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#169737
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Well, technically, there is something of a third possibility. I could spam and troll all day, somehow miraculously obtaining 1,700+ posts in a single night, and laugh maniacally at my new Jedi Master status that means absolutely squat in the real world and even less here as my immediate banning causes me to lose that status.
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#169721
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Joss Whedon's Greedo Revenge
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Originally posted by: greencapt
Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
All the recent talk of it has got me interested as well.


Well heck until I get a chance to refind that reference wee *can* just talk about the film/series!

Have you seen any of the Firefly tv series AWK? If not by all means rent the DVDs and watch them! Sci-Fi Network if showing re-runs but I think it really helps to be introduced to the series on DVD. Great cast, great scripts, plausible (for sci-fi) premises. Though 'Serenity' *can* and *does* stand alone as a film, if you see the series first there are so many more levels you can enjoy the film on.

Gaffer- did you see the 'easter egg' on the making of the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial? Joss- "Can you make it weirder? More surreal? Uh, how about a little stranger..?"



Yes!!! I just saw the Fruity Oaty Bar easter egg last night! That was so hilarious! "Fruity Oaty Bar, make a man out of a mouse. Fruity Oaty Bar, make you bust out of your blouse." Pure comic gold.

And I agree that Serenity can stand on its own as a very fine movie, but I'm so glad I saw the series first. Some people were trying to tell me I should go ahead and see the movie when it was in theatres, but I held out to see Firefly first. It really helps you care more for the characters. Of course, the first time I saw the movie, I cared so much that it made me really angry, so angry I almost shut the movie off and refused ever to watch it or Firefly again. But I'm glad I got over that. Damn! I have never cared for fictional characters that much before.

And, Jenny, I actually love the cinemtography in the Firefly, the handheld, "You are there," feel, and the fact that it was accomplished by making the interior of Serenity a contiguous set. Rather than all these separate rooms, the camera could actually follow Mal walking from the bridge, through the crew quarters, the dining room, and to the engine room in a single shot, and that, to me, made it seem very, very real. And the sets even had ceilings!!! Who ever does that?!
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#169718
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Who saw Lucas's speech at Peoples Choice Awards?
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I believe that Star Wars did set the stage for reviving the fantasy genre. And I'm sure that part of its appeal was its "breath of fresh air" factor from the times. But the fact of the matter is that it was simply a good enough movie to do so. Star Wars wasn't the only science fiction/fantasy movie to come out in that time period, so it wasn't simply because Vietnam was over, and we needed something new. If some other like movie had revolutionized a year or two before Star Wars, Star Wars still probably would have been huge because it was just good.
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#169579
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Joss Whedon's Greedo Revenge
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I just watched Serenity with Joss Whedon commentary on today, and there's one point in the movie where the Operative (the main villain) sits down in a chair to negotiate with Mal, the main character. He sits and says, "I am unarmed." Mal replies, "Good," takes out his pistol and shoots him before walking away. Of course, he was wearing body armor (why the hell didn't he shoot him in the head?!) so he wasn't dead, but it was still pretty cool. In the commentary, Joss says, more or less, "Including this, Mal shoots a total of three unarmed men in this movie. Besides being a response to the Greedo confrontation in the revised Star Wars, it's also to show that Mal isn't quite your traditional hero, and he'll do what he has to do..." etc, etc. The first time, I didn't even listen to the explanation. As soon as he made that quip about Star Wars, I immediately ran it back and watched again. I was laughing so hard!
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#169525
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Any GOOD memories of the PT?
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"my mum said no to toys this time cos I was supossedly too old"

I hate it when parents try to tell you you're too old for something. (Hmm, I guess I'll end up writing this in the Things That We Hate thread) Damn societal pigeonhole rules. I'll do what I want, and idiots shouldn't be able to judge me. I just got back from a park where I was swinging on the swings fifteen minutes ago. Too old? Bah! Only when I can no longer stand will I be too old to play on a playground!
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#169419
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Serenity
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Originally posted by: Jay
Great TV series.

Good movie if you walk in blind. Great movie if you've seen the series first.

The DVD is selling like mad. I expect further Firefly material, whether it's theatrical, straight-to-video, or a second season on Showtime.

Universal has Serenity on their launch list for HD-DVD in March. I wish they'd go BluRay already. They're the only studio that hasn't. Dumbasses.


I'm now not sure if I want to see anymore Firefly material because I just don't see how it will be as good without... well, you know. And since the long arm of the alliance seems to have suddenly been dealt a strong blow, it just doesn't seem like it'll be the same 'verse anymore. And obviously, hiding the Tams is no longer the issue it was anymore. Serenity is awesome, but I would have appreciated it much more if it had happened after Firefly had gone on for several seasons. The nine of them made such an awesome family together. The relationships between them were wonderful. But now all I can think about how they were only together for several months, a very, very brief time to be a family. And so much more could have been done.

Serenity, in my opinion, was a wonderful conclusion, but it just came too soon.

EDIT: By the way, you said the DVDs were selling like hotcakes. How well is it doing? Has Universal finally managed to make its money back? Can we call it a success? Because I'm very sad how relatively poorly it performed in theatres (not that I helped, sadly, as I wanted to see Firefly first, and I'm very glad I did). Part of me does want it to continue in some way. But mostly I just feel that something this good deserves to have one big success, because it's been kicked around and underappreciated its entire existance.
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#169413
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'Merge' Article- Lucas in his own words
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Well, I feel simply that the only real point that Return of the Jedi succeeded on was Luke's part of the story. That's really, in my opinion, the only reason to watch it. It does that quite well. I also love the space battle, despite the fact that it's something of a rehash with "better special effects" as Gary Kurtz said. But like how Luke redeemed his father, Luke's story redeems Return of the Jedi.

It kinda follows Revenge of the Sith along those lines that I feel that only one plot point was handled well. The only difference for me is that I feel that the crap that went along with the good in Sith brought it down too much to still be good overall, while in Return of the Jedi, the lesser stuff was, for the most part, good enough to keep it from bringing down the really good stuff.
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#169382
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Serenity
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Sorry. I just had to bump this thread. I got Firefly and Serenity for Christmas, and I burned through those things, and then I watched Firefly again with my girlfriend who became as obsessed as me. And we finally watched Serenity last night. At one point (I'm sure you know what point I'm talking about), I was so angry and sad that I thought about turning the movie off and locking away both Firefly and Serenity never to be seen again. But now that my fanboy anger has died down, I'm aware of what a wonderful movie it was. But the movie makes me so sad that the series was cancelled. They could have had so many more adventures. But after the movie, it will never be the same.

Damn you, FOX! So who else has gotten the DVD?
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#169248
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A Future For Futurama?
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: starkiller
ric is correct. The expression comes from when the Fonz jumped over a tank of sharks with his motorcycle. It is generally accepted that after that time the show went downhill after that point.


You're mixing up two episodes here. Actually, in that episode, they were on vacation somewhere and he got on waterskis with shorts on and of course, his leather jacket. So, he jumps over a big area of sharks with the waterskisskis and everyone cheers for him. A lot of viewers who saw this episode thought that this stunt was silly, and not something his character would do.

The episode with the motorcyle was where he decided to jump over 14 motorcycles with his street bike at Al's. After a big build up, he eventually crashed his motorcyle. However, the viewers of that two-part episode generally considered that stunt something he would do.

And I don't know how I remember this.


Yeah, the motorcycle stunt was a few seasons earlier, and the Fonz came out of pretty injured. But, because I'm nitpicky, it's Arnold'ss, not Al's. That goes for the name of the restaurant, which was always Arnold's, and, at that point, Arnold (Pat Morita) was still on the show rather than Al (Al Molinaro), so Arnold, yeah.
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#169244
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Any GOOD memories of the PT?
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My experience pretty much mirrors that. I was 13 when TPM came out, and I was full of the excitement of getting to see a new Star Wars movie on the big screen for the first time, trying to mirror the experience of my forefathers who saw the original Star Wars for the first time. Even though I knew it wasn't going to be as good. I was 16 when AOTC came out, and I was very much in the throes of unrequitted love, so I ate up the love story then because I was just as sappy as Anakin. And, yeah, still 19. ROTS came out. I just finished my freshman year of college on top of the world, finally reunited with my girlfriend. Of course, I laughed at ROTS, but it was still... kinda poignant. And exciting.