Watching firefly
POSTED BY: farscapeman
UPDATED: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:49
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I meant the fandom is going strong. Where are the deleted scenes? I didn't see them on the disk? I saw some frefly fan docu on line is that any good?
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Hi there, Farscapeman! Welcome!
I know it gets a little confusing, but just watch the episodes in order as they appear on the the DVD's. Ignore the "originally aired" dates and just enjoy the awesomeness as it presents itself before you. I was terribly sad when I realized how short-lived the series really was, but I still find great enjoyment in watching the series over and over again. Don't forget to pick up the movie "Serenity" which was made two years after the series went off the air. It answers some questions raised in the series but still leaves many more to be pondered over.
If you're refering to "Done The Impossible", then yes. Definately watch it after you get done watching the series and the movie. It will give you some further insight to the show and the enthusiastic fanbase behind it. It has effected more folk than you may realize.
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Originally posted by RIPWash:
I know it gets a little confusing, but just watch the episodes in order as they appear on the the DVD's. Ignore the "originally aired" dates and just enjoy the awesomeness as it presents itself before you. I was terribly sad when I realized how short-lived the series really was, but I still find great enjoyment in watching the series over and over again. Don't forget to pick up the move "Serenity" which was made two years after the series went off the air. It answers some questions raised in the series but still leaves many more to be pondered over.
Whoa. You couldn't have put this better, Ripwash! When my friend gave me the DVDs of the show and movie, what I did EXACTLY was watch the episodes in order they were on the DVDs, starting with the pilot. Then at the end (i.e., after "Objects in Space"), I put on the movie. Definitely the optimal way to go! I ran FIVE consecutive marathons like that, then a couple days later, a sixth for my boyfriend who was here for that weekend (because I knew he'd love it too, and I was right!) -- and after he went home I had to go for number 7!
You know this puts me in a really odd position in terms of wondering what to think. I mean here we have this wonderful Firefly show on our DVDs which nobody would have seen if Fox hadn't put it on television in the first place -- yet this same Fox was STUPID enough to NOT broadcast the episodes as its creator intended (pilot first), which, if they HAD, probably would have hooked more people sooner/gotten the show better ratings which would have kept it on the air, right? But they didn't even broadcast it that way, they could't warm the audience/get good ratings so then they "had to" cancel it before it actually even quite goes a FULL season, why, because its ratings weren't good enough?! How much MORE frickin retarded can retarded even GET?
Or did Fox decide for some incomprehensible reason they WANTED the show to fail so they did this on purpose (but if so, then why take it on and broadcast it at all?!) -- or -- would it have gotten cancelled no matter what they did because the show was just too damn intelligent and thought provoking than what 99.9% of the American public can deal with?
Ehhh, who knows, and for all I care at this point, every single goram television network in existence can go bankrupt and disappear. At least I have the Firefly DVDs.
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Originally posted by farscapeman:
Where are the deleted scenes? I didn't see them on the disk?
All the deleted scenes, plus other extras, are on Disc Four. Unless you're watching the Blu-Ray set, then some of the extras are on each disc, and deleted scenes are on Disc Three.
Others have already said this, but I just wanted to reinforce the notion that Firefly never gets old, you can watch it again and again and it still retains its freshness and brilliance. In fact, you will appreciate it more as you watch it more.
I was one of the lucky fans (or unlucky I suppose) who watched the show from the beginning on FOX. The cancellation hurt a lot, but I got the DVDs as soon as they were released (December 2003) and have watched them at least twenty times. I still have the regular DVD set, but mainly to loan out to others I think will enjoy it, but I also have the Blu-Ray set, and have watched it completely three times so far. I've probably only seen the BDM twelve or thirteen times so far, but will continue to enjoy it as well.
By the way, in case you haven't figured it out or someone else hasn't already told you, the "BDM" is what we call the movie Serenity, and that stands for Big Damn Movie, which you will understand once you have watched the episode "Safe."
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Hello I'm new here...
Anyways, I was also introduced to this series after its cancellation by my parents, and it is definately the best show ever, and best watched in the order that Joss intended.
And I also flipped out when my momma told me that there wasn't another DVD set with more Firefly. 
I have watched it too many times to count and I know you will also flip out after you watch "Objects in Space" and your journey ends.
Also, "Shindig" is my favorite episode.
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Somebody said don't come here until you've seen them all.
But you can, while looking at this thread, make a shortcut, or bookmark, or favorites tab, which can then get you back right here in future days, without seeing other thread titles or forums which might have spoilers.
I know some people prefer the sequence listed on the DVDS, but I prefer the originally intended, written, and filmed sequence, which is the sequence on the DVDs until the last 4, changing from WS, Trash, Message, HoG, OiS to the original WS, HoG, OiS, Trash, Message. The included originally aired scene of OiS puts it together.
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why watch in a diffrent order when you get to the last four? Why is it you do that? Does the story flow better that way?
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Originally posted by farscapeman:
why watch in a diffrent order when you get to the last four? Why is it you do that? Does the story flow better that way?
The original sequence as written was WS, HoG, OiS, Trash, Message. This was the original sequence of filming as well. HoG was the big stumbling block, the network refused to show it, and many feel it was the reason for cancellation (network despised western imagery). That sequence was the original story line, the original story arcs.
HoG was skipped while OiS was aired, while HoG was rescripted and scenes refilmed, several times. After cancellation, with Trash already in the can, Message was finished, and scenes rescripted and reshot for HoG, and a scene for the already aired OiS was rescripted and reshot. (DVD set includes the originally aired scene from OiS, but the show on DVD has the replacement scene in it). Joss then decided the most happy ending to the series would be OiS and then rearranged the order to WS, Trash, Message, HoG, OiS. This sequence creates some discontinuities, evident in many scenes. Many original browncoats suffered through great confusion because the original airings were presented out of order as well, so further confusions do not bother them so much. I prefer a neater, more orderly presentation.
Many feel Message has the most poignant and fitting end to the series. The reason why would be spoilerish.
Just like the Pilot Serenity is the most fitting beginning to the series, the best introduction to the verse. As well, seeing the original scenes from the Pilot would be entertaining, and not spoilerish.
Yes, because the story originally flowed that way from the start, I feel the story does flow better that way.
I also do endorse the documentary Done the Impossible. I have not decided whether that would be best seen between the end of the series and before the BDM Serenity, but I suspect that would be best. Don't hold off on the movie though if you don't have DTI yet.
edit: as mentioned below, there are spoilers in DTI, so watch it after BDM Serenity.
The following thread has a listing of episodal order. Do not go past the listing part until you've seen them all, the narrative portion starts to have some spoilerish details.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=4&t=33969
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so as a newbie should I watch WS, HoG, OiS, Trash, Message in that order becasue that is best? I will trust you and watch in that order if you think I should.
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