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Yet another reason to watch Firefly .

Depends on the fighting style. Styles arranged around lunges and thrusts like western fencing don't need weight, or even much in the way of stiffness. To quote a famous courtesan, "It takes less than a pound of pressure to cut skin.". And armour typically has chinks that can be exploited by a skilled opponent, it's mostly good versus unskilled opponents - the sort who rely on bludgeoning weapons and heavy slashing blades.

• Firefly features nice full color ePaper and some cool interactive holographic displays.
• the space suits in Planetes had interactive HUD displays in their helmets, kind of like some of that augumented reality stuff
• Ghost in the Shell is full of direct-to-brain interface stuff

• Firefly features nice full color ePaper and some cool interactive holographic displays.
• the space suits in Planetes had interactive HUD displays in their helmets, kind of like some of that augumented reality stuff
• Ghost in the Shell is full of direct-to-brain interface stuff

Basically Science Fiction is a speculation on what life will be like in the future, I don't know how you could say Star Wars wasn't science fiction. You've got advanced civilizations with huge futuristic cities and clone warriors and a bunch of other stuff. As for Serenity/Firefly being sci-fi, check http://www.fireflywiki.org/Firefly/CategoryTechnol ogy for information about their Technology.

To quote Wikipedia (Not the best source, I know)

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current science or technology. It is commonly abbreviated as SF or sci-fi. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, movies, games, theater, and other media. In organizational or marketing contexts, science fiction can be synonymous with the broader definition of speculative fiction, encompassing creative works incorporating imaginative elements not found in contemporary reality; this includes fantasy, horror, and related genres.[1] Science fiction often involves one or more of the following elements: * A setting in the future or on an alternative time line. * A setting in outer space or involving aliens or unknown civilizations. * The discovery or application of new scientific principles, such as time travel or psionics, or new technology, such as nanotechnology, faster-than-light travel or robots. * Political or social systems different from those of the known present or past. Exploring the consequences of such differences is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas".[2]

Basically Science Fiction is a speculation on what life will be like in the future, I don't know how you could say Star Wars wasn't science fiction. You've got advanced civilizations with huge futuristic cities and clone warriors and a bunch of other stuff. As for Serenity/Firefly being sci-fi, check http://www.fireflywiki.org/Firefly/CategoryTechnol ogy for information about their Technology.

Jayne!
The Man they call Jayne!

Oh, He robbed from the rich
and he gave to the poor.
Stood up to the man
and he gave him what for.
Our love for him now
ain't hard to explain.
The hero of Canton
the man they call Jayne.

more...

You can't take the sky from me.

Everyone sing along!

Theme song

solosaint wrote:
with the exception of the reevers... how did these beings operate space ships, propagate, follow a chain of command...???

and then wikdwarlock wrote:
Amen! My wife and I both thought that this was the only serious flaw in the whole movie. They mentioned that the Reevers raped women, but do the Reever traits get passed down genetically? Do they let women who they've raped live long enough to give birth? Who raises the baby Reevers? Can infants who are "beyond insanity" survive infancy? Great movie, great story, but also a serious problem w/ the Reever social structure.

First and foremost, it's a movie. It's a good one, with compelling story-telling, but it's a movie. They call it the "suspension of disbelief". How else do you explain "Battlefield Earth"?

As far as how the Reavers did anything? Based on descriptions from the series - and keeping in mind that I haven't (yet) seen the movie - it appears that Reavers are almost like wild animals - they do what they do to survive and not much more. Based on info from the series and the Firefly Wiki:

Reavers are believed by most of the 'verse to be men that went insane at the edge of space and became savage. They stared into the void beyond and became what they saw... nothing. They gave into their primal nature and all that was civilized was discarded.

And as others have pointed out:
ZOE: If they take the ship, they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh and sew our skins into their clothing and if we're very very lucky, they'll do it in that order.

As far as how they're able to work together... How do lions and other predators co-ordinate themselves and pick out the weakest animals to kill? The human "fight or flight" instinct is a leftover from our ancestors who were less evolved and lived in caves and whatnot (let's leave the whole evolution debate for another day, ok?). It stands to reason that there might be similar herd hunting instincts left over.

As for the thought of Reavers reproducing... shudder. Their form of reproduction has already been mentioned - they force some poor soul to watch as they have their way with everyone else, and wait until their mind basically snaps from the horror of it all. Good clean family fun.

The Wiki entry I've linked to above has a spoiler that starts to explain their origins.

I found this http://www.fireflywiki.org/ site when I went looking for the theme song. I was hoping there was a longer version out there somewhere. They have blueprints and other info about the show.

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
There's no place I can be
Since I found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me...

MP3 of the song

Reaver attack