Dear Joss Whedon
I take back what I said about your movie Serenity because I just finished watching all sixteen hours of Firefly and now I get it and you are a genius. I should never have doubted you.
(added later: Ralph commented that perhaps this entry sounded backhanded. Reading it over, I could see how that might be interpreted and seriously, that's not what I meant at ALL! I meant that I watched ALL SIXTEEN HOURS OF FIREFLY over a three day period! I couldn't STOP! It was addictive and wonderful and I loved it! And I officially join the masses of deperate fans demanding that the show come back so all questions can be answered and all relationships further explored, especially Simon and Kaylee and Mal and Inara! And I'm digging how River changes/grows from episode to episode in this subtle way! And I mostly loved Out of Gas, the episode that started with the middle of the story and then interspersed scenes from the beginning of the story with the forward movement from the middle AND flashbacks to how they all met in the first place! Genius! Can I gush more? YES I can! I have a sort of girl-crush on all of the women. I want to BE them: the badass [literal and figurative] of Zoe, the sexy intelligence of Inara and the super-cute, little sister-ness of Kaylee. And, of course, I'd like to be pyschic like River. D'uh. And the whole I don't care/I'm still free/you can't take the sky from me soundtrack is wonderful AND, AND, AND THEY SWEAR IN CHINESE 'CAUSE IN THE FUTURE OUR CULTURES HAVE BLENDED TOGETHER! That's SOOOOOO COOL!)
Comments
i wasn't a Buffy person, so when a friend of mine from the History of Television class i was in last semester loaned me his Firefly boxed set, i was a skeptic. then, when i was home sick, i put it on, and watched it all, and cried because there will never be another episode.
how was the movie? i take it good. i'm hesitant to see it, because it was supposed to be a trilogy, and according to the same friend who loaned me the set, the 3 movie deal isn't happening anymore. so, seeing the movie will be like watching the series all over again.
Posted by: N. Kittinger | January 10, 2006 11:30 AM
looooooooooooove firefly. and serenity. loooooooooooove.
and to N. Kittinger, a) think that's wrong - don't think it was ever meant to be a trilogy, i read every interview i could find with whedon between the series & movie and saw no mentions ever of a trilogy, and b) so NOT like watching the series all over again. definitely takes place maybe even a few months AFTER the series as you will see when you watch it.
Posted by: carolyn | January 11, 2006 8:30 AM
You doubted Joss Whedon!?
Me and my friends left the theater after Serenity in complete silence. After a few moments, we both stopped and looked at each other. One of us said, "How did he do that?"
Posted by: Dustin | January 11, 2006 10:23 PM
the entry almost sounds backhanded.
Posted by: ralph | January 12, 2006 1:24 PM
i was onl half playing. I should lend you some of his other work (joss Whedon)...
Buffy or Angel. Which both have a stigma attached to them but i think you'll find it as gripping and absorbing as Firefly. If you're interested i'm more than happy do lend.
Posted by: ralph | January 15, 2006 1:05 AM