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Firefly is back!
Firefly is back.
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I wasn't a fan of the show when it first came out, but after *coughdownloading*cough a handful of episodes, I think I might be hooked.
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I missed it the first time around (it coincided with the birth of my son), buit I'm interested in checking it out. Could someone bump this thread a week or so before the first broadcast so I can schedule the TiVo?
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TV science fiction shows tend to disappoint me. I loved the original Star Trek, in all its cheezy glory, but couldn't stand anything else.
Star Trek: Next Generation Please... Data? "Let it be so"? Worf? Star Trek: Voyager Silly Star Trek: Enterprise Never watched it Doctor Who Used to scare me as an 8 year old. Silly to watch now. Farscape Muppets in space Stargate Great premise, ruined by stupid characters and silly plot lines the only other series I have fond memories of are Blakes Seven and Space:1999. These are probably a bit obscure for most TFP'ers. :-) Anyway, my point is that I heard really good things about Firefly, but unfortunately never got to see a single episode. I hope it makes it to Australia. Mr Mephisto |
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The Canadian sci-fi Channel, Space has been airing these episodes for some time now... I've been thoroughly enjoying them...
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They're on in theUK now.
We had to get the boxset as soon as we saw the ad for it and saw that Joss Whedon made the series. I think it's really good. Usually the first episode or two in a new series is crap as the actors try to fill the role, but these guys just fit right in. I enjoyed the realism of the space scenes. No sound, just light flashing when engines kick in and guns fire. The fact that the people use a mix-chinese dialect for slang and swearing is clever too. A very 'western frontier' feel to a sci-fi show. |
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I don't think about it as a sci fi show. There are no aliens or spaceship combat, sci fi is just the setting. It's really just a show about 9 people doing their job as smugglers. They hide from the law and get in shootouts with bad guys.
Joss did a great job. If it hadn't been cancelled it could have been better than Buffy. |
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Firefly is an amazing series, with excellent character development and amazingly human dialog.
Definately recomend it to people who have some time to spare.
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Wheee, and with the movie coming out I'm one happy nerd.
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Mr. Mephisto: Try catching a few episodes of the new Battlestar Galactica. It's good sci-fi and it has Grace Park in it, which all by itself makes it worth watching.
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Yeah, been watching it on Space myself. I loved this show. I loved it more when I got it on DVD. It breaks my heart that it was cancelled so early, and that Fox butchered it with bad advertising and a doomed timeslot. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR SERENITY!!! 102 MORE DAYS!
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I didn't watch the show when it first came on - I gotta say, I remember the Fox ads for Firefly made it look awful.
A few months ago I was bored and, uh, acquired the episodes and was immediately hooked. Then I got home and tried to spread the gospel to my brother. He kept refusing to watch for a couple weeks until I finally convinced him to give it a try. We finished all the episodes in a couple days. Last week, we both geeked out when we saw the Serenity trailer before Batman Begins. I'm saying, if only this show got a half a chance, it could have been really damn popular. I'm dying to see the movie, and praying that Sci-Fi Channel picks up Firefly for new seasons. (Although I'm skeptical; I remember reading that it cost a lot of money per episode to make and I'm not sure Sci-Fi Channel has that kind of resources. But man, with Battlestar Galactica, Stargate SG-1, and Stargate Atlantis, that would be a hell of a lineup.)
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I had never watched it when it was on. But I bought the series on DVD and loved it. Very upseting when you see how Fox really fucked it over with time slots and showing the episodes out of order.
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awesome!!
a buddy got me to watch the dvds of it that he had.... its really good.... are they gonna start making new episodes and finish out the season.... or are they just re-airing the same ones?
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Funny, I have a couple of good friends with terrific taste raving over this series, so I jumped in with both feet and bought the first season on dvd (on ebay for...$30-ish?). Just got it yesterday.
Luckily I have time off for the holidays, and some couch-potato friends to entertain. WooHoo!
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The new (and, in my opinion, superior) trailer for the Firefly movie, Serenity, just came out:
http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/trailer/
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Thanks, guy, but I can't get that link to work for some reason.
I assume it's the same as this one, right? Either way, here's another link. www.uip.nl/pictures/seren/trailer2.mov
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guthmund - Yeah, same trailer. I had a problem with my link, too, only all of a sudden it started working. Go figure.
Boy, I'm feeling very Firefly saturated, what with me watching its Sci-Fi Channel premier right now and discussing the Serenity trailer and all... EDIT - Commercial just mentioned that the world TV premier of the new trailer will be during next Friday's airing of Firefly.
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I am still so hoping Sci Fi wants to pick this up. It's one of the few things I found good enough on TV to watch more than once, and I'm addicted. Thankfully the movie comes out soon, and rumor has it Joss got them to sign for a 3 movie deal.
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fans demanding a series return and such.. yeah... we can only hope for 6 movies and, like, 4 spinoff series. And a cartoon, and action figures, and a slew of bad video games.
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OK, I watched Serenity parts 1 and 2. I found it... pretty good. Everyone raves about the character development, and obviously two hours aren't going to be enough to establish development. So, can anyone say to me "if you make it to episode 'x' and still don't get it, you can give up now"?
Also, I see that it was cancelled mid-season, but that Sci-Fi has 3 episodes that weren't aired before. Will this make it a complete season, or are we still cut off?
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Last question first. This is not a complete season. The last episode, Objects in Space, leaves about half a dozen huge threads (and a few minor ones) hanging...which I'm dying to find the resolution of in the movie.
As to "episode x," um...I'd say Our Mrs. Reynolds, episode #6 (7 if you split the pilot in two). By that point, alliances are shifting, recurrent bad guys have been introduced, relationships are in turmoil, and you've gotten "serious" episodes, "funny" episodes, and a pretty good idea of the strengths and (very few) limitations of the show. So I guess I'll say, Redlemon, if you don't get Firefly by Our Mrs. Reynolds - and I might add that I think that is simply impossible - you can give up without feeling bad.
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I had been downloading the show episode by episode off the internet (I missed it first go round on Fox), and it was after 'Shindig' that I decided to download the whole damn season and subsequently buy the DVD set. It would be great if bolstered by the success of the movie and the re-airing of the episodes, that Sci-Fi decided to greenlight another season. It would be very interesting to see where the show could go if given another chance on a network that seems to know what they're doing. I think they've done wonders with Battlestar Galactica and the Stargate franchise. I don't imagine it will happen, but if word of mouth and a fanatic fanbase can bring 'Family Guy' back...
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one at a time Although a good person would just buy the dvds (and i didnt have the 29.95 at the time)
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Location: Illinois
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Heard about the new movie and saw the trailer and decided that I would rent the first season. It is amazing, I love this show. Its so well written, best show I've seen since carnivale. Here's hoping the movie rules and leads to a new season.
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Location: L.A. L.A. land
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My friends and I ended up watching the entire series...in one day. Yes, we are somewhat obessesive.
![]() I'm now a big ole fan, and am greatly looking forward to the movie. Our Mrs. Reynolds - So d@mn funny! So many terrific one-liners. Oh yeah, the new Battlestar Galactica is also fantastic! Highly recommended by me. ![]()
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