Firefly Discussion (Merged)

[Staffan]

Did we actually establish that Irana was a prostitute? I know she's referred to as a 'Companion', and that apparently it's a position...but did they establish what she does? I didn't quite catch all of the captain and her dialogue early on. She's obviously not poor, having her own shuttlecraft.

As I understand it, a Companion is more of a geisha than a hooker. They only serve the clients they want to, in the way they want to. There's apparently also a "Companion's guild" around that provides respectability.

 

[Rpjunkie]

Personally I liked it. I think the first show could have been better, but I like all Sci-fi. I personally liked the John doe Show that came after it better, but I hope it survives the first year..


RPJ

 

[Hand of Evil]

Re: (OT) Firefly

Who watched it last night? I thought it was pretty good. I hope it can last more than a season in that time slot. If anyone can pull it off, it'll be Whedon. Looks like he's put together a good ensemble cast, but time will tell if the characters develop into something truly interesting. I laughed my head off when Malcolm kicked that baddie into the engine intake - a nice character revealing moment...

I enjoyed it. Thought some of the charaters were rough but that will improve as the show continues. Wish it was on a different network, Fox does not have a good rep dealing with Sci-Fi and ratings.

 

[Crothian]

Personally I liked it. I think the first show could have been better, but I like all Sci-fi. I personally liked the John doe Show that came after it better, but I hope it survives the first year..


RPJ

I found Firefly average at best. I will be tuning in for the next couple of weeks at least to give it a chance.

John Doe was the better show last night. If either survives past the first year, I'll be surprised though.

 

[Hatchling Dragon]

What, that was last night? Nooo.... Damn me and my generosity! That's what I get for treating my roomate and Dad out to dinner on pay-day. Phoey!

Hatchling Dragon

 

[Ashtal]

Wrong forum. Boing! And merge!

 

[Wolf72]

loved the kick into the engine ...then pulled the same exact line with the next guy

and yah, I tried to distance starship troopers (movie) from the book as much as possible too.

ej

 

[Xeriar]

As I understand it, a Companion is more of a geisha than a hooker. They only serve the clients they want to, in the way they want to. There's apparently also a "Companion's guild" around that provides respectability.

A long time ago 'prostitution' fell into two different categories. One was the Courtesan/Geisha/whatever (I forget the Hebrew term) level, and then there was just plain whore.

The former were entertainers first, in many cases asking to sleep with one was considered an insult, though in some cases sex was indeed involved.

I liked it - the show has a serious blend of 'past, present and future' to it.

 

[Radiating Gnome]

Well, I liked it a lot. Probably 8 out of ten -- I'm very excited about the series. I want to see the other characters develop a bit, but you can't do everything at once. As a pilot, it worked for me -- it set up the basic conflicts the show is going to deal with -- outlaw goodguys on the fringes.

The Turbine scene was good. I like Jane especially drugged to the gills and talking out of the slack side of his mouth. I like the guy playing the pilot -- one real bright spot from that damn MTV Jousting movie. It's good to see Ron Glass working again, but of all the characters on the ship he's the one I'm least interested in.

I'll be watching, that's for sure. I hope it doesn't disappear.

-rg

 

[Kibo]

Meh. I wasn't too impressed. No more than a 5 from me. The characters seem sorta cardboard cut-out. I'll check it out the next few weeks and see if it gets any better.

I was gonna give it a 4 or 5, but then I noticed if I squinted it sometimes looked like it might be spaceballs, so it gets a solid 4 or 5.