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You don't have to respond to them all at once - take your time, spread it out... shit, I couldn't even finish it all... sorry for the formatting errors, for some reason it fucks up when I take it off word, I'll fix em... The Show Favourite Episode: 1. War Stories 2. Out of Gas 3. Ariel Favourite Moment: *Changes all the time* 1. The conversation between Mal and Simon at the end of "Safe". Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: You don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why're we still talking about this? It's akin to Buffy's episode "Family", where Tara get's accepted into the group. It's just a kinda feel-good moment that puts a smile on my face. Especially after his own parents disowned him and how he feels separate from his current group. 2. River's reaction to Book's hair. I love this. I have watched this scene countless times. It is absolutely amazing. *River looks* *River realizes* *River FREAKS OUT* 3. Jayne and Mal at the end of "Ariel". It's badass AND it's touching. How often do you get that? *Honourable Mention: In "Out of Gas" when the crew is sitting around the table in the beginning and around the hospital bed at the end... I love that shit down hard. Favourite Line/Lines: 1. Wash: "Everything looks good from here... (beat...playing with plastic dinosaurs over his console) Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive." (as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'." (as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!" (Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!" (T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!" I LOVE THIS! Every line is fucking great. I LOVE THIS!!! It's quirky and odd and it kinda tricks you and he's playing with dinosaurs dammit! 2. Jayne: Anyone remember her coming at me with a butcher knife? Wash: Wacky fun.... Jayne: You want to go, little man? Wash: Only if it's someplace with candlelight. I am SO using that whenever the opportunity arises. It's fucking GOLD. Wash and Jayne do not interact much, but when they do it's well worth the wait. 3. River: They say the snow on the roof was too heavy. The ceiling will cave in, his brains are in terrible danger! Book: River? Please. Why don't you come out? River: No! Can't! Too much hair! Zoe: River, honey, he's putting the hair away now. River: Doesn't matter. It'll still be there... waiting. Books cluelessness, Zoes enjoyment, Rivers delivery... it makes this a fucking CLASSIC. "It'll still be there...waiting" goes straight to the lexicon. Favourite Surprise/Twist Spoiler (Highlight to Read): 1. Kaylee being dead/The Prank pulled on Simon. This is what hooked me on the show. The delivery of this scene, with the slow motion, the use of book, the follow up with the crew laughing hysterically and Mal saying "I'm a bad man" makes this THE best fucking twist and says "don't trust everything you're told"...which comes in handy when watching Firefly. 2. Simon entering the abandoned ship post Reaver attack in his space suit after being scared of going into it... basically, every prank pulled on Simon is my favourite. Such a great straight man. 3. Jayne turning on Simon and River. Jayne is not a good guy. I mean, we all love him, but he's not a good guy. This reinforced that. It also completely went against it when Jayne turned around and saved them. It's up in the air. It also put Jayne in Simons good graces; and they had been battling it out the entire run of the show. Mals reaction was perfect. Favourite "Shot" 1. River standing on the railings listening to the crew decide her fate in "Objects Floating in Space". It's just really odd and fitting and beautiful and surreal. 2. Spoiler (Highlight to Read): Simon hugging River right before the Villagers are going to light them on fire. River seems oblivious and he sorta seems at peace knowing it will finally be over. I'm a mark for self-sacrifice and keeping a chin-up in the face of death so I dug the shit outta this. 3. Spoiler (Highlight to Read): The Police Officer getting shot. The build it up like this ultimate showdown and it ends up just being a quick shot to the head. Bait.... and switch! Joss fucks with you and you love it! Who doesn't love gratuitous violence? The Cast Favourite Character: 1. MAL! I've gone through the description of Mal in my undone Serenity review. I just really like the different sides of him, all of which appeal to me. Noble, Cowardly, Funny, Bitter, Sarcastic¡K you can't really find a character like him anywhere. 2. WASH! Wash is a character that should have his own show, but really shouldn't have his own show because if he was the focus of the entire show it would suck... he's better used in small doses. Such is the case in Firefly. People call him Xander-esque, and I say; Is that so bad?? 3. RIVER! It's more because of Summer Glau making the character than the character itself. I love what she does with it; the way she walks, the way she smiles, her reactions... all priceless. Favourite "Guest" Character: 1. Saffron ("Mrs. Reynolds"): she's really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, hot. Plus she totally had me played... maybe because I was focusing on something else. 2. Um, shit, I made these topics and can't even fully respond to them... Well, the more I watch the shows the more it will come to me... which is the great part of these list things - they can go on for a while 3. Favourite Villain: 1. Early: I have never seen a more well spoken, insightful, and funny villain in my life. Great performance by the actor-dude whose name I cannot recall. He kicked some ass too. PLUS the shot(s) of "the real" him were freaky and wonderful. 2. The Blue Hand Men - THEY INVADED MY DREAMS! MY GOD! BAD MEN! BAD MEN! I love the whole "Blue Sun" thing, which I really want to discuss but don't want to put all the good discussions at the start of the thread... gotta save some for later 3. The Reavers: They have yet to invade my dreams, but they still scare the piss outta me. They're kinda like the zombies in Ghosts of Mars.... infact, they're A LOT like them. Favourite Hottie (aka: The Jenny Calendar Memorial Award for Achievement in The Field of "That Funny Feelin Down In My Pants".): *With the interests of other posters here in mind, I will refrain from commenting"* 1. Inara 2. River 3. Saffron

Dammit BPS, you listed before I could post this!!!! *Mal shows Zoe his newly bought Firefly DVD* Zoe: "You paid money for this, sir? On purpose?" Mal: "What? Come on, seriously, Zoe. Whaddya think?" Zoe: "Honestly, sir? I think you got robbed." Mal: "Robbed? What? No. What do you mean?" Zoe: "It's a piece of fei-oo." Mal: "Fei-oo? Okay, she won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she's solid. DVD like this, be with ya 'til the day you die." Zoe: "Cause it's a deathtrap." And so BEGINS the First Annual Firefly Listing of Favourites ("FAFLOF" for short) where YOU, yes YOU, get to discuss your favourite EVERYTHING on and about the show "Firefly". Even if you just got the DVD and finished watching it a week after I initially posted THIS post right here, respond anyways! And since I am Canadian, and therefore proper, "Favourite" is spelled with a U... as in U MUST LIST YOUR FAVOURITES! Cause I wanna know... seriously, I do. This isn't some list where I just get to chime off about what I love about Firefly and don't give a fei-oo about what you think; No, No, I care. So GIT TO IT! This isn't a "Best", so there will be no debating; you don't have to feel pressure about picking the "right" episode, or character, or falling in-line with the groupthink. Though I would like for a short description as to your feelings on each of your responses ... we all grow that way... sharing our feelings... *wipes tear from eye* *extends arms* Now, give me a hug ... a hug IN THE FORM A LIST! Let's GOOOOO! The Show Favourite Episode: What's your favourite episode? Is it something hilarious like War Stories? Is it something very well written like War Stories? Does it contain rich character development like War Stories? Does it have show-altering moments that changes the way you look at the show like War Stories?? Inquiring minds... 1. 2. 3. Favourite Moment: It can be funny, heart-breaking, brilliant, simple, whatever. If it's pretty important moments, like the shooting and the dying, better spoiler that sucka up! 1. 2. 3. Favourite Line/Lines: HEY! I made a big list of em over on Page 1, go there if you need help 1. 2. 3. Favourite Surprise/Twist: HEY! You remember when that thing happened? Yeah, that thing! It was great. Real Great. Some people haven't, so Spoiler your response please. 1. 2. 3. Favourite "Shot": Something that really makes Firefly stand out is the camera work. There are plenty of memorable images this show gives us; be it the first shot of River in "Serenity" or Book's head popping out of his room when his hair is undone. However, this is not just limited to visuals; you can also list your favourite GUN shot as well. 1. 2. 3. The Cast Favourite Character: Limited to the 9 main characters on the show: Mal, Zoe, Jayne, Kaylee, Wash, Inara, Book, Simon, and River. And no, you can't get fancy and list "Serenity" as a character, you arty bastard. 1. 2. 3. Favourite "Guest" Character: Anyone else other than the 9. Badger? Mr. Tam? The Dude Who Played The Basketball Playing Cop on OZ? Yeah, the guy who got his Achilles cut right before his try-out with an NBA team. He then cut Morales' out of revenge. Man, that was cold. Poor Morales. Then the other cop turned on him and told the warden and the other guards all got mad at him... crazy show. 1. 2. 3. Favourite Villain: The Blue Hand Men? Patience? Badger? Ath? Early? Saffron? YOU CAN'T PICK JAYNE! 1. 2. 3. Favourite Hottie (aka: The Jenny Calendar Memorial Award for Achievement in The Field of "That Funny Feelin Down In My Pants"): Ah yes, the LAAAADIES. A fine crop to pick from. Mainly for the guys, but you chicks can pick yours as well. You can base it on looks, or acting, or whatever gets you off... *thinks about River's feet* OoooOOOOOoooOOOOOH YEEEeeeeeeaaaaahh *puts cigarette in mouth* 1. 2. 3. Favourite "Hat Trick" / "in-joke" This is related to the Buffy/Angel fans. The "Hat Trick" refers to actors who have appeared on all 3 shows... since there's about only 3 actors, you can also pick your favourite "in-joke"; something that Joss threw in (intentional or not) for his fans. This is also a place where you can say "Didja notice"? 1. 2. 3. Favourite Relationship: It can be romantic, it can be friendly, it can be adversarial, it can be all three... and it can be with an inanimate object ("I call her 'Vera'"). 1. 2. 3. The DVD Favourite Disk Ok, it's Disk 3, but battling it out for 2nd is JUST as important... 1. 2. 3. Favourite Featurette (Disk 4): Joss signing the Firefly theme? Joss touring the set? Joss talking about the concept of the show? Joss talking about the ship? Joss talking about Joss? 1. 2. 3. Favourite Commentary: Almost as good as the episodes themselves, the commentary for Firefly is an enriching and rewarding experience... it also has multiple cracks about Mr. Tightpants. 1. 2. 3. Favourite "Never Aired" Episode Well, there are only 3... how convenient! 1. 2. 3. Favourite Cover-art Ok, it's a lame topic... BUT, you see it every time you take the DVD out of it's case so it's pretty damned important if you ask me; Do you like Book looking ominous? Jayne looking angry? Mal looking stoic? Zoe looking...like Zoe??? 1. 2. 3. So, Tell us what your favourites are so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.

Not enough action, supposedly.

*thinks about that*

I love Out of Gas... ... but I love War Stories a lil bit more (Best commentary too!) Ariel is also fucking awesome. HEY, disc 3 rules! I watched "Objects Floating in Space" ... actually, I watched it twice in a row (dying to hear Joss' commentary)... and BPS you couldn't be any more right, that is one awesome performance by Early (jesus christ I can't believe I remember all these characters names! Unprecidented!) - for a brief moment, Spoiler (Highlight to Read): I actually thought River was the ship (too much Star Trek!). That's a top 5'er for sure. Infact, here's my Top 5... 1. War Stories 2. Out of Gas 3. Ariel 4. Objects Floating in Space 5. Serenity (1&2) Episode List: Serenity The Trainjob Bushwhacked Shindig Safe Our Mrs. Reynolds Jaynestown Out of Gas Ariel War Stories Heart of Gold Trash The Message ... I'll throw out some reasons/thoughts after other people make their lists (hint, hint!).. maybe I'll finish that Serenity review *puts on list*

Yeah, like being Head of Creative in the WWE...

Nah, he'll just go down as the smartest idiot in the history of wrestling promoters. Kinda like the tallest dwarf... Listening to Ole Anderson on WOL, it's evident that the promoters weren't exactly the best business men; or the smartest of folk.

Yeah, they just had way too much stuff to elaborate on - Book's past, the Blue Sun Corporation, the guys with the Blue Hands (and their relationship to the BSC), River's recovery (hopefully they wouldn't pull a Fred with her), the Reavers, Mal and Inara - their past AND future (if there ever was one), Jayne and Kaylee, Kaylee and Simon, River and Book, Zoe and Wash... shit, there's SO MUCH STUFF they could have capitalized on and developed and expanded and FUCK FOX!!!

Oh yeah... Fuck Fox. ...BUT... We all know it's a bad thing that they cancelled Firefly. Joss' track record shows he can at least go 5 seasons and maintain quality (or improve) and that Firefly was pretty open-ended in terms of storylines. BUT, since Fox cut them off we never got to see them grow AND we never got to see them fall. So is it a blessing in disguise that this series never got "ruined" and therefore our thoughts of it are not tainted by bad episodes or poor decisions (besides "hey, let's not pick up Firefly" and "hey, let's not show the original 2 hour pilot as the first episode)?? Think about it.

*looks at current state of WWE* TIME is driving him out of business, as in "it's only a matter of time that the WWE will go out of business", so he IS being 'beat', he's just too stupid to know it.

Well, it's pretty clear; they need Steph back.

"Will Vince and his crew EVER change the format and give us a fresh WWE wrestling show or will they stick with the tired and lame format of Austin vs. authority figures, May Young jokes, & the same crap they have been doing since the late 90's." Dude, we were saying this in 2001... 3 years later and nothing has changed. Take a wild guess at whether or not they will change the format.

The (5) people who should be huge are: Nathan Fillion is my lord and saviour. Seriously, my favourite actor right now and I can't imagine him out-performing Captain Tightpants any time soon. Listening to him speak (or reading) on the subject, it seems he has a real passion for Firefly - they all do, but him especially. Plus he's Canadian (thumbs up). Adam Baldwin is Jesus. I can't really say anything more than that... "It was the best day ever". Summer Glau is... words cannot describe. Hell, I'll try... Summer Glau is Amazing. Fantastic. Glorious. A Revelation. They need to make a new word to effectively describe how fucking good she is. She's not a "hottie" like say, Morina and Jewel are, her beauty is much more reserved and subtle. I find myself entranced every time she is on-screen. This is not like a school boy crush (hell, I've had those with SMG back when Buffy first started), I just think the world of her. Such grace. Her reaction to Book in Jaynestown is priceless. "... waiting". She deserves to be a huge star; hell, they all do. Alan Tudyk as Wash is one of my favourite characters ever. Ever. I'll put him up with The Comic Book Store Guy, Baby Stewie, and Kramer any day of the week... and he's not even animated! Sean Maher is too good for television. His expression and delivery are superb. The way he moves his eyes around, he just absorbs the scenery.

The Reavers scare me, but the Blue Hand Guys scare me more. Why? THEY INVADED MY SLEEP!!! Yes, I dreamed (dreamt?) that the Blue Hand guys were trying to kill me with their brain blower-upper. I woke up before they could. *Whew* Jewel Stait is hot. And Annoying. And cute. And Canadian (thumbs up). And really Annoying. It's a love/hate relationship we have... or I have, with her... THEY INVADED MY SLEEP! Spoiler (Highlight to Read): I legit thought she was going to die the first time I saw the show, simply because of the Doyle-factor. The lil looks/faces she makes really add to the show, IMO. Yeah, I too am putting Firefly on the top of the list - in the past week I've seen some episodes 3 or 4 times (counting commentary) and I never get sick of it.

... I miss the old rumble music. I miss Mene Gene's Royal Rumble update showing all those participating in the rumble.

Hurricane has (one of) the highest merchandising potential out of all the WWE superstars.

They should think about getting into football...

He's patriotic. ....

In: 1. Benoit 2. Test 3. Ultimo 4. Eddie Eliminated: 1. Benoit 2. Ultimo 3. Eddie

Subconsciously, in all my writings, you see elements of "The Brave Little Toaster". The real focus, however, wouldn't be on the voyage - it would be about the group dynamic and the battle for supremacy.

I'm thinkin Booker T and King vs. Orton and Henry

Yeah, it is. A Jezebel is a pretty troublemaker. Tori is probably JR's favourite Jezebel (though I wouldn't exactly call her "pretty"). Then there's a "witch" who is also a troublemaker, but gets more physical (Heel Trish, Victoria), then there is an "Amazon" who is all muscle.

And then no one will care about it after Monday - kinda like everything they do with JR and the King in their hometowns.

Yeah, I know, the brilliance of a Pet Rock interacting with other Rocks and those other rocks not necessarily responding and the Tickle-me-Elmo and Cabbagepatch doll against the Pog and Slinky in a sorta class warfare where the plush dolls think they're better than the more recreational toys is really something that can be played up - I'm debating whether or not to use traditional animation or the digital stuff - maybe both... but then we're getting into Titan AE territory and we don't want THAT.

Oh god, they're in Memphis. Oh god they're doing something with the King. *Looks at TV Guide to see what else is on Monday's at 9pm*