Can you still enjoy Firefly as much as the first time you watched it? by OPPYH

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Can you still enjoy Firefly as much as the first time you watched it?

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POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Friday, July 29, 2011 23:26
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 2:24 PM

Sadly the answer for me would be a big no.

I popped in the Blu-Ray the other night of the pilot, and heaven help me....I couldn't get into it.

Don't get me wrong I still love the show, but I think over watching it in the past years has dulled me on it just a bit.

I will try watching it again In a couple months. Crossing my fingers that I get just one tenth of the magic back I had watching it first run.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:19 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

There is no way the twentieth time (and I am sure I've watched it that many) can be as special as the first, second or third time for any series or movie. It has been about six months since I've watched, but I did watch it completely in short order right after I got the Blu-Ray set, followed by Serenity of course. It is still my favorite show of all time.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:35 PM

TRAVELER

I put it away for several months and when I return to it I get the same wonderful feeling the first time I saw it.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:41 PM

THESOMNAMBULIST

Depends on the circumstance for me. Over the last five years I've been frequently travelling to Australia. The flight is around 24hours and believe me you need your friends. Luckily for me I can watch Firefly and SERENITY during the course of the journey on my PSP and it really helps in getting me through the long flight.
As such I still love watching it. It's incredibly special to do so even at 35000 feet.
Perhaps the initial wonder has dissipated some but the joy is very much still there.

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:53 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
As such I still love watching it. It's incredibly special to do so even at 35000 feet.

They can't take the sky from you!

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 3:59 PM

THESOMNAMBULIST

He,he...

:D

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 6:11 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Yeah, it gets harder to recapture that magic on repeated viewings, but I still get a kick out my favorite scenes, sayings, music and fun.

So the answer is No, not like the first, or second, time. But I loves my BDH.

SGG

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Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:42 PM

LWAVES

Not for me although I do still really enjoy watching it but that initial experience will always be the best.
This applies to all media simply because from the second viewing onwards you know that plot, you know the twists, you know some of the lines and the humour. Even if you pick up on things that you never saw in an earlier viewing and it brings a greater understanding, you still know how the episode ultimately ends up.

I fall into the type viewer who watches the whole series/movie about every 1-2 years. The main reason being that I don't want it to become a chore where I do start to struggle to get through it and not enjoy it as much. I don't get the folks who seem to watch it all the time and state that they have a disc almost constantly in their DVD player. To me that's overkill by a long way but it's their choice and I respect that. I personally (at this stage after the show ended) have other shows I want to watch more than re-watching Firefly.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 2:05 AM

WHOZIT

I'll always enjoy watching all the episodes, but during the 4th of July weekend the Science Channel ran a "Firefly" marathon, all I could think about was that 9 years have gone by and the cast and crew has moved on.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:56 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

I wonder if that's a Blu-Ray thing, I used to watch it all the time, on the original DVDs. Bought the Blu-Ray DVDs and a Blu-Ray player, just so I could watch it. Watched FF TWICE- once to view the eps, once for the commentaries. Haven't watched FF since, and nothing on any DVD , especially not a Blu-Ray disc.

Don't know how it could be, or why, but it seems to be a common phenomenon among us here.

Any of you conspiracy types got any theories? Blue laser leakage? Radiation? Alien influence? Subliminal messaging? Fruity oatey bar commercials?

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:47 AM

CHRISISALL

This isn't an easy question for me to answer...In my first viewing, Out of Gas & Objects in Space blew me away HARD, like 'Empire' hard.
After so many viewings, I still love the show as I ever have, and can always stand to see it a little more, but 'hairs-on-the-back-of-my-neck' factor has diminished some.
Strangely, Serenity has not changed for me at all.
Every time Mal says "I aim to misbehave" I freak.
Every. Time.
Every time Book says "Just believe" I cry.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 12:02 PM

OPPYH

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Originally posted by whozit:
I'll always enjoy watching all the episodes, but during the 4th of July weekend the Science Channel ran a "Firefly" marathon, all I could think about was that 9 years have gone by and the cast and crew has moved on.

Maybe that is the main thing that takes me "out" of Firefly. The fact that I know it is highly unlikely we will ever see our heroes on the small(or big) screen again. No matter how amazing the show is....there won't be anymore. Very depressing. And as fine a movie as Serenity was, I still don't feel like the series has closure.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:16 PM

RIONAEIRE

Beir bua agus beannacht

The second and third time through were way more meaningful for me than the first time, partly because I saw some of the episodes alone on the first go round and when I see things alone for the first time I struggle to totally follow the show. But the fact that Firefly transcended that confusion is one of the things that made it great, I loved it even when I was a lil' confused. So when I watched it the second, third, fourth times with my dad I could really enjoy it because I sort of knew what was coming and could just enjoy it.
I watch it about once a year all the way through and still enjoy it very much, including saying my favorite lines along with the charactors. I've made sure to keep it special, never over watching it or having a disc in the player at all times, I've learnt that for me that can dull a favorite thing and I don't want to do that, Firefly is much too special.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:23 PM

MOOSE

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
I wonder if that's a Blu-Ray thing...>snip<

I must be an exception to that. I have the BluRays and still watch it about the same amount. Which is marathons twice a year and assorted episodes in between.

In the earlier years, it was a bit more though. Its a good way for me to relax.

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Monday, July 25, 2011 12:53 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I don't think it's a Blu-Ray thing either, but more the fact that I have other things to watch and do and don't want to get burnt out on the show. Not sure that will ever happen, but around once a year is a good average I think.

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Monday, July 25, 2011 8:09 AM

CHRISISALL

I watch the series once a year now in marathon; Serenity 2 or maybe 3 (one being at the end of the series marathon).

The laughing Chrisisall

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:08 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

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Originally posted by traveler:
I put it away for several months and when I return to it I get the same wonderful feeling the first time I saw it.

Agreed.

Though I may already know most of the lines, know when the shocks, or surprises are coming, and know how each episode ends I still love each episode. Some more than others, that's true, but my love for the show has not dulled at all. I still get that warm, "I'm home" feeling each time I watch. Sure the magic of the first viewing may not be there as it was the first time around, but that does not make it any less special to me.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:24 AM

ZZETTA13

I still enjoy the show, every time I watch it. Can’t tear my eyes away from the screen just before Jayne makes that idiotic remark that we know he’s going to make, or Wash delivering that punch-line that will irritate Mal or his wife.

Inara, Zoe, Kaylee and River ( and Saffron) are all a feast to look at and Book and Simon are so mechanical in their duties, yet loveable.

And Mal Reynolds, even a captain with flaws ….. I can never tire of.

Yepper, still watch the show…..maybe not as often nowadays but still do.

Z

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 6:44 AM

PENGUIN

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Quote:
Originally posted by traveler:
I put it away for several months and when I return to it I get the same wonderful feeling the first time I saw it.

Agreed.

Though I may already know most of the lines, know when the shocks, or surprises are coming, and know how each episode ends I still love each episode. Some more than others, that's true, but my love for the show has not dulled at all. I still get that warm, "I'm home" feeling each time I watch. Sure the magic of the first viewing may not be there as it was the first time around, but that does not make it any less special to me.

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Amen, sister!

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:13 AM

TRAVELER

There are several things that survive repeated exposure. TV, films, and books that are of quality are always great to return to. You can't beat talent.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:19 AM

OLDGUY

What Would Mal do ?

I used to keep the whole DVD set in my computer backpack and watch them on the airplane trips.
I saw several of the epis so much that I started noticing shortcomings in line delivery, etc and so I backed off...wanting to simply keep the overall impact of the show, rather than drilling down to details like that.

But I think what has slowed me the most isn't the fault of the show, or even the lack of episodes, but that watching Firefly as a DVD collection got me started with other series. I honestly had never owned a TV show set before that and I found that I really enjoyed watching multiple episodes sans commercial interruptions..so moving on to Boston Legal, Castle, Eureka, Sara Connor Chrons, Chuck, has mostly displaced my re-watching of Firefly.
I also felt guilty for subjecting my family to the series over and over and over again..so now I pretty much keep my illness to myself and load up a couple fireflies on my iphone for plane rides.
but in all, no...absence makes the heart grow fonder so I just don't watch em as often, but I still miss those people aboard Serenity.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2:26 PM

DRAGONSHR1NE

Yup definitely. I'm always up for another go. The same happens to me with Gargoyles. These two tv series by far...my biggest obsession! I also like Kamen Rider and Super Robot Red Baron, but I always get back to re-watching Firefly. I just wish there could be something along the lines of Rocky Horror Picture Show's re-enactment but Firefly-wise. Wouldn't that be awesome!? Everyone shouting the lines and stuff. Would bring back the FF community up for sure...maybe it's a crazy idea, i'll just dream about it, haha.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:10 PM

OPPYH

Got through the pilot episode just fine, and now enjoying The Train Job thoroughly. Guess I was just having an off day. This show is phenomenal.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:10 AM

BROWNCOAT1

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

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Originally posted by Penguin:
Amen, sister!

That would be brother.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:26 AM

CHRISISALL

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Originally posted by OPPYH:
Guess I was just having an off day. This show is phenomenal.

Easy to forget what a shining star it is, when you lay off for a while.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Thursday, July 28, 2011 6:55 AM

STILLFLYIN2

I might have off days when a particular episode doesn't make me smile before I put it in the dvd player. On those days, I just watch a different episode and feel all shiny again.

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Friday, July 29, 2011 12:58 AM

PENGUIN

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Quote:
Originally posted by Penguin:
Amen, sister!

That would be brother.

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Sorry...Mal's dress confused me!

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Friday, July 29, 2011 11:26 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Yes, I miss them too. So much so, that whenever I hear of any of them appearing elsewhere - I'm there. Not just to support them, but because I miss them and mostly their TV character.

When Mal donned his now-famous duster and pistol on Castle, I went nuts. I was, "why can't they get them all on that show in a type of murder mystery in a mansion; a la "Clue."

I'd buy that for a dollar.

SGG

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