March 02
2011
'Firefly' on The Science Channel.
Great promo for "Firefly"airing starting March 8 on The Science Channel.
Nebula1400
| Firefly&Serenity
| 04:17 CET
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| tags: the science channel, firefly
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war_machine | March 02, 04:54 CET
Simon | March 02, 05:03 CET
Saje | March 02, 05:05 CET
I actually watched it when it was on FOX back in the day, but that was back in the days before DVRs and when FOX began screwing around with the order the shows were played, making it more and more difficult to follow the plotlines, I admit I gave up. A nephew who had a DVD set kept raving about how great it was, and then I saw Serenity in the theatre and immediately went out and bought the set myself.
Mind-blowing characters and story, and as a Trekkie fan, I was totally intrigued at the concept of a "rebel faction" in their equivalent of Trek's "United Federation of Planets". Got me to thinking that what if all the star systems Kirk, Picard and Janeway visited didn't WANT to join the Federation? Imposing civilization and order, as the government did in the grittier Serenity universe, rather than in the sanitized Trek 'verse, was not something that outworld settlers wanted.
Whedon's brilliance is that he showed what the future will probably be - ordinary people, struggling and sometime having to steal to exist.
Riverine | March 02, 05:18 CET
There were several Trek episodes featuring non-Federation worlds (because they were too primitive to be allowed to join) sometimes even showcasing the damage caused when a very advanced culture meets one that's less so though I can't recall any where a world was asked and refused, that would've been interesting.
'Deep Space 9' developed into the least sanitised Trek incarnation, certainly later on with the introduction of Section 31 (more or less a sort of secret police that would probably have found a use for someone like The Operative) and by showing us how the Federation might be forced to change if it was ever caught up in a long term "hot" war.
I like both types personally, the (probably more realistic) grit and hand-to-mouth struggle of the 'Firefly' style and the grand optimism of the Roddenberry vision, wouldn't be without either.
(and I guess that's the sole point of interest for 'Firefly' still being on TV - new fans can see it and become smitten)
Saje | March 02, 05:52 CET
sister | March 02, 05:59 CET
rehabber | March 02, 06:10 CET
Man, I loved DS9. There are lots of complex characters (Sisko, Dukat and surprisingly Nog come to mind. And, of course Garak!) and plots subverting almost everything you take for granted about Star Trek. If you watch one episode, "In The Pale Moonlight" is absolutely not to be missed.
Back on topic, Firefly and DS9 compliment each other well in lots of ways. Too bad Firefly didn't get another 6 seasons :-(
narse | March 02, 07:24 CET
But I found it on YouTube, for other people in my case.
Nico-Angel | March 02, 07:56 CET
I'd totally forgotten about that, good catch narse.
(though it's not quite what we were talking about since - Google reminds me ;) - Bajor asked to join and Sisko advised them against it for their own sake whereas the idea mentioned - and AFAIK unseen on Trek - was the Federation approaching a world, offering them a place and the world refusing)
And yep, "In the Pale Moonlight", great ep. And before that we'd had 'Rocks and Shoals', 'Favour the Bold/Sacrifice of Angels' and one of my favourite episodes of sci-fi ever, 'Far Beyond the Stars'. Was season 6 the best ? Hard to say but it's surely up there.
Saje | March 02, 08:58 CET
BlueEyedBrigadier | March 02, 09:15 CET
-Of course, running the Series in order and on schedule would've helped too.
TDBrown | March 02, 10:55 CET
And you are right, Bajor did try to join, and only pulled out after they were accepted. Perhaps a stronger Firefly parallel would be the Maquis, though they weren't strictly anti-Federation, just pissed that they were sold out to the Cardassians. Our Friend Wikipedia has a great quote from "For the Cause":
"Everybody should want to be in the Federation. Nobody leaves paradise. In some ways, you’re even worse than the Borg. At least they tell you about their plans for assimilation. You assimilate people and they don’t even know it."
narse | March 02, 11:46 CET
zeitgeist | March 02, 12:37 CET
jcs | March 02, 13:31 CET
Now I have to find the channel! I'm sure I'v watched things on it, but I've got like 1,000 channels, and don't know what most of them are.
Nebula1400 | March 02, 14:04 CET
janef | March 02, 14:43 CET
zeitgeist | March 02, 15:02 CET
If only there were more than the 14 episodes that I have on the dvd set.
barboo | March 02, 15:16 CET
Tin Ear Tom | March 02, 18:46 CET
Excellent promos, can't wait to catch Firefly on tv again!
FollowMal | March 02, 20:01 CET
In the US, TVGuide.com is the easiest way to find it.
International viewers: http://www.discovery.com/utilities/about/international.html
MizBehavin1 | March 02, 20:53 CET
redeem147 | March 03, 06:24 CET
(which isn't to say it'll necessarily air in Canada/elsewhere BTW - it's the same channel but with slightly different content in different places. The UK Discovery Channel still shows 'Mythbusters' for instance but with an English narrator)
Saje | March 03, 06:35 CET