Yep, it was the second-to-last episode to be aired on Fox -- it's last in the story sequence, but since Fox aired 'em all out of order, well...
BTW, did anyone else notice that "Objects In Space" was actually Firefly's cliché Christmas episode? It originally aired a week or so before Xmas 2002, and in that context the ep's storyline (insane, red-suited bounty hunter sneaks onto ship while the crew's tucked away in their bunks) seems like a twisted take on "The Night Before Christmas." Whedon doesn't mention it in the commentary, but the intention was there, all right. Think about it, won't you?
Actually, Adams wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay a couple of years before his death. The final shooting script was completed by another screenwriter, Karey Kirkpatrick (best known for his work on Chicken Run). Kirkpatrick has said on the official movie site that he mostly embroidered on Adams' draft, adding a bit here and subtracting a bit there while leaving the bulk of the script intact. Apparently, he even added a few things directly from the books that Adams had left out of the script.
So really the screenplay is more of a collaboration between Adams (the text) and Kirkpatrick (the tweaking of said text). I'm curious to see how it turns out.
Remember also that the vast majority of DNA's humor isn't necessarily something that can be squeezed into a two-minute movie trailer. Practically all of the jokes require some sort of context to really pay off. Up until we see the actual full-length film, I'm content just to see what humor is conveyed by the production design (I like the visual pun of Ford's new sub-etha thumb device, and how the Vogons look pretty much like horrible space-monster middle-managers.) and the actors' delivery (Sam Rockwell=perfect). When the film arrives, I'm sure that we'll have plenty of the DNA-brand funny in the script.
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Yep, it was the second-to-last episode to be aired on Fox -- it's last in the story sequence, but since Fox aired 'em all out of order, well... BTW, did anyone else notice that "Objects In Space" was actually Firefly's cliché Christmas episode? It originally aired a week or so before Xmas 2002, and in that context the ep's storyline (insane, red-suited bounty hunter sneaks onto ship while the crew's tucked away in their bunks) seems like a twisted take on "The Night Before Christmas." Whedon doesn't mention it in the commentary, but the intention was there, all right. Think about it, won't you?
Actually, Adams wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay a couple of years before his death. The final shooting script was completed by another screenwriter, Karey Kirkpatrick (best known for his work on Chicken Run). Kirkpatrick has said on the official movie site that he mostly embroidered on Adams' draft, adding a bit here and subtracting a bit there while leaving the bulk of the script intact. Apparently, he even added a few things directly from the books that Adams had left out of the script. So really the screenplay is more of a collaboration between Adams (the text) and Kirkpatrick (the tweaking of said text). I'm curious to see how it turns out.
Remember also that the vast majority of DNA's humor isn't necessarily something that can be squeezed into a two-minute movie trailer. Practically all of the jokes require some sort of context to really pay off. Up until we see the actual full-length film, I'm content just to see what humor is conveyed by the production design (I like the visual pun of Ford's new sub-etha thumb device, and how the Vogons look pretty much like horrible space-monster middle-managers.) and the actors' delivery (Sam Rockwell=perfect). When the film arrives, I'm sure that we'll have plenty of the DNA-brand funny in the script.