So I’ve spent the last few days catching up on a cultural sensation, several years late as usual. I will argue, though, that this is the best way to watch a series. No commercials, no racing home to catch the next episode or missing it when you get an offer for actual human company. I’m all for deep indulgence, so I love having all the episodes that I can plow through.
I’m enjoying the episodes, I’m watching the last that aired right now. But this set has three that didn’t air, so I’ll watch those next. Their old west dialogue makes me laugh when I buy it and when I don’t. Can anyone tell me if all that cursing that sounds like an Asian language is for real?
I do like a show where I’ve never seen any of the actors before. I can live with the preacher since it’s been a long long time since Barney Miller. I think a good actor can make me forget past roles, but when I’ve never seen any of them before I can just skip that step. I think the doctor is like a thick Crispin Glover. But I’m not holding that against him.
Ooooh, the reveal of the sister in dry ice! Neat!
Damon was here for one day this week, which was lots of fun. It’s the little things that make living with him so fun. I left before he did on Monday, so he’d been alone in the apartment for a few hours. So I walk in after work and into the kitchen. I find the salt container on the counter with the top third sawed off and laying next to it. Right beside it was the bread knife. Why was the top sawed off? Who knows? But I got a kick out of it.
Posted by baldsug on February 3, 2005 at 5:16 am
Saturday, when the roads down here were all icy, we had a few folks over, made a pot of veggie chili, and watched the 1st season of Carnivale on DVD from start to finish – 12 hours straight. So much cheaper then getting HBO and just catching it 10 minutes at a time 3 nights a week for 8 months.
Posted by willowkitty on February 3, 2005 at 12:38 pm
You will just have to wait with the rest of us until the movie comes out. 🙂
september i think
Posted by willowkitty on February 3, 2005 at 12:38 pm
Posted by steakums on February 3, 2005 at 1:27 pm
Why was the top sawed off? Who knows?
Obviously, his pasta didn’t have enough “zing”.
Posted by elemess on February 3, 2005 at 2:56 pm
The cursing is actual Chinese. Mandarin, to be specific. My brother spent a couple of years in China. When he stayed at my place for a week in December, he got a kick out of Firefly just for the Chinese.
“Dude! He said ‘Shut the fuck up!’ in Chinese — and they did!”
There’s a segment about the Chinese in one of the documentaries on the last DVD. Some of the translations are pretty funny. There’s one about a baboon’s butt or something.
Posted by electricrocket on February 3, 2005 at 3:10 pm
I ❤ Firefly.
Posted by jaysaint on February 4, 2005 at 3:34 am
Exactly. I’m into controlling my own experience. And not watching commercials.
Posted by jaysaint on February 4, 2005 at 3:36 am
This Firefly post has inspired by far more comments than any other posting I’ve ever done. Oh Firefly, you were here and gone so fast. I just finished watching all of the episode, each one growing on me a little bit more. I guess I will indeed have to wait for the movie. Maybe it will be a film franchise. Wouldn’t it be fun if we could all go together?