Jewel Staite in Wonderfalls!

POSTED BY: MikeyMo
UPDATED: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:23
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MIKEYMO

Friday, February 11, 2005 12:01 AM

OK, so maybe I'm the slow one here, but I swear I never heard anyone say anything about Jewel Staite being in Wonderfalls as Heidi (the bartender's ex-wife)!

Has anyone else watched these DVDs yet? Absolutely wonderful (near-pun not intended).

"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann

CSSTROWBRIDGE

Friday, February 11, 2005 12:30 AM

I was planning on picking up the set, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Is it worth the price?

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JUSTASHEPHERD

Friday, February 11, 2005 12:36 AM

It's very much worth the price.

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WWRD

DARKJESTER

Friday, February 11, 2005 12:49 AM

Some of us downloaded the episodes as they became available on the web. Even though I'd already seen every episode, I bought the DVDs 3 days after they came out. Yes, they are worth it! An excellent show, and another that was killed much too quickly by F*x.

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

TLACOOK

Friday, February 11, 2005 1:15 AM

Jewel is fabulous. Great to see her in a very non-Kaylee roll.

ANOTHERFIREFLYFAN

Friday, February 11, 2005 1:40 AM

Wonderfalls is now one of my top favorite shows. It is well worth watching, and another example that the truly great shows seem to be overlooked and cancelled.

They only aired 4 episodes! That's pathetic!

Oh, and Jewel Staite is fantastic, even though she plays a real bitca. ;)

Keep flying

ECGORDON

Friday, February 11, 2005 2:30 AM

Most certainly worth the money. I pre-ordered the set about a month ago, got them on Feb. 4, and have already watched each ep twice, along with an extra time for two of the ones with commentary, as well as the "Making of" documentary.

It was difficult accepting Jewell in such a bitchy part, but she was so good at it I was rooting for Jaye to belt her a good one.

PURPLEYOSHI

Friday, February 11, 2005 3:39 AM

Wonderfalls is absolutely amazing - and very quirky, perfect for the Firefly crowd :) Not to mention Tim Minear and Jewel Staite being involved!

Please, please take my word for it and BUY THESE DVDS!! You will not be disappointed. Also, for those of you who have only seen the 4 aired episodes, trust me when I say you ain't seen nuthin' yet!

MIKEYMO

Friday, February 11, 2005 4:47 AM

It's absolutely worth the price. I bought a copy for my girlfriend of 4 months, because she's very much like the main character- snarky, kind of lazy, weird family of which she's the black sheep. I bought myself a copy at the same time, and just got to the second disc. It's a great amazon month for me- first Wonderfalls, then Angel S5, then I Heart Huckabees! And South Park S5 (w/ Scott Tenerman Must Die: Funniest Show Ever)

"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann

323866617459

Friday, February 11, 2005 6:46 AM

i loved the show when it came out on fox . i was so mad when it got cancelled. when i heard about the dvd set, i put it straight on my birthday list since i don't have the money to buy it myself. the show made me laugh, which is something that doesn't happen very often. it was a great show. i noticed jewel was on there. she was pretty bitchy, but she played the role pretty well. also, if you watched "widow on the hill", her character was also pretty bitchy. this seems to be a pattern. hmmmm...

323866617459 a.k.a. Stephanie

CLARRY

Friday, February 11, 2005 10:38 AM

I'm having a set delivered over here to England.

No-one's heard of it here, but I'm looking forward to watching it, just listening to your comments.

AURAPTOR

Friday, February 11, 2005 3:13 PM

Why oh why are all my fav shows only on DVD ? I don't know how so many folks have already gotten their Wonderfalls DVDs yet. I ordered mine from Amazon and don't expect them to arrive for another few days. I checked and double checked, and the release wasn't scheduled before Feb - something, but I've seen several post on here claiming to have gotten their DVDs already. I'm not bitter, I just want my Wonderfalls!

Oh, yeah. About Jewel. I heard she does a good job as the ex-wife. VERY non Kaylee. Did anyone catch that Lifetime movie w/ Jewel and James Broland in it a couple of weeks ago ? As a guy, I felt a bit self conscious about watching Lifetime , but hey....it was Jewel! Good to see her on screen again.

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

JADEHAND

Friday, February 11, 2005 3:31 PM

It was released Feb 1st here in the states, I got mine that day. Well worth it. some of the best lines that just stick in your head and keep you laughing. And yeah, Jewel is great.

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MOOSE

Friday, February 11, 2005 4:08 PM

I blinked while it was on FOX, so I totally missed it.

I picked up the DVD last week, figuring I'd go through a couple of episodes a day. Ended up marathoning the first two discs in one night and the third the next. Great show!!!

It has reiginited my quite passionate hate for Gorram FOX!!!

DUCESTECUM

Friday, February 11, 2005 7:15 PM

Thanks for the reminder that it is time to order Wonderfalls. Just ordered mine. I only saw a couple of the eps on TV and missed the one with Jewel. Looking forward to seeing all of the eps, can anyone tell me how many there were?

MIKEYMO

Friday, February 11, 2005 7:22 PM

13, I think. They only aired 4 (and I caught them all) before cancelling it. I actually haven't finished off the last disc - I can't wait to see if there's some kind of resolution, even a little bit.

And Jewel really is a bitch in this show; it's so shocking to see things like that coming out of Kaylee's mouth, much less what goes into it

edit-- I just finished watching the rest of the episodes, and I have to say that this DVD set is just wonderful. I tried to listen with commentary, though, and I couldn't listen to much of it. There's something a little grating about Holland's (the co-creator with Brian Fuller) voice and he's talking most of the time. Still, as a work, it's damn near perfect. A shame of a cancellation almost on par with Firefly.

"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann

SIMONSAYS

Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnotherFireflyfan:
Wonderfalls is now one of my top favorite shows. It is well worth watching, and another example that the truly great shows seem to be overlooked and cancelled.

They only aired 4 episodes! That's pathetic!

Oh, and Jewel Staite is fantastic, even though she plays a real bitca. ;)

Keep flying

Another example of FOX

programing at it's best!

Great shows get cancelled while crap like FATmily Guy

gets renewed. I don't get it!

Remember what LOUIS VUITTON said: "It's in the bag!"

SIMONSAYS

Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AnotherFireflyfan:
Wonderfalls is now one of my top favorite shows. It is well worth watching, and another example that the truly great shows seem to be overlooked and cancelled.

They only aired 4 episodes! That's pathetic!

Oh, and Jewel Staite is fantastic, even though she plays a real bitca. ;)

Keep flying

Another example of FOX

programing at it's best!

Great shows get cancelled while crap like FATmily Guy

gets renewed. I don't get it!

Remember what LOUIS VUITTON said: "It's in the bag!"

ECGORDON

Monday, July 11, 2005 2:04 AM

I agree with you about Wonderfalls, but it puzzles me what your beef is concerning Family Guy. It's hardly my favorite, but it is one of the few very funny shows on currently, much funnier than The Simpsons, which should have been put out of our misery several years ago.

REGINAROADIE

Monday, July 11, 2005 2:05 AM

I saw Jewel's eps of WONDERFALLS on VISION TV (which I found odd it being on a Xtian heavy channel, since the show doesn't have much of a Xtian overtone), and I'm slightly torn. I mean, I know she played a devious woman, and I did have support for Jaye and thought it was funny as hell when Heidi was screaming when she saw the hostage taker get run over by an ambulance in front of her eyes. But I couldn't exactly buy her as a truly vindictive, hell spawn. Maybe because the role of Kaylee is so iconic, and that she's not much of a character actor that I couldn't buy into her totally, but there were times that she did shine through.

I know I sound like I'm bashing her, but I'm just being honest. I love Jewel. I hope to God that one day she'll be in one of my movies (hopefully she won't be expensive enough for around the time when I'd need her for my flick), and she would be playing like an anti-Kaylee role.

Ususally, for me to really like an actor, he or she has to have that ability to completely dissapear into another role so well that if I see them again, I wouldn't recognize them, even if they didn't have any makeup on. I'll give you an example. After FIREFLY went off the air, I saw Gina Torres do a guest stint on 24's third day. And she was so convincing as this glamorous but cowardly politician's wife who got pushed around very easily, that it was only on seeing her resume on IMDB.com that I actually made the connection between the two characters. That's how good she is. So far, I havn't had that with Jewel. Hopefully, it will happen. It just didn't with WONDERFALLS.

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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ... ow ... ound ... round ... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?

ZAPACTIONSDOWER

Monday, July 11, 2005 5:53 AM

I need to pick up this dvd set. Back when it was on tv I watched an episode without knowing Tim Minear was behind it and thought, wow this show is really funny and original I think I'll start tuning in more. And then the next week it was cancelled. Arrgh it makes me so mad. But I guess I'll go out and buy it now so I can see all of the episodes.

Waaah

LIZANNE

Monday, July 11, 2005 6:56 AM

OMG!

I've been netflixing Wonderfalls and I just sent back disk 2. The ENTIRE time I've been wondering what Heidi is like.. what she looks like...

OMG!

(I don't think I can wait for disk three to arrive, I may just have to buy it. The first two disks have been well worth it.)

Liz
Nathan sat next to me.

JAINA

Monday, July 11, 2005 11:23 AM

it's just starting airing here in the UK, can't wait to see jewel in it :D

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