Subj : Re: Serenity: My Thoughtful Review To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Tue Oct 04 2005 16:05:24 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John I wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> Rick Savoia wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote in >>> news:Xns96E4B2AFE7E353v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>> >>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Personally, I always thought they were in a cluster of Solar >>>>>>>>>> systems with a few terraformed planets/moons in each. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thats what I thought when I heard about the change, why stick to >>>>>>>>> pulling bankjobs in California when you can go to Bolivia? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Because you need FTL drives to go to Bolivia. Anyway, everyone >>>>>>>> knows what happens in Bolivia... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And they say Americans know nothing about world geography! >>>>>>> So we are fine with space travel, terra forming and psychic >>>>>>> assasins but not ok with FTL travel? >>>>>> >>>>>> Prexactly! >>>>> >>>>> Of course, the show also said that the Reavers made it to edge of the >>>>> galaxy. >>>> >>>> The show exaggerated. >>>> >>> >>> It's not an exaggeration....it's the truth! The Truth, damn you! >>> >>> (note: send an operative after Larson before he can further spread >>> lies). >>> >> >> (I'll see your operative and raise you my River-like powers of balletic >> chop socky.) >> > > Will you be donning your lethal leotard? > Donning implies I wear anything else. -- Jim .