We're probably reading each other's reviews at the same time.
For me, I really didn't have any expectations. I knew it was gonna be focused on River, so for that I'm glad. But I knew I had to watch this seperate from the show. You LOVE the show so much that you expected too much, I think. I read or heard somewhere that when Whedon was writing this, he had 900 pages when he was done... the amount for another season. So obviously there was much cutting.
I knew the Book issue would piss you off, and it was from my impression that he left because the ship stuff was a bit too much. But you are right, they tease so much about his past that it would be almost pointless for them to have said anything at all if they don't go back to it at all.
It's been getting fair reviews. Lots of comparisons to Star Wars, which isn't surprising. I think reviewers are making this comparison so that people who WERE disappointed by Star Wars, they'll see this instead knowing a bit more what to expect.
Joss Whedon is a sadist.ascii_70_85October 1 2005, 03:46:06 UTC
We're probably reading each other's reviews at the same time. Probably.
For me, I really didn't have any expectations. Did you read my 'anticipation' post (it was back-dated yesterday, now not.)? i.e. I was expecting too much.
I knew it was gonna be focused on River, so for that I'm glad. I knew that too. Not to the same degree perhaps. I knew 'River and Reavers'. I think I might have known this before the script was written. I heard something about it, back in 2003 or so, I think.
But I knew I had to watch this seperate from the show. a) Yes, of course. b) ... and how is that done?
You LOVE the show so much that you expected too much, I think. There's no 'think' -- I expected too much. Though many of my complaints are still valid, and I stand by them.
I read or heard somewhere that when Whedon was writing this, he had 900 pages when he was done... the amount for another season. So obviously there was much cutting. Like Wash and Book {peeve-ness}I say don't bite off more than you can chew. This is sort of BtVS S7 syndrome.
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You know, you don't have to post if it's not around your normal time or past a certain point that it's too late to be today's song or whatever. I've been busy catching up with my roomie and tv this week (she was away in Aussie for two weeks and I was forbidden from any tv watching), so I haven't even posted in s_a_d (haahaa) all week either.
TDS co-mod thinks, Joss Whedon is a sadist.ascii_70_85October 1 2005, 16:14:46 UTC
You know, you don't have to post if it's not around your normal time... I am to post after 8:00-10:00pm EST. After that it's 'open game' i.e. whoever gets there first, (At least this is my understanding).
... or past a certain point that it's too late to be today's song or whatever. at 12:00pm it negates the point. However, it's thedailysong, if I don't post it's not ('daily') ... this makes me twitch (especially if I am able to post).
'cause I don't want to ruin it for anyone by my commenting...
So i've only seen an episode and a half of Firefly This is blasphemous!!!, but then again I'm quite sad.
... and the beginning of the movie was a bit confusing to me. I loved the beginning... but yeah, I can definitely see that. That was the problem... nine fairly complex characters ... all at once. It's beauty and it's curse. Though they fixed that didn't they? {sad smirk}.
I was all poking Mike as i tend to do and being like, wait wait! Is that the naked girl who was in the box?! Ohoh oh! Thats the cute dinosaur pilot guy! wait! he married the other chick?! Who's he?!! To which, of course, he was like, SHUSHHHHH. But not really, he just whispered that if i listened i'd figure it out. whatever! Not that I'd even have a clue, but hypothetically I often envy Mr.coffeewhore, there are however select occasions when I do not {smirk}. There's an episode ("Our Mrs.Reynolds") where Book tells Mal: "If you take sexually advantage of that girl you'll go a
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For me, I really didn't have any expectations. I knew it was gonna be focused on River, so for that I'm glad. But I knew I had to watch this seperate from the show. You LOVE the show so much that you expected too much, I think. I read or heard somewhere that when Whedon was writing this, he had 900 pages when he was done... the amount for another season. So obviously there was much cutting.
I knew the Book issue would piss you off, and it was from my impression that he left because the ship stuff was a bit too much. But you are right, they tease so much about his past that it would be almost pointless for them to have said anything at all if they don't go back to it at all.
It's been getting fair reviews. Lots of comparisons to Star Wars, which isn't surprising. I think reviewers are making this comparison so that people who WERE disappointed by Star Wars, they'll see this instead knowing a bit more what to expect.
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Probably.
For me, I really didn't have any expectations.
Did you read my 'anticipation' post (it was back-dated yesterday, now not.)? i.e. I was expecting too much.
I knew it was gonna be focused on River, so for that I'm glad.
I knew that too. Not to the same degree perhaps. I knew 'River and Reavers'. I think I might have known this before the script was written. I heard something about it, back in 2003 or so, I think.
But I knew I had to watch this seperate from the show.
a) Yes, of course.
b) ... and how is that done?
You LOVE the show so much that you expected too much, I think.
There's no 'think' -- I expected too much.
Though many of my complaints are still valid, and I stand by them.
I read or heard somewhere that when Whedon was writing this, he had 900 pages when he was done... the amount for another season. So obviously there was much cutting.
Like Wash and Book {peeve-ness}I say don't bite off more than you can chew. This is sort of BtVS S7 syndrome. ( ... )
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I am to post after 8:00-10:00pm EST. After that it's 'open game' i.e. whoever gets there first, (At least this is my understanding).
... or past a certain point that it's too late to be today's song or whatever.
at 12:00pm it negates the point. However, it's thedailysong, if I don't post it's not ('daily') ... this makes me twitch (especially if I am able to post).
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'cause I don't want to ruin it for anyone by my commenting...
So i've only seen an episode and a half of Firefly
This is blasphemous!!!, but then again I'm quite sad.
... and the beginning of the movie was a bit confusing to me.
I loved the beginning... but yeah, I can definitely see that.
That was the problem... nine fairly complex characters ... all at once. It's beauty and it's curse.
Though they fixed that didn't they? {sad smirk}.
I was all poking Mike as i tend to do and being like, wait wait! Is that the naked girl who was in the box?! Ohoh oh! Thats the cute dinosaur pilot guy! wait! he married the other chick?! Who's he?!! To which, of course, he was like, SHUSHHHHH. But not really, he just whispered that if i listened i'd figure it out. whatever!
Not that I'd even have a clue, but hypothetically I often envy Mr.coffeewhore, there are however select occasions when I do not {smirk}.
There's an episode ("Our Mrs.Reynolds") where Book tells Mal:
"If you take sexually advantage of that girl you'll go a ( ... )
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