Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-? by chrisisall

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Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Thursday, August 11, 2005 22:22
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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:10 PM

I just turned another citizen into a FF fan, my brother in law, and he asked "Why does Serenity look like a horse?" And I remember having that go through my head months ago, but hadn't really thought of it since.
Is it intentional? I guess it must be. But it's only at certain angles.
I don't care, the ship looks cool no matter what inspired it's design.

The Andromeda's crap by comparison Chrisisall

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:28 PM

HASUFEL

I've always thought so. Joss says it was designed to look like a bug, but the neck and head say horse to me. Especially when Jayne is jumping off it onto a train just like in all the old westerns. This even led to my screen name.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:02 PM

DREAMINGBEGGAR

I remember watching one scene in particular (possibly in the pilot?) where Serenity was in the process of landing and thinking the same thing. The elongated bow really screams horse from the side. And the there is the scene right before Mal kills Dobbs when he Jayne and Zoe ride into the cargo bay. The only part of Serenity that is visible is the cockpit and the neck-like structure. The juxtaposition between the ship and the horses that the BDM are riding is remarkable.

And I agree, Serenity is an extremely beautiful piece of engineering. Like a pegasus.
With turbines on the side and a fusion drive crammed in the hind quarters. And an angry guy with a really big gun hanging out of... nevermind.

(Edited for craptastic spelling.)

Dreamingbeggar

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:08 PM

BRUISERSMOM

It's supposed to look like a firefly which is bug that they don't have where I live.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 1:26 PM

PURPLEPENGUIN91

I think it could look like a horse, but it really does look like a firefly too. It definitely has bug like qualities. :)

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 2:53 PM

BROWNCOATFAN1

sorry but i dont see a horse. i see more of a bug.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:38 PM

NYWOE

Hmm, I never noticed that before, but you're right, it does look like a horse! Or a pegasus.

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This even led to my screen name.

Explain.

:)

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:48 PM

DARKJESTER

I guess it's just me, but I see a cross between a bug and a duck (or maybe a swan...)

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:56 PM

PINGJING

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

A horse? That is *so* not what I thought you were going to say.

Julia

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:08 PM

HASUFEL

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Originally posted by Nywoe:
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This even led to my screen name.
... Explain. ...

Because I thought Serenity looked like a horse, I wanted a horsey sort of name when I joined this and other boards. Hasufel is a geeky horse name, being the horse that is given to Aragorn in the Two Towers when he, Legolas, and Gimli meet the Riders of Rohan. (Should I have left spoiler space?)

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:24 PM

MONTANAGIRL

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Originally posted by Hasufel:
Because I thought Serenity looked like a horse, I wanted a horsey sort of name when I joined this and other boards. Hasufel is a geeky horse name, being the horse that is given to Aragorn in the Two Towers when he, Legolas, and Gimli meet the Riders of Rohan. (Should I have left spoiler space?)

Slight tangent: "Hasufel" is grey coat in the Old English that the language of Rohan is based on.

I've always been partial to your chosen name because of the Tolkien reference.

/end tangent

Back to the subject, I've never thought Serenity looked like a horse, but I'm not going to argue with those who do. It's like arguing over what a cloud looks like. We see what we see.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:06 PM

NYWOE

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Hasufel is a geeky horse name, being the horse that is given to Aragorn in the Two Towers when he, Legolas, and Gimli meet the Riders of Rohan. (Should I have left spoiler space?)

Ohhh. Cool! My name is a Tolkien reference, too. Betcha you can't guess the reference. (Unless I already told you, in which case-- Cheater!)

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:09 PM

NYWOE

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It's like arguing over what a cloud looks like. We see what we see.

Isn't it beautiful? I like that there can be more than one interpretation!

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Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:36 PM

SHINYSEVEN2

It always looks like a big lizard to me.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:03 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Part bug, part horse....guess that makes Serenity a HORSE - fly?

*ducks out of way of incoming thrown objects *

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:21 AM

CITIZEN

I said horse to me when I first saw it...
Its rear end is kind of FireFly like... according to the DVD's (i think) the front end was supposed to be Bird-like.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:36 AM

ZOOT

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Hasufel is a geeky horse name, being the horse that is given to Aragorn in the Two Towers when he, Legolas, and Gimli meet the Riders of Rohan

Am embarrassed that I knew that without having to ask. Legolas’ horse being, of course, Arod ….

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:38 AM

ZOOT

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

Am I the only gutter-minded Browncoat who thought Chrisisall was gonna say Serenity looked like something else???

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 4:39 AM

NYWOE

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Am I the only gutter-minded Browncoat who thought Chrisisall was gonna say Serenity looked like something else???

To quote Book from Ois:

"No."

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:41 AM

HASUFEL

Quote:
Originally posted by Nywoe:
... My name is a Tolkien reference, too. Betcha you can't guess the reference.

Wow! I didn't know that. But when you said, and I looked for it, it popped out all backward like. And from the same book, too! Cool!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:35 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Zoot:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

Am I the only gutter-minded Browncoat who thought Chrisisall was gonna say Serenity looked like something else???

Zoot, Zoot, you simply MUST stop reading that questionable fanfic about Max!!!

Puritanical Chrisisall

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:37 PM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Part bug, part horse....guess that makes Serenity a HORSE - fly?

Naww, the Horsefly class is bigger, and heavily armed.

Chrisisall

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 2:44 PM

FIREFLYGAL

Some of my friends (and FF fans) say it looks like a turkey. That should open up a whole new set of comments.

I aim to misbehave!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 6:27 PM

NYWOE

Okay, now you got me thinking about having some kind of Serenity centerpiece at Thanksgiving... :D

Oh dear, that kind of makes the cargo doors the... you know what... where the stuffing goes.

Ack, get that image out of my head!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 8:18 PM

OKKAY

Quote:
Originally posted by Zoot:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

Am I the only gutter-minded Browncoat who thought Chrisisall was gonna say Serenity looked like something else???

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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.

No, you're definitely not the only one. Especially on some of the movie posters, where the ship seems to have a few more rounded edges than it actually does, and at an unfortunate angle...
When the first mini-poster came out there was a big ruckus over this.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:29 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by Okkay:
Quote:
Originally posted by Zoot:
Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Stop me if this has already been discussed, but does Serenity look like a-?

Am I the only gutter-minded Browncoat who thought Chrisisall was gonna say Serenity looked like something else???

No, you're definitely not the only one. Especially on some of the movie posters, where the ship seems to have a few more rounded edges than it actually does, and at an unfortunate angle...

Oh yeah, i totally see that. Right there along its curve you can just...yeah.

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Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:22 PM

ZOOT

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Oh yeah, i totally see that. Right there along its curve you can just...yeah.

It's so good to know I'm not the only pervert watching FF ... but I guess we should all take heed of Dr Freud and remember that sometimes a Firefly-class spaceship is just a firefly-class spaceship …

(or a goose?? – long neck, body of a chicken … would it be better to say swan? Far more glamourous)

N.B. Presumably parapraxis (also known as the Freudian slip) in space would be sparapraxis …

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