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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 5298512" data-attributes="member: 32740">This was all VERY deliberate, and VERY excellent design.&nbsp; Whether it was from the series DVD's or the Serenity movie DVD, there is wonderful behind-the-scenes information and the discussion of the set design for the ship is at the top of the list.&nbsp; It's not just the props lying around and widgets in the background, but the color palette being used as well.&nbsp; Red for the engine room, gold/yellow for the mess IIRC, white for the infirmary, etc.&nbsp;For example, the messhall has a little flower/vine pattern running along the structural beams that are much like the flowery patterns on Kaylee's bunkroom door, suggesting that it was Kaylee who took it upon herself to do the decoration there since MAL would never do anything so girly.&nbsp; The white infirmary suggests both the necessarily sterile environment of a hospital but also reflects the &quot;sterile&quot; personality of Simon, the doctor.&nbsp; This sort of attention to detail extends beyond set design to world design.&nbsp; Why Chinese, for example?&nbsp; Traveller and other SF rpgs and SF settings have postulated the probability of China becoming a dominant colonizing force.&nbsp; Without ever once mentioning it specifically in an episode or hitting you over the head with it, it is clear that the world of Firefly/Serenity embraces that notion.&nbsp; In fact, they make it a fun and interesting quirk of the show when the characters use Chinese curses and phrases and viewers don't really need the translation.&nbsp;Yeah, I LOVED the show, top to bottom, and curse Fox for the ignorant mishandling that doomed it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 5298512, member: 32740"] This was all VERY deliberate, and VERY excellent design. Whether it was from the series DVD's or the Serenity movie DVD, there is wonderful behind-the-scenes information and the discussion of the set design for the ship is at the top of the list. It's not just the props lying around and widgets in the background, but the color palette being used as well. Red for the engine room, gold/yellow for the mess IIRC, white for the infirmary, etc. For example, the messhall has a little flower/vine pattern running along the structural beams that are much like the flowery patterns on Kaylee's bunkroom door, suggesting that it was Kaylee who took it upon herself to do the decoration there since MAL would never do anything so girly. The white infirmary suggests both the necessarily sterile environment of a hospital but also reflects the "sterile" personality of Simon, the doctor. This sort of attention to detail extends beyond set design to world design. Why Chinese, for example? Traveller and other SF rpgs and SF settings have postulated the probability of China becoming a dominant colonizing force. Without ever once mentioning it specifically in an episode or hitting you over the head with it, it is clear that the world of Firefly/Serenity embraces that notion. In fact, they make it a fun and interesting quirk of the show when the characters use Chinese curses and phrases and viewers [I]don't[/I] really need the translation. Yeah, I LOVED the show, top to bottom, and curse Fox for the ignorant mishandling that doomed it. [/QUOTE]

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