You're one of those people who thinks that science fiction is about technology, aren't you? Science fiction is about PEOPLE in a science fiction setting, not the technology itself. And if you don't think that flying around in a space ship like that is science fiction, you need help.
You, my friend, are a sad, sad man. Firefly is good, but M*A*S*H is one of the greatest comedies of all time. And the fact that you have to "purposely have found something else to do during that 1 hour time slot" is testament to the fact that you really need to get out more.
I'm dissapointed in two things, actually- first that Firefly is getting mistreated by Fox, and second that the majority of the posts on here are anti-Firefly. Seriously, the writing for this show is great. I like the dialogue, and I think the acting is passable even at it's weakest moments. I happen to LIKE the Buffy sense of humor- it's dark, sarcastic, and funny as all hell. The only problem with it that I notice is that they're a little inconsistant with when they use their southern drawl, but if they actually get a fair run in a decent time slot I'm sure they'll clean that up. They've got some pretty ingenius stuff in there that no one else has the guts to do: for example, every so often the characters will break into a little rant of Chinese. And they're the only scifi show I can remember that's actually done the no sound in space thing. It's not formulaic at all- it doesn't steal from Star Trek or Star Wars, though it's closer to Star Wars out of those two. It's the best example of genre-blending I've seen in a long time. Some individual responses: Blacklist Blacklist: Sounds like you just need to learn how to use your Tivo- Firefly's on Fox, Everybody Loves Raymond is on CBS, and Just Shoot Me's on NBC. Oh, and King of the Hill is lame. Leonbev, Anoynymous Coward #1, It's the first bloody season. Let them work out the kinks before you condem them based on the first episode. As for the sword fight, fencing has been a sport for hundreds of years, and I don't see it going out of style anytime soon. Zaren: What you saw wasn't the real pilot, Fox is just retarded. That big bad guy hasn't been in any of the other 9 episodes, or even mentioned. And I for one thought it was hysterical when the big buff guy got kicked into the engine. Dark humor rules. Snoopy77: I think a more likely explaination is that it is every bit as good as I think it is, but people watch too much Friends and trash like that to be able to appreciate it. Bowie J. Poag: Um... there's one black chick. Other than that, there's eight white people. You dazzel me with your intellect. Brunes69, you like Enterprise... I just don't know how to classify you other as than someone with no taste whatsoever. Lemme guess, you liked Voyager too? What're you, 12? These last two shows have nearly killed one of the greatest franchises of all time with lame ass writing. Enterprise couldn't even come up with an original ship design that fit into the era it's supposed to take place in- they just stole the design from the Akira Class. They have way too much technology too. I could go on for pages about why Enterprise sucks.
Jpt.d, Andromeda was something they fished out of Gene Roddenberry's trash pile. Ko5mo, I don't know what show you've been watching, but there's been virtually nothing BUT character development. Ppetrakis: You're just bitter 'cause they canceled Farscape. The ONLY thing this show shares in common with Buffy is the humor, which, as I said before, I find very funny. Xagon7: John Doe is a ripoff of The Pretender. It was ok... but it didn't really grab me after the first couple of episodes like Firefly did.
Ok, I've given my 2 cents. It's a good show, dammit!
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You're one of those people who thinks that science fiction is about technology, aren't you? Science fiction is about PEOPLE in a science fiction setting, not the technology itself. And if you don't think that flying around in a space ship like that is science fiction, you need help.
You're right! Why should we be entertained when we can be miserable thinking about all the suffering in the world?
You, my friend, are a sad, sad man. Firefly is good, but M*A*S*H is one of the greatest comedies of all time. And the fact that you have to "purposely have found something else to do during that 1 hour time slot" is testament to the fact that you really need to get out more.
I'm dissapointed in two things, actually- first that Firefly is getting mistreated by Fox, and second that the majority of the posts on here are anti-Firefly.
Seriously, the writing for this show is great. I like the dialogue, and I think the acting is passable even at it's weakest moments. I happen to LIKE the Buffy sense of humor- it's dark, sarcastic, and funny as all hell. The only problem with it that I notice is that they're a little inconsistant with when they use their southern drawl, but if they actually get a fair run in a decent time slot I'm sure they'll clean that up.
They've got some pretty ingenius stuff in there that no one else has the guts to do: for example, every so often the characters will break into a little rant of Chinese. And they're the only scifi show I can remember that's actually done the no sound in space thing. It's not formulaic at all- it doesn't steal from Star Trek or Star Wars, though it's closer to Star Wars out of those two. It's the best example of genre-blending I've seen in a long time.
Some individual responses:
Blacklist Blacklist: Sounds like you just need to learn how to use your Tivo- Firefly's on Fox, Everybody Loves Raymond is on CBS, and Just Shoot Me's on NBC. Oh, and King of the Hill is lame.
Leonbev, Anoynymous Coward #1, It's the first bloody season. Let them work out the kinks before you condem them based on the first episode. As for the sword fight, fencing has been a sport for hundreds of years, and I don't see it going out of style anytime soon.
Zaren:
What you saw wasn't the real pilot, Fox is just retarded. That big bad guy hasn't been in any of the other 9 episodes, or even mentioned. And I for one thought it was hysterical when the big buff guy got kicked into the engine. Dark humor rules.
Snoopy77: I think a more likely explaination is that it is every bit as good as I think it is, but people watch too much Friends and trash like that to be able to appreciate it.
Bowie J. Poag: Um... there's one black chick. Other than that, there's eight white people. You dazzel me with your intellect.
Brunes69, you like Enterprise... I just don't know how to classify you other as than someone with no taste whatsoever. Lemme guess, you liked Voyager too? What're you, 12? These last two shows have nearly killed one of the greatest franchises of all time with lame ass writing. Enterprise couldn't even come up with an original ship design that fit into the era it's supposed to take place in- they just stole the design from the Akira Class. They have way too much technology too. I could go on for pages about why Enterprise sucks.
Jpt.d, Andromeda was something they fished out of Gene Roddenberry's trash pile.
Ko5mo, I don't know what show you've been watching, but there's been virtually nothing BUT character development.
Ppetrakis: You're just bitter 'cause they canceled Farscape. The ONLY thing this show shares in common with Buffy is the humor, which, as I said before, I find very funny.
Xagon7: John Doe is a ripoff of The Pretender. It was ok... but it didn't really grab me after the first couple of episodes like Firefly did.
Ok, I've given my 2 cents. It's a good show, dammit!