Whedon seeks return of 'gritty' sci-fi - Firefly&Serenity

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October 07 2005

Whedon seeks return of 'gritty' sci-fi. The BBC website interviews Joss on Serenity, and links to Whedonesque!

A brief interview with the Joss, discussing the "grittiness" of the film, sci-fi/western, comparing Mal Reynolds with Han Solo, and the strong female characters - namely Zoe - which links into a brief discussion of Wonder Woman.

Whedonesque is linked under the "related Internet links" sidebar, as "Joss Whedon fan site", along with the official Serenity site.

littlexander | Firefly&Serenity | 21:50 CET | 13 comments total | tags: serenity, interview, whedonesque

Fun 'view, plus now I can realize my lifelong dream of going between W-esque and Auntie Beeb without having to click on a bookmark of any kind.

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They must be talking about the Ben/Glory threadjack there...

zeitgeist | October 07, 22:18 CET

Newflash for Joss: Gritty sci-fi is alive and well and it is called Battlestar: Galactica.

tinktanker | October 07, 22:29 CET

Yeah, but its alone and Joss hasn't had time to watch BSG yet... fear not, he will, just as he did with VM ;)

zeitgeist | October 07, 22:38 CET

I'm in full agreement with you tinktanker! Battlestar is, IMHO, the best thing on television right now. Y'know, Zoic Studios did insert
a Firefly Class ship-albeit briefly-into a scene during the Battlestar Galactica miniseries which preceded the new series. Perhaps they'll include some other Whedonverse Easer Eggs here and there.

Inara's Spongebath | October 07, 22:47 CET

Joss and model six....now, there's a couple. In Giles words, "The Earth is doomed."

Madhatter | October 07, 22:58 CET

Fun fact: apparently the Battle Galatica can been seen during 'Serenity'.

gossi | October 07, 23:01 CET

Wouldn't surprise me :) Six = Gina, spread the word :)

zeitgeist | October 07, 23:03 CET

It has been a fantastic non-stop action adventure for Whedonesque this year.

Simon | October 07, 23:15 CET

Regarding BSG: There's gritty and there is unrelentingly dire. I enjoy the show, but it's just so dark all the time. I can see this getting old for me quickly. Firefly, Serenity... not without grit and darkness, but also has humor and happiness in places. I like a balance.

[ edited by IMForeman on 2005-10-07 21:22 ]

IMForeman | October 07, 23:22 CET

I don't find BSG to be unrelentingly dire. It has its funny bits.

zeitgeist | October 07, 23:23 CET

Hey regarding Battlestar Galactice, any stuff for season 2 please use the invisible tags. I haven't seen it yet (aint coming here to January). Cheers, thanks etc.

People talk about BSG ripping off Firefly but from what I understand the two shows were developed at the same time with out either camp knowing about the style of the other show.

Simon | October 07, 23:26 CET

Spoiler alert noted, Simon. BTW, I was only kidding about Six and Joss ;)

Though I see similar themes between Firefly and BSG, neither are stealing from another. As was mentioned, good thoughts are bought about by a change in moods in television. Ron and Joss are just running down the same track. Nothing more than that.

Madhatter | October 07, 23:46 CET

To my eye, the only real similarity between them is that ZOIC is doing the effects for both.

IMForeman | October 08, 00:00 CET

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