Are you all happy now? (some spoilers disscussed)

[Greebo]

RE the use of chinese...

Watch the bonus features on Serenity. Josh Whedon sees the bilingual nature as the result of a merging of the two major cultures after leaving Earth that Was. Makes sense in a way - if we leave the planet, we're not going to maintain the same cultural distinctions currently reinforced by geography.

[Dr._Weird]

I've seen the movie and I loved it. The story was awesome, but what really had me sold was the fight scenes. There are a whole bunch of movies that try to impress you with the fastest scenes they can handle (Matrix comes to mind) but Serenity had some well-paced fights that moved at a reasonable speed. It was fun to watch. And the assassin guy was great. And the scene at the beginning where River has the dream and the teacher just stabs her in the forehead. And... well the whole movie was awesome. Haven't seen Firefly yet, though.

Thanks for spoiling everything I haven't seen in a non-spoiler thread!

[redheadedtriplet]

Thanks for spoiling everything I haven't seen in a non-spoiler thread!

But... all that really spoils is the trailer and the first 5 minutes of the movie. There are bigger fish to catch and spoilers to spoil out there.

I'm gald the show existed at all, and would have been overjoyed if it was still on the air. But if it was still on the air, would we have gotten our Big Damn Movie?

So which would you rather have had, Big Damn Movie or more Shiny Show?

[Midnight Son]

But... all that really spoils is the trailer and the first 5 minutes of the movie. There are bigger fish to catch and spoilers to spoil out there.

I'm gald the show existed at all, and would have been overjoyed if it was still on the air. But if it was still on the air, would we have gotten our Big Damn Movie?

So which would you rather have had, Big Damn Movie or more Shiny Show?

More shiny show Dammit!

The movie was done because the show was cancelled, but it would have been sooo much better in series format. He just didn't have the time in the movie to tell the story properly. While I enjoyed it and am glad he did it, it's quality was nowhere near the quality of the show.

[Archonic Energy]

More shiny show Dammit!

The movie was done because the show was cancelled, but it would have been sooo much better in series format. He just didn't have the time in the movie to tell the story properly. While I enjoyed it and am glad he did it, it's quality was nowhere near the quality of the show.

i'm inclined to agree... but what do i know i'e only seen them all twice... so far... *loads disk one into laptop*... what? i have a 12 hr shift at work 8)...

the series does work better than the film IMHO but then again i could be saying that because there is more series than film.
and there are certian things in the film that bug me... most of all are the *SNIP*

WARNING spoilers may ruin your appitite

[Sneak]

Dammit, AE! If it's not on a white background, don't make the spoiler text white!

Grrrr...I haven't seen the movie. Ah, well, I guess that's all the more incentive to see it.

[Archonic Energy]

Dammit, AE! If it's not on a white background, don't make the spoiler text white!

Grrrr...I haven't seen the movie. Ah, well, I guess that's all the more incentive to see it.

sorry sneak. what's the colour for the cream background?

[TinSoldier]

Okay so I've rented the entire series plus the movie (which I've seen). The first episode, Serenity (1) was okay. Now I'm watching the second episode, The Train Job. It's better. I'll post more as I go along.

[Midnight Son]

Okay so I've rented the entire series plus the movie (which I've seen). The first episode, Serenity (1) was okay. Now I'm watching the second episode, The Train Job. It's better. I'll post more as I go along.

And that was the last anyone ever heard from TinSoldier as he was lost to the world due to his newfound addiction...

[Archonic Energy]

And that was the last anyone ever heard from TinSoldier as he was lost to the world due to his newfound addiction...

sounds about right... *Loads Disk 4 into Laptop*

[TinSoldier]

Okay. I finished the series and watched Serenity again. It was pretty good all told. It took me a few episodes to get into it and I know I was distracted during a couple of episodes that I'll have to watch again.

Overall, very good. Most series' first seasons are not their best so it's sad that we won't be able to see Firefly improve even more over time.

But the good news is that because it is so short, I'm able to buy the entire series on DVD and watch it at my leisure!

Favorite episode: War Stories
Favorite character: Kaylee
Favorite villain: Jubal Early