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Firefly and/or Joss Whedon
Is it cold in here?:
Is anyone arguing that it's not entertaining?
Odin:
Firefly was fun to watch once, in the same way that Drive Angry was fun to watch. It was a train wreck.
Anyone that seriously argues "just turn your brain off and enjoy it, maaaan" should do the world a favor and shut their brain off, permanently. If it wasn't for that "self-important drivel" none of your favorite shows today would even exist.
Whedon's first job as a script writer was that he was on the team responsible for Roseanne, let that sink in for a fucking minute and realize how that reflects on the rest of his work since then.
Roseanne. :psyduck:
Okay, this is just dumb:
--- Quote from: tuathal on 08 Mar 2011, 12:44 ---No, because it is the single most entertaining thing in the world, you can't argue against that.
--- End quote ---
Sinfest comics are more entertaining than Firefly.
shiroihikari:
--- Quote from: Odin on 08 Mar 2011, 12:47 ---Firefly was fun to watch once, in the same way that Drive Angry was fun to watch. It was a train wreck.
Anyone that seriously argues "just turn your brain off and enjoy it, maaaan" should turn their brain off with loaded pistol. If it wasn't for that "self-important drivel" none of your favorite shows today would even exist.
Whedon's first job as a script writer was that he was on the team responsible for Roseanne, let that sink in for a fucking minute and realize how that reflects on the rest of his work since then.
Roseanne. :psyduck:
Okay, this is just dumb:
--- Quote from: tuathal on 08 Mar 2011, 12:44 ---No, because it is the single most entertaining thing in the world, you can't argue against that.
--- End quote ---
Sinfest comics are more entertaining than Firefly.
--- End quote ---
So...what you're saying is Joss Whedon stole your girlfriend and then ran over your dog. Am I right?
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: tuathal on 08 Mar 2011, 12:44 ---PS: I really have to stop reading things in comic discussion, it makes me stupid.
--- End quote ---
Are you sure what you read is the problem?
Your three posts, taken together, are one of the biggest fan-based knee-jerk reactions to criticism I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure you didn't actually read this thread at all, but if you did, it clearly happened while your brain wasn't engaged.
Oh, and that's a really bad use of Occam's razor. The simplest argument is the most likely to be true, not the most elegant (though simplicity and elegance often go hand in hand).
The set designer was told to incorporate Chinese elements. The writers were told to use Chinese for curses. How much harder is it for a director to tell the casting crew to at least get a mix of asian-looking actors? Remember, ultimate responsibility for the final product falls to the director/producer. You're assuming the simplest answer is that casting was done without the same consideration for world building that went into the sets and dialogue, and dammit, that's just silly!
What's much more likely is that the Chinese veneer was decided on after casting was already done. And that's just fucking sloppy and irresponsible, even for network TV.
Carl-E:
Oh, I see. Not a fan.
Just a gnome*, then.
* like a troll, only smaller and not as bright.
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