Firefly

[ssampier]

I hate to make the obvious comparison, but what did BSG have and Firefly did not?

 

[Crothian]

I hate to make the obvious comparison, but what did BSG have and Firefly did not?

BSG had a name brand associated with. It was also on scifi and not network TV.

Firefly had me as a fan, something BSG didn't.

 

[Dragonblade]

Firefly was great. Serenity does offer some closure, but has too many plot holes and other annoyances.

I don't like the random killing of important characters. Whedon's insertion of superhuman heroines into all his properties has become stale and cliche. And the whole Reaver backstory was just ridiculous. But it was fun to see Mal and crew get back together one last time.

 

[Crothian]

The Reavers like most monsters like them work better with no understandable backstory when done well. However, when its not done well it just looks like more boring zombies.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Yeah, the whole reaver backstory never made sense considering that it's unlikely that people driven to that degree of insanity and rage would have the pacience to travel between planets.

 

[Klaus]

The Reavers like most monsters like them work better with no understandable backstory when done well. However, when its not done well it just looks like more boring zombies.

Orcs. They're space orcs.

 

[BrooklynKnight]

Yeah, the whole reaver backstory never made sense considering that it's unlikely that people driven to that degree of insanity and rage would have the pacience to travel between planets.

I dunno. They didn't seem much different then Mgog from Andromeda. They were also driven by endless rage and hunger to travel the stars and feed on populations and procreate.

I wouldn't be suprised if there was some guiding intelligence behind the reavers.

 

[Mark]

I didn't watch the series until after the movie came out, so I saw them in order and got to watch all of the commentaries and features in the series box set, which I think prepared me for the movie in ways I would not have imagined. I think this led to me enjoying the movie less than I might have otherwise in that my expectations and wishes for the movie to be great were fairly high. I did enjoy the movie but think that some of the problems mentioned above were more glaring because of those expectations. I'd still recommend all of it, though.

 

[Klaus]

Yeah, the whole reaver backstory never made sense considering that it's unlikely that people driven to that degree of insanity and rage would have the pacience to travel between planets.

IIRC, Whedon said that there were more intellectual Reavers that did the flying. Kinda like Hannibal Lecters.

 

[amethal]

IIRC, Whedon said that there were more intellectual Reavers that did the flying. Kinda like Hannibal Lecters.

Who did the farming, the basic sanitation, the navigating, the refueling?

I prefer your space orcs, or rather Orks, suggestion.