Firefly redux

[walbourn]

Oh my god. What were the folks who cancelled Firefly thinking?! It was a truly great show and some imminently quotable stuff:

Jayne: "I don't know these folks. Don't much care to."
Mal: "They're whores."
Jayne: "I'm in."

Wash: "That sounds like something out of science-fiction."
Zoe: "You live on a spaceship, dear."
Wash: "So?"

Jayne: "Here's a little concept I've been working on - how about we shoot (Patience) first?"
Wash: "It is her turn."

Jayne: (drinking tea) "This ain't bad."
Badger: "There's a trick to it. Wood alcohol."
Mal: "So now we're favored guests, treated to beverages that make you blind."

Jayne: "We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op."
Wash: "Very exciting. I was going to watch."

Wash: (talking about Jayne's statue) "I think they captured his essence."
Kaylee: "It looks kind of angry."
Wash: "That's what I meant."

Jayne: "Hey, do you have any funny whorin' stories?"
Inara: "Oh, do I ever! Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."

Book: "I'd forgotten -- you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now."
Simon: "No, but I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist."

Unlike so much on television, it was unique and interesting. I'm really looking forward to the feature film. How well it will translate to the big screen is hard to judge, and frankly a lot of people just don't get it. Of course, crap like Freddy vs. Jason gets funded, so you'd think people would let potentially 'niche' movies have their moment in the sun. I hardly think everything Joss Whedon does is gold, but this one is something special.

If you enjoyed the story detail of Babylon 5, the character development of Farscape, and have a weakness for old-school Westerns, you'll probably enjoy Firefly. The DVDs are well worth the time and money to check out, and look for the movie in September.