This is cool, I so wish I had cable to watch it.

although it's odd that when I watch the clips from episodes 1&2, all I can think of is Legos and Taco Bell.

Noclaf | May 25, 00:49 CET

Simon, the "Tarzan" club isn't ringing any lights. Could you shed a clue?

Madhatter | May 25, 01:23 CET

Madhatter, it's not a known reference, it's just something Joss explains in the clip, how Star Wars instantly eclipsed anything else.

My two biggest pop culture heroes, Joss and Colbert in the same clip. I love it!

jam2 | May 25, 01:53 CET

Ahh, thanks jam2. Was starting to wonder here.

Please take care :).

Madhatter | May 25, 02:01 CET

I love fanboys and fangirls showing the love.

[ edited by shinygroovyj on 2007-05-24 23:13 ]

shinygroovyj | May 25, 02:13 CET

willowy, say your piece.

Madhatter | May 25, 02:32 CET

Actually, I looked it up online - and it appears that there were very specifically commercial/cross-promotional ERB-Tarzan clubs. I found a little info here, but I'm sure there's more, for anyone interested.

Whether these clubs lasted until the seventies, or whether Joss' club was formal or informal, I dunno...

QuoterGal | May 25, 02:42 CET

Still would rather hear from Willowy.

Madhatter | May 25, 03:30 CET

Tarzan sad.

Pointy | May 25, 03:48 CET

I liked Colbert's line about,
"We didn't know how to explain this to our friends; That nothing was the same anymore. Nothing was the same."

That's exactly how I have felt three times in my life. First with the Original Star Wars, then with Serenity, and through that to the Ultimate Life-Changer: Firefly! :)

TDBrown | May 25, 03:53 CET

What the huh? I do believe I'm missing a piece of the narrative, here...

QuoterGal | May 25, 04:04 CET

I love it! I'll be there at 9:00 p.m.

Dietcoke | May 25, 05:40 CET

No, Joss, you were not 11 when Star Wars came out, you were 12, almost exactly one month away from being 13, same as me. Well, okay, so I hit 13 a week before you did, but still...

deanna b | May 25, 10:12 CET

Maybe Joss saw an early screening? Of course I saw it late in the Summer of 1977 because I had been out of the country when it came out (I was 27 years old and was still blown away completely).

embers | May 25, 10:16 CET

Joss comes on again (at least once) in a later clip, talking about the realism and when the audience and Luke/Ben first see the Millennium Falcon.

RBB | May 25, 11:24 CET

Keep guessing.

Madhatter | May 25, 12:02 CET

Simon, thanks for posting this- hopefully this lays the 'Star Wars vs. Serenity' discussion to rest as to 'which is the better movie?'.

Not a question of what was better, it was what came first- just as old WW2 movies and old Flash Gordon serials had a overt/covert influence on Lucas' work, I think it's pretty clear to see that the same thing happened with the original Star Wars movies and Joss Whedon and Peter Jackson (and many other giant creators)... I'm sure it's not the only influence, but I think it's coøl how (the original) Star Wars' humor and the humor in the Buffy series feel very similiar (to me, anyways).

harvey chin | May 26, 23:20 CET