Firefly Discussion (Merged)
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CrusaderX
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It definitely has an Outlaw Star feel to it. And Westerns rock, so I'm glad they're using that genre as a big influence.
I didn't like the oh-so-wise prostitute, though. She seems forced and too "kewl". If she continues to spout philosophical lines, I'm just going to laugh at the character and not take her seriously at all. But the other characters were pretty good, especially the other female leads.
IMO, the premier wasn't as good as the premiers of such recent shows like Smallville, Alias, and 24. But I don't get the Sci-Fi channel or UPN, so Space: Above and Beyond was the last sci-fi TV show I followed (let's hope FireFly doesn't share the same fate). So I'll still tune in next week for my sci-fi fix.
I didn't like the oh-so-wise prostitute, though. She seems forced and too "kewl". If she continues to spout philosophical lines, I'm just going to laugh at the character and not take her seriously at all. But the other characters were pretty good, especially the other female leads.
IMO, the premier wasn't as good as the premiers of such recent shows like Smallville, Alias, and 24. But I don't get the Sci-Fi channel or UPN, so Space: Above and Beyond was the last sci-fi TV show I followed (let's hope FireFly doesn't share the same fate). So I'll still tune in next week for my sci-fi fix.
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So far all I can say is:
*shrug*
So far I give it 7 out of 10. I was going to rate a 6 out of 10, but that turbine/engine scene at the end was great. That alone was worth a one-point bump.
I am glad I am not the only one who was reminded of Outlaw Star while watching it. The show does have potential. The first episode, however, didn’t really provide the twist on the genre that I was expecting. I know, I know, it is only the first episode…
I actually like the show John Doe, which premiered right after Firefly, a lot more, but I can see John Doe running out of gas by the second season….
< Raises glass >
Here’s to both shows continuing to improve.
*shrug*
So far I give it 7 out of 10. I was going to rate a 6 out of 10, but that turbine/engine scene at the end was great. That alone was worth a one-point bump.
I am glad I am not the only one who was reminded of Outlaw Star while watching it. The show does have potential. The first episode, however, didn’t really provide the twist on the genre that I was expecting. I know, I know, it is only the first episode… I actually like the show John Doe, which premiered right after Firefly, a lot more, but I can see John Doe running out of gas by the second season….
< Raises glass >
Here’s to both shows continuing to improve.
Uller
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Yeah. 6 or 7 out of 10 seems about right. The kick him into the turbine thing was cool. Right before he kicked him I was thinking: "If I was the Captain, I'd just kill him and be done with it...Why do these shows always let the bad guys live? If it were my players' PCs, they'd just cut that dumb mother f&%*er's head off and be done with it..." Then *kick*! Into the engine he goes!
That made me laugh.
That made me laugh.
Heretic Apostate
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The show annoyed the heck out of me. But for very unusual reasons.
Understand, when I was a kid, I suffered through a bad ear infection. I have about a 10% overall loss of hearing in my right ear, and about 40% in my left. But that's the average. The problem is, I have a hard time hearing certain bands of frequencies. My mother's voice falls in one band. And the voice of the actor playing the captain falls in another band.
So, I couldn't understand what he was saying half the time. It was all very muffled. Very annoying. It's times like that when I turn the volume up all the way, in hopes of being able to follow the dialogue.
But aside from that, it was okay. Since we're having trouble pulling in UPN (I just managed to fix the problem that was keeping us from getting CBS, and we've completely lost NBC due to the affiliate, KRON4 out of San Francisco, having its affiliation yanked by NBC), I'm happy to get SOMETHING....
Personally, though, I liked John Doe better. It's more of a Pretender-clone. I liked the way he figured out horse racing, built up a huge sum of money... and lost it when a horse tripped.
Understand, when I was a kid, I suffered through a bad ear infection. I have about a 10% overall loss of hearing in my right ear, and about 40% in my left. But that's the average. The problem is, I have a hard time hearing certain bands of frequencies. My mother's voice falls in one band. And the voice of the actor playing the captain falls in another band.
So, I couldn't understand what he was saying half the time. It was all very muffled. Very annoying. It's times like that when I turn the volume up all the way, in hopes of being able to follow the dialogue.
But aside from that, it was okay. Since we're having trouble pulling in UPN (I just managed to fix the problem that was keeping us from getting CBS, and we've completely lost NBC due to the affiliate, KRON4 out of San Francisco, having its affiliation yanked by NBC), I'm happy to get SOMETHING....
Personally, though, I liked John Doe better. It's more of a Pretender-clone. I liked the way he figured out horse racing, built up a huge sum of money... and lost it when a horse tripped.
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