May 2005 Archives
Transcript of Joss' 'speech' that played before the Serenity pre-screening.
The site was down the first time I tried to link to it this morning, but it looks solid now.
FIREFLY (FOX) - The Sci Fi Channel has landed the repeat rights to all 15 hours of the short-lived FOX series (and basis of the upcoming "Serenity" feature film). The network's July schedule lists the series as joining its Friday lineup on July 22 at 7:00/6:00c where it will precede original episodes of "Stargate SG-1," "Stargate Atlantis" and "Battlestar Galactica."
Great lightsaber fights.
Predictably pretty ships.
Zero surprises.
Amazon.com: DVD: Moonlighting - Seasons 1 & 2
I swear, after this show went off the air, I stopped watching television until Buffy came out.
So. Ordered.
As Stan said, "So nice to see that Doyce made it into PvP today."
Joss announces more Serenity screenings.
You might have heard rumors, but I'm here to confirm. On thursday the 26th the studio is doing another round of hit-and-run screenings, and this time it's not ten cities -- it's twenty. It's another vote of confidence from the studio and another chance for us to say "thanks" to you guys for keeping this all rolling. And most importantly, another chance to run that videotape of me before the movie, looking so tragically sexy."Wait a minute! What cities!?!?! Hey, %#$@face, stop talking about how sexy you are (although you are confessedly quite the dish) and give us the info!" Well, I don't actually know. I think we'll be repeating in the cities we've hit and adding 10 new ones. I expect can'tstopthesignal will have the info some time tomorrow, and let the manager-threatening begin! (Or, you know, the ticket buying.)
I'm not going to say much about the movie. Here are a few thoughts:
1. Joss Whedon is one of best storytellers currently living.
2. You will not know what to expect. Afterwards, you may (as I did) see why such and such happened, or why it had to, or what it accomplished, but going in... no. You won't. You won't know what to expect, and you won't know how anything is going to work out.
3. My concerns (from the preview) of River's fight scenes being clunky are unfounded -- she moves with the grace of the dancer she is. Amazing.
4. It's one of the better stories I've seen told on film, period. It's one of the best sci-fi movies I've seen in ... I don't remember the last one I liked that much. I need for someone who hasn't seen it to watch it and tell me if it's confusing or if relationships are unclear, but I don't think they are.
5. Joss had a recorded message to the Browncoats at the beginning of the show that was awesome. Just awesome.
Finally: I've always preferred Joss' original explanation of the 'verse: "one system, many planets, colonized by generation ships, don't talk to me about science" approach -- it's the way the original voice-overs for the show read, and it's what I liked about it. The movie sticks with that, cuz F*x isn't in there fucking with things.
Anyone who has a problem with the tech of it or the odds of a system like that existing can explain how it's any more unbelievable than the fairytale of Faster Than Light travel. (Something the human mind *wants* to believe simply because the vastness of space means we will probably always be alone, otherwise.)
Firefly's always been about the people. The tech is irrelevant. There are worlds. These folk live on em. These other folk fly between them. Sometimes it takes awhile. "Dead in the Water" means "no power" not "stationary". The end.
Absolutely. Amazing.
Update: Dave's thoughts here.
