Why is Firefly still relevant almost a decade later?
POSTED BY: Kunochan
UPDATED: Thursday, December 3, 2009 18:10
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I totally agree with you man, it got cut too short, just like Dark Angel, and TSCC. And i mainly blaim the cancellation of Dark Angel on FOX, and 24, Firefly was just put in the situation that produced the battles on the net.
"Mom, he has her chip. He has her."
John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22
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The writing, the visuals and the characterization. I can't say much more than has already been said but I watch and rewatch the DVDs and see or hear something new and fresh each time. It always amazes me.
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I've actually thought about this before, and almost wrote a letter to Joss letting him now I appreciate his work and why.
For me, it's really simple. I discovered Firefly around the time of the BDM. I knew of it, but had only seen an episode, so when the BDM came out I saw it and immediately fell in love with the story and characters. Then I saw the series and it was better. But that's not why Firefly is still part of my life today.
When I saw the BDM I was a sophomore in college. At this point in my life I didn't know who I was. My roommates and friends were off doing things that I wasn't a part of (my one roommate had a new girlfriend and my other got really involved with church). I myself had just gone through a terrible ordeal with a girl. I was alone. I didn't leave my room except for food and class because I thought I was completely alone. Then there was Firefly. Then there was Fireflyfans.net. The whole thing erupted into this whole community. Our own family in our own ship. I've been to a few cons now, met other fans. I even was part of a few CSTS screenings. I've also become more comfortable with myself in the years since.
Why is Firefly still relevant? It wasn't just a show, it is a community.
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Why is Firefly still relevant? It wasn't just a show, it is a community.
Wow, talk about putting it in a nutshell. DeWrastler that was pretty.
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Here's my take. It's a thousand different things, some of which has been said above, but I gots to have my say.
Like DeW describes above it's family. It's the characters and how they interact with one another, not your usual fair. It's the small gestures made by each character toward one another that we take notice of. It's how they fight with and against one another.
We see River as broken and we care enough to try and find out how she got that way. It's her brother sacrificing his career to save his sister. It's love, in point of fact. It's how we come to side with a villian merely because he helps our ship and crew to heal.
Who writes like this? Who gives us true feelings and make us care about 9 strangers floating in a tin can across the black? Why do we care about a guy who screams at his crew and threatens to kill them if they don't obey his orders?
It's a thousand scenes that we remember and smile. Jayne outside the infirmary as Kaylee lies injured on a table. It's a teen-aged girl wandering through a ship sensing everything. It's a traveling preacher seeking absolution and redemption. It's a young genius doctor merely wanting to keep his sister safe.
I come to love it especially when I see Wash calmly pilot the ship out of harm's way, and Kaylee proudly exclaim "that's my girl."
The sheperd tells the young doctor to listen and he finds himself clinging for dear life on the hull of his new home; his sister calmly and joyfully looking out into the black. The look on her face was all I would need to know that this was no ordinary show.
Relevant?, now and always.
Bring it back gentlemen, it is sorely missed.
SGG
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Firefly is still relevant because of websites like FFF. Fan websites create an international community of folks who can belong to something that really doesn't exist, but seems like it does. It's like ongoing adult education. You can learn more from the discussions from thousands of fans about their impressions and opinions than you would by yourself just watching the show. That's why Firefly continues to be important, because the fans still consider it important.
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Originally posted by Kunochan:
The question is: "With only 14 episodes and a movie, why is Firefly still so relevant to so many people today, almost a decade later?"
It's a testament to the power of Television as a story telling medium. Writing, acting, visual arts, music, sound and crew, all working together behind the scenes and on the screen - the end result being something far greater than the sum of its parts.
It's also a testament to the foibles of the business side of TV.
How to make those two sides of the same coin work is even more relevant today than when Firefly first aired, with web content delivery, direct to DVD, and fan/non-traditional funded media projects adding legitimate and competing forms of distribution.
This conversation is just getting started.
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Firefly is still relevant because of websites like FFF. Fan websites create an international community of folks who can belong to something that really doesn't exist, but seems like it does. It's like ongoing adult education. You can learn more from the discussions from thousands of fans about their impressions and opinions than you would by yourself just watching the show. That's why Firefly continues to be important, because the fans still consider it important.
Hmm. Just the fans?
I think us fans have kept the interest alive, and since we support each other as a community, it's a powerful thing to be part of.
But considering the number of conversions we get, Firefly is apparently important to would-be fans, people who haven't even seen it yet. Which I would argue means it's not just important to fans, but generally important.
Looking around, I think Firefly has had a noticeable impact on Science Fiction, visual/special effects wise and in the sense of it's memorable setting and characters. Sci-Fi is often about good and evil, about wining the battle/war against some threat or another; Firefly was about shades of grey, people and their day-to-day problems getting by, a realistic look at life after that war when it's been lost.
In the very least, considering how fanatical other fandoms seem to view us, the FANDOM has made an impact on Sci-Fi.
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Originally posted by Bytemite:Quote:
Firefly is still relevant because of websites like FFF. Fan websites create an international community of folks who can belong to something that really doesn't exist, but seems like it does. It's like ongoing adult education. You can learn more from the discussions from thousands of fans about their impressions and opinions than you would by yourself just watching the show. That's why Firefly continues to be important, because the fans still consider it important.
Hmm. Just the fans?
I think us fans have kept the interest alive, and since we support each other as a community, it's a powerful thing to be part of.
But considering the number of conversions we get, Firefly is apparently important to would-be fans, people who haven't even seen it yet. Which I would argue means it's not just important to fans, but generally important.
Looking around, I think Firefly has had a noticeable impact on Science Fiction, visual/special effects wise and in the sense of it's memorable setting and characters.
I should have also given credit to all the actors and Joss for keeping FF relevant. Their commitment to the fans and their love for the show all these years has been inspirational.
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That's true. It definitely helps if the cast, producer, writers, and production crew are themselves all fans. :)
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Wow, everyone else has said all that needs be said, but imma add my two cents anyway.
Cause it's that damn good, period.
-F
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