…we love you. But if we ever meet you, we're going to hurt you.


currently playing: Air – Alone In Kyoto

R
October 7, 2005 6:20 AM

What's he done now? You didn't like Serenity? I haven't seen it yet, but I liked Firefly. (And I finally found Sports Night season 2!)

Ian
October 7, 2005 7:37 AM

I liked Serenity, but there are certain points in the film where you hate Mr. Whedon on a level not seen since the end of Buffy's "I Was Made To Love You" episode in Season 5...

R
October 7, 2005 8:07 AM

The very end, I assume? I'd read that you'd be foolish to expect everyone to make it to the credits in Serenity, is that what you're getting at?

I didn't hate him for that anyway. I hated him for giving Season 6 to Marti Noxon, which led inexorably to episodes like Wrecked, and for the end of Seeing Red.

Ian
October 7, 2005 8:14 AM

You are united with my sister on the Noxon front :). I had been quite successful in managing to stay away from all but one spoiler in the film, so there were a few surprises along the way, yes…

R
October 7, 2005 8:31 AM

I still love 6 though. It's one of my favourite seasons. Could just do without the undertone of preachiness that runs throughout.

Even Jack's going to see Serenity....

Ian
October 7, 2005 4:00 PM

Season 4! Season 4! Season 4!

:)

R
October 8, 2005 8:54 AM

3!

Ian
October 9, 2005 7:44 AM

Is there anybody out there who is going to claim Season 1?

*crickets*

(Season 2 is of course, also wonderful. Includes a Sylvester McCoy-era Dr. Who villain and neck-snapping Angel! The fate of The Anointed One!)

R
October 10, 2005 6:41 AM

Do you mean the Judge? I'm not so well versed in Who lore (Alex's surreptitious attempts to make me watch every Dr. Who ever, hopefully without my noticing, notwithstanding) that I can immediately get your reference. Or perhaps you mean the fish men. Personally I think that entire episode was just an excuse to get Xander on the swim team.

I like 2; it just doesn't have Faith.

Ian
October 10, 2005 11:11 AM

Good guess! Yes, The Judge from Buffy has more than a few similarities with The Destroyer from the 7th Doctor story Battlefield. I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but I thought it was funny at the time.

Ah yes, I can see why Season 3 wins now ;)

R
October 10, 2005 1:48 PM

Ah. Out of nowhere (I really have little desire for this knowledge and so it's surprising and a little off-putting that it keeps surging forth) I realise that I was probably thinking of The Sea Devils when I thought you might have meant Go Fish. Which, as anyone knows, is a Pertwee story.

Anyway, to return to the point, or at any rate to crawl a little closer to the point, I was prompted to wonder aloud whether the uniformly good reviews Serenity received together with the inability of any reviewer thereof to avoid owning to a hard-on for Buffy (as distinct from Buffy :D) would go any way towards persuading Jack to reconsider his lowly opinion of same. Knowing Jack as you do, I wonder if you can guess... ;).

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