tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post8302674090840796635..comments2024-03-21T19:03:19.133-04:00Comments on Where there had been darkness...: I don't like stuff that sucks: FireflyJugularjoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-50510578804336237402020-07-01T18:49:17.131-04:002020-07-01T18:49:17.131-04:00The only good Joss Whedon thing is the first Aveng...The only good Joss Whedon thing is the first Avengers movie. Buffy is overly campy and dumb, Agents of Shield is pure garbage, and Firefly is poorly written and generic. Whedon's a talentless hack who couldn't write his way through a wet paper bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-56549188505303070492018-05-08T20:43:21.123-04:002018-05-08T20:43:21.123-04:00I like that answer. I've mellowed on the topic...I like that answer. I've mellowed on the topic since I wrote the original post and I think you're right. Sci-fi fandom is a big tent, no one is going to like everything and the more stuff out there, the better. Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-45874595950360326652018-05-06T04:11:51.635-04:002018-05-06T04:11:51.635-04:00I think part of the issue is that sci-fi fandom ha...I think part of the issue is that sci-fi fandom has become mainstream. Not to disregard their opinions, but one could see the bar for stories has been lowered somewhat. I liked the show ok, and was glad there was another sci-fi show on the air. I'm hoping its popularity opens the door for a show in the future that may be really quality. <br />Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763188294962066460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-1045488110730545332016-03-03T23:46:08.312-05:002016-03-03T23:46:08.312-05:00Yep, agreed. I've watched 3 episodes and drawn...Yep, agreed. I've watched 3 episodes and drawn the following conclusions: This is a show about a sociopath who spends his days bullying his employees, dismissing the political and religious opinions of others, and picking fights with people; preferably when they're unable to defend themselves. The characters are one dimensional, the cast appear to be reading their lines from cards held off screen, and the theme song was discarded by Weird Al Yankovich.Rosco The Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474851105925828411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-87364005005549206292016-03-03T23:37:12.764-05:002016-03-03T23:37:12.764-05:00Yep, agreed. I've watched 3 episodes and drawn...Yep, agreed. I've watched 3 episodes and drawn the following conclusions: This is a show about a sociopath who spends his days bullying his employees, dismissing the political and religious opinions of others, and picking fights with people; preferably when they're unable to defend themselves. The characters are one dimensional, the cast appear to be reading their lines from cards held off screen, and the theme song was discarded by Weird Al Yankovich.Rosco The Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474851105925828411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-68113692321826541692015-11-20T05:23:47.482-05:002015-11-20T05:23:47.482-05:00Sir best comment ever. See my problem growing up m...Sir best comment ever. See my problem growing up my mum raised me Deadwood and Carnivale when they first came out. Then got I bloody spoil by literature and Breaking Bad. <br />I mean I love corny shit I am huge fan Evil Dead and Lexx but embrace what they are and better because of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930289504648177202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-38847692386979204072015-11-20T05:23:08.360-05:002015-11-20T05:23:08.360-05:00Sir best comment ever. See my problem growing up m...Sir best comment ever. See my problem growing up my mum raised me Deadwood and Carnivale when they first came out. Then got I bloody spoil by literature and Breaking Bad. <br />I mean I love corny shit I am huge fan Evil Dead and Lexx but embrace what they are and better because of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930289504648177202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-70607257414122331792015-07-10T15:42:40.615-04:002015-07-10T15:42:40.615-04:00Wow! I once said 'the problem with Firefly/Ser...Wow! I once said 'the problem with Firefly/Serenity is that if it was a Traveller campaign people would mock it'.Aquinas Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760282282923079133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-23829409883810482032014-09-17T15:12:40.983-04:002014-09-17T15:12:40.983-04:00I liked FireFly and I wish it could have continued...I liked FireFly and I wish it could have continued. That's not why I'm posting a reply. I just want to say that I nearly choked when I read your line " It plays like the account of a Traveler campaign run by an indulgent high school freshman."<br /><br />That stirred some long ago and (until now) happily supressed memories.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-47592309103023519742014-09-15T11:32:52.402-04:002014-09-15T11:32:52.402-04:00You are, of course, free to like whatever you want...You are, of course, free to like whatever you want. I tend to be bothered by moronic drive by comments like this, but I take solace in the fact that your shitty show was canceled twelve years ago, and isn't coming back.Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-31844734695031578142014-09-14T22:10:27.690-04:002014-09-14T22:10:27.690-04:00STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE!!!!STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-1377587990637748182014-08-31T08:40:34.556-04:002014-08-31T08:40:34.556-04:00Please, by all means tell me how different they ar...Please, by all means tell me how different they are. Because i can guarantee you can't. I don't dis like or like this show because of anyone elses opinion and i have zero issues with conformity. If something is generally good, people will watch it. If something is mediocre or bad, people won't. I could name plenty of examples of other sci fi shows that were better and managed to stay on the air. BSG? Babylon 5? Numerous Star Trek shows. X files? These are all shows that had more than one season for a lot of reasons. the biggest reason was because they didn't suck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-7691518715649135182014-05-08T14:24:18.558-04:002014-05-08T14:24:18.558-04:00The characters were the strength of the show. The...The characters were the strength of the show. The story could be a bit hokey at times, but it was definitely about the characters. If you don't like the characters, the show isn't going to do much for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-63046396549409311692014-03-12T10:06:03.351-04:002014-03-12T10:06:03.351-04:00ThankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouTHANKYOU. I feel ...ThankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouTHANKYOU. I feel SO LONELY sometimes for not loving this show, and your post was a breath of fresh air.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424161468765167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-42684749620158912922014-03-03T13:05:40.277-05:002014-03-03T13:05:40.277-05:00The characters were ok. I liked the ship and even...The characters were ok. I liked the ship and even the low tech planets reminded me of the RPG traveller where that was a common occurence (and the players would man a tramp merchanter trying to make a buck just like the serenity). I thought the enemy guys were too one dimensional. I thought the reavers made no sense whatsoever (if they were so batshit insane how did they maintain their ships?). I thought the planetary system was way too large to be anywhere near stable and was a cheap way to limit the scope of the universe. In short If i remade or continued the show Id make it more like the traveller universe of the imperium, the vargr, the aslan, the k'kree etc. Whedon has admitted he based part of it on an rpg space game he ran in college (im almost certain it had to be traveller based on when he went to school).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565105305499085721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-41046580150872457782013-12-23T06:23:45.228-05:002013-12-23T06:23:45.228-05:00And a merry Christmas to you too, sir!And a merry Christmas to you too, sir!Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-74669892060587774122013-12-23T04:24:40.332-05:002013-12-23T04:24:40.332-05:00If you don't like the show shut the hell up an...If you don't like the show shut the hell up and get over yourselves nearly the entire population doesn't give a. DamnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763384019833041790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-46365957516024001132013-09-04T06:10:35.048-04:002013-09-04T06:10:35.048-04:00It can simply be accepted that you sir, are a reta...It can simply be accepted that you sir, are a retard. So few shows put enough emphasis on its characters but that's something joss whedon does brilliantly. People who compare mal and Han solo clearly just lack even average intelligence 'cause if you look deeper than the surface you'd see they're extremely different characters. So yeah, methinks somebody just doesn't like it because they wanna be different to everyone else. D'aww, innit cute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-19310207518595003852013-08-20T16:15:45.571-04:002013-08-20T16:15:45.571-04:00Feel free by all means, i'm just happy someone...Feel free by all means, i'm just happy someone else feels the same about this long dead pile of mediocrity. Good riddance.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-73164033189270164822013-08-20T13:57:08.349-04:002013-08-20T13:57:08.349-04:00Anonymous: "There are people i have seen that...Anonymous: "There are people i have seen that mourn for dead family members shorter than i hear fans crying about this even after all this time."<br /><br />I'm going to steal that line next time I talk about the show. Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-42480011344330631502013-08-19T16:49:13.497-04:002013-08-19T16:49:13.497-04:00The ruthless and nasty responses i have read to th...The ruthless and nasty responses i have read to this particular article prove the authors point for him. It seems every time im hanging around my friends, the subject of this show keeps coming up and they get all teary eyed and sad about it. Even now all of these years later and that isn't what bothers me, it's the fact they do it on a regular basis. Seriously? There are people i have seen that mourn for dead family members shorter than i hear fans crying about this even after all this time. I also don't hat the show, i sat down and watched every single episode and while it wasn't bad, i just don't see why people are so obsessed over it. not to metion this show is a huge rip off of Star Wars. Let's take a close look:<br /><br />1. Big scary powerful conglomerate that runs around outer space in big scary ships while wearing intimidating grey uniforms.<br /><br />2. The Rough Smuggler Captain with a heart of Gold.<br /><br />3. The Rogue Smugllgers Captain's beat up space ship that is "Faster than it looks."<br /><br />4. The mysterious youth with a strange power that they do not understand or can fully control.<br /><br />5. The mysterious old wise man that is running from his past.<br /><br />6. The slightly snooty but beautiful woman that is secretly in love with the Rougish Captain.<br /><br />I mean seriously,it's fine that he blatantly copied these charachters. But for fans to yell, scream and cry about how "Original" and "Groundbreaking" this show was is downright silly. It wasn't a great show, but it wasn't a terrible one either. but either way, it's gone and over with. The set was taken down, and the actors moved on. The fans need to do the same, or at the very least stop getting so nasty with the people that didn't live for it. Just.. please move on with your lives.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-79128602372535313352013-02-03T13:37:22.284-05:002013-02-03T13:37:22.284-05:00Anon: Do allow me to correct a minor detail, it...Anon: Do allow me to correct a minor detail, it's browncoat, not brownsh...<br /><br />oooh...<br /><br />I see what you did there.<br /><br />How very witty.<br /><br />Heh heh heh.<br /><br />Anon: Should we automatically discard the fact that very many found the work enoyable and that it resonated with them as humbug and consider the minority who stands against it as the only ones with any discerning taste and ability to provide a correct judgement? <br /><br />Of course not, and that's not what I'm trying to say. As you've said, Firefly has an extremely vocal fanbase. I'm saying, A.) I think it's a property with some flaws/elements I don't like, B.) I personally don't enjoy it because of those elements, C.) I wish people would stop telling me how much they love Firefly.<br /><br />However, if you're judging a property based on its popularity, A.) It's not surprising that a large number of Firefly fans love Firefly and B.) I would be very surprised if Twilight had a smaller fanbase than Firefly, and popularity and merit are two very different things.<br />Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-50925196519601898762013-02-03T05:57:47.555-05:002013-02-03T05:57:47.555-05:00Do allow me to correct a minor detail, it's br...Do allow me to correct a minor detail, it's browncoat, not brownsh...<br /><br />oooh...<br /><br />I see what you did there.<br /><br /><Comic Sans MS>How very witty.</comic-sans><br /><br />As a side note, a thought for the day, when a great many people, love something, and say so, and a minority (and it has been previously stated by many others that in respect to firefly it is indeed a minority) say it's not that great or even that it is outiright bad. Does that mean the opinion of the majority should be automatically invalidated? Perhaps we could argue that they've all been duped, that it is a case of everyone following the herd? Should we automatically discard the fact that very many found the work enoyable and that it resonated with them as humbug and consider the minority who stands against it as the only ones with any discerning taste and ability to provide a correct judgement? <br /><br />TL;DR: Can a few negative opinions actually detract to the overall merit of a work that many, many more consider good?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-4776364414023493502013-01-29T20:09:56.745-05:002013-01-29T20:09:56.745-05:00Frankie Turner: Best of it is, if it was still on ...Frankie Turner: Best of it is, if it was still on TV on series 8 or 9 or whatever, people would've slated it by now. It's only because it was cancelled early that people are still milking it like they do.<br /><br />I think that's a huge part of its enduring popularity, to be honest. When I say something like "Gee, the Anglo-Sino Alliance doesn't have a lot of Asian people in it, does it?", I get a reply like, "Joss would have fixed that that if the series hadn't been cruelly cut down like a sacred martyr!" and this allows everyone to have their idealized version of Firefly.Jugularjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768939120752611597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504598332261057441.post-31191803842838501842013-01-29T10:40:37.892-05:002013-01-29T10:40:37.892-05:00I've tried, on three occasions, to get in to F...I've tried, on three occasions, to get in to Firefly. Everyone (and I do mean everyone) I know raves about this show like it reinvented television as we know it. Now like you, I loved Buffy. The Avengers? Awesome! Angel? Pretty damn good! But I just can't bring myself past episode 2. I love Nathan Fillion, I think he's great, but his character in the first two episodes was such a self-centered arsehole I couldn't be bothered to stick with it in the hopes he would improve.<br /><br />Best of it is, if it was still on TV on series 8 or 9 or whatever, people would've slated it by now. It's only because it was cancelled early that people are still milking it like they do. Plus some people just love a good old fashioned bandwagon hop.Frankie Turnerhttp://www.youtube.com/frankiegirlgamernoreply@blogger.com