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New International Serenity Trailer Released
Tenken writes "The international Serenity trailer has just popped up online and it looks to be even shinier than the first. This new trailer doesn't really spell out the plot of the film as explicitly as the first one, but for that reason it may play better with fans. Chiwetel Ejiofor's "Operative" character is also shaping up to be one of those memorable Whedon villains along the lines of Jubal Early from the episode "Objects in Space.""
Good. I hate watching trailers that give away too much of the film. The worse is when it's a particularly bad film and you realize that all the good parts were IN the trailer.
You must have seen the premier on Fox - like I did. I was bored senseless, turned it off and never watched again.
Until, just a few months back, I gave in to all of my geek friends telling me how amazing it is and bought the DVDs. It's amazing.
The problem with the show as I (and I assume, you) originally viewed it was that Fox showed the series out of order - the episode we saw had no context. We didn't know anything about the characters, universe, or meta-story.
Rent/Buy the DVDs and watch them in order - you'll be glad you did.
-gary
get the DVDs!
I remember seeing part of the first episode and thinking, "Eh, just a western set in the future." and (due to work obligations) never saw the rest of the episodes. I recently picked up the DVDs and was blown away by the quality of character development and story line! Light-years beyond what I'd thought when I saw the snippet when it originally aired.
I'd really love to see Firefly come back to TV (SciFi Channel) and see more of what Josh Whedon has to offer! Can't wait for the movie!
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There's clearly a certain type of sci-fi fan who hangs out on Slashdot whose tastes are totally different from my own. I, for example, really can't stand most anime, and even the stuff that's pretty good (Cowboy Bebop, for example) has some qualities about it that I find totally grating. But obviously a lot of Slashdot people love the hell out of the stuff.
... this is exactly the kind of crap I expect to see on any given Tuesday on the Sci-Fi Channel. I like Star Wars, I like some (but very little) Star Trek, I like the new Battlestar Galactica, I'm a big fan of Doctor Who (both old and new) ... but this thing doesn't seem to have a single redeeming quality that would make me want to even rent it.
Similarly, I saw the first Serenity trailer and my immediate reaction was that this movie looks like one of the worst pieces of sci-fi fanboy garbage to hit the screen since The Chronicles of Riddick. Space ships, people shooting guns, "mercs," a hot chick doing kung fu
Obviously, I must be missing something. Is it the subtleties of the plot, though, or is it just something in my genetic make-up?
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over a show that couldn't even make it through one season?
I certainly hope you're not saying that a show being canceled means it isn't good. All of my favorite shows have been canceled (at least once): Wonderfalls, Futurama, Farscape, Family Guy, and (though not officially) The Inside. Instead of these shows we have shows like So You Think You Can Dance. Cancelation != poor quality.
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What I really liked about the show is that the characters aren't tired "bad boys", but instead is a revival of "The Han Who Shot First" and his adventures in the outer rim territories, his dealings with the Hutts, the rabble he associated with... Yes they run outside the law, but it's refreshing to see situations where there's no clear "sheep" answer to a situation. Case in point: Train Job - the crew has a choice to make and neither outcome is very attractive - good vs. evil is much less exciting than evil vs. worse evil! It's this complexity that I miss about the series.
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It looks like the same movie, unless you take into consideration factors like characters, plot, setting, actors, set design, art design, wardrobe, etc.
So yeah, they're both space fantasy, have lighting, and were filmed on photochemical film.
Yeah, and a conetticut yankee in king arthur's court and gone with the wind are basically the same movie too.
I suspect you'd need to be more of a "Whedon" cult fan than a Firefly cult fan. Yes, Firefly covers much of the same territory that any normal sci-fi B-films cover, but where most writers focus on the starships & firefights, Whedon puts unbelievable amounts of depth into his characters. I'm a latecomer to the whole "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" thing myself -- although the premise of that series was somewhat ridiculous, the interaction between the characters was wonderful, and drew me in despite the overt plot.
So, in Firefly, the action sequences are fun, but it's the banter around the dinner table that really sets the show apart. :)
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Shame on Fox for screwing it up like they did, but the premiere left me with no desire to see what the rest of the season was like. I don't think I'd even waste a selection getting it from Netflix at this point.
But that's just it - you didn't see the "premier", you saw the episode Fox showed first - big difference. It's like starting LotR with the Two Towers and blaming Tolkien because the story doesn't make sense.
Look at it this way; by watching Firefly (as mentioned above, showing on Sci-Fi (didn't know that, thanks)) what you'll really be doing is thumbing your noses at the marketing idiots at Fox who were sure they knew how best to "position" the show, against the wishes of the creative folks.
-gary
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The new battlestar Galactica is full of space ships, people shooting guns and hot chicks doing kung-fu. And it's even on the Sci Fi channel.
Because really good SF on film is so bad, we're about ready to drink the sand, so to speak. In a culture that considers "Star Wars" to be science fiction, Firefly is way, way ahead of the rest.
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I've seen the preview, and I have to say I disagree with the parent on some grounds, but not all.
Whedon is formulaic, but formulaic like Silverado or Raiders of the Lost Ark were. He knows the genre and he knows what buttons to push and he tries to push all of them. That means he needs interesting plot twists and unexpected surprises, but it also means the audience knows that the "thump in the dark" is really a cat, and when they calm down the bad guys jumps out at you anyway.
For example, this film has two characters that go in two completely different directions. One is, I think, indispensible to the plot. Interesting and dark and different. We need like this one. The other was totally forgettable. I think they created that one just to be sacrificed. That is formula too. You need cannon fodder so the hero can look heroic.
Bottom line: Hollywood is about the money. They don't make what won't sell. Oddball may be artisically cool, but it goes straight to video, then the Late Late Show two weeks later. Whedon is making stuff that sells, and is getting as close to the edge as he dares.
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