I didn't watch it on Friday but I did catch it on Hulu. I don't think it's quite hooked me quite as much as the end of The Train Job on Firefly (I knew I loved the show as soon I watch Mal kick someone into his engine). I'm not quite in love, but I had a good first date, so to speak.
What I noticed was that it seemed like they were purposefully avoiding Joss-isms. There were occasional flasshes of wit, but little of the regular banter of Buffy, Angel or Firefly. And I kept expecting Echo to break out the kung-fu at some point but no, other then the brief scene with Sierra, no young women kicking ass. I'm sure we will eventually get some of that (the nature of the show makes Echo an extremly diverse character), but it was kind of neat to see Whedon break out of some of his comfort zones for a first episode.
Good observations! I like your analogy of the first date, and agree that the show doesn't have an established Joss dialect at this point. You raise an excellent point about Whedon departing from his comfort zones; I look forward to seeing where things go from here.
I loved it. I love the very dark computer/psych geek 'Topher' (a name I see more and more. I'm guessing because of the Dave Eggers book?).
And I've been loving the gloss too. Frankly, some people seem to be blotting out all the great fashion that was in Buffy. Yes, crunchy indie folk do love their Joss, but you know... it smacks of teenagers proving their cool by carping about how their favorite band "sold out". I want to see this series last a few years, which means that it's got to get past the playing coffeehouses stage.
But anyway... yay! I've been feeling content-deprived lately, and my sweetie is always up for watching hot brunettes with me.
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What I noticed was that it seemed like they were purposefully avoiding Joss-isms. There were occasional flasshes of wit, but little of the regular banter of Buffy, Angel or Firefly. And I kept expecting Echo to break out the kung-fu at some point but no, other then the brief scene with Sierra, no young women kicking ass. I'm sure we will eventually get some of that (the nature of the show makes Echo an extremly diverse character), but it was kind of neat to see Whedon break out of some of his comfort zones for a first episode.
I'm definately going to keep watching.
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I loved it. I love the very dark computer/psych geek 'Topher' (a name I see more and more. I'm guessing because of the Dave Eggers book?).
And I've been loving the gloss too. Frankly, some people seem to be blotting out all the great fashion that was in Buffy. Yes, crunchy indie folk do love their Joss, but you know... it smacks of teenagers proving their cool by carping about how their favorite band "sold out". I want to see this series last a few years, which means that it's got to get past the playing coffeehouses stage.
But anyway... yay! I've been feeling content-deprived lately, and my sweetie is always up for watching hot brunettes with me.
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