Graduates from Star Wars to Firefly?

POSTED BY: SopranosBrowncoat
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 06:36
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SOPRANOSBROWNCOAT

Friday, July 23, 2004 10:31 PM

I was just curious how many of you are, or once were, Star Wars fans. Whenever I show someone Firefly episodes, I always describe it as "the way Star Wars would have been if Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia left with Han and Chewbacca instead of fighting at the end of the first movie." I was always a big Star Wars fan, but the prequels have really distorted my view of the films. Hence, I'm counting the days to the BDM, but as for Episode 3, I'm thinking to myself "Oh right,that's coming out next year too." So I was just wondering if anyone would agree with the above description of Firefly, and if anyone else "matured" from Star Wars geek to Browncoat.
(And by this, I don't mean that you're now playing in the backyward with Mal, Wash, and Zoe action figures instead of Luke, Han, and Leia,, because that would just be really disturbing.)

CYBERSNARK

Friday, July 23, 2004 10:36 PM

Also, we don't have Mal, Wash, and Zoe action figures.

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ZOID

Friday, July 23, 2004 11:00 PM

Cybersnark wrote:

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Also, we don't have Mal, Wash, and Zoe action figures.

No...

But we do have the shrines with the candles and incense and crystals and...

Worshipfully,

zoid

LTNOWIS

Friday, July 23, 2004 11:16 PM

I still am a Star Wars geek. Even if you don't like the prequels, there are still many perfectly acceptable novels, many of which predate the prequels. It's a fictional universe: you can simply ignore them if you don't like them. I actually liked Episode II. It was a fairly good movie. While there wasn't much character for anyone, that's ok for such an epic-type story. The prequels are simply a different kind of story than the original trilogy, and while they suck in many ways, I don't mind them. I'm definitely going to see Episode III next year, though I'm not wildly excited.

AURAPTOR

Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:37 AM

I grew up w/ the orignal SW's, but never considered myself a 'geek', having only saw the movies and never read any of the novels. But, I have hated everything since the first 3 movies came out. Remastered editions? Hate 'em. Prequels ? Hate 'em too. Episode 2 was ALMOST good, but it still had some annoying qualities. ( That Jar Jar didn't die is annoying enough.) I dread watching 3.

Not only am I ticked off that Ep. 3 is coming out next summer and may over shadow the BDM, I'm a tad concerened that some might just see it as a rip off of some sort, just trying to piggy back on the popularity of SW. In a industry that prides its self in studios mimicing each other: Deep Impact / Armageddon, and another year w/ those 2 damn volcano movies... etc, I just KNOW some clueless blunder of a movie critic will make some reference like '... if George Lucas were 25 yrs younger, he'd have made Serenity. ( Que predictable comparisons between Han Solo, the Millennium Falcon to Mal Reynolds, Serenity )

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

SUCCATASH

Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:56 AM

I'm excited about two movies next year, and Serenity and Ep. 3 are two of them.

"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."

DESANGRO

Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:32 AM

I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan, I first really got into it when the originals were re-released in 1997. I went home from the first one with this huge glowing smile on my face, and I eagerly snapped up the EU novels (a good deal of which are pretty good, BTW), the action figures, and anything to do with Star Wars. This interest soon opened me up to other science-fiction, like the X-Files, which in turn led to Firefly.

However, I cannot deny that the prequels stink. I still feel very sad about giving up the Star Wars fandom, as it was a part of my life for so long. But I can't really say that Firefly helped kill it, so there you are.

Now, if the Serenity movie is a disappointment, I don't know WHAT I'm going to do. . .

CALHOUN

Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:56 AM

Star Wars in 1977(I think thats when it came out) was the first cinema experience for me as a young lad and it transformed me into a lifetime Sci Fi fan. The original Star Wars films will always have a special significance for me.

As an aside I recently backed up my original (widescreen) Star Wars Trilogy video cassettes to DVD... they are sweet. envious?

LINDLEY

Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:21 AM

Star Wars was what got me into science fiction. I jumped from there to Star Trek; after a very long period of Trek-exclusiveness, I expanded outwards to Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1, and rediscovered Star Wars as well as a few others.

And yes, I consider the SW novels to be fully as much a part of the universe as the movies. And just like the movies, I just ignore the bad ones (which are thankfully very few). My SW fandom *might* not have survived episode 2.....but thankfully, I had The New Jedi Order to carry me through.

All that is pretty much what set the stage for checking out this new "space western" show. I was rather dubious, but the kick-through-the-engine won me over....

TENTHCREWMEMBER

Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:08 AM

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I was just curious how many of you are, or once were, Star Wars fans. Whenever I show someone Firefly episodes, I always describe it as "the way Star Wars would have been if Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia left with Han and Chewbacca instead of fighting at the end of the first movie."

AM a Star Wars fan. :) And that sounds okay, 'cept the Millineum Falcon had hellashields and hellaguns. ;)

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I was always a big Star Wars fan, but the prequels have really distorted my view of the films.

Yeah, Ep. I was okay, and Ep. II would have been better if they showed more political backstabbing (which is how the Emporer becomes Emporer!) and less romance...bleah. Even my wife was like "oh please..."

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Hence, I'm counting the days to the BDM, but as for Episode 3, I'm thinking to myself "Oh right,that's coming out next year too." So I was just wondering if anyone would agree with the above description of Firefly, and if anyone else "matured" from Star Wars geek to Browncoat.
(And by this, I don't mean that you're now playing in the backyward with Mal, Wash, and Zoe action figures instead of Luke, Han, and Leia,, because that would just be really disturbing.)

Still a SW geek, because Ep. III should, and I say should be awsome with lots o' Jedi duelling. Actually matured from a Star Trek geek because I wish ST had been more like Firefly. (And you're right, playing with Firefly Action Figures in the backyard would be disturbing...but setting them up in dramatic poses on the shelf by my computer would be "art".

)

Obi Wan: "May the force be with you."
Mal: "It is. See Jayne over there? (thumbs at Jayne) You best come up with that 15 grand...ain't my fault it became an asteroid field while you was gone(smiles). We got you here as promised."
Jayne:(strokes Vera)
Luke: (muttering) "I knew I should have just gone to Toshii Station...stupid droid..." (kicks R2) "Ow."

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