New Series

POSTED BY: SpaceGeneral
UPDATED: Saturday, May 29, 2004 02:29
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SPACEGENERAL

Saturday, May 22, 2004 1:59 PM

I hope Joss doesn't make a new series again until he does the following two things, get rid of half the crew, there's too many. The characters I see as being deleted are the couple, the priest and the prostitute.... These character are either duplicated elsewhere or unneccessary. The other thing is to introduce alien life forms, we can't be the only ones in space....

FIREFLEW

Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:01 PM

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Originally posted by SpaceGeneral:
I hope Joss doesn't make a new series again until he does the following two things, get rid of half the crew, there's too many. The characters I see as being deleted are the couple, the priest and the prostitute.... These character are either duplicated elsewhere or unneccessary. The other thing is to introduce alien life forms, we can't be the only ones in space....

Oh how I hope this be one of those jokey posts, which everyone likes so much

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WINTERFELL

Saturday, May 22, 2004 2:55 PM

if it is a "jokey post", i don't get it. i mean what's the point? to say that in truth he really likes wash, zoe, inara, book, and the fact that there are no aliens in the story and (thankfully) never will be? Was it to spark some kind of debate about these characters/issues from the series? If it is a serious post, I find it even more laughable. cause really.. you don't understand the series at all then.

FIVEBYFIVE

Saturday, May 22, 2004 3:06 PM

Oh yeah, this is definitely a "joke post." It's just someone trying to piss off fans and get them to explain how wonderfully-wonderful the show is in great detail so he can be amused at getting a reaction. It's probably not Succatash, but since i'm contractually obligated to blame him for every fake post for the next 2 years, i'm saying it's him.

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DRAGONWINE

Saturday, May 22, 2004 5:35 PM

Spacegeneral? Like the one in Alien Resurrection? Well we all know what happened to him. By the way, nice hat!

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SPACEGENERAL

Monday, May 24, 2004 8:36 PM

Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear, weak responses. I find it unbelieveable a television series set in space and having no aliens. If you look at the success of other sci-fi's ( Farscape, Star Wars, Star Trek ) and then this, you will why they are successful and this isn't. If you're going to do a sci-fi based on a western premise without aliens, what's the point ? Am I missing something, please do tell.... I have to admit to watching just half the series and that was enough. I do think there are too many characters, some should be occassionals rather than regulars... Why do you need the couple, priest and the prosistute ? If you're going to answer weakly ( e.g. because they're great ) then don't answer at all....

It's arrogant to believe we are the only inhabitents of the Universe....

CALHOUN

Monday, May 24, 2004 8:42 PM

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SpaceGeneral wrote:
Monday, May 24, 2004 10:36

Am I missing something, please do tell....

That'd be your brain...

ZOID

Monday, May 24, 2004 8:50 PM

SpaceGeneral wrote:

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Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear, weak responses. I find it unbelieveable a television series set in space and having no aliens. If you look at the success of other sci-fi's ( Farscape, Star Wars, Star Trek ) and then this, you will why they are successful and this isn't. If you're going to do a sci-fi based on a western premise without aliens, what's the point ? Am I missing something, please do tell.... I have to admit to watching just half the series and that was enough. I do think there are too many characters, some should be occassionals rather than regulars... Why do you need the couple, priest and the prosistute ? If you're going to answer weakly ( e.g. because they're great ) then don't answer at all....

It's arrogant to believe we are the only inhabitents of the Universe....

I believe we are not alone in the universe. The problem is that the universe is such an awfully big place -- along the lines of 15 billion light years per radial from the long-lost point of the Big Bang -- that the chances of us ever running into any space-going intelligent lifeforms are slim indeed... Unless of course, you, SpaceGeneral, are trying to imply that you are one yourself!? (oh my god! it's hideous! oh, and look, there's something in a jar. ours is a peaceful race. we mean you no harm)

Humans are strange and menacing enough to spawn compelling drama without drumming up spurious aliens (which would be highly anthropomorphized in any case).

Respectfully,

zoid
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SPACEGENERAL

Monday, May 24, 2004 9:01 PM

How many planets exist in the Firefly Universe, surely Earth is not the only one that could sustain life on its own merit ?

It's arrogant to believe we are the only inhabitents of the Universe....

PEACE

Monday, May 24, 2004 9:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceGeneral:
Oh dear, Oh dear, Oh dear, weak responses. I find it unbelieveable a television series set in space and having no aliens. If you look at the success of other sci-fi's ( Farscape, Star Wars, Star Trek ) and then this, you will why they are successful and this isn't. If you're going to do a sci-fi based on a western premise without aliens, what's the point ? Am I missing something, please do tell.... I have to admit to watching just half the series and that was enough. I do think there are too many characters, some should be occassionals rather than regulars... Why do you need the couple, priest and the prosistute ? If you're going to answer weakly ( e.g. because they're great ) then don't answer at all....

It's arrogant to believe we are the only inhabitents of the Universe....

Spacegeneral, I do believe you are just trying to tick people off. Consider your effort ignored.

I will say, however, that the idea of an alienless universe is a refreshing departure from the run-of-the-mill scifi on TV (NextGen, etc.). One of my favorite sf authors, Lois McMaster Bujold, has created a universe in which there are no aliens-- only humans diversifying through natural selection and genetic manipulation to the point that THEY become aliens to one another. Now that's an interesting universe, in my book....

Oh, bugger! Now I have to wait for someone to wake up!

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