Comments on: Waiting for SERENITY http://marscreativeprojects.com/brotherosric/2005/04/waiting-for-serenity/ A webcolumn by Michael Spence, wherein science fiction and fantasy meet "the queen of the sciences" Sun, 15 May 2011 17:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michael http://marscreativeprojects.com/brotherosric/2005/04/waiting-for-serenity/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Michael Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:04:00 +0000 http://brotherosric.marscreativeprojects.com/2005/04/22/waiting-for-serenity/#comment-24 Likewise! Whedon has this knack for figuring out what we expect characters in a television program will do, and then not only having them do the opposite but convincing us that our expectations were way off the mark in the first place. A number of sf writers know where those buttons are and how to push them; he's one, and <em>Firefly </em>certainly hit mine. I'm delighted you found it! Side note: I'm a TOS trekkie from 'way back before syndication, who lost most of my interest when <em>Star Trek </em>became a three-incarnation industry. Firefly put the storytelling zip back into sf TV for me. Likewise! Whedon has this knack for figuring out what we expect characters in a television program will do, and then not only having them do the opposite but convincing us that our expectations were way off the mark in the first place. A number of sf writers know where those buttons are and how to push them; he’s one, and Firefly certainly hit mine. I’m delighted you found it!

Side note: I’m a TOS trekkie from ‘way back before syndication, who lost most of my interest when Star Trek became a three-incarnation industry. Firefly put the storytelling zip back into sf TV for me.

]]> By: Mike Purvis http://marscreativeprojects.com/brotherosric/2005/04/waiting-for-serenity/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Mike Purvis Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:45:00 +0000 http://brotherosric.marscreativeprojects.com/2005/04/22/waiting-for-serenity/#comment-23 So I finally got around to watching <em>Firefly</em> … unbelievable. Seriously some of the best television I've ever seen. It just pushed every one of my buttons. I can't <strong>wait</strong> for the film.

So I finally got around to watching Firefly … unbelievable. Seriously some of the best television I’ve ever seen. It just pushed every one of my buttons.

I can’t wait for the film.

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