annoying things in firefly by est120

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annoying things in firefly

POSTED BY: EST120
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:33 AM

Don't get me wrong Out of Gas is one of my favorite episodes. However, when Mal grabs a pistol and somehow convinces a whole other crew that they can't take him, that doesn't sit well with me. Especially since there was one guy holding his semi-automatic weapon very nearly pointing at Mal anyway. One twitch and he could have taken Mal out.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:44 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Don't get me wrong Out of Gas is one of my favorite episodes. However, when Mal grabs a pistol and somehow convinces a whole other crew that they can't take him, that doesn't sit well with me. Especially since there was one guy holding his semi-automatic weapon very nearly pointing at Mal anyway. One twitch and he could have taken Mal out.

that is what the commentary person had to say. he said his biggest regret about the episode was not giving mal a huge gun because, he said, it was hard to believe that "these heavily armed people don't just gun him right down" which makes sense. if mal had a double barrel shotgun or something like that, then maybe the other crew would have thought twice.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:08 AM

BADGERSHAT

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
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Out of Gas is probably my second or third favorite ep (after OiS and Serenity), but the deal with the adrenaline straight to the heart upsets me every time I watch it. More than likely that would have killed Mal and Zoe in real life.

Actually, that's the ONLY way an adrenaline administration works. It MUST go directly to the heart, or it is useless (my sister's a nurse, brother's a former EMT/paramedic, spent years as BOTH oftheir guinea pigs during school).

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 11:32 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by shinyseven:
I did think that in Serenity it was kind of pointless to be in such a hurry to dispose of the goods--having a gazillion-person-year supply of nonperishable food doesn't seem like the worst problem you could have, and sooner or later they'd run into someone who would be willing to buy or barter even imprinted goods.

i originally thought this too, but the best explanation that i can come up with is that mal REALLY does not want to get CAUGHT with those foodstuffs. of course, they could grind them up to remove the alliance imprint or something like that, but overall, i think he just wanted to avoid having to explain to anyone where they came from. if the food was not imprinted, then i completely agree. might as well keep it.

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Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:04 PM

INDIGO

Alot of good points. The two things that twanged me were River (yes, gasp, blasphemy), who just struck me like nails on a blackboard almost everytime she came on scene. I admit that it's my own personal bias, for several reasons.

And the other, well -- for a show that plays up the Mandarin so much: where are all the Asians? No, really!?

My husband didn't like the western theme so much, but I found the combination of westerns, space/sci-fi, and Chinese culture really refreshing and fascinating -- probably because I am a big fan of cyber-punk, Blade Runner, and am a sci-fi geek from an Asian influenced part of the "old west".

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Originally posted by Jumpy:
Oh yeh, one line, Book says to Inara:

"I don't think the Captain would much like me praying for him."

What priest in their right mind would care if someone wouldn't like them praying for them? As a faithful person, just because someone doesn't believe in God or has some problem with God in general, doesn't stop me praying for their safety or happiness or whatever.

Lol its just funny that Book, a Shepherd, would not understand such a fundamental part of the Christian faith and Inara would. That's pretty much the one line in firefly that annoys me

and, posted by maugwai:

But every Christian has a deifferent interpretation of the religion. For one thing, forced conversion is immoral in the Christian faith (not that many haven't done that). Book has respect for Mal's wishes, and Mal does not wish to have a relationship with God. Book does not want to violate that because of his own beliefs. I think that's a very Christian response, as is Inara's.

As an aside, I can't speak with any authority on Christian theology (and this isn't the proper venue for such a discussion in any length); but I have to side with Book. I think that he had a respectful response -- he understood that good wishes aside, Mal had the free will to decide whether or not to participate in the world of Book's god; and to ride over that may be in some interpretations his "Christian duty", but could ultimately be unwanted by Mal. I think that Book has the wisedom that as a spiritual person he may not impose upon another's will if that's what they do not wish or need.

--Peace, Indigo

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:12 AM

SAFFY

I guess I just never notice when an effect is CGI, but once I listened to the DVD commentary for "Shindig," the back of Inara's dress bothered me ever after. Then it LOOKED unzipped.

Much more annoying to me was Atherton's sudden turnabout in character. At the beginning of the episode, he seems sincere, courtly, and totally respectful and deferential to Inara. He knew how to conduct himself with a woman who is supposed to be worthy of respect.

The "No matter how you dress her up..." line (which was presumably to end "...she's still a whore") seemed jarring. Even a boorish fool would know better than to say that in front of her. I'd have found it more believable if she'd overheard him saying it to friends over poker.

BTW, in "Jaynestown," how did Stitch lose his eye?

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:41 AM

ZOID

Saffy wrote:

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...BTW, in "Jaynestown," how did Stitch lose his eye?

Falling from the aircraft, after Jayne pushed him out at 30 feet AGL.

HIGGINS
...How high up was that shuttle
when he pushed you out? Thirty feet?
Jayne Cobb cost you four years of
your life, plus a perfectly good
eyeball...

The thing that most annoyed me about Firefly was its cancellation.

Reminiscently,

zoid
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:58 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by zoid:
The thing that most annoyed me about Firefly was its cancellation.

bwahahahahahahahaha!

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:14 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:
And how about dollar-physics? I know cattle would have a high mark-up in the Firefly 'verse, but would it be worth burning all that fuel to land them in Safe?

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

I think that cattle for beef and or raising would be worth a good bit in the Firefly 'verse.

We have all heard how the diet of the people on the Rim consists mainly of proteins in "all the colors of the rainbow" and how much of a luxury it was for the crew in "Serenity" to get fresh fruits and vegetables for supper. I am sure that theirs is not an uncommon plight.

I imagine that border planets would pay a handsome fee for cattle to be transported for raising so they have their own supply of beef to supplement their diet.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:29 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
I imagine that border planets would pay a handsome fee for cattle to be transported for raising so they have their own supply of beef to supplement their diet.

actually, this makes sense. you would only need to buy the cattle once. after that, you can always have it since they will keep breeding.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:25 AM

SAFFY

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Originally posted by zoid:

Saffy wrote:
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...BTW, in "Jaynestown," how did Stitch lose his eye?

Falling from the aircraft, after Jayne pushed him out at 30 feet AGL.

HIGGINS
...How high up was that shuttle
when he pushed you out? Thirty feet?
Jayne Cobb cost you four years of
your life, plus a perfectly good
eyeball...

I do know the line, but I don't get how falling from a plane causes you to lose an eye. I wondered if the Magistrate removed it as punishment (because he cut off someone else's hands and feet), but I don't know if there's anything to support that.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:42 AM

ZOID

Saffy opined:

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I don't get how falling from a plane causes you to lose an eye.

Well, I'm not really sure either, since I wasn't there. But, I always assumed he fell on a point-ed stick, or a banana, or other hazardous vegetation/fresh fruit. (With apologies to Monty Python for ruining a perfectly good joke.)

*20-ton weight falls from sky, putting zoid's eye out*

Speculatively,

zoid
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 7:49 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by zoid:
But, I always assumed he fell on a point-ed stick, or a banana, or other hazardous vegetation/fresh fruit. (With apologies to Monty Python for ruining a perfectly good joke.)

at least it was not a bicycle with no seat.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:44 PM

CAPTAINNAPALM

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Originally posted by Jumpy:
Oh yeh, one line, Book says to Inara:

"I don't think the Captain would much like me praying for him."

What priest in their right mind would care if someone wouldn't like them praying for them? As a faithful person, just because someone doesn't believe in God or has some problem with God in general, doesn't stop me praying for their safety or happiness or whatever.

Lol its just funny that Book, a Shepherd, would not understand such a fundamental part of the Christian faith and Inara would. That's pretty much the one line in firefly that annoys me

If I remember the comversation correctly, Book was complaining about not being useful - to the Captain. It's not that Book doesn't pray for Mal & the others or that Book considers it useless, it's that he wants Mal to feel he has contributed.
And that doing something that Mal wouldn't want him to do won't relieve him of freeloader status - in the Captain's eyes. I'm sure his transportation fee to Boros has long since run out and he wants to provide some service to the function of the ship that it's Captain will appreciate so that he doesn't feel guilty about freeloading.

Besides it sets up the great lines that follow it showing that Inara has at least some Faith, and cares enough about Mal to pray behind his back.

Captain Napalm

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 12:45 PM

FREAKYSINS

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Don't get me wrong Out of Gas is one of my favorite episodes. However, when Mal grabs a pistol and somehow convinces a whole other crew that they can't take him, that doesn't sit well with me. Especially since there was one guy holding his semi-automatic weapon very nearly pointing at Mal anyway. One twitch and he could have taken Mal out.

Actually, this is pretty easy to understand from the other captain's point of view. Possibly they could have taken him out with a twitch, but that also means he's got a chance at a twitch or two even if mortally wounded. If they can take the ship with little effort and no loss, it's a win/win... if suddenly there's a chance of losing one or more crewmen and/or the captain himself, suddenly the stakes are much higher. Okay, we tried, we got busted, let's just back the hell out and go our merry way before this crazy gut-shot bastard starts throwin' slugs around.

'Course, that's just my $.02.

Peace

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In our theatres and bookstore shelves
Those who would know what's best for us
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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:17 PM

CAPNERIC

I started a thread like this on the Serenity movie site before I found this one.

My least favorite line is in The Train Job:

Book,"That young man is very brave"
Mal,"yeah, he's my heero"

To me, a cheesy effort to make Mal funny.

And, I agree with Indigo, where are all the orientals? There are a lot of oriental themes and a few people in the background but no one in the foreground that I noticed.

Has the human race blended so much in 500 years? Personally I think that would be a good thing but I can't see it happening in that short a period.

"How drunk was I last night"
"I dunno, I passed out"

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:27 PM

KASUO

How was Stitch about to walk out of his little wooden box? I assumed he had been in that box for years so his legs would've atrophyed (sp?) from lack of walking.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:34 PM

NEUTRINOLAD

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Originally posted by Saztronic:
Saffron has been gone *six years*, but her security entry codes are still valid, despite the fact that she disappeared with the former security chief who later turned up dead, for crying out loud.

At the risk of being dragged off to a gulag, I'll admit that I still have a keycard I received 4 years ago (May 2000, says so right on it, so almost 5) when working at a very large and well known computer company in my area. I still have friends there and when I go to see them for lunch, guess what? Yup, my card still works. The door goes *BEEP* real nice, I hear the bolt release with a clunk, and I walk right in.

Security is just as lazy as Marketting, as far as I can tell.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:26 PM

JUMPY

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Originally posted by CaptainNapalm:

If I remember the comversation correctly, Book was complaining about not being useful - to the Captain. It's not that Book doesn't pray for Mal & the others or that Book considers it useless, it's that he wants Mal to feel he has contributed.
Captain Napalm

I totally disagree I don't think that's the case, otherwise Book's line would have been phrased differently. He could have said

"I don't think the Captain would much like me JUST praying for him..."

The fact is the Captain wouldn't like it at ALL even if Book WERE doing other tasks.

And besides even if it WERE so it really makes Inara's next line make no sense. She'd be suggesting other tasks he could do rather than saying not to tell Mal that he prays for him. If Book had no problem with praying for Mal he wouldn't have said his line and Inara wouldn't have had to tell him hers.

I understand what you're saying but it doesn't fit in to me.

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You can't take the sky from me...

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:45 AM

CAPTAINNAPALM

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Originally posted by Jumpy:
[I totally disagree I don't think that's the case, otherwise Book's line would have been phrased differently. He could have said

"I don't think the Captain would much like me JUST praying for him..."

The fact is the Captain wouldn't like it at ALL even if Book WERE doing other tasks.

Which is why adding a "just" to the line makes no sense no matter what Book meant. He's saying the only way that he can think of to help out wouldn't be appreciated by the Captain.

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And besides even if it WERE so it really makes Inara's next line make no sense. She'd be suggesting other tasks he could do rather than saying not to tell Mal that he prays for him. If Book had no problem with praying for Mal he wouldn't have said his line and Inara wouldn't have had to tell him hers.

...and Inara's line means, that just because Mal doesn't believe in it, doesn't mean that it's not being helpful. (and sets up her next line)

Besides Joss seems to like having the Whore be the Shepherd's Shepherd.

I had more of a problem with Joss doing that role reversal in Serenity where Book comes to Inara seeking absolution and questioning why he is here. It just doesn't fit his character of well-grounded, world-wise vetran.

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:27 AM

ZEEK

Oh yeah I remembered another thing that always bothered me. They made a whole big point of calling Inara ambassador in Serenity. Then it's never used again. Not even a mention once or twice just so it can be reasonably believed that this wasn't just a setup for the scene where Book gets confused.

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 7:13 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

.... Not bothered by much as regards the episodes, but the title credit for Jewel Staite is definitely shorter than the other actors!

That always kinda bugs me.....

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 11:45 AM

MALICIOUS

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Oh yeah I remembered another thing that always bothered me. They made a whole big point of calling Inara ambassador in Serenity. Then it's never used again. Not even a mention once or twice just so it can be reasonably believed that this wasn't just a setup for the scene where Book gets confused.

YES! That always bugs the crap out of me too.

Mal-licious

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:37 PM

ZEEK

Bushwhacked always bugged me too. The way Mal just predicts exactly what is going to happen to the derilect. How the heck would Mal know? How does he know so well how reavers would act? Going to familiar ground and stuff. Which also made no sense since Serenity wasn't familiar ground. The guy had only seen the infirmary. The alliance trusting him to help them doesn't even seem remotely right for the alliance. Then Mal having to save the captain when there were a bunch of armed alliance men around? Just bad bad bad.

I think I had to drag that out of repressed memories it took me so long to remember. I don't watch that episode much.

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:59 PM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

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Originally posted by piratejenny:
mines is easy..Kaylee, she annoys me so bad

Not that I had a lot of respect for you before, but man--what little there was is gone now. Leaving the attrocious grammar and punctuation aside ("mines is"?

), how on earth could you hate Kaylee?

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 2:07 PM

CLEANER

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Bushwhacked always bugged me too. The way Mal just predicts exactly what is going to happen to the derilect. How the heck would Mal know? How does he know so well how reavers would act.

I always thought that this,and other things, were strong hints that Mal had some kind previous encounter/dealings with Reavers. Maybe they knocked on his door early one Sunday morning in Shadow and tried to bring him the gospel of cannibalisim

My most annoying episode was Heart of Gold. The entire script for it was nothing but 1 line jokes.

"If wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak!!!"

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Friday, January 21, 2005 9:03 AM

ZEEK

oh oh also how about in Serenity when Inara is talking to her first client that we see. The editing is really weird. At one point she's talking but her lips aren't moving. The scene where she's bathing has some of this too. I don't know if it's supposed to be artistic or not but it's no where else in the series so I have to chalk it up to bad editing.

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Friday, January 21, 2005 9:24 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

ZEEK

I don't think that's bad editing. Just intended as a mode to see the 'real' Inara as it were.

In Out Of Gas this non-linear editing is used again, to further the narrative. Personally I really liked that way of presenting a characters real thoughts.... But I have to admit when I was watching this one with my folks (who love Firefly by the way) this non-linear editing was something that really confussed my Dad, and I spent most of the episode explaining the intent behind it.

David Solomon (Director of Out of Gas) has really gone up in my estimation. I've since rewatched old Buffy which he directed and his tricks are very clever and understated, not so in your face..... I hope he goes on to do more.

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Friday, January 21, 2005 10:21 AM

BLINKER

Inara's random hallucinatory interlude bugged me too. If it isn't a dream, and it isn't a twisted parallel universe where Your Primitive Human Understanding Does Not Apply, and it isn't MTV, then JUST KEEP THE EDITING SANE!

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I would blame Fox for wanting a greater action element in a show that had been cast for actors who could create the personality of their characters. For me, Gina Torres is wonderful as Zoe but doesn't appear to be a natural athlete.

Amen to that. Olympic relay somersaulter or not, she IS the character to me. So much so that when I happened to catch a moment of her on "24," wherein she was crying and whimpering like a helpless little girl, the words "degrading" and "blasphemy" came to mind.

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Maybe they knocked on his door early one Sunday morning in Shadow and tried to bring him the gospel of cannibalisim

Hey, makes just as much sense as the Reaver conversion method seen in the show...

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Friday, January 21, 2005 2:33 PM

the movie is not the Series. Only the facts have been changed, to irritate the innocent; the names of the actors and characters remain the same

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Originally posted by Cleaner:
Maybe they knocked on his door early one Sunday morning in Shadow and tried to bring him the gospel of cannibalisim

Probably did it throughout his childhood, as is not uncommon in societies descended from European cultural heritage. I don't know much about other religions, but ritual cannibalism is part of joining many different sects of Christian church.

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Friday, January 21, 2005 4:22 PM

SSJ4BLACKBELT

There's a scene in The Train Job when Mal says to Inara: "Can I get you to do my hair?" Am I the only person here that finds that annoying? It's total FOX requested cheese and totally out of character for Mal. And that's the ONLY nitpick I had with the whole show.

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Friday, January 21, 2005 5:15 PM

BELASERA

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Sunday, January 23, 2005 1:44 PM

MALICIOUS

I just watched OIS and noticed--again--the part when Early says to Simon that doctors should have to be shot or stabbed so they can feel what it is like. Early says that psychiatrists have to get psychoanalyzed but he actually says "cycle-analyzed." I don't even pay attention to whatever he says next because I'm always thinking, "He just said 'cycle-analyzed' instead of 'psychoanalyzed!'"

Mal-licious

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Sunday, January 23, 2005 3:11 PM

MONTANAGIRL

Channain mentioned it (and I hate to agree with a Viking fan), but the horsemanship in both "Serenity" and "Heart of Gold" is terrible, especially for Mal having been raised on a ranch. I could excuse Zoe and Jayne, although it's still painful to watch. I honestly can't watch the screen when Mal is riding after Burgess in HoG because his riding is so bad.

Packer fans welcome.
All others tolerated.

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Monday, January 24, 2005 1:10 AM

GAVIDA

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Originally posted by kasuo:
How was Stitch about to walk out of his little wooden box? I assumed he had been in that box for years so his legs would've atrophyed (sp?) from lack of walking.

I wrote that in another thread where this came up quite a while back, so sorry for repeating myself :)

I would explain Stitch's bodily "fitness" despite being imprisoned in the box this way:

Stitch had to do forced labour during the day to make up for the damage he did and only was locked away in the box during the night.

Since he couldn't work well and pay the damage with his work if not fed properly he even got enough food and water to survive.

Hope this makes it less annoying for you :)

Keep flying,
Gavida

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Monday, January 24, 2005 1:18 AM

SAFFY

In "Objects in Space," how is River able to direct her voice to certain intercoms on Serenity -- from Early's ship?

Also (and I'm sure it's been discussed on here before, but I can't seem to find it), I'm always confused by Early saying, "No, that ain't it at all" and then saying right after, "I'm a bounty hunter." Huh?

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:56 AM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

Hokay - time for the other side of this thread (good thread, I'm just saying...) how about starting a new thread, "great things about firefly."

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:08 AM

CAPTAINCDC

The only annoying thing about Firefly is that the brainless network it was on, Fox, messed up the order of the eps and then cancelled the show.

The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason!

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:09 AM

EST120

Quote:
Originally posted by pizmobeach:
Hokay - time for the other side of this thread (good thread, I'm just saying...) how about starting a new thread, "great things about firefly."

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

we have a whole website for that.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:10 AM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

Quote:
Originally posted by est120:
Quote:
Originally posted by pizmobeach:
Hokay - time for the other side of this thread (good thread, I'm just saying...) how about starting a new thread, "great things about firefly."

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

we have a whole website for that.

tooo funny! thx for reminding me....

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:40 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by pizmobeach:

tooo funny! thx for reminding me....

I'd like to be king of all Londinum and wear a shiny hat.

of course, maybe a thread where people have to post only the thing they like the MOST about firefly. no lists, no top tens, no "i like these things..." pin it down to one, specific thing. that would get some brain matter moving.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:46 AM

LADYSILVER

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Bushwhacked always bugged me too. The way Mal just predicts exactly what is going to happen to the derilect. How the heck would Mal know? How does he know so well how reavers would act? Going to familiar ground and stuff. Which also made no sense since Serenity wasn't familiar ground. The guy had only seen the infirmary. The alliance trusting him to help them doesn't even seem remotely right for the alliance. Then Mal having to save the captain when there were a bunch of armed alliance men around? Just bad bad bad.

I think I had to drag that out of repressed memories it took me so long to remember. I don't watch that episode much.

And .... If Simon, Book and Jayne are wearing masks when they cut down the bodies, why, oh why, didn't Zoe and Mal smell anything when they unlocked the door?

Also, the timing is off. It takes as long to cut down all those bodies as it does for Kaylee to cut through the Reavers' trap? And Jayne comes in with the crates just as Kaylee finishes?

This one isn't one of my favorites either, although I think it's growing on me. Particularly the interrogation scene(s) with Harken and the crew. Some of that is smile time.

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Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:54 PM

PIRATEJENNY

Kaylee goo goo eyeing Simone all the time annoys me, I wish she would take a hint and leave him alone!!

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Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:29 AM

ZEEK

OK so here's another that I just remembered as I watched the episode last night. In Our Mrs. Reynolds the guys working the net talk about whether Serenity is worth taking. When they're talking about it just being parts the guy says, "Thing will run forever, they got a mechanic even...".

Now I've always thought he said "half her weight" or "worth half her weight". Which annoyed me because, how would he know the mechanic was female. Though I just looked up the shooting script and it says "half awake". So maybe I've just be hearing him wrong all this time. Which is even more annoying. Now I'm going to have to go turn on the captions to see what it says he's saying.

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Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:37 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by LadySilver:
This one isn't one of my favorites either, although I think it's growing on me. Particularly the interrogation scene(s) with Harken and the crew. Some of that is smile time.

i do enjoy those interrogation scenes. wash is pretty funny and of course, jayne's response is quite appropriate. i always enjoyed zoe's responses.

fought with him during the war?
fought with a lot of people during the war.
and your husband?
fight with him sometimes too.

and of course, i love her line to end the conversation.

just don't see how it's any of your business.

curt, to the point and perfectly in line with her very business-like character.

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Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:12 AM

MANWITHPEZ

Important people don't do field work.

Oh my goodness, yes. Wash, trying to be a hardass in War Stories. I fast forward past it every time, because his lines seem so hokey coming out of him. That's terrible, isn't it. I'VE BETRAYED A TV SHOW!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

All apologies to Mr. Tudyk and all the browncoats. I hate myself now.

Kaylee: "What's so damn important about being proper? It don't mean nothing out here in the black."
Simon: "It means more out here. It's all I have..."

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Thursday, March 17, 2005 10:31 AM

HJERMSTED

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Oh yeh, one line, Book says to Inara:

"I don't think the Captain would much like me praying for him."

What priest in their right mind would care if someone wouldn't like them praying for them? As a faithful person, just because someone doesn't believe in God or has some problem with God in general, doesn't stop me praying for their safety or happiness or whatever.

Lol its just funny that Book, a Shepherd, would not understand such a fundamental part of the Christian faith and Inara would. That's pretty much the one line in firefly that annoys me

"That's not a Shepherd."

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