What attracted you to the show?
POSTED BY: UFO
UPDATED: Friday, November 8, 2002 07:10
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I think Buffy is brilliantly written but also don't like the horror genre or the southern California youth culture setting. Since I am a huge fan of both sci-fi and Westerns, hearing that Joss was doing an sf-western had me a-tingle with anticipation, and I haven't been disappointed, except by the ratings. 
On the other hand, I have a friend who loves Buffy and hates sci-fi and he stopped watching after "The Train Job."
Cardie
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I'm a sci-fi fan, and I like the science fiction on this show just fine. It's about as accurate as any other good show to come down the pike. Prey was terrific, but boy, the rubber-ball biology! for instance. I only knew about Firefly because Yahoo, bless their mercenary little hearts, inserted a mysterious ad into my e-mail screen.
I've watched quite a few eps of Buffy and a few of Angel, but concluded in the end that Buffy was just a little too silly for my taste, though it's certainly more together than most of what's on TV these days. But then I despise American comedy. Angel simply didn't interest me.
Inside every cynic there's an idealist desperately yearning to be let out, and when they are let out they're usually a real pain and cause all sorts of trouble. --Chris Boucher
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I'd never heard of Joss Wheldon before. I began watching FF because it is scifi.
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I've always paid attention to show content, never to writers or creators. I started watching the show because I thought the premise sounded promising. I might not have done so if I'd had any clue that the main person responsible for it was the same guy who'd given us that ridiculous Buffy drivel.
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I made it a rule to watch this show, because I'm a Joss Whedon fan. I had a feeling I might enjoy this show, because I've always been a pretty big sci-fi fan. I was one of those people who thought Buffy was only campy action until I actually watched an episode.
I tried to watch an episode of Xena just to see what I was missing. I couldn't get through the whole episode. It was that stupid.
I decided I'd try a Buffy episode after finding out my uncle really loved it. I also knew it had a cult following, and I'd been a fan of cult movies and shows. However, I'd never liked teen shows very much at all. The only exception was Saved by the Bell. So, I tried Buffy thinking it would be something stupid, although hopefully not as bad as Xena.
I was right in that it was not as bad as Xena. In fact, I was extremely surprised by how much I liked it. It was clever, cool, sexy, and extremely funny. I knew I had to see some more episodes. Since then, I have been hooked.
I think I would have been turned off by Firefly's western concept if I hadn't been a BtVS and Angel fan. The only western I really liked was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Most of the others are downright boring. I only watched Firefly, because Joss Whedon had already made me an avid fan of a teen show.
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At first, I wasn't going to watch FF; I thought it was ridiculous. But as I saw ads and promos I though "This might be intersting". I started looking up sites on the show. I was realy looking forward to the pilot, but of course they didn't show it. I would have given it a chance even if I had not found interst in it; I like to watch the first episodes of all si-fi's, and other shows I think I might like later (I'm also a Whedon fan). I was also looking for a new show to love. The with my area's WB station gone(which they did without telling any one, it was just gone one day 
) and with sitcoms and law shows taking over I was desperate. Before FF my only TV bright spot was Angel. Now everythings shiny.
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UFO: Yeah, I think you're full of crap personally. ;)
I'm a die-hard sci-fi fan. I always have been. I never even watched my first episode of Buffy until it was in the 4 season. And while I do admit that Buffy is a great show, I'm not a big fan. And I've never had any desire to watch Angel or probably anything else Joss Whedon has come up with before Firefly. In fact, I didn't even know who Joss Whedon was before Firefly.
I love the science fiction in Firefly. I think in many ways, it is a very honest science fiction show. I love the cinematography, but probably the single most important factor that got me interested in Firefly was the no sound in space! I almost applauded at that. 
The premise just seemed very interesting to me. And while I'm a little disappointed that they don't seem to be able to confine the show to a setting that would allow for STL travel, I'm willing to concede that for people like you, who seem to be very hung up on Star Trek-ism. (Although I'm not sure anyone but geeks like me would find that a hang up.
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Hopefully we can all find something we love in Firefly.
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In the Dark Ages, Romano-Celtic Britannia was over-run by Viking-like cultures collectively called the Anglo-Saxons. They were led by warlords called Drytinns, and the greatest warriors among them were the Thegns.
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Originally posted by UFO:
Did you start watching the show because you are a Joss Whedon fan or because you're a sci-fi fan?
There seems to be two camps. In general, those who absolutely LOVE the show seem to be Joss Whedon fans. Those who are disappointed in the show seem to be sci-fi fans. I place myself in the latter camp. I started watching the show because I give most sci-fi shows a chance...irregardless of who write/produces it. I've never watched Buffy, nor am I inclinded to...sorry, I have a thing against vampires...they're so...yesterday, overused, cliche, etc. :)
Anyway, just wondering why you started watching the show.
Really? Who is disappointed with the show???
Anyway, I'm a sci-fi fan. I could never have watched anything called vampire anything, and so knew nothing about Joss Whedon.
The idea of a genuine western/sci-fi blend was intriguingly different. I wish there were aliens, but I get this universe that doesn't have them, and so far, I'm enjoying the show!
QT
QueenTiye, Companion Academy, class of 2006
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I am not a sci-fi fan, or a westerns fan, not even a hard core J.W fan (although I have watched some Buffy eps in the past that I have enjoyed). I was reluctantly dragged into watching this show by my sci-fi freak husband and I remember being extremely annoyed at him when he refused to watch something else on tv. That Friday they aired "Out of Gas"... well, needless to say now you cannot unglue me from the tv set Friday nights at 8PM. My husband will not let me live this one down (besides he accuses me of having a crush on "Captain Tight Pants", which would not be entirely untrue). :)
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mattro
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