Suki Blue

I had the day off today, time in lieu for working the Satuday just gone. I had big plans. Then I developed a killer headache and spent the day slumped in front of the TV. But it's not all bad. It gave me the chance to finish watching Firefly and then tuck into Serenity. I'd borrowed both from the new guy at work and boy am I grateful!

Cowboys in space!! OMG!!

Firefly was wickedly, beautifully, totally, Jossily wonderful. I loved and adored every second of it. It's very different from Buffy or Angel and yet it screamed of the work of Joss. The mix of a historical western and futuristic sci-fi worked extremely well. The chatacters were all very different and also very distinguishable from each other. I think that's a pitfall that many a TV shows fall into - too many characters that are exactly the same. But the crew of Serenity (The ship, for those that haven't seen either the series or film) are all such individuals. They all had qualities that made them stand out and they all had qualities that made them very likeable.

Mal is my fav. He's so very different to the character, Caleb, that he played in S7 Buffy. That guy I hated. Euw ~shudder~ But Mal? I'm so very, very, very smitten.

The Engineer, Kaylee, was another firm fav. She was very sweet, an odd mix of tom boy and girlie wannabe.

And Jayne? He was so cute! Such a big, growly bear. And so funny! That hat! With the ears!

Simon, I tried to work out all the way through if I thought he was attractive or not. It was a real stumper until the ep with him just in his PJ bottoms. Wow, nice bod.

Inara, soooo beautiful.

Zoe, much better than I expected. Have some serious respect for her.

Wash, oh! Really liked him. Meep.

River, scary girl. I thought at first that her character was very Dru-ish, but by the end I realised I was wrong. Her character was very David Lynch-ish. When Dru talks crazy it's almost translateable. River's ramblings are often totally weird and unconnected (seemingly) Very Twin Peaks.

I'm so very dissapointed that Firefly got cancelled. Some of the plot was a little confusing and there were a few other faults, such as very dark lighting too much of the time and the character's voices were a little too fast and mumbly at times, but I feel this would have been improved as the series went on. I'm very sad that it never got the chance.

Now, the movie. I should not have watched it directly after watching the last five eps of Firefly back to back. I'd gotten used to a nice slow pace of plot laying and mystery and wonder and speculation, then BAM!!! I watched the movie and everything was wrapped up in under two hours. Don't get me wrong, it was a great film and I really enjoyed it, and i also appreciate that this was the only way that Joss could wrap up the tale, but it just made me long for more of the series. It made me pine for what Firefly could have grown into if the events of the film had been played over two, three or even more seasons. It would have been sensational. Also, I felt that there was a lot more to Jayne's character than was shown in the film. He was mostly forgotten. That was a real shame.

Damn the Network or whoever was responsable for this. Were they trying to drive Joss away? Well, I so don't blame him for not wanting to return to television unless he had almost total control. This must have been a big chunk of his dreams shot down in flames. At least he got to make the movie. He makes a good movie. Anyone else totally fucking excitied about Wonder Woman? Who's gonna go see it with me when it comes out? ~pokes Kitty~ Anyone else?

So, to conclude, I ADORED Firefly and I'm so glad that I've seen it. I really enjoyed Serenity, but I wish we'd had many seasons of the series instead. I guess films tend to pass me by these days. I used to be a big film fan, but now I have a greater appreciation for a television series. There's nothing like immersing yourself in a great big plot that will often take years to play out. The potential to do that is what grabs me mow.

Also, you sooooo know I'm gonna write a Xander/Mal Firefly crossover. ~g~