Do we want more Firefly?

Today Nathan Fillion, star of Firefly, Castle, and Doctor Horrible's Sing-along Blog, posted a link to this site on his Twitter page. If you can't be bothered to read the whole thing, the article basically says that with the popularity of Firefly on Netflix the cancelled TV series could be back on our screens (or monitors) sooner rather than later. 

Now, I'm a huuuuuge Firefly and Serenity fan but I'm not sure if I want it back. Before you start throwing the tomatoes, here me out:

Yes, Firefly only got 13 episodes in total and some of these weren't even aired the first time around, but all of those 13 were gold. There was not one really hideously bad episode in the bunch. I wouldn't skip any of them during a rewatch and I will gladly sit down and watch any one of them at any time. 

Thirteen episodes also means that there wasn't enough time for any of the characters to annoy me. Sure Wash is my favourite, but I don't particularly hate any character or fast forward past their scenes when they come on. 

And while I want answers to things, the short run means that there wasn't enough time for the writers to come up with lame excuses for things. We as fans get to decide why characters act in a certain way and create our own back stories for them. I have my own ideas about Jayne's childhood that I don't want to see ruined with an episode that shows something completely different. My ideas might not be cannon to Joss Whedon but I love them so they are real to me. 

And finally, 13 means that we are bonded by something; the fight for the movie. Every one of us Serenity and Firefly fans played a part in the revival. We all worked together by buying the DVDs or encouraging others to buy them, by putting up flyers, and by seeing the movie multiple times on the big screen (three for me). We did this. Maybe you did this to bring it back on the TV but I did it because I love it. 

I know that the cast and crew would jump at the chance to act in the second season of Firefly and I would watch it in a heartbeat, but I'm not sure if I want it to happen or that I would even be happy with the outcome. 

So what do you all think? Am I getting worried over nothing? Let me know in the comments. 

Also, stay tuned for some more blogs on happier topics thanks to I'm Not Hannah's Hap, Hap, Happy Holidays.

Kathy

Themes: Firefly, science fiction, Serenity, Nathan Fillion, Mal, movies, Joss Whedon, joss, Jayne, hero of canton

Movie Time! Thor

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Thor is an awesome movie set in modern times and based off of the Marvel comics of the same name. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is the highly skilled but war-hungry son of Odin who is banished when he reignites the flames of war with the Frost Giants. He and his famous hammer fall to Earth, where Thor is rescued by Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her science team and the hammer is in the hands of SHIELD.

Thor is a pretty good movie with not a lot to nitpick at. The fight scenes are great, and the visual effects are stunning. Hemsworth really bulked up for this film, but it worked for his character as it was all left on the screen. Portman was good, too, despite my reservations. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is a great character, although it seemed to me that Thor was the more mischievous one. But that’s due to my interpretation of the word mischief and nothing to do with the characters.

I heard that someone saw this movie shortly after reading a lot about Norse mythology, and of course they were disappointed. If you think you’re going to get a history lesson or something like that, then you are mistaken. They don’t mock the ancient civilizations for their beliefs, which is a good thing. Some movies tend to call such civilizations stupid, but this movie doesn’t, and it also shows that even our modern day science still makes the technology of Asgard look magical.

Thor has a lot of great character moments, although Loki’s twist seems a little out of place to me. I haven’t read the comics so I don’t know how it compares to the original, but in terms of movies it’s more like Iron Man 1 than Iron Man 2.

How did you think Thor compares? Have you read the comics and didn’t think it lived up to the hype? Put it in the comments.

Kathy

Tags: Thor, Loki, Tom Hiddleston, Jane Foster, Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Marvel, comics, Asgard, movies