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August 06, 2007

Firefly « The Brain Fertilizer Way »

After owning the entire DVD series for more than a year, I finally got around to watching the Firefly series.

Good! Despite the rave reviews by fans, I'd even say "Surprisingly good!"

It has its flaws, of course. I'm halfway through the second episode, so I'm not totally sure the series has already decided to betray the "crew first, business second, nothing else matters" character they established for Capt Mal. But aside from that, the acting/dialogue is sometimes a little too overwrought. Kaylee is a little too cute, the "whore with a heart of gold" tries a little too hard to be sexy.

But the humor is excellent, and the first story was quite good. I also like the western theme (although the stories are purely science fiction and couldn't be written to fit into the Old West). I especially like the way they combined the US and Chinese language/culture/society. They have to emphasize the English parts for the dialogue, of course, but it still holds the right flavor.

I approve!

Posted by Nathan at 06:08 AM | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)
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Firefly was good.
Serenity was better.

I like how the series tried to break the mold.
Example:
- A horse, used as cover, was shot. (You never see that in TV)

Posted by: Jeremy at August 6, 2007 06:51 AM

Yeah, good point. There are several points that don't follow the typical television conventions.

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