Darn her. Okay not really, but still... The friend of mine that got me started on Buffy has a new one for me. Doesn't she know, hasn't she realized? I'm powerless against a catchy narrative, and with tv shows on dvd, there's nothing to stop me from consuming said narrative in a gluttonous manner. Gorging myself at the all-you-can-eat buffet of Joss Whedon.
It's called Firefly and is sort of Star-Trek set in a pirate/western genre. They shoot guns and ride on horses on planets, but tool around the galaxy in a space ship, smuggling goods. The good/bad thing about this one is it only lasted for one (a half?) season. There's only 14 episodes, so this obsession will be shorter lived, but already I'm sad that there's not more. There is a movie coming out in a few months though, so maybe that will generate interest and bring the show back. Hey, canceled Family Guy got another shot, so it could happen.
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i was interested in seeing that too. is it on DVD?
Yes it is. I had lunch today with the new grad students and one of the guys thought it was the best thing Whedon has ever done. I don't know (I mean Spike isn't in it), we'll see.
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