To Whom It May Concern: Future Quotes Finale

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UPDATED: Sunday, June 20, 2004 06:50
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FFFAN1

Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:53 PM

Zoid,
I've been meaning to ask since I first noticed your quotes. Why the name Richard Wilkins for Book? I get the Buffy reference, of course, but it seems a little... well... wrong for Book to share the name of the mayor/snake-demon of Sunydale, especially considering how seriously and deeply you've treated everything else. In any case, I've found the quotes fascinating, and definitely appreciate your creativity.

Keep Flyin'...

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Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.

ZOID

Friday, June 11, 2004 1:59 AM

FFFan1 wrote:

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Zoid,
I've been meaning to ask since I first noticed your quotes. Why the name Richard Wilkins for Book? I get the Buffy reference, of course, but it seems a little... well... wrong for Book to share the name of the mayor/snake-demon of Sunydale, especially considering how seriously and deeply you've treated everything else. In any case, I've found the quotes fascinating, and definitely appreciate your creativity.

Keep Flyin'...

Personally, I never knew it was a Buffyism until recently. I've never enjoyed BtVS or Angel. On the Firefly DVD set, disc 4, there are deleted scenes. In the deleted scene from "Serenity", Simon queries his Encyclopedia on search term Serenity. The playback states that the Independent army was defeated thanks to a brilliant "deep-flank maneuver" designed by General Richard Wilkins.

I believe 'Book; they call me Book' is actually General Richard Wilkins. He resigned his commission because the Alliance/BlueSun hierarchy intentionally delayed the peace process in order to maximize the suffering of the rebellious Independents. In shame, he entered the priesthood, as penance for his unwitting participation in this wanton act of cruelty and murder. His "I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not! So where does that put you?" from OiS is directed at himself. All the other characters River reads look at her (or outward) when she hears their thoughts; Book is looking at his own hands, holding a knife (as he peels vegetables).

Respectfully,

zoid
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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me." The Ballad of Serenity

Only 315 days, 3 hours, 6 minutes, and 43 seconds left until The BDM!

DESANGRO

Friday, June 11, 2004 2:22 AM

Incredible. I love the way you've thought this thing out... very plausible scenario, I might add.

Just one thing: the Alliance destroyed Mal's homeworld? Rough. And here I thought I was being brutal by having our good ol' Alliance boys confiscate Mamma Reynolds' ranch!

RAWDEAL

Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:05 PM

WOW is all I have to say to that, I'm just sorry I didnt hear of this site earlyer so I could've imagined the outcome of each quote as u wrote them

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Jayne: "Know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command."

MANTICHORUS

Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:49 AM

Zoid, last night I thought of a possible epitaph for Mal. I'd like your (and everyone else's) opinion on it...
~~Here lies the Biggest Damn Hero of them all. No-one could take the sky from him.~~

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"BADGER: You think you're better than other people.
MAL: Just the ones I'm better than." -Shindig.
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"MAL: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
SIMON: Yes, I'm very proud." -Safe.

NEDWARD

Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:00 AM

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Originally posted by Mantichorus:
~~Here lies the Biggest Damn Hero of them all. No-one could take the sky from him.~~

I like it, kinda similar to "She saved the world. A lot." Perhaps a bit too Buffyverse to be plausible, though?

KOHAN

Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:59 AM

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Originally posted by zoid:
I think Mal lost his family and his girl (take my love), his family's ranch (take my land) and everything else he ever loved or called home, when they turned a blue and green world into a charred, airless and lifeless rock (take me where I cannot stand).

I did think that the title song had something to do with Mal's past. however, I'd never imagined that the planet.... "the entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've..."

anyhow, that was mighty insightful of you, thanks for sharin it with us.

"You know, they say mercy is the mark of a great man.

Guess I'm just a good man.

Well, I'm all right. "

RELFEXIVE

Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:03 AM

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Originally posted by Kohan:
Quote:
Originally posted by zoid:
I think Mal lost his family and his girl (take my love), his family's ranch (take my land) and everything else he ever loved or called home, when they turned a blue and green world into a charred, airless and lifeless rock (take me where I cannot stand).

I did think that the title song had something to do with Mal's past. however, I'd never imagined that the planet.... "the entire starfleet couldn't destroy the whole planet. It'd take a thousand ships with more fire power than I've..."

Well... if it's been charred to a barren rock, that's easier than turning into big crispy chunks like Alderaan. So it's not completely impossible. Just need some serious WMDs.

Mal: "We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so... very... pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."

ZOID

Thursday, June 17, 2004 5:24 PM

Umm, dudes:

If you read a little closer, you'll find that I said that all Alliance/BlueSun would have to do is turn off the gravity generator. Atmospheric pressure would do the rest, and explosively at that. No big guns required...

Any of the little moons and planetoids that have been terraformed to Earth-standard (gravity and atmo, according to Zoe) could be thus destroyed. I would think it would be a very expensive exercise in intimidation; but Alliance/BlueSun could write it off as a business expense once or twice. Great opinion changer on the other colonized worlds, vis-a-vis the whole "Which side are you on again?" question...

Respectfully,

zoid
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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me." The Ballad of Serenity

Only 308 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes, and 24 seconds left until The BDM!

SKYDANCE

Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:44 PM

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His "I don't give half a hump if you're innocent or not! So where does that put you?" from OiS is directed at himself. All the other characters River reads look at her (or outward) when she hears their thoughts; Book is looking at his own hands, holding a knife (as he peels vegetables).

Brilliant. Rutting brilliant. I have to go back and watch that again, but I do believe you've sussed it.

Loved your vision of the future. Mal's quote being attributed to the owner of a Firefly Transport really jarred me; I couldn't imagine him continuing on while the others were gone. I didn't quite catch up to the concept that he died during the war, though, and it was a "prequel" quote.

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"They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are."

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