhaps if you watch any of Firefly with a seven year old you should maybe discuss some of what is going on on the screen so they understand. Just a thought though.

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SERYN

Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:59 PM

Oh yes, that goes without saying. I can't understand those people who dump their kids infront of programmes like Tom and Jerry or looney tunes and then wonder why they start pulling the legs off things for fun. We discuss everything openly with her - to the point where we've found ourselves explaining the wierdest things to her in supermarket queues!

IMNOTHERE

Sunday, September 14, 2008 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by seryn:
Actually i don't feel that many aspects of Firefly are inappropriate for children.

I don't think "inappropriate" in the sex and violence sense is the problem (unless your kids speak Mandarin) - more a case of just "nothing to engage the interest of a 7 year old girl".

Firefly relies heavily on dry witty dialogue which I suspect is going to go way over the head of most 7 year olds. In fact, I suspect that a lot of 7 year-olds would have difficulty with the slightly archaic form of language used in the show.

The "human stories" are also quite complex c.f. other shows (e.g. the Mal/Inara standoff).

I tried to watch some ST: Voyager re-runs recently and was astonished at how simplistic and patronizing it seems post-Firelfy/BSG/etc.

If you want 7-year-old-friendly SciFi then the best bet is probably Doctor Who. That should scare away some of the pink :-)

SERYN

Monday, September 15, 2008 6:23 PM

to be honest, yes a lot of it went over her head, particularly in the dialogue area, but people really underestimate how much children understand - they are after geared from birth to understand the non-verbal like pro's.
For instance she was sat by me again for the bit where he was explaining the disease that all the colonists get, and she asked why they didn't all leave and live somewhere else - so somethings going in!

Oh she loves Dr Who! Scary monster super creeps and all. She only occasionally joins me behind the couch. When it first started we used to vet them but we trust now that the producers know how far they can take it with their audience.

This thread is so much longer than i expected it to be - thought id get one reply and then it would drop. Does anyone else have younger relatives into the genre? any other suggestions?

MSB

Monday, September 15, 2008 6:40 PM

Yeah sometimes it's just a matter of the subject matter not being her idea of fun... she'll grow and learn. Just show her snippets of the funny bits and whet her interest....like Wash playing with dinosuars ( most kids laugh at seeing grown ups doing kid things)

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RALLEM

Monday, September 15, 2008 6:43 PM

I wouldn't know how to explain it to a seven year old either, but if she were maybe older and not liking school that much then you could say they were trying to play hooky from the alliance. That sounds more like a guy thing though so maybe you could grab her interests by explaining the female characters and their motivations.

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SERYN

Monday, September 15, 2008 6:53 PM

Ha! she's one of those wierd kids who loves school. We just explained it as that was where they had found themselves and they were making the best of it -like mummy didn't like where they were living but until she finished her training course and got an new job they couldn't move etc. It kind of explained it.

Oh, if she were interested I show her Shindig - pretty dresses is right up her street, but it just so happened that that was what was on the tv at the time.

If she's anything like her mum we'll be several years down the line and Simon will be the main attraction. But at the moment she not into the boys - they smell. which is refreshing considering the rest of the girls in her year group who act like their 18. Thats what worries me most - all these magazines aimed at 8 - 12 year olds that talk about make-up and clothes endlessly and go on about boys all the time, reletively speaking they're worse than cosmo.

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