"Firefly" - when does it get good? - Page 3

Deckerd · September 15 2009, 12:52 PM

It's a shame some of the cast got really good gigs afterwards and others almost vanished.

Forbin · September 15 2009, 01:13 PM

If a shootout is the first thing that interested you, you're watching the wrong show.

Forbin · September 15 2009, 01:16 PM

DWMarch wrote:

"Heart of Gold" is hit-and-miss with some great moments but some stock cliches too.

It's got a lot of shooting, so maybe he'll like it best.

iguana_tonante · September 15 2009, 01:23 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

But would there be a spin-off? And who would it be about?

Book's hair. They are still out there, you know. Waiting.

RoJoHen · September 15 2009, 01:24 PM

Forbin wrote:

DWMarch wrote:

"Heart of Gold" is hit-and-miss with some great moments but some stock cliches too.

It's got a lot of shooting, so maybe he'll like it best.

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Tulin · September 15 2009, 02:51 PM

Hear, hear!

I quite enjoyed the series and film for what it was, however the rampant gushing and seemingly mindless, brainwashed proselytizing of the "Browncoats" almost made me start to dislike it.

Deckerd · September 15 2009, 02:52 PM

I must have missed all the brainless fanaticism. Are you sure it was on the Trekbbs?

Ethros · September 15 2009, 04:16 PM

Forbin wrote:

If a shootout is the first thing that interested you, you're watching the wrong show.

Agreed.

Like Lindley said, I'd love to just watch an ep where nothing happens and the crew all just sit around chatting.
In fact "Out of Gas" is my favourite episode, but I almost wish that explosion didn't happen, and the entire ep was just the crew having dinner for Simon's birthday

Lindley · September 15 2009, 04:23 PM

Deckerd wrote:

I must have missed all the brainless fanaticism. Are you sure it was on the Trekbbs?

Oh, we did have World War 3 a while back, no doubt, but that was an effort due to both sides of the issue.

Deckerd · September 15 2009, 04:30 PM

It sounds like fun. I miss all the fun [kicks dust moodily].

bigdaddy · September 15 2009, 04:38 PM

Well the first episode is garbage, but after that we learn a lot of little things about the characters.

davejames · September 15 2009, 04:39 PM

Well to START with, you kind of have to be a big Whedon fan in the first place (which it sounds like the OP probably isn't). You have to like his style of dialogue, the way he writes his characters, etc.

And even then, it still took 3 or 4 episodes for the show to really click with me.

Bob The Skutter · September 15 2009, 04:42 PM

Deckerd wrote:

It sounds like fun. I miss all the fun [kicks dust moodily].

It was pretty bad, but it's also pretty over exaggerated. The fans were being fans, trying to attract people to their show, there were haters, every thread would become about how shit the show is, how it failed etc. then it would become about how nuts the fans are because obviously there would then be a fan backlash against the hating. Then the fans got a bad name because obviously they were always trying to attract new fans or defend the show and hence the "mindless" and "proselytising" barbs you get now.

Cutter John · September 15 2009, 05:59 PM

OP - Quite honestly, if you're not hooked by the forth episode, then I doubt the shows for you.

I've never seen Buffy, and only a little bit of Angel, so I'm not really a Whedon fan, but I was hooked on Firefly from pretty much the first episode (bought the dvd after having it recomended). I enjoy these sort of atypical plots, quirky characters, and snappy dialogue. I'm a fan of Peter Davids work, and tv shows like NCIS for similar reasons.

About all I can say really.

Dac · September 15 2009, 08:41 PM

I love love LOVE the show, but hell, I'll admit that certain eps arent up there with other ones. Shindig, Safe and Bushwhacked are my least favorite episodes of the show, but you'll still find some great characterization in them. Our Mrs Reynolds is hilarious and awesome, as is Jaynestown.

Now, when you get to the third disc from the DVD set, if you dont like any of the episodes on that one, you are not going to like this show at all, and I'm surprised you even liked Serenity to be honest. Out of Gas is fantastic, and Ariel does start to set up the back story (even if said back story doesn't lead in to Serenity with a nice little bow).

September 15 2009, 12:52 PM	#31
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? It's a shame some of the cast got really good gigs afterwards and others almost vanished. __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

September 15 2009, 01:13 PM	#32
Forbin Admiral Location: I said out, dammit!	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? If a shootout is the first thing that interested you, you're watching the wrong show. __________________ My kitbashes: http://www.inpayne.com/models/kitbash/trekpage.html My Kitbash Wallpapers: http://www.inpayne.com/models/wallpa...allpapers.html My kitbash calendar: http://inpayne.com/calendar/kbcalendar2013.html

September 15 2009, 02:51 PM	#36
Tulin Vice Admiral Location: With the most wonderful man in the world!	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? Hear, hear! I quite enjoyed the series and film for what it was, however the rampant gushing and seemingly mindless, brainwashed proselytizing of the "Browncoats" almost made me start to dislike it.

September 15 2009, 02:52 PM	#37
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? I must have missed all the brainless fanaticism. Are you sure it was on the Trekbbs? __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

September 15 2009, 04:30 PM	#40
Deckerd Fleet Arse Location: in the Frozen Wastes	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? It sounds like fun. I miss all the fun [kicks dust moodily]. __________________ They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance.

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September 15 2009, 04:38 PM	#41
bigdaddy Vice Admiral Location: Space Massachusetts	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? Well the first episode is garbage, but after that we learn a lot of little things about the characters. __________________ "Bqhatevwr" - Former Senator Scott Brown

September 15 2009, 04:39 PM	#42
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? Well to START with, you kind of have to be a big Whedon fan in the first place (which it sounds like the OP probably isn't). You have to like his style of dialogue, the way he writes his characters, etc. And even then, it still took 3 or 4 episodes for the show to really click with me.

September 15 2009, 05:59 PM	#44
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? OP - Quite honestly, if you're not hooked by the forth episode, then I doubt the shows for you. I've never seen Buffy, and only a little bit of Angel, so I'm not really a Whedon fan, but I was hooked on Firefly from pretty much the first episode (bought the dvd after having it recomended). I enjoy these sort of atypical plots, quirky characters, and snappy dialogue. I'm a fan of Peter Davids work, and tv shows like NCIS for similar reasons. About all I can say really. __________________ "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things. But vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant." Last edited by Cutter John; September 15 2009 at 10:59 PM.

September 15 2009, 08:41 PM	#45
Dac Commodore Location: The Essex wastes...	Re: "Firefly" - when does it get good? I love love LOVE the show, but hell, I'll admit that certain eps arent up there with other ones. Shindig, Safe and Bushwhacked are my least favorite episodes of the show, but you'll still find some great characterization in them. Our Mrs Reynolds is hilarious and awesome, as is Jaynestown. Now, when you get to the third disc from the DVD set, if you dont like any of the episodes on that one, you are not going to like this show at all, and I'm surprised you even liked Serenity to be honest. Out of Gas is fantastic, and Ariel does start to set up the back story (even if said back story doesn't lead in to Serenity with a nice little bow).