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Hope y'all approve . . .

POSTED BY: PLYTLE
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 01:39
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Saturday, June 4, 2005 9:34 AM

In this month's issue on my online magazine, I wrote an essay on Firefly and sci-fi in general. It's aimed toward people who have limited or no experience with the show, but I think y'all will like it. You can read it at:

http://www.primum-mobile.net

The article in question should be obvious to anyone 'round here, but if all else fails, just look for the one by me.

Let me know what you think!

-Paul Lytle

P.S. Before I start getting all of the "What about Simon and River?" questions, I left them out of the article simply because I was trying to speak more of the mood of the show than the characters, and every time I wrote a draft with them included, I ended up writing paragraphs of plot summary that was dragging the whole essay down. So I decided to leave those two characters to be a surprise for newcomers.

UPDATE:

when I first posted this, the article in question was in the current issue of the magazine. It has snice been moved to "Back Issues," but the following link will still get you there:

http://www.primum-mobile.net/010/lit1.html

Thanks!
-PML

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Saturday, June 4, 2005 9:42 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Not to pick any nits...well, I guess I am. In the article, ya got the words wrong, in one line, to the Ballad of Serenity.

Line 4 should reads as, - I don't care

Least, that's how it reads per what is listed here - http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=10229

Affirmative on that whole approval thing though.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Saturday, June 4, 2005 9:49 AM

PLYTLE

Well, that's what I get from trying to do it from memory . . .

Ah, well. The great thing about going an e-zine rather than a print one it that I can fix my stupid mistakes before anyone sees them.

Er. Well, anyone but those who have already seem them.

Thanks!
-PML

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Saturday, June 4, 2005 10:47 AM

NYWOE

Excellently written! :)

I have heard of a place where humans do battle in a ring of Jell-O.
--Teal'c

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 1:42 AM

WHEDONESQUE

Very well done. Have you seen the movie yet? I am interested in reading your review of it eventually.

I don't say that because I am hinting that your opinion will somehow change or anything. I just mean that your are obviously thoughtful and articulate and I would enjoy reading a review of the movie written by you.

Wow, this intense spoiler-phobia around here is really rubbing off...

We've done the impossible and that makes us mighty. Mal/Joss

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 2:49 AM

EMMA

Excellent!

I like your writing style and I like your reasonings. I remain unconvinced by your idea that Mal is searching for God but I understand it. It is a moving article

I looked around the site and will keep an eye on the zine in future - the Philophia are excellent and I agree with most of them.

Also, your 'ex libris' section - fantastic! I totally agree, even with Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities was always my favourite. BTW A Feast for Crows is finished and rumours are it will be published on July 26th 2005!

extremely dimensionally transcendental

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 3:16 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
I just mean that your are obviously thoughtful and *articulate and I would enjoy reading a review of the movie written by you.

*Yeah, but is being naked really adding to anything to the review?

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 3:42 AM

CALLMESERENITY

Very nice! It made me get a little teary-eyed. I hope it makes everyone who reads it and hasn't heard of Firefly to run out and buy it!!

Hmm... does it have anything to do with the other thread that mentions that Amazon's sales of the Firefly DVD are up? (or it could be the trailer..whatever.)

But seriously, wonderfully written.

"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"-H.D. Thoreau

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Sunday, June 5, 2005 5:50 AM

PLYTLE

Quote:
Originally posted by whedonesque:
Very well done. Have you seen the movie yet? I am interested in reading your review of it eventually.

Haven't seen it yet. I don't know if I'll put a review of it in the e-zine, since this is not normally the stuff we write about, but I'll try to fit it in somehow. Our audience is made up mostly of professors, political junkies, and preachers (I'm not sure how these categories overlap either, but that's the way it is), so this sort of thing is going to be different for them. I'm hoping it's interesting enough to spark some interest.

Quote:
Originally posted by Emma:
BTW A Feast for Crows is finished and rumours are it will be published on July 26th 2005!

ABOUT TIME!

Emma, thanks for taking a look at the rest of the 'zine. I think you'll continue to enjoty it in the future.

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Hmm... does it have anything to do with the other thread that mentions that Amazon's sales of the Firefly DVD are up? (or it could be the trailer..whatever.)

Er, I think it was the trailer, but thanks for the vote of confidence! So far, y'all make up the vast majority of the people who have read the article. I think we do a great mag, but we do not have a huge audience (yet!).

Thanks for coming by, everyone! See ya at the threatre!

-Paul Lytle

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Monday, June 6, 2005 6:30 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

Excellent article! Thanks for sharing it w/ us.

__________________________________________

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

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:39 AM

PLYTLE

Thanks for the comments. I got at least one person requestiong to see the show.

-PML

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