SFX movie poll, are we doing more damage than good...

POSTED BY: BrownBug
UPDATED: Saturday, April 14, 2007 07:48
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BROWNBUG

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:03 PM

Following on from the news that SERENITY reached the number one spot of all time greatest sci fi movie:

http://www.sfx.co.uk/page/sfx?entry=lord_of_the_fireflies

I read this guys views:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rant-Give-It-Up-Browncoats-4828.html

And i have to say guys Im not wholly unsympathetic to what he is saying. Firefly is to me the best tv show I own, however to invade a poll and claim Serenity as the best sci fi movie of all time is to me a bit far gone. Its great - i love it but it seems inapropriate to be at the top of the list. If not solely for the "time shows a masterpiece" arguement. (ducks for cover).

So where do we draw the line, yes we have to be truthful and vote for what we love, but when does it start to look out of place and uncomfortable? when does it start to turn people away instead of attracting them.

and whats even worse is now the bbc are commisioning a revote, so if serenity embrassing loses we will look like even worse fanboys who have been exposed ! Imagine the healdines then "Serenity Shamed". so now i feel duty bound to vote to save face for a franchise I love, but im essentially backing a bunch ofoverzealous people who got us in this mess lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6517155.stm

BBC current stats: Which is the best sci-fi film?
Serenity
26.89%
Star Wars
37.18%
Blade Runner
21.49%
Planet of the Apes
2.38%
The Matrix
12.06%

23378 Votes Cast !!!!!!!!

im not sayng i have the answers...
. just posing the questions....

KANEMAN

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:15 PM

Wow, death threats! I knew I liked something about you obsessed nutters.........

REGINAROADIE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:24 PM

I guess it would start to become uncomfortable and out of place if we just keep hitting it on the head over and over again.

Saying "SERENITY is a really great, underrated sci-fi flick. You should rent it sometime." is OK. Saying "SERENITY trumps CITIZEN KANE as the greatest movie of all time and you're a moron if you don't agree with me." is when it starts to becoming damaging. It's a big turn-off for me if a fanbase crams a viewpoint down your throat. Part of the reason I'm over STAR WARS isn't because Lucas tarnished the legacy of the series with the re-releases and the prequels. I loved the prequels just as much as the originals. (ducks) What I didn't like were the legion of nerds that were so wrapped up in their views of what they thought the movies should be that they turned bashing it into a bloodsport and that nothing would make them happy. Not even Anakin slaughtering the padawans in the Jedi Temple could appease them. Same thing with the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and the huge amount of praise that it was heaped on the show. It had it's faults (even season two had it's filler eps that dragged the series a bit), but they were blind to it and saw it as this flawless pinnacle. So while I love the show and can't wait for the payoff of the mindfucker that was the season 3 finale, I'm not as fanatical about it as everyone else.

I loved SERENITY, no doubt about it. But it wasn't the best movie of 2005 (that honor goes to another Western melange, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN), and it wasn't the absolute best sci-fi movie ever (I think CHILDREN OF MEN did a better job as legitimate science fiction than SERENITY). It was a very good wrap-up of a series that was cut short and a pretty good stand alone sci-fi movie. Now if a sequel were to ever happen, then all the more power to Joss and all. But I'm not going to hold my breath or go on a hunger strike until the sequel gets greenlit.

I guess my point is, everything in moderation. When we start sounding fanatical about it, that's when it's too much.

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"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?"
"No."
"Have you ever fired ONE gun whilst jumping through the air?"

SHUKES

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:28 PM

I think that particular count as rather bias, maybe a star wars fan who felt somewhat burned by the loss, i don't know. Honestly when a show gets commited fans its going to also get people who want to knock those for liking something that much.

BROWNBUG

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:33 PM

reginaroadie i think u echo everything i fear/think/loathe/love.

and you will enjoy the season 3 finale of battlestar. i wont sayanymore than that.

DAVESHAYNE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:33 PM

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Originally posted by BrownBug:
invade a poll

Invade? They asked people to vote and we voted. In reference to the link I don't think we need give any weight to the ranting of somebody who obviously has a bee in his bonnet (I wonder if it's prety and floral) over this. He seems to have hated Browncoats long before we voted in the SFX poll.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

BROWNBUG

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 9:41 PM

i invaded a poll once, or was it a norweigian?

i tend to agree with what u r saying but as i say i wasnt without sympathy to how it can "look from the outside"

p.s. how dou stop post notifcations going toyour email once a post has been submitted ?

REGINAROADIE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 10:08 PM

I have actually seen the season 3 finale. What I meant was, January 2008 can't come fast enough. I wanna see how the stuff that was revealed in the finale will play out.

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"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?"
"No."
"Have you ever fired ONE gun whilst jumping through the air?"

DAVESHAYNE

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 10:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownBug:
i invaded a poll once, or was it a norweigian?

i tend to agree with what u r saying but as i say i wasnt without sympathy to how it can "look from the outside"

It's a difficult choice. Either we can support our 'Verse and leave ourselves open to the charges of zealotry from the punditry or we can not support our 'Verse and see those same pundits offer that as proof that it isn't worthwhile.

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p.s. how dou stop post notifcations going toyour email once a post has been submitted ?

After? I don't think you can. Though I will overide notification on this post so you wont have to deal with it at least.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

BROWNBUG

Tuesday, April 3, 2007 10:33 PM

hehe thanks.. so in this case u can stop the signal.

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