Scientific project about Firefly

POSTED BY: SMoretto
UPDATED: Sunday, February 26, 2006 15:23
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COPILOT

Saturday, February 25, 2006 10:55 PM

I watched the show on DVD in fall of 2005 it was recomended by my significant other. He had watched it with his friends when it was on televison. I never knew it was on the air. Damn you fox! So back to the story I just fell in love with the rich depths of each character. The writing was quick and witty. The story line was entertaining and believable. Every one brought something different but they worked together for a common goal...survival. Of course they could have chosen to sit back let the Alliance take control and live peacefully on some dusty moon at least untill the gorram Reavers came and ate them. I guess what really ment something to me was each characters unique point of view. The best parts to me had little to do with the story and everything to do with the personalities on the boat. Another thing that stood out was the way you tell that the actors loved the people they were pretending to be and wanted more than anything to stay on Serenity forever. This is also evident in cast interviews and commentaries. I could go on forever but this seems like a good spot to stop before I start gushing and taking up too much space.

An I carried such a torch

THEPISTONENGINE

Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:26 PM

Sebastian,
What appeals to me about the series? The characters are real. They don't fit any mold, they aren't 2d cardboard cutouts. They talk like real people: "Explode? I don't wanna explode!" Lets face it, that's not terribly funny, but it's something someone would actually say to try to be funny.
Let me list some attributes of characters that make them real to me, and most of these will be negative.
Mal: asshole, prejudiced, hot tempered
Zoe: prejudiced
Kaylee: stupidly optimistic, easily hurt
Simon: wuss (for the majority of situations, not all)
Book: faith can be shaken (Out of Gas)
Jayne: dumb as a brick
Wash: inferiority complex
Inara: Stubborn, prideful
River: died in the wool crazy.

Please no one castrate me for these blasphemous words about our favorite crew.

REDLAVA

Sunday, February 26, 2006 1:08 AM

I was excited about the show the first time I saw a trailer for the upcoming series on TV.

The entire premise of the show is what I find to be the most intersting. Sci-fi show set 500 years in the future where a ragtag crew try to live day to day in a world that could care less about them. People with opposing viewpoints and ideas on the way to live life choosing to be together in a dilapidated transport ship flying through space.

Whats not to like???

That and Jewel is a damn fine looking woman.

SMORETTO

Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:23 PM

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If possible, please give us access to the final product -- I'm sure a lot of us would be interested in reading it.

That basically shouldn't be a problem. It'll a take a while, since my current "base of operations", so to speak, is the University of Bochum, Germany, and the first version will therefore be written in German. However, I do plan to do a translation. Least I can do for all the interesting comments pouring in. :)

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