The Last American Non-Firefly Fan

[jon_chaisson]

I know lynxreign and emmalyon heard this already--repeatedly, actually--I am proud to say that I believe I am the only American, or on Live Journal at least, who wasn't impressed by Firefly.

Why, you say? Especially after watching just one episode?

I'm still trying to figure it out, but it just didn't jive with me. Should I watch another few episodes and give it a chance? Maybe I should, but just for the record, I just wasn't hooked. Although I was amused by the obscure Beatles reference at the beginning of the pilot episode.

I think part of it was the deliberately slow pace. I understand that Whedon was going for a "Western in Space" thing, but I just found it a bit too plodding. Even when the action picked up, it still felt too slow for me. I wasn't expecting explosions left and right, but I really, really wanted a little more action. A little more tension!!! Please? Just a little? Okay, I also admit that plot tension in Westerns hinges upon the time-honored High-Noon-Gary-Cooper-who-will-shoot-first showdown, but it just felt contrived here.

I'm just posting this simply because of Serenity coming out this weekend. I'm not talking anyone out of going to see it--on the contrary, I think movies like that should get people's money. It's just not something I'm interested in going to see. And no, head58, I'm not kidding you like Lynxie did. It just didn't grab me, that's all. ;)

Comments

[peartreealley.livejournal.com]

I liked Firefly, but my friends hyped it up so much before I saw it, that I was a bit disappointed when I actually got to see it.

The series has some very cool things in it, but a lot of it is hype and fandom, in my opinion. It's larger than life because people have made it larger than life. I've seen much worse. I've also seen much better. It also has a lost-cause mystery to it. Because it was canceled before many of the storylines could be resolved, it not only makes it wide open for the fandoms, but it also gives people a rallying cry to want more.

That's my take on why it's so popular, anyway.

My friends all went to an advanced Serenity showing earlier this week, while I had to work, so since I have no one to go with, I'm just going to wait until the lines die down before I see the movie and hope no one spoils it too much before then :)

[joncwriter.livejournal.com]

I liked Firefly, but my friends hyped it up so much before I saw it, that I was a bit disappointed when I actually got to see it.

I think that's my problem too. Pretty much your entire post reflects how I feel about it! I've been hearing so much hoo-hah over it that when I finally sat down and watched the pilot, I felt a bit cheated. Maybe I expected too much because everyone else loved it so much. I'll try another couple of episodes, though. I'll give it a chance, but honestly I just can't see myself getting all fannish over it.

Amusing aside though, about halfway through I thought of a line from Stand By Me: "You ever notice on "Wagon Train" they never really get anywhere? They just keep wagon trainin'..." :p