Comments on: “Firefly”: In defense of watching something more than once. http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/firefly-in-defense-of-watching-something-more-than-once/ Movies with Rock Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Andrew Carson http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/firefly-in-defense-of-watching-something-more-than-once/#comment-4447 Andrew Carson Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:23:06 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/firefly-in-defense-of-watching-something-more-than-once/#comment-4447 AMEN! AMEN!

]]> By: Guy Mason http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/firefly-in-defense-of-watching-something-more-than-once/#comment-1761 Guy Mason Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:50:43 +0000 http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/firefly-in-defense-of-watching-something-more-than-once/#comment-1761 I just stumbled across your site & it inspired me to comment on the 'Firefly' series. Being a fan of sci-fi, comedy & action (& a good yarn) I found myself totally taken in by this show. I only discovered it after watching the extras on the 'Serenity' dvd. After obtaining the series & watching the pilot I raved on about it to my wife (who by the way detests sci-fi) until she finally agreed to sit down & watch the pilot just to shut me up. I knew she was hooked when she cracked up during the opening scene where Mal was celebrating bringing down an alliance fighter - his jubilance switching to horror & frantically diving for cover as it careened towards him. From there it didn't take long for the storyline to grab hold & rivet one's attention. It then became a weekly ritual (our 2 young adult daughters included) where we religiously sat down & watched an episode - we wanted to pace ourselves, savour the experiences & delay the inevitable. Each episode was a delicious adventure which embraced us the viewer - tantalising & stimulating the feelings & senses. To describe what I thought made the series so exceptional (setting it apart from others) & appealing for such a diverse group as ourselves would be: a) the storyline's unpredictable nature - which draws you in giving you a sense of involvement; b) the restraint of the use of gratuitous futuristic technical wizardry - 1. allowing non-techs to feel at ease & free to enjoy the tale & 2. allowing techs less analytical distractions & free to enjoy the tale. One thing I would commend Whedon on was the special audio effects used during the EVA space scenes - total silence (Hallelujah!) - it was the icing on the cake for me. After watching the last episode we were left with an empty feeling.....a sense of loss akin to that felt on moving away from a close-knit neighbourhood. I just stumbled across your site & it inspired me to comment on the ‘Firefly’ series. Being a fan of sci-fi, comedy & action (& a good yarn) I found myself totally taken in by this show. I only discovered it after watching the extras on the ‘Serenity’ dvd.
After obtaining the series & watching the pilot I raved on about it to my wife (who by the way detests sci-fi) until she finally agreed to sit down & watch the pilot just to shut me up. I knew she was hooked when she cracked up during the opening scene where Mal was celebrating bringing down an alliance fighter - his jubilance switching to horror & frantically diving for cover as it careened towards him. From there it didn’t take long for the storyline to grab hold & rivet one’s attention.
It then became a weekly ritual (our 2 young adult daughters included) where we religiously sat down & watched an episode - we wanted to pace ourselves, savour the experiences & delay the inevitable. Each episode was a delicious adventure which embraced us the viewer - tantalising & stimulating the feelings & senses.

To describe what I thought made the series so exceptional (setting it apart from others) & appealing for such a diverse group as ourselves would be:
a) the storyline’s unpredictable nature - which draws you in giving you a sense of involvement;
b) the restraint of the use of gratuitous futuristic technical wizardry - 1. allowing non-techs to feel at ease & free to enjoy the tale & 2. allowing techs less analytical distractions & free to enjoy the tale.
One thing I would commend Whedon on was the special audio effects used during the EVA space scenes - total silence (Hallelujah!) - it was the icing on the cake for me.

After watching the last episode we were left with an empty feeling…..a sense of loss akin to that felt on moving away from a close-knit neighbourhood.

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