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crankylexAs we (and I use 'we' in the communal sense, not the 'I am the Queen of England' sense) are aware, Joss and I were divorced more than a year ago.
It was a painless breakup. I got the cats and ferrets, and he got the multizillion dollar television shows.
However, since I still have respect for him as an individual, I decided to give Firefly a chance. It was written by him and his cronies, it was sci-fi (I wasn't altogether clear on what a 'space western' was, but now I get it), which is right up my alley, and let's face it, there is nothing else on Friday nights.
So I watched it.
And I liked it.
It entertained me, I found the glimpses of characters that we got interesting, and there were some mighty fine looking women. All in all, that's all I ask for in the premiere of a show.
I've been browsing through the entries of my friends and my friendsfriends, and the prevailing thought is that it sucked ass.
I disagree, but this may be like the LOTR thing in reverse -- everyone else liked it and I couldn't stand it. *grin*
Besides, there was a slashy f/f moment in the first fifteen minutes. And hello Gina Torres and the intergalactic space hooker!
Mrowr!
(Why yes, I am the very personification of shallow, thank you for asking.)
I do wish that Joss would get over his need for an anorexic, dark straggly haired psycho chick that spouts completely random nonsense constantly. Did we need to have the bastard lovechild of Drusilla and Fred on this show? Is it necessary?
We have BEEN THERE and DONE THAT. No more!
It was a painless breakup. I got the cats and ferrets, and he got the multizillion dollar television shows.
However, since I still have respect for him as an individual, I decided to give Firefly a chance. It was written by him and his cronies, it was sci-fi (I wasn't altogether clear on what a 'space western' was, but now I get it), which is right up my alley, and let's face it, there is nothing else on Friday nights.
So I watched it.
And I liked it.
It entertained me, I found the glimpses of characters that we got interesting, and there were some mighty fine looking women. All in all, that's all I ask for in the premiere of a show.
I've been browsing through the entries of my friends and my friendsfriends, and the prevailing thought is that it sucked ass.
I disagree, but this may be like the LOTR thing in reverse -- everyone else liked it and I couldn't stand it. *grin*
Besides, there was a slashy f/f moment in the first fifteen minutes. And hello Gina Torres and the intergalactic space hooker!
Mrowr!
(Why yes, I am the very personification of shallow, thank you for asking.)
I do wish that Joss would get over his need for an anorexic, dark straggly haired psycho chick that spouts completely random nonsense constantly. Did we need to have the bastard lovechild of Drusilla and Fred on this show? Is it necessary?
We have BEEN THERE and DONE THAT. No more!
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Date: 2002-09-21 11:47 am (UTC)That married couple? They expect us to believe they're in love and married? Uh, no. They're the least likeliest married couple I've ever seen.
Ditto on the doctor's sister. No wonder I felt all itchy when I saw her. She's Fred and Dru, all in one. I'm allergic to Fred and Dru. Okay, maybe not so much Dru than Fred.
I was expecting something more from Joss.
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Date: 2002-09-21 10:44 pm (UTC):-)
And I agree totally on Zoe/Wash. So not feeling the love there. And it irks me, because I like both the actors.
I loathed Drusilla, but at least she was mildly interesting.
I loathed Fred BEYOND ALL WORDS.
And now, I have the Spring or Fall or Chinook or whatever the fuck her name is to loathe as well.
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Date: 2002-09-22 01:40 am (UTC)I knew my choice of words would generate some comment. I think my default adjective is 'nice'. Heh.
Firefly femslash = mmmm. I didn't key into the m/m slash as much which is a first. I found the companion-and-mechanic interaction more interesting. Subtle and sexy at the same time. What are their names? I can't keep calling them that. *g*
I hoped Fred would disappear in that Angel episode where her parents showed up -- and dammit, she *was* leaving -- but no, they had to bring her back for some reason or other. It still didn't make sense to me.
Ah, well, at least, Joss is consistent about having a character in his show that you loathe.
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Date: 2002-09-22 03:29 pm (UTC)The companion is Inara, the engineer is Kaylee, and Zoe is the second-in-command.
And Joss will always have characters that I loathe (Xander, Willow, Drusilla, Fred, etc.). :->