Re-watching

POSTED BY: Misguided By Voices
UPDATED: Saturday, July 24, 2004 21:59
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MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Friday, July 23, 2004 10:42 PM

Well, having been Firfely free for a month or two, watched a few episodes last night (box set lent out, no spare. Live and learn) - meant to start with Serenity but what can I say, I was weak - straight to Objects in Space, quick stop at the last few scenes of The Message and then Out of Gas.

Things I noticed that I didn't before:

- Washing giving blood in Out of Gas. Somehow missed this the first few times, and yet it says everything a huge long scene could about Mal and Wash's relationship.

- Inara. I'm leaning towards a theory that in fact the syringe is an anti-age thing. Her reference to the fact that she likes things with "mileage on them" follows the comment that she "doesn't want to die at all".

The acting - cannot be repeated often enough. Nathan's eyes in The Message when he delivers the line, "I was just carrying the bullet for a little while", Jewel in her scenes with Early, everything Summer does in OiS - the way she delivers "I'll be your bounty Jubal Early". Sean in the dinner table scene in OiS.

The music - consistently great.

Hard as it is, I'm recommending to everyone to cold turkey FF for a fortnight or more - watching the episodes again as "fresh" is a revelation.

Now to watch the other episodes.

"I threw up on your bed"

AURAPTOR

Friday, July 23, 2004 11:04 PM

Misguided By Voices wrote:
Friday, July 23, 2004 12:42

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Hard as it is, I'm recommending to everyone to cold turkey FF for a fortnight or more - watching the episodes again as "fresh" is a revelation.

I got my 1st DVD set back in early January...Jan 5th, I believe. A last X-Mas present to me self.

At first I could NOT stop watching. After a while, I figured I needed a back up box set, just in case. So, while the older one is loaned out, I eagerly awaited the new one to arrive. Sure enough, I started watching all over again.... It's been almost a month since I've seen any Firefly. I think it's high time I start all over again this weekend. Great idea.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

RICKKER

Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:13 AM

I got my box set as soon as it came out. The people at Suncoast made a mistake on my preorder and only charged 19.99. Watched in order repeatedly. Then after some time I began to watch other things. Recently bought another box set for a friend. Most recently ben going between Firefly and Buffy season 6. Mostly once more with feeling. That is awsome entertainment.

TETHYS

Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:24 AM

an entire fortnight w/out the BDH's on my BD dvd set???

might as well go ahead and put me out of Fox's misery

"You replaced Firefly with *barf* Fastlane?!"
Zoe:"Take me Sir. Take me hard" - War Stories

MISGUIDED BY VOICES

Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:02 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I think it's high time I start all over again this weekend. Great idea.

There are certain things you watch, think are great, but never watch again; other things you think are great, but when you rewatch, you can't see what you saw all along.

Having had a significant gap, I'm happy enough that my initial judgment was right - this was a creator, a group of writers, a crew and a group of actors all at the top of their game. Could they have stayed there for 5 years? Who knows, but it would have been fun finding out.

"I threw up on your bed"

CROWLEY

Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:59 PM

Mmmh... I personally haven't watched Firefly since they finished airing it here (around mid-June). I'm getting the DVD box for my birthday (which is 20th of August... Oh my God I just started feeling embarassed of my birthdate since it reminds me of 20th Century Fox...) and looking forward to it very much.