A couple reviews! by Novagrass

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A couple reviews!

POSTED BY: NOVAGRASS
UPDATED: Sunday, September 22, 2002 06:02
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Sunday, September 22, 2002 5:21 AM

There have been a few positive reviews of The Train Job... here are just a few. :)

Daily Variety says (you need an account to view the article, here http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=upsell_review&reviewID=VE11179
18767&cs=1 ): Cheeky and charming, Joss Whedon's attempt to fuse oaters with "Star Trek" is just silly enough to work but there's plenty of B-movie attraction here to win over young Friday night viewers who have little else to choose from at 8:00. …"Firefly's" wide spectrum of characters is its greatest asset, since any of its ensemble could take center stage from week to week. Mal and Book seem to be the leaders, but that every personality trait is represented, from pouty to dangerous to intellectual, is a perfect way to hide some of its flaws (most notably a reliance on cartoon violence and ridiculously staged stunts that could have given way to more creative methods of larceny). … Whedon, who directed and co-wrote the debut, has also taken a page from "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." a years-old, short-lived series that likewise brought sarcasm and impudence to a genre that until then was strictly serious. "Firefly" has a lot of wink-wink dialogue, breezy acting and sexual chemistry that's never appeared in the science-fiction TV realm, and it's all executed by some very likable people.

TV Guide: Negative buzz attached itself to Firefly after Fox asked Whedon to film a new first episode. But from what little we've seen, Firefly looks ambitious, provocative and original. Underestimate the gifted Whedon at your own peril.

CHUD.com (one of the best internet-movie-news sites out there) says: http://www.chud.com/news/sept02/sep20firedoe.php3 It's a positive review, but they wish the show would have come out of the gate with a bit more of a bang. Check it out.

--Dylan Palmer, aka NoVaGrAsS--

"Oh, shoot" - Mal

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