Serenity?

Rosie Gamgee · 09-13-2005, 08:19 PM

Heard of this movie? Serenity Site

I've watched the series (on DVD) that the film was based on, and I think the movie has a shot at being pretty good. Whatchall think? (trailers on site)

Rconsole · 09-13-2005, 08:29 PM

That looks pretty good one of those movies that will be awesome or really suck but i'm going to see it for sure!
I've never heard of the series, was it called Serenity too?

Rosie Gamgee · 09-13-2005, 08:43 PM

It was called Firefly. Ran for only a handful of episodes... 13 or 17 or something like that. The episodes, being for TV, lacked a little, of course, but the characters are fantastic. If you can get ahold of the DVD set, I'd reccommend watching them before you see the movie (some people who've gone to the screenings have said that it would probably be easier to get into the movies if you've seen the series... *shrug*). Anyway, if you do, watch out. Some of the episodes get explicit here and there.

I agree that it is one of those movies that will either rock big time or flop big time. I hope it's the former... I'm going to pay good money to see it.

***HOBBIT*** · 09-14-2005, 12:03 AM

I watched the series about a year ago. It was just OK.

There were only 12 or 13 episodes made - and only like 9 episodes were actually aired on TV before FOX cancelled it. All the episodes are on the DVDs though.

FOX gave it bad treatment - little to no advertising (I didn't know about it when it aired on FOX), aired episodes out of order, kept changing time slot and day around.

The series had potential. And this movie has the potential to be really good.

The Sci-Fi Channel has now been airing Firefly every Friday at 6 PM for a month or two now. All 13 or whatever episodes should be airing there.

Snowdog · 09-14-2005, 10:39 AM

Firefly is one of those quirky shows that would have been good if given another season. FOX has a habit of snuffing out good shows because they don't immediatly hit the top 20 their first couple months. They did that to VR-5 ten years ago...

Serenity should be good.

Rosie Gamgee · 10-11-2005, 06:58 PM

It was good! Glad I went to go see it. Not all the right people lived happily ever after, but it was pretty good. I'd reccommend it to anyone with a spare Friday night.

09-13-2005, 08:19 PM	#1
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Serenity? Heard of this movie? Serenity Site I've watched the series (on DVD) that the film was based on, and I think the movie has a shot at being pretty good. Whatchall think? (trailers on site) __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

09-13-2005, 08:43 PM	#3
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	It was called Firefly. Ran for only a handful of episodes... 13 or 17 or something like that. The episodes, being for TV, lacked a little, of course, but the characters are fantastic. If you can get ahold of the DVD set, I'd reccommend watching them before you see the movie (some people who've gone to the screenings have said that it would probably be easier to get into the movies if you've seen the series... shrug). Anyway, if you do, watch out. Some of the episodes get explicit here and there. I agree that it is one of those movies that will either rock big time or flop big time. I hope it's the former... I'm going to pay good money to see it. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

09-14-2005, 12:03 AM	#4
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	I watched the series about a year ago. It was just OK. There were only 12 or 13 episodes made - and only like 9 episodes were actually aired on TV before FOX cancelled it. All the episodes are on the DVDs though. FOX gave it bad treatment - little to no advertising (I didn't know about it when it aired on FOX), aired episodes out of order, kept changing time slot and day around. The series had potential. And this movie has the potential to be really good. The Sci-Fi Channel has now been airing Firefly every Friday at 6 PM for a month or two now. All 13 or whatever episodes should be airing there. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

09-14-2005, 10:39 AM	#5
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	Firefly is one of those quirky shows that would have been good if given another season. FOX has a habit of snuffing out good shows because they don't immediatly hit the top 20 their first couple months. They did that to VR-5 ten years ago... Serenity should be good. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

10-11-2005, 06:58 PM	#6
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	It was good! Glad I went to go see it. Not all the right people lived happily ever after, but it was pretty good. I'd reccommend it to anyone with a spare Friday night. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

09-13-2005, 08:29 PM	#2
Rconsole Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 359	That looks pretty good one of those movies that will be awesome or really suck but i'm going to see it for sure! I've never heard of the series, was it called Serenity too?

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