Firefly first-time/rewatch (NO SPOILERS, please)

lurok · November 11 2012, 05:51 PM

Meh. Just what the board needs: another Firefly watch thread

Myself and a few others haven't seen it/want to rewatch, so here goes for anyone who wants to join in. And I guess it's sorta timely/appropriate as I believe it's the 10th anniversary?

First thoughts: saw Serenity a few years ago but probably like many non-Firefly fans couldn't really make head nor tail of it, and barely recall it now. The main things that left an impression were a kick-ass fight at the beginning and the main lead, who seemed very much a cool wise-cracker in the Han Solo mode. Errr...that's it. But I've been reliably led to believe that there is much to discover and enjoy over the next 14 weeks.

Miss Lemon · November 11 2012, 05:58 PM

So we're going to watch one episode a week then...? When do we start?

lurok · November 11 2012, 06:24 PM

Well, it's a quiet autumnal Sunday evening so I'm probably going to share a bottle of Pinot Noir and slip ep 1 in tonight. Though I can't promise I'll post anything

Miss Lemon · November 11 2012, 06:45 PM

I'm afraid I'll have to wait a few days more before my DVD arrives. In the mean time, we can compare notes about our Pinot.

sojourner · November 11 2012, 07:23 PM

Science channel is showing a marathon of all the episodes today followed by a reunion of the cast tonight.

Deckerd · November 11 2012, 07:53 PM

It's kind of hard to have a marathon about that many episodes. Grumble grumble grumble.

As to the comment about Serenity being incomprehensible: my own experience is that a few people from the office went to see it. I asked them what they thought and they said very good and then they'd heard there had been a television series made from the film [sic]. Not quite I said; would you like to borrow the DVDs? Result: a whole office full of Firefly converts.

jespah · November 11 2012, 08:49 PM

Eek ... time ... slipping ... away.

I'll try to watch when I can. Can I have some of that Pinot?

teacake · November 11 2012, 11:49 PM

Okay I will watch episode one sometime in the next 12 hours and wait for lurok's first review post to comment on it.

I also saw Serenity first (and it so confused me that the first episode is also called Serenity, lol).

I've gone off pinot other than ones way out of my price range so I'll be watching it with beer and some Vietnamese I suspect. Which will be nicely fitting.

My flickr Firefly folders have 221 photos in them. I am ready, sooooo ready to spam naked Mal at y'all when the time is right. I aim to misbehave kids!!

Samuel Walters · November 12 2012, 12:39 AM

A couple of weeks ago I completed a rewatch of the series and the movie. 'Twas good fun and I enjoyed it more than the last time I watched the show a couple of years ago.

Ar-Pharazon · November 12 2012, 01:43 AM

Since I just finished a Farscape re-watch last weekend, and a BSG re-watch several months ago, I've been at a loss for what to watch next.

This sounds like a great idea. Fairly short, but fun anyway, plus the movie. It's been a couple years since I watched the DVD's.

Also, are there blu-rays for this & how good are they compared to the DVD's? I ask since the Farscape blu-rays are apparently not much better than the DVD's.

lurok · November 12 2012, 12:45 PM

For anyone who's interested, the Pinot Noir was rather nice. Dark raspberry, cherry and rich boysenberry fruit flavours in a soft and elegantly supple wine with a hint of spice.

Shiny.

So...watched pilot but awaiting others to view. Just as background though, I've seen clips of a cult BBC s-f show called Blake's Seven, which I was getting vibes from in Firefly. Does anyone know if Whedon ever saw it? It's probably just coincidence.

teacake · November 12 2012, 12:52 PM

I read a book once, The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison in which I swear the protagonist is an inspiration for Mal. If I ever see Whedon at a con (does he do them?) or get trapped in an elevator with him I will be asking him about this somewhat obscure piece of early space cowboy saga.

Forbin · November 12 2012, 02:19 PM

Deckerd wrote:

It's kind of hard to have a marathon about that many episodes. Grumble grumble grumble.

Um. What?
13 episodes. The marathon ran all day from moring until the special at 10PM. What was hard about that?

Spock/Uhura Fan · November 13 2012, 10:38 AM

I forgot how long the first episode was, but I saw it.

Deckerd · November 13 2012, 10:57 AM

Forbin wrote:

Deckerd wrote:

It's kind of hard to have a marathon about that many episodes. Grumble grumble grumble.

Um. What?
13 episodes. The marathon ran all day from moring until the special at 10PM. What was hard about that?

My point exactly. What special?

November 11 2012, 05:51 PM	#1
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Firefly first-time/rewatch (NO SPOILERS, please) Meh. Just what the board needs: another Firefly watch thread Myself and a few others haven't seen it/want to rewatch, so here goes for anyone who wants to join in. And I guess it's sorta timely/appropriate as I believe it's the 10th anniversary? First thoughts: saw Serenity a few years ago but probably like many non-Firefly fans couldn't really make head nor tail of it, and barely recall it now. The main things that left an impression were a kick-ass fight at the beginning and the main lead, who seemed very much a cool wise-cracker in the Han Solo mode. Errr...that's it. But I've been reliably led to believe that there is much to discover and enjoy over the next 14 weeks. __________________ “Between ennui and ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.”

November 11 2012, 05:58 PM	#2
Miss Lemon Fleet Captain Location: Miss Lemon is chasing dwarves in Middle-earth	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch So we're going to watch one episode a week then...? When do we start? __________________ Loyalty, honor and a willing heart... I can ask no more than that - Thorin Oakenshield Hercule Poirot: I am an imbecile. I see only half of the picture. Miss Lemon: I don't even see that.

November 11 2012, 06:24 PM	#3
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch Well, it's a quiet autumnal Sunday evening so I'm probably going to share a bottle of Pinot Noir and slip ep 1 in tonight. Though I can't promise I'll post anything __________________ “Between ennui and ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.”

November 11 2012, 06:45 PM	#4
Miss Lemon Fleet Captain Location: Miss Lemon is chasing dwarves in Middle-earth	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch I'm afraid I'll have to wait a few days more before my DVD arrives. In the mean time, we can compare notes about our Pinot. __________________ Loyalty, honor and a willing heart... I can ask no more than that - Thorin Oakenshield Hercule Poirot: I am an imbecile. I see only half of the picture. Miss Lemon: I don't even see that.

November 11 2012, 07:23 PM	#5
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch Science channel is showing a marathon of all the episodes today followed by a reunion of the cast tonight. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

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November 11 2012, 07:53 PM	#6
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch It's kind of hard to have a marathon about that many episodes. Grumble grumble grumble. As to the comment about Serenity being incomprehensible: my own experience is that a few people from the office went to see it. I asked them what they thought and they said very good and then they'd heard there had been a television series made from the film [sic]. Not quite I said; would you like to borrow the DVDs? Result: a whole office full of Firefly converts. __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

November 11 2012, 08:49 PM	#7
jespah Commodore Location: Boston, the Gateway to the Galaxy	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch Eek ... time ... slipping ... away. I'll try to watch when I can. Can I have some of that Pinot? __________________ Honk if you love silence http://www.jespah.com (includes fanfiction with most ratings). TU Publishing Adult Trek Anthology

November 11 2012, 11:49 PM	#8
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch Okay I will watch episode one sometime in the next 12 hours and wait for lurok's first review post to comment on it. I also saw Serenity first (and it so confused me that the first episode is also called Serenity, lol). I've gone off pinot other than ones way out of my price range so I'll be watching it with beer and some Vietnamese I suspect. Which will be nicely fitting. My flickr Firefly folders have 221 photos in them. I am ready, sooooo ready to spam naked Mal at y'all when the time is right. I aim to misbehave kids!! __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 12 2012, 12:39 AM	#9
Samuel Walters Commodore Location: A ship of the imagination.	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch A couple of weeks ago I completed a rewatch of the series and the movie. 'Twas good fun and I enjoyed it more than the last time I watched the show a couple of years ago. __________________ The Andira Chronicles, Book 1: The Darkness

November 12 2012, 01:43 AM	#10
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch Since I just finished a Farscape re-watch last weekend, and a BSG re-watch several months ago, I've been at a loss for what to watch next. This sounds like a great idea. Fairly short, but fun anyway, plus the movie. It's been a couple years since I watched the DVD's. Also, are there blu-rays for this & how good are they compared to the DVD's? I ask since the Farscape blu-rays are apparently not much better than the DVD's. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

November 12 2012, 12:45 PM	#11
lurok Commodore Location: Lost In The EU Expanse	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch For anyone who's interested, the Pinot Noir was rather nice. Dark raspberry, cherry and rich boysenberry fruit flavours in a soft and elegantly supple wine with a hint of spice. Shiny. So...watched pilot but awaiting others to view. Just as background though, I've seen clips of a cult BBC s-f show called Blake's Seven, which I was getting vibes from in Firefly. Does anyone know if Whedon ever saw it? It's probably just coincidence. __________________ “Between ennui and ecstasy unwinds our whole experience of time.”

November 12 2012, 12:52 PM	#12
teacake Admiral Location: Militant Janeway True Path Devotees Compound. With Sehlats.	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch I read a book once, The Centauri Device by M. John Harrison in which I swear the protagonist is an inspiration for Mal. If I ever see Whedon at a con (does he do them?) or get trapped in an elevator with him I will be asking him about this somewhat obscure piece of early space cowboy saga. __________________ Rider: I can't believe you'd kill me for a field of empty holes. J'onn: It's all I have. ■ ■ ■ Janeway does Melbourne

November 13 2012, 10:38 AM	#14
Spock/Uhura Fan Captain Location: Where It's At.	Re: Firefly first-time/rewatch I forgot how long the first episode was, but I saw it. __________________ “Tell me what you need.” – Uhura "Are you out of your corn-fed mind!" - McCoy