"Serenity" pilot thoughts

POSTED BY: UFO
UPDATED: Saturday, December 28, 2002 01:01
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UFO

Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:22 AM

Mmmmmkay, great stuff. This is more of what I'd like to see...a good mix of action, high tech, low tech, and space. The Reavers (though we didn't even see them) came across as convincingly chilly.

It's completely inconceivable that Fox didn't air this as the first episode. Idiots. I like this show more and more with each episode. I hope UPN (or someone) picks it up.

DOUG

Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:26 AM

I agree. This episode was great, perhaps the best. And it had so much action -- what else could Fox have asked for? I do remember watching the first episode of FASTLANE (the only episode I watched by the way), and it was so full of senseless action and violence and totally without a story. Obviously, that is what Fox wanted.

RHOBYNEISH

Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:54 AM

We got screwed when they decided we were too brain-dead to handle this pilot. So much was lost since we knew what was to come. Like Mal telling Simon that Kaylee was dead. Joss is willing to kill people off right away so we could have been fooled. What about 'The Ambassador' references towards Inara? We already knew it was smartaleckyish. We could've guessed that Book had strawberries because that's Kaylee's thing.
The Chicago viewing party was great (Thanks again Jen!) and that helps to make up for being ticked at the numbskull who decided not to air this until now.

Long live Firefly!

BRTICK

Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:13 AM

definitly one of the best nights of t.v. in a long time. kind of sad too, since, I knew that was pretty much it. however, I still hold out some hope that the show will continue on in some place and form... gorram fox.

till then Keep Flying.

HJERMSTED

Saturday, December 21, 2002 7:56 AM

"Serenity" ruled! Even with the adjustments from the original edit.

The special effects seemed enhanced particularly the big scene with the Reaver ship at the end.

The opening scene depicting the Battle of Serenity's final moments seemed greatly expanded from what I remember seeing on the download version that was floating around awhile back. This is probably why the "Zoe explains the name of the ship to Dr. Tam" scene was cut. The info Zoe conveyed was demonstrated in the intro rather than explained later.

I'm sure the cut material will show up in the DVD release when that gets released (knock on wood).

Any word on tonight's ratings?

mattro

THATGIRLISABEL

Saturday, December 21, 2002 8:31 AM

Kaylee eating strawberries, Jayne getting pleasingly violent, Mal defending his people, Wash and his dinosaurs, people getting shot (even though it was Kaylee-- hey it made me freak out like I didn't already know she's in the whole rest of the dang eps), high-speed chases in air... this is why I own a tv. Just about the best two hours of television I've ever seen.

Watch, now that this ep went over well, Fox is gonna bounce back and go, "Oh, let's order more episodes-- yeah we stood behind this show since the beginning."

Mofos.

HKCAVALIER

Saturday, December 21, 2002 10:03 AM

I sure woundn't want to run into Malcolm Reynolds in a dark alley... He must have the same wallet as Sam Jackson did in Pulp Fiction. I've always known he was dangerous, but tonight he was down right spooky. "I'm going to put this as delicately as I can: how do I know you won't kill me in my sleep?"

And hey all you Book conspiracy theorists, what do you make of his tearful scene with Inara? And don't give me any "he was faking" crap. If he was faking, Inara would have picked up on it immediately. Personally, I've never bought the whole Book's a mole theory and this clinches it for me. Sure, he may be an ex-spook, but that scene showd me that whatever he used to be he don't ever want to go back.

DOUG

Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:34 PM

Hey HKcavalier,

I agree with you about Book and Inara's scene at the end. I'd spent all fall developing my theories about Book, then in one scene everything changed. I also loved the scene at the end where Mal asks Jayne why he didn't sell him out and Jayne says the money wasn't good enough. I'm not sure if this was part of the original pilot or one of the scenes added later, but it was a nice touch.

STRAYCAT

Saturday, December 21, 2002 2:23 PM

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Originally posted by Doug:
Hey HKcavalier,

I also loved the scene at the end where Mal asks Jayne why he didn't sell him out and Jayne says the money wasn't good enough. I'm not sure if this was part of the original pilot or one of the scenes added later, but it was a nice touch.

It was part of the original. Nice bit of foreshadowing...

Andy

JUGGERNAUT

Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:58 PM

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Sure, he may be an ex-spook, but that scene showd me that whatever he used to be he don't ever want to go back.

OK; here's another riddle to toss into the conspiracy-or-not debate. Book opens the Alliance lawman's door, saying, "Lawman -- I think you're in more trouble than..." *konk*

Was he just warning the lawman out of shepherdly goodness? Was he going to spring him had he not been knocked out? If we was a plant, he'd obviously be higher on the food chain than this lowly guy, which is why the lawman assumed he was 'with the crew.' *eyebrow raised*

Yeah -- I don't know if I buy it either. But it is interesting to think about...

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