So then, have you watched Firefly?

[matgb]

So, last week while she was down, we had one of those "what DVDs to watch" discussions on our one (semi-planned) evening in. It turned out that snapesbabe hadn't seen Firefly. At all. Now it appears that tinuvielberen hasn't seen it either (but has now seen the light). This bothered me, y'see, when I first got an LJ, it seemed everyone was a fan, there were Firefly icons everywhere, being a fan seemed like something akin to a cultural norm. Now, of course, I know that's not true, but it sure seemed that way, and for two self-confessed SF fans to have not seen it? Weird. So, poll time:
[Poll #1030452]
Because, y'know, Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, does a proper Sci-Fi series, and Murdoch's Fox network messes him around, but the DVD sales are so good that Universal spring for a mid-budget film anyway? Plus, it's funny. Oh, and one of the opening lines is We're not going to die, y'know why? Because we're so very pretty... Which, y'know, is mostly true. So, via Amazon (UK, don't have the US search installed) the series is £15, the film is only £5.

Oh, and after a bit of pestering, here be a link to my Wish List, which I've started updating again; I used to use it as a handy "to buy" list, but then, y'know, finances collapsed. I guess it makes sense to post it, I'll be 33 in less than five weeks. Ouch.

Comments

[matgb]

Well, sort of; the main cast does have five different archetypes; you have the ruggedly handsome rogue, you have the diffident intellectual, the older & wiser guy, the dumb-but-strong and the geeky coward.

It's just they all look a bit all-american :-(

There is a guy with long curly hair though; see Ozzy's icon ;-)

But, y'see, Saffron is different. Everyone fancies Saffron. Um, yeah, the following icon is sort of a spoiler:

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

I didn't see anyone ruggedly handsome...?

Re: the icon. It means nothing to me (oh Vienna).

Also, am sceeeered. You know the word I just put down in Scrabble? I flip onto the next board, and Jenny has started a new game... WITH THAT VERY WORD!

* hides behind you, quivering *

[matgb]

Mal is supposed to be the loveable handsome rogue figure, there are more than a few direct parallels ripped from Han Solo, and he has a massive fanbase (who were very happy when he walks around naked in later episodes).

I mean, I don't fancy him either, but until recently that was a given anyway...

*loads scrabble game*

Ouch. I think I prefer games of scrabble playe dwith the house rule of "you must know what the word means", but I suspect you do anyway...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

It's a compound of carbon. You know I was complaining before about it not letting me have words from chemistry?

I never fancied Han Solo either, but then I always thought he was an egotistical tosser and that Star Wars was shite... But, yeah, the Han Solo type of man is the type I'd like to eradicate from the face of the earth, AND the sort of drippy female that fancies that type.

Man, I really AM in a bad mood today

[matgb]

Oh yeah; ginger cake or syrup cake? They were on offer, so I'm going to go open one, but I'm torn...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

I'd vote ginger. I am currently drinking the kind of milkshake that's made by pureeing a pound of strawberries then topping it up to a pint with about quarter of a pint of milk.