It's the little things
POSTED BY: sab39
UPDATED: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:21
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As we all know it's all but impossible to come up with The Big Thing that makes us love Firefly so much, so this is a thread for little things that we love about it. Things you'd never bother to use to try to convert someone, but make you smile - or choke you up - or just make you think how awesome this show is.
eg.
I love the tone in Mal's voice when he asks "Were there monkeys?". He manages to get across in four syllables the idea that not only would an infestation of terrifyin' space monkeys be normal and expected in the circumstances and a perfectly good explanation for the state of the engine room, but that if, in fact, said monkeys were responsible, this would be completely understandable and not Kaylee's fault at all and that he is totally sympathetic to her unavoidable terrifyin' space monkey problem.
Love it.
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I loved how careful Mal was when Jayne first approached him with Vera during "Our Mrs. Reynolds".
His hands are conspicuously open (and weaponless), he's gingerly dealing with what looks like a murderously jealous Jayne... and then the deadpan reaction when he realizes what's going on: "Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
LOL!
Oh, and his absolutely heroic effort not to get sexually involved with Saffron when she was naked in his room and there had to be no blood flowing to his brain by that point at all...
And pretty much all of his solo effort in fix the engine in "Out of Gas"...
And, to switch characters, Wash talking to the dead cow fetus in "The Message": "Ours is a peaceful race..."
Dang, the more I write, the more I think of. What an absolutely wonderful series...
Indigo S.
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Always love the little things. KAylee on the brain today.
When Kaylee says "Everybodies so mad." On the floor with a nasty whole in her stomach. It is at once both sweet and emotional while the veiwer is at the height of dispair.
When Kaylee eats the strawberry. If it was not the most delicious indulgment I have ever seen. I will never ever look at strawberries the same again. On that note, I will never veiw apples the same way again either. Make sure to use a knife on all apples to avoid pressure sensative explosives.
When Kaylee touches the ship in the engine room after escaping the reavers. "Thats my girl" Really personified the ship to me.
Kaylee's Door. It is hilarious.
Kuang Zhe De 
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Originally posted by IndigoStarblaster:
And, to switch characters, Wash talking to the dead cow fetus in "The Message": "Ours is a peaceful race..."
Indigo S.
Thank you. I sat here and read that and laughted out load, scared my son too!
"War Stories", Mal and Wash being tortured, continuing the argument over Zoe. Wash has it finally and says, "Screw you!" Mal simply replies, "Get in line!" Truly priceless!!
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The lighting is fantastic....the dark passage ways, the dining table by gaslight.... the darkness of space and the shininess of the ship...
and on the ground...
the dusty streets - the ragtag clothing, crowded marketplace....
i place i would like to spend some time... "maybe spread the word to them's that need it told".....great dialogue....
you are so right sab39...it is the little things as much as anything that i love about Firefly.....
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Originally posted by sab39:
eg.
I love the tone in Mal's voice when he asks "Were there monkeys?". He manages to get across in four syllables the idea that not only would an infestation of terrifyin' space monkeys be normal and expected in the circumstances and a perfectly good explanation for the state of the engine room, but that if, in fact, said monkeys were responsible, this would be completely understandable and not Kaylee's fault at all and that he is totally sympathetic to her unavoidable terrifyin' space monkey problem.
Really? I caught sarcasm from what he said, thus making it the opposite of what you state here.
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"We're in a giant car heading into a brick wall at 100 miles/hr and everybody's arguing about where they want to sit."
-David Suzuki
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Well, yes, sarcasm too.
Way I saw it was very loving sarcasm. Letting her know he was a little on the peeved side about the state of the engine room, knew that the engine room was her responsibility, but couldn't bring himself to be actually mad at her...
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The obvious love that went into every scrap of the show from music to dialogue to costumes to the "almost black" screen before going to commercial. It was just ... perfect ...
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"Appears they've cancelled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."
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Quote:
Originally posted by sab39:
I love the tone in Mal's voice when he asks "Were there monkeys?". He manages to get across in four syllables the idea that not only would an infestation of terrifyin' space monkeys be normal and expected in the circumstances and a perfectly good explanation for the state of the engine room, but that if, in fact, said monkeys were responsible, this would be completely understandable and not Kaylee's fault at all and that he is totally sympathetic to her unavoidable terrifyin' space monkey problem.
Love it.
Just reading that part about the space monkeys made me crack up. I suppose that's genius in and of itself, when the dialogue can make you laugh ages after the fact.
At last.
We can retire and give up
this life of crime.
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Quote:Ahh, yes the corkboard / "fade to suede" thing. I absolutely missed that in the DVD release. It was yet another thing that just made my show special. (Of course, at the time, I didn't realize they had to do that or it would go straight to the commercial. I thought it was just a style thing.) I still think they should've left it in for the DVDs...
Originally posted by msckaren:
The obvious love that went into every scrap of the show from music to dialogue to costumes to the "almost black" screen before going to commercial. It was just ... perfect ...
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Ain't. We. Just.
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