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01 Sep 2010, 8:56 pm
DeaconBlues wrote:
Titangeek wrote:
DeaconBlues wrote:
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Grey_Area wrote:
Not as badly as Fox messed up the ending of Firefly when they cancelled it half way through season 1. 
I've been trying to find a Youtube clip of Serenity going to full burn, or the scene at the end of Bushwhacked where the Alliance cruiser destroys the derelict ship, or the bit in Out of Gas where they put out a fire by opening the cargo bay doors, all of which are accompanied by no sound other than the show's eerily beautiful Chinese/country background score, but all I can find is fan-made videos.
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
I've been trying to find a Youtube clip of Serenity going to full burn, or the scene at the end of Bushwhacked where the Alliance cruiser destroys the derelict ship, or the bit in Out of Gas where they put out a fire by opening the cargo bay doors, all of which are accompanied by no sound other than the show's eerily beautiful Chinese/country background score, but all I can find is fan-made videos.
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
The thing that really bugged me about Firefly/Serenity was that the never fully (or even partially) explained how Shepherd new so much about the inner workings of the Alliance and space travel, firearms, hand-to-hand combat, and criminal activity.
Well, Shepard was a full commander in the Systems Alliance fleet before being tapped to be a Spectre...
...oops, wrong Shepard. Sorry!
Too what Shepard are you referring?
That would be Commander Shepard of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. He was a Marine commander, assigned to UNS Normandy, an experimental stealth spacecraft designed by human and turian engineers, when he was tasked to join the Spectres, the Citadel's interstellar elite forces group. As a Spectre, he did get lots of experience dealing with criminals, especially if the player took the special side mission from Helena Blake in the Financial District of the Citadel Presidium...
The one i am referring to is a priest.
01 Sep 2010, 10:02 pm
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02 Sep 2010, 7:49 pm
Grey_Area wrote:
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
Blake's 7 pretty much did everything first that Firefly/Serenity later did. Morally ambiguous characters? Kerr Avon would probably shoot Jayne within minutes of meeting him, in the back, keep the Tams on board for the same reason he would keep Orac, and quietly plot how to get Serenity under his control. Roj Blake would have probably continued the fight against the Alliance, and what's more, use far more morally bankrupt methods than Mal would (although siccing Reavers onto an Alliance Fleet was pretty nasty). Firefly might have better special effects, but it's really just an Americanised Blake's 7-lite.
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02 Sep 2010, 7:56 pm
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Grey_Area wrote:
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
Blake's 7 pretty much did everything first that Firefly/Serenity later did. Morally ambiguous characters? Kerr Avon would probably shoot Jayne within minutes of meeting him, in the back, keep the Tams on board for the same reason he would keep Orac, and quietly plot how to get Serenity under his control. Roj Blake would have probably continued the fight against the Alliance, and what's more, use far more morally bankrupt methods than Mal would (although siccing Reavers onto an Alliance Fleet was pretty nasty). Firefly might have better special effects, but it's really just an Americanised Blake's 7-lite.
I am a leaf on the wind, Watch how i fly
02 Sep 2010, 8:11 pm
Titangeek wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
Grey_Area wrote:
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
Blake's 7 pretty much did everything first that Firefly/Serenity later did. Morally ambiguous characters? Kerr Avon would probably shoot Jayne within minutes of meeting him, in the back, keep the Tams on board for the same reason he would keep Orac, and quietly plot how to get Serenity under his control. Roj Blake would have probably continued the fight against the Alliance, and what's more, use far more morally bankrupt methods than Mal would (although siccing Reavers onto an Alliance Fleet was pretty nasty). Firefly might have better special effects, but it's really just an Americanised Blake's 7-lite.
I am a leaf on the wind, Watch how i fly
Lawmakers, lawbreakers, let's fight them all. Why not?
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02 Sep 2010, 8:20 pm
Quatermass wrote:
Titangeek wrote:
Quatermass wrote:
Grey_Area wrote:
The show had huge potential for morally ambiguous character development, but was sadly cut short before it even had a chance. The 2005 movie, Serenity, attempted to bring closure to some of the main plot threads, but I found the resolutions hurried and unsatisfying, so I just pretend that it's taking place in a different universe to Firefly.
Blake's 7 pretty much did everything first that Firefly/Serenity later did. Morally ambiguous characters? Kerr Avon would probably shoot Jayne within minutes of meeting him, in the back, keep the Tams on board for the same reason he would keep Orac, and quietly plot how to get Serenity under his control. Roj Blake would have probably continued the fight against the Alliance, and what's more, use far more morally bankrupt methods than Mal would (although siccing Reavers onto an Alliance Fleet was pretty nasty). Firefly might have better special effects, but it's really just an Americanised Blake's 7-lite.
I am a leaf on the wind, Watch how i fly
Lawmakers, lawbreakers, let's fight them all. Why not?
no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave
02 Sep 2010, 8:25 pm
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04 Sep 2010, 10:45 pm
Holy crap! Did this thread ever go rogue!
Cool! 
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04 Sep 2010, 11:00 pm
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Holy crap! Did this thread ever go rogue!
Cool!
Cool!
I do believe it did. and i have sever quotes that would go nicely here.
Mal: "And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?"
Zoe: "Proximity alert. Must be coming up on something."
Wash: (alarmed) "Oh my god. What can it be? We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing!?" (deadpan) "Oh right, that would be me. Back to work."
Mal: "Well this is one of the crazier things I've heard today and when I tell you about the rest of my day, you'll appreciate..."
05 Sep 2010, 2:25 am
MrXxx wrote:
Holy crap! Did this thread ever go rogue!
Cool!
Cool!
Sorry. Turned into a Blake's 7/Firefly pissing contest without warning.
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