Guess What I Got To Do In Class Today...

POSTED BY: deepgirl187
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 03:04
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DEEPGIRL187

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:36 PM

So I have this Science Fiction and Fantasy class for English. We're just getting out of the science fiction portion of the class, most of which, is older stories from the forties and fifties. My professor is...kooky. Not necessarily in a bad way, just a little off the beaten path. It's been an interesting class, but nothing we've covered has been out of the ordinary, sci-fi wise.

Today was movie day, since we have an exam due this week. I was figuring it to be some obscure flick, that maybe might hold my interest. And what do we watch instead? Firefly.

I totally geeked out.

To make things even better, people actually enjoyed it. Most of the students in our class aren't exactly thrilled by the material generally (if they read it at all), but this really seemed to hold their interest. I know when you're part of a fandom, you have a tendency to think you're one of the only people in the world that enjoys that interest, but there were even people that had heard of the series. It was a hell of a surprise for me.

And not only do we get to watch it, we also get to discuss it afterward, and it will probably be on the next exam. I sincerely cannot believe I get to watch my favorite show, and on top of all this, it's for credit. Needless to say, this has truly made my day.

My teacher also asked if there was anything we wanted to add before we started watching, so (after my squealing quieted down) I was able to inform the class that if they needed any more information on the show, they could come here.

A very shiny beginning to my day. Just had to share.

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"This is my timey-wimey detector. It goes ding when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at 30 paces, whether you want it to or not, actually, so I've learned to stay away from hens. It's not pretty when they blow."

WENDYPOPS

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:44 PM

I wish i was back at university re-doing my Film & Media Studies degree... i loved it sooooo much.

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:45 PM

Awe-freakin-some!

ANONYMOUS1

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 4:38 AM

deepgirl187,

What episode did you watch?

OUT2THEBLACK

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 4:41 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by deepgirl187:

...I totally geeked out.

To make things even better, people actually enjoyed it. Most of the students in our class aren't exactly thrilled by the material generally (if they read it at all), but this really seemed to hold their interest. I know when you're part of a fandom, you have a tendency to think you're one of the only people in the world that enjoys that interest, but there were even people that had heard of the series. It was a hell of a surprise for me.

And not only do we get to watch it, we also get to discuss it afterward, and it will probably be on the next exam. I sincerely cannot believe I get to watch my favorite show, and on top of all this, it's for credit. Needless to say, this has truly made my day.

...A very shiny beginning to my day. Just had to share.

SWEET Story , DG187 !

May your every Serenity Day be as SHINY as this one was !

You must be living right !

BORIS

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 4:44 AM

You will inevitably ace the exam if it's about Firefly...what a cool class!

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 7:55 AM

Shiny!

Welcome to all from DeepGirl's class.

SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 8:22 AM

My film class was the best back in 19????? (I've said too much).

But yeah, it was great and the prof looked very much like Dustin Hoffman...very strange. Anywho, sign me up for that class - discuss sci-fi and Firefly to boot - SHINY!

You go DeepGirl187

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

DEEPGIRL187

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by Anonymous1:
deepgirl187,

What episode did you watch?

We're watching Serenity. We started on Tuesday, and we'll finish up tomorrow. I do wish we could watch Shindig or Out Of Gas though (or for that matter any of the other episodes

).

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"This is my timey-wimey detector. It goes ding when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at 30 paces, whether you want it to or not, actually, so I've learned to stay away from hens. It's not pretty when they blow."

KWICKO

Thursday, October 2, 2008 12:48 AM

Good to hear that Firefly is making it into the curriculum. I know there are some colleges where Buffy is a part of the ethics classes - situational ethics are covered, from what I gather.

Mike

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