Subj : Re: Serenity: My Thoughtful Review To : alt.tv.farscape From : John Iwaniszek Date : Tue Oct 04 2005 02:00:19 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote in news:Xns96E510597C3B5r73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: > Jim Larson wrote in > news:Xns96E4B2D1129F33v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > >> John Iwaniszek wrote: >> >>> Tyler Trafford wrote in >>> news:3qe0s3Fefd7uU1@individual.net: >>> >>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>>>> news:Xns96E4ACA194E163v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>>>> >>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rick Savoia wrote in >>>>>>>> news:Xns96E4AC9D1F629rsavoiaNOSPAMyahooco@127.0.0.1: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Trouble wrote in >>>>>>>>> news:K_SdnR1O1_e93tzeRVn-jg@comcast.com: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> RR wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I've got Disc 1 at the top of my Netflix queue and I'm >>>>>>>>>>>>> going to try and check out the flick this week despite my >>>>>>>>>>>>> ignorance. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The movie is probably just fine on its own. However, >>>>>>>>>>>> certain events lose some of their impact if you haven't >>>>>>>>>>>> been along > for >>>>>>>>>>>> the (regrettably short) ride. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I really would think that it would *have* to stand alone to >>>>>>>>>>> be worthy of having been made on such a scale. The show's >>>>>>>>>>> incredibly short run probably made that a fairly easy thing >>>>>>>>>>> to accomplish. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Actually there is a little time lapsed between the end of the >>>>>>>>>> series, beginning of the movie, and the characters, while >>>>>>>>>> unchanged they have been dialed up a 'little' to recreate >>>>>>>>>> tensions that were alleviated in time during the series. The >>>>>>>>>> time lapse is sufficient for series watchers to understand >>>>>>>>>> things are strained 'again' and for non-series viewers to >>>>>>>>>> have tension and conflict to pin the story on. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sci Fi had been running the eps on Fridays, and had a >>>>>>>>>> marathon recently of eps... BUT, you should be able to walk >>>>>>>>>> into the theater without having seen the series, the first >>>>>>>>>> twenty > minutes >>>>>>>>>> are laden with enough character dialogue and >>>>>>>>>> camera/characters-still-moving exposition enough to let you > know >>>>>>>>>> who everyone is. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Surprised I haven't seen this mentioned here, they have > resolved >>>>>>>>>> the Galaxy / Solar System conundrum, the Pilot originally >>>>>>>>>> said one thing, the Series said another. The movie has picked >>>>>>>>>> Solar System. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Solar System just doesn't seem big enough though. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Even if you have a solar system of a reasonable size, it just >>>>>>>>> seems too small to support the multiple planets and moons > they've >>>>>>>>> been to as well as the concept of something like the Alliance. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It's also very hard to lose a planet in a Solar System. If it >>>>>>>>> were just a Solar System, I'd have pictured the Reavers >>>>>>>>> overrunning the place by now. >>> >>> Because Reavers have such a robust survival strategy? >>> >> >> What? Eatin' folks ain't shiny no more? >> > > Not unless they have a Donner card. > Ted > I'll be Dahmered! I left mine in my other pants! .