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Originally posted by pforhan:
The lines often come so fast you don't catch them all in one sitting.

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Originally posted by YeAhItSme:
Hum...ok I haven't watched much of Gilmore Girl(read never tried it) but from what I read it's nothing like Firefly....I really can't see how you can compare these 2 show together...

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Originally posted by Twirlip:

By way of contrast, here's a typical Sorkinesque scene:

1: "You think I'm in love with her?"

2: "Yeah."

1: "Well, I'm not."

2: "Okay."

1: "I'm not in love with her."

2: "Okay."

1: "We're friends."

2: "Sure."

1: "Very close friends, admittedly."

2: "Of course."

1: "But I'm not in love with her."

2: "No?"

1: "No."

2: "Okay. (beat) Here's the thing."

1: "What?"

2: "You're in love with her."

1: "I know."

On the other hand, consider the same scene in typical Jossian style:

1: "You think I'm in love with her?"

2: "Yeah."

(Thirty solid seconds of silence as they stare at their shoes, avoiding eye contact, communicating every way but verbally.)

1: "Yeah."

(Fade out. The end.)

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Originally posted by bobknaptor:
Isn't that the two main sportscaster guys on sports night? I sort of vaguely remember that scene.

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Originally posted by Twirlip:
Joss's writing, though, is different. Every time I see something written by Joss, something whacks me over the head anew. And the thing is this: Joss is not afraid of silence. Sorkin tends to cram as much rapid-fire dialogue into a scene as possible. It's great fun if you can keep up. And when he does use silence, it's to great effect because it happens so seldom.

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My wife had a couple of good points about Firefly: It features comedy-packed conversation and antics in what is basically (sometimes tragically) a drama. The lines often come so fast you don't catch them all in one sitting. That's a reason why Gilmore Girls on the WB is so much fun.

Furthermore, the chemistry and motivation for each character and their relationship with each other is incredibly riveting. That's a reason why Gilmore Girls on the WB is so addictive.

What do you think? Does that sound too crazy? Firefly may not have a fast-talking mother-and-daughter duo, but I think the comparison is valid.

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