British and bitter... by JMK

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British and bitter...

POSTED BY: JMK
UPDATED: Sunday, May 25, 2003 02:10
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Tuesday, May 20, 2003 9:47 AM

I watched Firefly last week when it first aired in Britain on the Sci-Fi channel - and I thought it was absolutely brilliant...

Although I'm a big fan of Joss Whedon's other shows Buffy and Angel I didn't really know much about his latest - and it wasn't until the day after it aired here that I went on the web to get some more info - and that was when I found out it had been cancelled...

What was the problem? No 'Aliens' (people with slightly different foreheads / ears)?

No-one going back in time (either 1945 or mid-late 90's as a rule) every other episode and making wry comments about fashion, dishing out moral tales about the environment, or both?

It gets to me that original, compelling shows like this get cancelled while shows like Star Trek not only run and run - but generate newer, even more pointless spin-offs...

Apologies to any Star Trek fans but like the subject line says I'm bitter. And..err..British.

I'm beginning to think that maybe it's me - I really enjoyed 'Space - Above and Beyond' and they ditched that after 1 or 2 seasons. 'Birds Of Prey' debuted here on CNX roughly the same time as Firefly, which, although not in Firefly's league is better than most of the rubbish on T.V. these days - and I just read that Warner Bros. are cancelling that too...

I just hope it gets made into a film some time down the line...

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Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:14 AM

BRTICK

the problem boiled down to poor promotion and a bad time spot which meant less people watched which means less advertising dollars made by the network.

Keep Flying!

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Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:30 AM

AKFIREFLY

I hear you!! I have a "bitter and British" husband!! But we keep telling oursleves Joss won't give up on such a talented cast and show!! So, keep hope alive and KEEP FLYING!!

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

-Dead or Alive

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Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:39 PM

ARCHER

Welcome to the party. You did miss the great wave of bitterness against the stupidity of Fox executives, the ratings systems and the world in general when the show was cancelled. Do feel free to rage against the dying of the light though, because the vast majority here are in full agreement.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2003 3:54 PM

SERENITYVALLEY

I believe I have a list somewhere that has the "top 10 ways to kill a TV show" all pertaining to Firefly. Someone here must have seen it. I'll have to go dig it up.

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?" -Wash
"I told him to sit down," -Simon

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Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:55 AM

KELKAT1

Hi there, and welcome aboard! Good to see another UK Browncoat, joining the fight. Spread the word, and come visit the Fox board sometime - - http://www.fox.com/firefly/ Adam Baldwin (our beloved Jayne himself) is a regular visitor and loves to debate! :)

~ Kat

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Some people juggle geese!

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Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:10 AM

SLOWSMURF

Is it just me or is the fox site now gone?

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Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:54 AM

FFYING2

Quote:
SlowSmurf wrote:
Is it just me or is the fox site now gone?

Edit: The Fox Official "Firefly" site is still there, but there are no links to it.

As KELKAT1 said, go here: http://www.fox.com/firefly.

From there, you can click on the "BOARDS" link to go to the official message boards.

Or, you can go to the boards directly at: http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/start

ffying2
Firefly Funsite
http://members.aol.com/fireflyfunsite

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Saturday, May 24, 2003 8:22 AM

JMK

We British get everything late, good shows and bad news...

I can only hope that Firefly does indeed fly again - but at the moment the only way I can see that happening is if it's retooled as:

(a) a 'reality' show in which the crew of Serenity (suitably replaced by a bunch up wash-ups) face both the hardships of space, and a weekly public vote to see who is shot out of the airlock...

or

(b) a 'makeover' show in which the crew of Serenity (suitably replaced by a bunch up wash-ups) bring velour drapes and / or a splash of colour to newly terra-formed planets...

Grrrrrrrrr....

Anyway - in other news, does anyone know where I could get a decent picture of the decal that is on Serenity's hull? I mean the WW2 Bomber nose art style pic of the scantily-clad reclining lady (Serenity?)

Thanks in advance for any help you could give me on this.

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Saturday, May 24, 2003 8:33 AM

TALRIUS

Go to:

www.fireflyfans.net/feature.asp?f=14

It's the third from last picture. That's the only place I've seen that pic. The picture is of the original Serenity model(the boxy one). The Serenity model used in the series is more streamline. It doesn't have that on it anymore. Which is sad cuz that added to its character.

Hope that helps.

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DOBSON: I'm supposed to be meeting my wife's sister. I've only got a few days to see her...

ZOE: I wish there was another way...

DOBSON: Oh, no, no. That woman is like a dragon. I mean, I believe she has a tail. If there's any other moons we need to visit, or if we could just fly very slowly...

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Saturday, May 24, 2003 1:14 PM

TALRIUS

I don't know if this is any bigger:

http://www.scifispace.com/html/ffphotos.php

The pic should be near the bottom of the page.

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DOBSON: I'm supposed to be meeting my wife's sister. I've only got a few days to see her...

ZOE: I wish there was another way...

DOBSON: Oh, no, no. That woman is like a dragon. I mean, I believe she has a tail. If there's any other moons we need to visit, or if we could just fly very slowly...

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Sunday, May 25, 2003 2:10 AM

JMK

Thanks Talrius, that's the one - although I did get sidetracked checking out the Morena Baccarin pictures!

It's a shame they didn't use the emblem / decal on the ship we see on the show though because it is a nice touch.

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