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October 5th, 2002, 03:02 AM
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Re: Best Scifi Series ever, canceled! (OT)
Just finished watching tonights episode of 'Firefly'. I havn't laughed that much in a loonnng time.  Man this is a fun show.
Anyone else liking this show at all (was kinda fuzzy on the second ep I saw but this third one has me really liking the characters).
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October 5th, 2002, 08:56 PM
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I like Firefly so far. Some people think it's too much "Western" and not enough "Science Fiction".
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October 5th, 2002, 10:16 PM
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I'm kinda disturbed bu the huge lack of racial diveristy on the show.... of course, most sci-fi series are that way to avoid pissing off the demographics....
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October 6th, 2002, 10:37 PM
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I'm kinda disturbed by the huge lack of racial diveristy on the show
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That's the first I've heard that particular criticism; I don't see it. Two regular characters are African-American, and I'm uncertain of the ethnicity of the "companion" character (I'm terrible with names). There were Asians and an Eastern European in the first episode, and I'm told that the language the characters sometimes shift to is some dialect of Chinese.
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October 7th, 2002, 03:56 AM
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Unfortunatley, I still haven't seen an episode of Firefly. I'd like to see it before Major Tom's prediction comes true. I only got to see one episode of The Lone Gunmen, and was disappointed when it was cancelled. Hopefully that will be released on DVD soon. Anyway, Major Tom is right about Friday nights. Even if I am home, rarely is the remote control in my hand, and as I've stated before, my wife isn't a sci-fi fan. So I don't get much opportunity to watch any of these sci-fi shows. The only exception is Enterprise, because my wife knows I'm a Trekkie and I won't be denied my dose of new Trek. I still haven't seen a complete episode of Andromeda, just snippets, so I can't make a judgment there. I finally saw my first episode of Mutant X the other day, and not being a big X-Men reader (don't get me wrong; I loved the movie, but I just don't read too many Marvel comics. I'm a DC fan from way back), I couldn't really get into it since I didn't who these characters were. I'm just glad we do have all of these choices, because for those to young to remember the 70's and 80's, we didn't have much of a selection to watch sci-fi or fantasy. And if a show did exist, it usually didn't Last too long. There were exceptions, like the Six Million Dollar Man, which Lasted 5 or 6 seasons. And the Incredible Hulk, which Lasted almost as long. But most shows, like V, Battlestar Galactica, etc., just didn't Last too long. At least networks are now willing to gamble and create a sci-fi series. Hell, you don't know how long I wished for a channel like the Sci-fi channel. It's still a disappointment, because it looks like suits are running the show and there are a heck of lot of shows that could be on there that are not. And I just wish they would get rid of Crossing Over. That is not even in the neighborhood of science fiction, yet it's on and wasting the time slot that could have a Star Trek episode, or a (original) Twilight Zone episode or some other real sci-fi show.
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October 7th, 2002, 04:27 AM
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" I'm kinda disturbed by the huge lack of racial diveristy on the show "
Not a flame but....
Don't see this as a problem considering the show has a mixed race couple which I don't remember being a staple of T.V. these days. That and it's still the first few episodes we have been shown (actually the latest one was supposed to be the 7th episode, Fox just messed with the numbering again...). Joss's other shows (Buffy, Angel) have a history of being very diverse in their casts (blacks, hispanics, Lesbians, Wicca in 'Non-Satanic' roles, women in the 'power role'), I mean the whole theory behind 'Buffy' was the point of the man (Luke Perry) being the 'Damsel in Distress'.
At least it seems natural, not like Star Trek where they sometimes did things to make a point (and to the point of being preachy). (IMO...sometimes).
Edit, just a sidebar but I seem to remember a sci-fi book (or show, can't recall which one) where they said that in the far future, with the continuing 'mixing' of human races (inter marring etc) that most likely the human race would have a 'blended' look. With the most prominant features being vaguely oriental (or dark skinned) since the human population is dominant in that side in shear numbers (ie, China and the '3rd' world countries.). Esp with their prediction that once China is thrust into the 'current age' it will become a major super-power. Wish I could remember what series this was...think it might have been a 'Battletech' novel or something.....ah well, too many tangents again
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October 7th, 2002, 04:36 AM
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Re: Best Scifi Series ever, canceled! (OT)
I'm hoping that it does start to show more ethnic Groups, many sci-fi shows have been narrowing down and even editing out some of the other ethnic Groups represented.
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