Firefly (The Series)...POLL

Slynky · #1 May 5th, 2003, 01:38 AM

Not to get passionate about it, but...LOL...getting passionate about it.

For those who are taken with B5. For those who settled for the "Star Trek" series spinoffs. It's a shame that it wasn't carried forward.

Multi-plot...incredible variety of characters, and better-than-average acting.

For those who can stand the truth, I can tell you the reason it was sabotaged by FOX.

Slynky · #2 May 5th, 2003, 02:15 AM

For example:

Adam Baldwin, who played Jayne in the series.

For those who don't know, there is still a Firefly forum. Lots of people who still wish the series had continued.

OK, beyond all that. How many actors do you know who hop onto the forum and chat with fans? Chat about the series, about the war in Iraq, and about most of anything.

Even the main character hopped on once in a while to talk to fans. Mal, too.

And, that's cool! To spend time with fans.

Preacherman · #3 May 5th, 2003, 02:34 AM

slynky you're absolutely right. it was a cool series, and the plot just began when it was taken off.

same goes for john doe, cool series, just starts to get really interesting at episode 20. and now i hear they want to tkae it off...

ok, i have no fox (living in germany) and don't know their policy but taking a show off after 10 episodes sounds a little stupid. and they have to think about other markets too, i think it would run really good over here in old europe.

[ May 05, 2003, 01:42: Message edited by: Preacherman ]

Slynky · #4 May 5th, 2003, 02:51 AM

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Originally posted by Preacherman:
slynky you're absolutely right. it was a cool series, and the plot just began when it was taken off.

same goes for john doe, cool series, just starts to get really interesting at episode 20. and now i hear they want to tkae it off...

ok, i have no fox (living in germany) and don't know their policy but taking a show off after 10 episodes sounds a little stupid. and they have to think about other markets too, i think it would run really good over here in old europe.

Dude, or whatever the German word for it is...

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you are so right. About both. You see, both were too intellectual for the viewing public. BUT, for us American viewers, Firefly had many more problems.

For one, FOX didn't even start the series off with the f------ pilot! They just started the series and aired the pilot a few months later. THAT sucks!

geoschmo · #5 May 5th, 2003, 03:00 AM

B5 suffered from the same inconsistant scheduling in my area, at least until the Last couple seasons. I never knew when the show was going to be on the first couple years. And a lot of times it wasn't on even when it was supposed to be according to the schedule. By the time it settled down to a consistant time slot the story was so far developed I couldn't get into it.

So Slynky, you got a juicy conspiracy theory for us concerning Firefly?

Fortunatly, rumors to the contrary, their is no "trilateral commision" in charge of making sure quality TV shows fail. It's simply short sighted programming executives that have to score big Ratings quickly or they get fired by even shorter sided upper managment. Shows like firefly that go against the flow take a while to develop a following. Networks don't take the long term view enough and give good shows a chance to develop that following. Cookie cutter formula shows get mroe slack because "something like this worked before", regardless of whether they have any virtue of their own.

Geoschmo

Gwaihir · #6 May 5th, 2003, 03:53 AM

I only saw part of one episode (i didn't find out about it until after a few episodes and then missed a few others, always figuring I could get them later - I rarely watch TV - I was hoping to start watching regularly at a later point (if only it was on on weekends!)), but I've read all the scripts I can find (some floating out there, and a few very good summaries, beyond whats posted on the website, but haven't found everything) and watched all the clips I can find . . . anyone know if there's a [cheap] way to get all the episodes to watch?

I went nuts when i found out it got cancelled - especially since everything unresolved about river (and details about the Alliance and Blue Sun Corp) is STILL bugging me. Especially some of the stuff from her little "Shindig" rant - the brushing teeth, the little roots, nothing that I've found explains that bit. and "the little ones in the corner that you didn't catch . . . they're the ones that reach in and do it, they're the ones with teeth and you have to smash them" - reach in how and do what? or is it the psychological effect of the omnipresent Blue Sun ads . . . whatwhatwhat??? So many things, and I won't ever know if they were even supposed to be wrapped up eventually or not!

[ May 05, 2003, 02:53: Message edited by: Gwaihir ]

raynor · #7 May 5th, 2003, 04:05 AM

The captain may have been more believable than Kirk. But he was pretty shallow and one-dimensional compared to Picard. The plots were so-so. I can't point to a single episode that had a good plot. The acting was poor compared to the combined body of Star Trek. Granted, Inara was pretty cute. All in all, in my opinion, the show started from nowhere, went nowhere, and was cancelled--big surprise.

No offense. But you just can't come on to the scene and start picking on Star Trek.