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GebStar:
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Not sure if it was sarcasm, but that was the same for me. I have a tendancy to hate everything that other people like, but bored one night, i watched about the sixth episode, liked it and when it's on i'll watch it.

Daniel:
No sarcasm there - initially I just gave it a glance and dismissed it as Crap.

But then halfway through the second season it kept being on tv while I was doing nothing, so I started half-watching it. And then there was the "Rainy Day Women" episode... and I just fell in love with the show. I've bought the first two seasons on DVD, and I'm looking forward to the third - I wish it didn't take so long to air here.

Praeserpium Machinarum:
Firefly, at first I thought the western-space adventure idea was silly and the theme song perhaps the worst ever conceived. I still think that, but I learned to tolerate it, mainly because the dialogue, the characters are just so good. I can apparently accept a lot of silly stuff as long as the dialogue and the characters are mint. Another thing was that I didn't like Buffy because of Whedon's apparent love for silliness. However I did like Angel in the beginning but it turned silly too. Now I am not against fun but the fun should be contrast by sincerity, it does not work if the story and the characters are just vehicles for endless(repeated) jokes.

Daniel:

--- Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum ---Firefly, at first I thought the western-space adventure idea was silly and the theme song perhaps the worst ever conceived. I still think that, but I learned to tolerate it, mainly because the dialogue, the characters are just so good. I can apparently accept a lot of silly stuff as long as the dialogue and the characters are mint. Another thing was that I didn't like Buffy because of Whedon's apparent love for silliness. However I did like Angel in the beginning but it turned silly too. Now I am not against fun but the fun should be contrast by sincerity, it does not work if the story and the characters are just vehicles for endless(repeated) jokes.
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I'd really have to disagree with you about Buffy/Angel - I think both of those shows did a lot better than most when it came to balancing sillyness with genuine heart. For all the comedy, there was equal amounts of drama, horror, romance and tragedy.  

I like the Firefly theme, too.

Bunnyman:
Hmm...I actually liked Buffy, but only because I didn't take a single bit of it seriously and I had seen Firefly previously.

Firefly was silly, campy, and sometimes very awkwardly paced, but it hung together well.  Whedon can make the most tedious premise at least watchable.  Firefly was rather addictive.

Miami Vice.  Actually, surprisingly entertaining.  Just accept it as an artefact of the 80's, sit back, and enjoy the camp.

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