7dd Subj : Re: The big picture To : alt.tv.star-trek.tos,alt.tv.firefly From : Wouter Valentijn Date : Mon Sep 12 2005 21:20:11 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos EBRENT PRICE wrote: > "William George Ferguson" wrote in message > news:i3dbi155k3q8vekhlcienru4p999osu5er@4ax.com... >> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 16:47:04 GMT, "EBRENT PRICE" >> wrote: >> >>> >>> "ToolPackinMama" wrote in message >>> news:11i4mvhnd03s007@news.supernews.com... >>>> So, what do the FIREFLY universe and the original Star Trek >>>> universe have in common... and how do they conflict? >>>> >>>> What they have in common: They both picture a possible near-future >>>> (earth-centric)universe. >>>> >>>> Star Trek was all in favor of UNIFICATION: Captain Kirk was all - >>>> "Join the UFP!" >>>> >>>> [UFP = United Federation of Planets.] >>>> >>>> Captain Mal Reynolds OTOH is against the very idea of unification, >>>> and he opposes "The Alliance" all he humanly can. >>> >>> I think Mal doesn't oppose the Alliance anymore. He's been there, >>> done that and accepts that he lost. He just wants to be left >>> alone. It's a minor distinction, but a distinction nonetheless. >> >> Right. That's why he chooses to be just minding his own business >> wearing a brown coat in an Alliance bar every Unification Day. Mal >> is what back in the day would be called 'unreconstructed'. > > 'Unreconstructed.' Heh. I like that. But I didn't say he was happy > about it, just accepted facts. Otherwise he would be actively > engaged in terrorist activity, bombing Alliance outposts, etc. > waiting for the Browncoats to rise again. A far cry from picking > fights in some backwoods bar once a year. > Who says he isn't waiting...? If the *right* opportunity presents itself I'm sure he'll step to the plate. -- www.Wouter.Valentijn.name www.zeppodunsel.nl www.scifics.com www.nksf.nl liam=mail . 0