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Another New Serenity Trailer
CABridges writes "Brand new U.S. trailer for Serenity debuted on the SciFi channel tonight, and went online immediately afterwards. A combination of the first trailer and the international trailer, with more new stuff lines. Spoiler virgins beware: some plot is revealed."
Can't wait for this film.
I still put a weekly curse on the executives who cancelled the TV series before it could find it's feet.
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How much money does the film have to make before they bring back the series?
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Watch the DVD set in its intended order and the show is much easier to appreciate. The apparently really botched it when they aired it originally. Another reason to pray for the (corporate) deaths of the executives at Fox who managed this.
(I watched 7 seasons of Buffy on DVD and the found Firefly on DVD and really enjoyed it)
I just recently started watching Firefly from the beginning on the Sci-fi channel (I missed it the first time around). I cannot believe that this show was cancelled! The writing is phenomenal, and the acting is great! Then again, Fox is the network of idiots that cancelled Family Guy. One can only hope that Sci-fi will pick it up if it does well in the Friday time slot. (And also that Fox lets them; isn't there some kind of legal crap there?)
Regarding the trailer, the best line by far has to be (from memory, so bear with), "Ladies and gentlemen, we could may experience some slight turbulence... and then explode." Perfect delivery. I can't wait for this movie!
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I have learned to just agree to disagree with opinions like this. You think the first 3 seasons of buffy were the best? I liked them the least. I thought the plot really got good and interesting after that, I think fireflys plot was the absoloute best series joss ever did, and possibly the best series on TV.
Neither of us are "wrong". Its just a difference in taste, I like the exact kinds of plots that you apparently dislike.
Ever heard of the Series "A song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R Martin? Its a plot intrigue fantasy book. I LOVE this series. I recommended it to a friend, not really thinking about his normal taste in books. He hated all the plot intrigue and deception stuff, I couldnt relate, the whole reason I liked the books in the first place was the intrigue and deception angle, which is exactly what he hated about it.
Difference of opinion, I think stuff like that is good, he didnt.
You think the "monster of the week" and dramatic love story of angel buffy that were the focus in seasons 1-3 were good. I think they were overdone and some of joss's most "just okay" work.
I like the plots and characters presented after season 3 for various reasons, you apparently think they were weak.
Thats ok.
we simply dont like the same things.
I hate when the "geek" community gets in a silly argument about which scifi show is better, sometimes theres truly atrocious shows that noone with any taste should consider, but far more often theres just different scifi for different people. Me? Ill take my western in space and have fun thank you very much.
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Rent the DVDs. I cannot stress this enough. Even out of people who saw a couple out-of-sequence airings on Fox and were underwhelmed, I don't know anyone who wasn't blown away by watching the series on DVD. I mean, I'm sure it's not for _everyone_, but if you're reading Slashdot, it's probably for you.
Maybe it's time to turn in my Geek card, but I fail to see the appeal of this. I'm a sci-fi nut & tried to watch the show when it was on but I thought it was some of the lamest acting and plot I'd ever seen. It was like a really bad western in space. I can't see why people are drooling over this movie coming out. I liked Buffy as much as the next person, but this seemed really weak to me.
Some wise guy once said "opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one" and I have to agree with the smarta*s.. To me, Firefly was a great show that combined all my favourite elements from SciFi, comedy and westerns with a funny plot and a couple foxy chicks into what turned out to be one of my all-time favourite tv shows. I really wanted to murder somebody when I found out there were no more of it coming.
Talking about Buffy, I fail to see it's appeal tho'.. never liked that kind of generic blondes.
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Whedon at times is OK, in the early part of Buffy and Angel. But just like Tim Burton he keeps writing the same thing over and over and over again.
Nasty cold bitca with superpowers? [Faith, Buffy, River, X-Fred, etc] Check.
Cold removed bastich/bitca hero who is always right just because? [Angel, Buffy, Captain Mal] Check.
Thug-with-schmoopiness? [Spike, Jayne] Check.
Breathy babytalk nerd girl turned hot? [Willow, Fred, the Serenity gal] Check.
Serenity is to the last few seasons of Buffy/Angel as Corpse Bride is to Nightmare Before Christmas. You might or might not like it. It's not particularly original, he's done it before. And before. And before.
Let's not forget in movies, Joss usually to be honest stinks. Alien Resurrection, Titan AE, Buffy the Movie, all stunk writing wise. Movies require tighter plots, character development, and punch than what Joss has. Joss is good at dialogue and leisurely characterization over a TV season with others (when he listens, S6-7 stunk because he wouldn't listen).
Whedon couldn't write and direct something like Memento, or Die Hard, or the Limey. He's a TV guy and that's nothing bad. But it doesn't bode well for the Movie given that he's got around 2 hrs to work with and hasn't done a good movie yet.