It's Firefly Friday, bitches!

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Who watched?

Please don't make me stab you.

[imoan]

Dude, can we start this shit after the new year?

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Dec 14, 2012 10:41:51 GMT -5 imoan said:

Dude, can we start this shit after the new year?

It was one episode, you skank!

But I suppose if you really wanna and you really promise, yes.

Plus, uhm, the first episode didn't really impress me. I didn't come away thinking, oooh next one or oh! I can't wait to discuss this. So . . .

[Muddled]

I watched.

HS, I'm with you. The first episode did not make me want more.

[smock]

I liked the symbolism . . . uh. . . and the metaphors . . . yeah . . .


(I didn't watch yet)

[imoan]

I recently watched the whole thing. But I'll re-watch week-by-week.

[bowies]

I watched two episodes, but it was a while ago. My big take-away is that Nathan Fillion is hot.

[nomad100]

I watched! I remember it being a better episode. Maybe I need to watch it again?

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Dec 14, 2012 11:08:54 GMT -5 bowies said:

I watched two episodes, but it was a while ago. My big take-away is that Nathan Fillion is hot.

That's pretty much my only take away.

Oh and the hooker was very pretty. I want her hair.

[nomad100]

I really like Kaylee. So sweet and naive. Always looking for the best in people.

[BettyBookWorm]

It gets much better after the pilot. I am a big fan of The Companion and of course Zoe.

[zitiqueen]

I've got this in my Netflix queue. I'm a Firefly virgin. But not a Nathan Fillion virgin. I remember him all the way back from Two Guys and a Girl.

[bowies]

I recognized almost every actor from another series they were/are in. It made me miss Veronica Mars even more.

Can we watch that series next?

[imoan]

I freakin' love Nathan Fillion. Every time a Castle commercial comes on... I'm like SOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

I love me some Captain Mal Reynolds!

[nomad100]

OT for Firefly (but still Nathan related) Castle is on TNT on Wednesday nights now.

DH knows that Nathan is on "The List." He's OK with it. ;D

[Muddled]

Hmmm... I want all these characters to be older and scruffier. More like Han Solo, if you will.

Except Kayley, because her youth makes her who she is.


What was that teeny bopper alien war movie? THe one with the Noxema girl? I am reminded of that.

[smock]

Yeah Muddled, I remember watching the first few episodes a few years ago and wanting it to be dirtier. Space cowboys would have fucked up scruffy faces and ripped clothes and stuff, right?

[Muddled]

Exactly. If I were riding around space all the time, I surely wouldn't be shaving every day.

[gault]

From what I can remember reading, the pilot and the second episode sort of mish-mash together in terms of timeline and plot.

The pilot doesn't showcase it too well - the rest of the show is much better!

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It better be or I'm cutting someone.

Because that whole har de har har joke at the end was not nearly funny enough to justify the cheesy 80's sitcom ending. All it needed was a midair freeze frame jump. Perhaps a PSA at the end.

[nomad100]

It gets better, no worries.

But they don't really get any dirtier. They all stay pretty clean throughout.

[bowies]

It will seriously make FI's year if I go home and say I want to watch more Firefly. That, Futurama, and Doctor Who are his favorite TV shows.

[alexis]

Lurker here, but I watched the pilot at the beginning of the week. I love this show and have watched the series many times. I'm sad people don't like it. That said, the pilot isn't my favorite episode and I have watched it far less than some of the others.

[justduckydancer]

Now in the show's defense if I remember right the first episode wasn't intended to be the pilot. It's a later episode but the Fox execs weren't happy and felt it wasn't "pilot-y" enough and had them right a second one which became the first episode.

[wrathofkuus]

I thought the doctor was the best-looking guy on there.

I had trouble getting into the pilot. I thought it dragged, though pilots frequently tend to. What caught me was the end, where Mal decisively and instantly sizes up the situation, shoots the guy, orders that the body be disposed, and goes on with his business as though nothing more needed to be said about the situation. And really, nothing more did need to be said. It's something shows rarely admit, that sometimes killing someone isn't noteworthy within the framework of their show.

[smock]

Yeah, I remember reading something about them shifting stuff around because they felt the original pilot didn't have enough action.

My favorite part was Mal shooting the fed without even blinking. Can I also say that River annoys the shit out of me? And Jane is just a little too on the nose stereotypical for me to enjoy.

(and yes, I went and watched the first episode so that Habs wouldn't be mad at me.)

[wrathofkuus]

You know, I really hated Jayne when I started this series, but by the end, he was my favorite character.

[smock]

That's good to know, Kuus. I've only seen like four episodes, so I'm excited to watch more.

But really, more favorite than Captain Mal?!

[wrathofkuus]

Oh yeah. You'll like him despite yourself, like a gruffer Gaius Baltar.

[smock]

Now you're talking my language. I loved Baltar, and caught a lot of shit for that from my "good guys" Lee Adama and Helo-loving friends.