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serenity / firefly.
Lunchbox:
Serenity was pretty much the same as any other bad science fiction movie I have ever seen. I think you all just have Whedon-Fever.
I GOTTA FEVER! AND THE ONLY THING THAT CAN CURE IT IS MORE WHEDON!
LiterSize:
Is sci-fi your cup of tea to begin with though? I've seen some horking bad science fiction (Critters, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Showgirls) and... Serenity didn't affect me like those. But then again, I did go to the midnight showings of the prequels (all except ep. 1). Oh well. how was the pizza?
Garcin:
--- Quote from: Lunchbox ---Serenity was pretty much the same as any other bad science fiction movie I have ever seen. I think you all just have Whedon-Fever.
I GOTTA FEVER! AND THE ONLY THING THAT CAN CURE IT IS MORE WHEDON!
--- End quote ---
Feck no. I was no Buffy fan. I like the Angel early seasons, but couldn't stand the later stuff (I have a friend who believes that I'm wrong. Just goddamn wrong). Serenity on the DVDs was my come to Whedon moment. Specifically, the episode where the crew finds a derelict space ship, and then River . . . looks up.
That was one of the spookiest things I've seen on a TV. Add to that such indelible lines as "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal" and what you've got is a bona fide chunk of pure awesome. For my tastes anyway.
Switchblade:
Can I assume that you haven't watched the series yet? It simply won't work without the series. For real.
I think my favourite dialogue out of the entire series, in fact was:
Book: "River sweetie? Why don't you come on out of there?"
River: "No. Can't. Too much hair."
Book: "Is... is that it?"
Zoe: "Hell, yes, shepherd. I'd be in there with her if I didn't have things to get done."
Book: "It's the rules of my order. It symbolises..."
Zoe: "Uh-huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now."
River: "It doesn't matter. It'll still be there... waiting."
Garcin:
Same episode, but when River "fixes" Book's bible. Awesome.
Edit: I'm going to quote the section in it's entirety. Non-fans, this is a distillation of why I loved the show. Keep in mind, it's cowboys in space, but it contained this dialogue, between an aged pastor with a shady past, and a once abducted, experimented upon prodigy with telepathic powers:
--- Quote ---
NT. SERENITY - DINING ROOM - DAY
River sits at the dining table. Book's Bible is open in front of her, and she scribbles furiously into it, crossing out words, writing in the margins. Book walks in, speaks from across the room.
BOOK
What are we up to, sweetheart?
RIVER
Fixing your Bible.
BOOK
I--uh-- What?
He starts moving over to her.
RIVER
Bible's broken. Contradictions,
faulty logistics--it doesn't make
sense...
Now Book sees what she's doing. His Bible's all fucked up, and there's a small stack of torn out pages next to it..
BOOK
No, no, you can't...
River's still scribbling away as she chatters manically.
RIVER
So we'll integrate non-progressional
evolution theory with God's creation
of Eden -- eleven inherent metaphoric
parallels already there... eleven,
important number, prime number, one
goes into the house of eleven eleven
times but always comes out one--
BOOK
River, just take it easy. You
shouldn't--
RIVER
Noah's Ark is a problem--
She flips a page back and forth, frowning at it.
BOOK
Really.
RIVER
(rapid nod)
We'll have to call it early quantum
state phenomenon-- Only way to fit
five-thousand species of mammal on
the same boat-
She tears the page out of the book.
BOOK
Gimme that!
Book snatches the Bible up, somewhat possessively.
BOOK (cont'd)
River! You don't fix the Bible!
River looks up at him, sweet, sincere, deadpan:
RIVER
(holds up torn out
pages)
It's broken. It doesn't make sense.
BOOK
It's not about making sense. It's
about believing in something, and
letting that belief be real enough to
change your life. It's about 'faith'.
(gets up)
You don't fix faith, River. It fixes
you.
He smiles, trying to gently take the crumpled, torn-out pages from her hand. She tugs back. They have a short tug-of-war then Book relents.
BOOK (cont'd)
Why don't you, ah, you hang on to
those then.
--- End quote ---
Why yes, I would like a soupcon of metaphysics with my Cowboys in Space, thank-you very much.
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