February 26, 2007
Gratuitous Sunday Night Non-Oscar Observation
Since I had absolutely no interest whatever in the Oscars last night and it turned out that Rome was a rerun, I clicked a couple channels over on the HBO continuum and watched Serenity.
I think that I've established my Firefly creds with our regular readers by now. Nonetheless, I'll probably still go to the hot place for saying this: I like Serenity just a little bit less each time I see it.
With the possible exception of Mr. Universe and his erector-set bride, who I just think were dumb characters, I understand that everything else in the film which grates on me - the excessive anger and cheerlessness, the Momentous Plot and so on - is a direct (and perhaps necessary) function of bringing the Firefly 'verse to the big screen. But I still don't like it very much. And as I say, those irritants become more bothersome to me over time rather than less so.
Confess - You know what I mean! Confess, I say!
Posted by Robert at February 26, 2007 03:39 PM | TrackBackBurn the heretic!!
Posted by: STEVE at February 26, 2007 03:45 PMYep........you're going to the hot place.
Posted by: Mike at February 26, 2007 04:13 PMI never saw either. I think people choose between the Firefly mythos and the Lost mythos at some point. I have a lot of deep philosophical musings about the Dharma Initiative, but can't even begin to tell you what Shiny means.
I suppose I'll rent them at some point.
Posted by: The Colossus at February 26, 2007 04:37 PMWho will be brave enough to say, as I do, that I didn't like it AT ALL! I enjoyed the series enough, but the movie? NO WAY.
Posted by: Misspent at February 26, 2007 04:52 PMDude! You're Reaver-bait now!
Posted by: Robbo the LB at February 26, 2007 05:28 PMThe Firefly bunch are thinking about breaking the show business paradigm. They are considering bypassing the Hollywood moguls and allowing fans to purchase each episode separately as they are made. Shiny!
Posted by: Carol Saunders at February 26, 2007 08:46 PMColossus, that's just silly. It's like saying most people choose between peanut butter and chocolate. You can have both!
It's ok to like Serenity less, to get irritated at its flaws. As long as you recognize it may be less but it is still *good*. Otherwise I swear by my pretty floral bonnet: I will end you.
Posted by: dorkafork at February 26, 2007 10:00 PMWell, let's see. The plot was silly, the technology archaic, the timeline ludicrous, the fighting a silly fantasy, and the acting overwrought. But it was still somewhat entertaining, like professional wrestling or something.
Posted by: chuck at February 26, 2007 11:58 PMDorkafork,
Just don't have time for both . . . so one makes compromises. I feel a little let down by the 24 mythos this year (I like how Dave Barry is rooting for President Palmer II's assassination), though, so Firefly may be next on the list.
Posted by: The Colossus at February 27, 2007 11:28 AM"You know, Robbo, in certain older civilized cultures, when men failed to appreciate a movie as you have, they would throw themselves on their swords..."
[Super-ninja nerve punch to the back!]
"This is a good death. There's no shame in this-- in a man's death. A man who has done fine blogging. We're making a better blog. All of them, better blogs."
Posted by: House of Payne at February 27, 2007 01:12 PMWas it just me or did anyone else notice the similarities between the operative and Jubal Early?
Posted by: Jeff at February 27, 2007 02:33 PMHa, Payne! That cluster of nerves got taken out when the five year old kicked me in the back!
Posted by: Robbo the LB at February 27, 2007 04:59 PMDoh! The operative loses again!
Posted by: House of Payne at February 27, 2007 07:13 PM
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