Firefly Premieres Tonight

fm6 writes "Firefly, Joss Whedon's 'anti-Trek drama' premieres tonight, on Fox, 8 E/P. I normally despise hypespeak, but this time it's the only language that fits: this is groundbreaking, mind-boggling, totally original. I've seen a bootleg of the pilot (which, unfortunately, the network is holding back) and I promise you this is the most geek-friendly SF you've seen in a long time. Yes, more so than Star Trek and B5, and way past Star Wars. I've never seen the future so skillfully, realistically, and lovingly portrayed. Here is the Official Site and a leading fan site." This is the single new show this season I have added a season pass for to the old Tivo. But I'll probably watch it live. This looks like it could be as good as we hope.

Comments

Original my ass

[zpengo]

This is the same old stuff, though perhaps rehashed with a "hip, new attitude". Take a look at the characters page, which simplifies them to their dull roles: "The Fugitive", "The Mercenary", "The Pilot", "The Doctor", etc. They're two dimensional. Cardboard. Those aren't characters, they're placeholders around which some jokes and special effects can be wrapped.

I'm not saying that Star Trek/Wars is much better, but at least they *tried* to have characters. Firefly is looking like an old war movie with "The Black Guy", "The Loose Cannon", and of course, "The Pointexter."

And what's the gripping premise?

Set 500 years in the future in the wake of a universal civil war, FIREFLY tells the tale of Serenity, a small transport spaceship without a homeport. Captain Malcolm ("Mal") Reynolds commands Serenity for legitimate transport and salvage runs, as well as, more "entrepreneurial" endeavors.

Oooh, groundbreaking stuff there.

So give me a break already. Yeah there's a new sci-fi show. If we're lucky, there'll be some new hot chicks every week. But don't make the mistake of thinking this is groundbreaking, original material. Enjoy it for what it is.

Re:Portrayal of future?

[teamhasnoi]

Hey dipshit, who the fuck asked you, you fucking knobgobbler? If you don't understand what that post was about, please keep your amazing fucking amount of goddamn ignorance to yourself.

So go back to masturbating in your mom's fucking basement, live for the next Vin Fucking Diesel movie, and shut the FUCK up. Unlike you, I've got better things to do than suck the dick of an administration that obviously is no better than the terrorists they purport to 'war on'. So put up or shut the fuck up you Apple Pie/ Patriotic/McFucking Donalds AC shit-eater.

BTW, if my motherfucking reasoning isn't clear, perhaps you should rip your head out of your fat fucking ass, and write a book, make some music, or code some software, fuckface.

:)

Muppets in Space: ready for replacement

[alienmole]

C'mon, Farscape has worn out any originality or interest it had when it started. It was fun for a while, but lately it's just been phoning it in (or at least, last I checked).

Let Farscape go. Something better will come along. Maybe even something without muppets.