Episode 1x01 "Serenity" *Spoilers*

sutty

So lets have it people. What did you think of the very first episode of Firefly? By first I mean the pilot not "Train job" which is how fox (the enemy of good Sci-fi) Aired it

Crash

I think that the scene where

Mal tells simon that Kaylie's dead

was probably the scene that got me hooked on the show from the very start - utter, UTTER genius

sutty

Aye I've never seen such a look of pure fear and shock on someones face in a TV episode before. That bit always gives me a laugh.

Daelus

Brilliant opener. That moment was pure genius, too. Didn't think any show had the guts to do something like that.

sutty

I have to say, What got me hooked was Wash in the opening.

Where he is playing with the toys

I couldn't stop laughing. I had to watch more! Then I see Jaynes bit about money

"not'en of not'en is let me see here, not'en" then he keeps going on in the backround.

Pure classic
Time and time again it keep having these moments where your sitting there going. Can they do that?

A fantastic pilot. One of the best infact. I'm gonna say it, Not even Farscape's pilot was as good as Fireflys (and I love Farscape)

thelordofcheese

I think it's that moment that hooks people, up untill then i wasn't to impressed with firefly, but after that little stunt i really started to enjoy it.

That moment alone is worth a thousand epic space battles..

Karl Hungus

sutty wrote:

Not even Farscape's pilot was as good as Fireflys (and I love Farscape)

In fairness though, Farscape started off fairly naff and it took a while for it to get into the full-blown awesomeness and storylines that made it such a good show in the first place. Firefly was possibly one of the very lucky shows that actually started off well. Even the mighty Babylon 5 started off pretty weak.

Stark

Aye, Babylon 5 actually started off a LOT weaker than Farscape I thought. And the main problem with Farscape's pilot was it was too short. As an episode in itself, it was pretty good I thought.

As for "Serenity: Pilot", I thought it was one of the best episodes of Firefly's short season. The few that followed were pretty naff I thought (started picking up again around episode 6).

jaggeh

i waskind of iffy about it until i watched it a second time, after watching The train job and the 'chain of command' line i had to go back and watch it again. Some things i liked were mal's totalitarian attitude towards the ship, you do it his way or get the hell off. Breath of fresh air from the limping moany attitudes of trek.

Daelus

Another great moment in the pilot, I thought, was when

Dobson is holding River hostage and Mal just walks in and, without breaking his stride, shoots him in the face. That really cemented it for me, that this show was something special. I loved Mal's "My way or the highway." attitude. None of this "let's make a deal." crap. More; "let's do it this way. Or, y'know, I could shoot you."

Raphael

"We shall call it... This Land!"

The thing that really hooked me in the pilot was in the second scene

they were in space and the physics was right. No sound, No constant thrust = constant velocity, and the cruisers weren't aerodynamically sound....because they didn't need to be!

Sidane

What Daelus said, that moment was just brilliant.

It's the humour that I love most about Firefly, no non-comedy show has made me genuinely laugh out loud so often.

The pilot is definitely one of the stronger episodes.

pickarooney

Pish. I was expecting something exciting after teh recommendations it got, but it was rubbish. (IMO)

sutty

pickarooney wrote:

Pish. I was expecting something exciting after teh recommendations it got, but it was rubbish. (IMO)

Well in your opinion, why was it crap? Rather than just saying it. Give some reasons. The show may not be to everyones liking, to base a show on everyone elses opinions and then to be let down by it is that you where expecting more from it. Have you tried to watch any more episodes?

Fence

crash_000 wrote:

Mal tells simon that Kaylie's dead

was probably the scene that got me hooked on the show from the very start - utter, UTTER genius

Just a question. Do we need to use spoiler tags? Surely the fact that spoilers are mentioned in the thread title means we can freely discuss the episode?

sutty

Fence wrote:

Just a question. Do we need to use spoiler tags? Surely the fact that spoilers are mentioned in the thread title means we can freely discuss the episode?

I'd rather people did. Some of the moments people metion are major moments in the episode. There is more of an impact when you dont know about them. Even though the title says spoiler. Some people may still go into the tread. So its better to be safe rather than rune it for someone with an interest in the show.

pickarooney

sutty wrote:

Well in your opinion, why was it crap? Rather than just saying it. Give some reasons. The show may not be to everyones liking, to base a show on everyone elses opinions and then to be let down by it is that you where expecting more from it. Have you tried to watch any more episodes?

I'm going to watch the pilot again and the second episode. You're absolutely right in that I only watched it and was hoping for something that would catch me was that people who have similar interests to me recommended it. I've never really liked science fiction series, always found they did far too little with the possibilities of the genre and were rather samey.
I don't know that there was anythign really bad about it, just that it didn't do anything new in the short time I watched it. Red Dwarf with a steel guitar was what sprung to mind.
Anyway, I'm open to giving it another go, as I'd at least like to know what I'm missing, if anything And if I just plain don't like it, no worries.

sutty

pickarooney wrote:

I'm going to watch the pilot again and the second episode. You're absolutely right in that I only watched it and was hoping for something that would catch me was that people who have similar interests to me recommended it. I've never really liked science fiction series, always found they did far too little with the possibilities of the genre and were rather samey.
I don't know that there was anythign really bad about it, just that it didn't do anything new in the short time I watched it. Red Dwarf with a steel guitar was what sprung to mind.
Anyway, I'm open to giving it another go, as I'd at least like to know what I'm missing, if anything And if I just plain don't like it, no worries.

hehe no problem, I hope you enjoy it this time about. If you can, bring your-self to watch the 14 eps and look at it as a whole.

Earthhorse

I'd actually move on from the opener. The Train Job is a little easier to get into and the series really does get better as it goes along.