Serenity
So I finally acquired the series, Firefly.
I'd been awfully curious what it had to offer, after watching the movie, Serenity. And I'm normally not one to go for series which are utterly canceled. It seemed a bit pointless to put my time into it. But hey, it was done by Joss Whedon, and I enjoyed his work enough to buy the entire series for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
I really loved the beginning few minutes of the series, with the futility of Mal's situation at the battle of Serenity, after having accomplished so much. It had a delicious bit of reality that you don't normally see in fiction. But then the series seemed gritty not in a real hurry to get anywhere.
I'm not complaining so much, but this is apparently one of the things which made the execs kill the project. I know I wasn't as impatient as they were.
But then Firefly grew on me. It got into me. It sucked me into the characters, and their odd way of interacting with one another. Some of their character traits, I both valued and disliked. I love the humor. I love the dialogue. I love the subtle social commentary which is emergent throughout the series, whether I disagree with some of the conclusions or not. And the action was so much better done than in other shows. But of course, I'd expect that from the makers of BtVS.
I am convinced that killing Firefly was not only a tragedy, it is indicative of the small-minded, fast-food thinking of the execs over the project. But their thinking, I'm sorry to say, is a piece of the greater whole. They pay attention to what sells. Like 24. Pure intensity. A lot of people might not have ever gotten this show. Maybe it made sense to kill it, from the perspective of a bean-counter.
On the other hand? I don't watch Days of Our Lives, but I'm also not trying to take it away from those who enjoy it.
I wonder what Joss will do next. Especially if he doesn't expect his work to be very appreciated.
p.s. - Immense crush on Kaylee.
I'd been awfully curious what it had to offer, after watching the movie, Serenity. And I'm normally not one to go for series which are utterly canceled. It seemed a bit pointless to put my time into it. But hey, it was done by Joss Whedon, and I enjoyed his work enough to buy the entire series for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
I really loved the beginning few minutes of the series, with the futility of Mal's situation at the battle of Serenity, after having accomplished so much. It had a delicious bit of reality that you don't normally see in fiction. But then the series seemed gritty not in a real hurry to get anywhere.
I'm not complaining so much, but this is apparently one of the things which made the execs kill the project. I know I wasn't as impatient as they were.
But then Firefly grew on me. It got into me. It sucked me into the characters, and their odd way of interacting with one another. Some of their character traits, I both valued and disliked. I love the humor. I love the dialogue. I love the subtle social commentary which is emergent throughout the series, whether I disagree with some of the conclusions or not. And the action was so much better done than in other shows. But of course, I'd expect that from the makers of BtVS.
I am convinced that killing Firefly was not only a tragedy, it is indicative of the small-minded, fast-food thinking of the execs over the project. But their thinking, I'm sorry to say, is a piece of the greater whole. They pay attention to what sells. Like 24. Pure intensity. A lot of people might not have ever gotten this show. Maybe it made sense to kill it, from the perspective of a bean-counter.
On the other hand? I don't watch Days of Our Lives, but I'm also not trying to take it away from those who enjoy it.
I wonder what Joss will do next. Especially if he doesn't expect his work to be very appreciated.
p.s. - Immense crush on Kaylee.