Firefly is most like.....

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BORIS

Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:54 AM

I think what makes Firefly so unique apart from the charecterisation, stories etc is the genuine attachment everyone who worked on it had to each other. How many work places do you see where everyone connects and gets along at such a wonderful level? a true community. so rare and so crave worthy and it worked well with the show's premise.

IMNOTHERE

Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:07 PM

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Comments in another thread made me wonder this.
What other shows, films, stories does Firefly remind you of?

Someone has already mentioned Blake's 7 - allow me to bump it. Blake's 7 really is the original "Robin Hood in Space/Anti-Star Trek" show to which Farscape, Andromeda, Babylon 5 etc. all owe homage.

OK, so British low-budget 80s SF is a bit like marmite (you have to grow up with it to be able to stomach it) but...

We have:

Small band of misfits vs. Big Bad Government: although B7 had a full-blown Evil Empire(tm) whereas one of the interesting aspects of Firefly was that the Alliance was really no worse than certain real-world democratic governments (so, pretty bad then!)

Our heroes are criminals: OK, so Blake was innocent, and ISTR that Jenna's "crime" was declining to have sex with her commanding officer, but the rest of the gang were bone-fide bad guys.

Shoot the puppy: Avon, the real "hero" of the piece was a complete bastard. Plus, that ending...

Crazy psychic woman: River, meet Cally.

Mutual depreciation society: no Voyager-style group hugs and affirmation here. Avon would have had a field day with Jayne.

Just hope Firefly wasn't heading for the same ending as B7

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I don't see Angel or Buffy in it.

Not in the plot, maybe, but I see a lot of similarity in the dark humour and dry, witty dialogue. You'd think they were written by the same people

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A touch of Star Trek: Voyager.

Only in some freakish parallel universe where the Voyager writers didn't suddenly forget that half the crew were meant to be terrorists.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, July 27, 2009 8:51 AM

Ah yes, Ice Pirates. That has a familiar feel to it.

Also looks like I should review Casablanca as well.
I usually enjoy his Maltese Falcon more.

WASHNWEAR

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:24 PM

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
A pat on the back for me-- I got that one, right off; said to myself, "Self, somebody here is an Old Star Trek fan..."

"Waiter - more pats for my friend, Self, here...!" It's nice to be got. When you want to be got, that is.

I need to see Casablanca again. Saw it a couple of times under semi-duress, and have since had the nagging feeling that I need to see it again. From what I can remember of Rick's character, he and Mal do seem to have been cut from some of the same cloth.

donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal

Still...what would Rorschach do?

GILLIANROSE

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:05 PM

I'd be so interested to hear what you think after rewatching Casablanca. It's not a perfect fit, but there is a lot there that resonates for me. Rick's use of humor and deflection to mess with his adversaries "Nationality?" "I'm a drunkard," and the bit about coming to Casablanca for the waters (he was misinformed)...anyway, please post (JSF too please!) and let me know your thoughts!

JLIN

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:28 PM

Firefly is like a sampler box of chocolates that you get as a gift. Some of the chocolates are delicious some are just good. When you get to the end you really wish you had more but to get more you have to go out and buy some. Then, when you crack open the new box it's the same chocolates as last time but they taste just as good. Of course, the polite thing to do would be to share your chocolate with anyone who would like some.

WASHNWEAR

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:11 PM

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Originally posted by GillianRose:
I'd be so interested to hear what you think after rewatching Casablanca. It's not a perfect fit, but there is a lot there that resonates for me. Rick's use of humor and deflection to mess with his adversaries "Nationality?" "I'm a drunkard," and the bit about coming to Casablanca for the waters (he was misinformed)...anyway, please post (JSF too please!) and let me know your thoughts!

Today's payday, so in the next 24-72 hours I'll be looking to acquire a copy of Watchmen. I'll see if they got any Casablanca on the shelves while I'm at it.

Thinking about Rick (and Bogie), the recent Dos Equis commercials with their "Most Interesting Man in the World" came to mind...

Malcolm Reynolds: Most Psychotic Man in the 'Verse He once told an attending physician that his patient had died...just to watch him freak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_Equis#Advertising

donttalkbackjustdrivethecarshutyourmouthiknowwhatyouaredontsaynothinkeepyourhandsonthewheeldontturnaroundthisisforreal

Still...what would Rorschach do?

PIZMOBEACH

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 7:22 PM

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:

What other shows, films, stories does Firefly remind you of?

This is a bit backwards from your question - this is a show that reminds me of Firefly. But anyway...

Star Hunter

http://www.cinemaspy.com/article.php?id=678

"Starhunter has sometimes been compared with Joss Whedon’s Firefly and there are some similarities. Both series are set in a future where humans have colonized other planets and society is governed by an untrustworthy government. Moreover, in each universe the government is involved in secret experiments on human beings. Unlike the principal characters in Firefly, though, those in Starhunter work within the law.

Nevertheless, like Malcolm Reynold’s crew, they sometimes find that their interests are in conflict with the authorities. Further complicating the lives of the Tulip’s crew are the Raiders, Starhunter’s equivalent of Firefly’s ravenous Reavers. Fortunately, perhaps, the Raiders are just interplanetary pirates and have no cannibalistic tendencies. Another difference between the shows is that there is evidence of extraterrestrials in Starhunter, something absent from Firefly."

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 3:28 AM

I've been watching the series Continuum, on 2nd season. I am reminded of Firefly often in the feel , fabric of the scriopts.

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