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Serenity Opens Today
joemite writes "As every Browncoat knows, Serenity, the motion picture based on the Firefly series opened today. For the uninitiated, Serenity is based on the short-lived Fox television show Firefly (created by Joss Whedon, [Buffy the Vampire Slayer]), which follows a group of outlaws in a unique space-western universe. While there are no aliens or temporal anomalies, the stage is set for our group of heros to out-wit and out-strategize the giant and evil Alliance. Go out and watch the movie this weekend and see why the Firefly series is an Amazon.com best seller." If you're on the fence, reviews available at SFGate, Wired, the Seattle Times, and IGN.
For the uninitiated, Serenity is based on the short-lived Fox television show Firefly
If you're that uninitiated, you'll need to know this-- Slashdot is a "Web Site" where we talk about geeky things.
Surely, if anyone on Slashdot hasn't heard of Serenity, it would cause a quantum singularity and we would all get sucked into a blackhole.
Not to get all Treky or anything.
"Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
While Energy and Mineral Resources won't be as Scarce in a Futuristic Space Society, Communication and Community will be. Even in the Firefly 'Verse, which is set in a little "Planet Village", It still takes days, or even Months to travel between Colonies. FTL reduces that time period, but the three big FTL Mechanisms, (Warp Drive, Hyperspace and Wormholes) all violate most Laws of Physics.
Also, an Art Deco Space Ship would be impossible to keep clean. All that Polycarbonate (like in the Tantive IV of StarWars) scratches real easy (like my iPod), and Brushed Metal stains quickly when it get's some Body Oil on it. They'd need more Cleaning crew than Tech crew.