Star Wars Bullies Beat On Serenity

POSTED BY: Suasor
UPDATED: Thursday, April 9, 2009 05:51
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SUASOR

Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:51 PM

At Stargate ( http://stargate-news.com/sci-fi-poll-best-in-science-fiction.html) we are at 23.1 percent today, for the best SciFi movie. But we were 76.2 percent yesterday. Somehow, a bunch of Star Wars fans have come along and, well, you know. They are at first place with 26 percent.

You can vote there once a day. Please do so, and get all the Browncoats to help out. It's not fitting or natural for Star Wars to get more votes than Serenity. It's just not right.

BYTEMITE

Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:48 PM

I loved the old trilogy when I was a kid, but after these new ones? I am very much in agreement.

SUASOR

Monday, March 30, 2009 5:19 PM

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STOWEAWAY

Monday, March 30, 2009 5:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bytemite:
I loved the old trilogy when I was a kid, but after these new ones? I am very much in agreement.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm still a fan of IV, V, & VI but the Lucas Empire no longer has my respect or support. Joss Whedon is my master now.

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BYTEMITE

Monday, March 30, 2009 6:05 PM

Serenity is in the lead again. All is right with the world. Measures must be taken to prevent repeat occurances.

STORYMARK

Monday, March 30, 2009 7:31 PM

Well, I happen to still like the original Star Wars more. Sorry.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

BYTEMITE

Monday, March 30, 2009 8:11 PM

That sounds like a clicky challenge!

ANOTHERSKY

Monday, March 30, 2009 8:56 PM

The Lucasites are always beating on somebody--figures they'd beat on the Browncoats.

On another poll, I read the comments. Nearly all the star wars ones said highly unconstructive things, in the vein of "firefly is stupid" and "serenity sucks as a spaceship", instead of useful things to say, involving the questions taught in elementary school for any thinking exercise: how, why, where, who, what.

Not once did I read "we have lasers", but I suppose the whole thing is laser envy--they want real guns, not lazer tag, and so they have to puff themselves up. :D

"I think we lost our fuzzy dice back there."
"Going for a ride."

Another Sky

BYTEMITE

Monday, March 30, 2009 9:08 PM

Well technically, spec wise, the Millenium Falcon (closest Star Wars comparison) does beat out Serenity in the firepower, armor, shielding, and gun capacity.

But Serenity is more comfortable (protein not-withstanding), and I think her crew operates better when faced with danger or a crisis. If I had my choice, and time for the trip wasn't an option, I'd ship out on Serenity.

SUASOR

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:20 PM

Lucas based his Star Wars films on the old weekly serials, that were a staple of the movies until the 1950s (I remember seeing some of them when I was a little kid, when some showed up on TV). Pure entertainment. Those serials were short form B movies. They were TV programming before TV got that good. But now, TV scifi has gone past what the movies can do. First, Firefly, then BSG and who knows what next. Lucas was going for a mass market, and he got it with all six Star Wars movies. But a lot of the audience that admired the first three, had grown beyond that style of scifi by the time the next three came along.

If the rebooted Star Trek works, maybe Lucas will get Joss to do the last three Star Wars movies. How cool would that be?

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