Huh. Apparently it has been ten years since Firefly first aired (in truth, the anniversary will come on 20SEP12).
As I told someone after a particularly strenuous karate class, "So this is what getting old feels like…"
I will confess that I have never seen Firefly on network television; at the time it first aired (out of order, irregularly, and at strange timeslots, thanks to the idiots at Fox), I was in college, and I do not think I even had a television in my dorm room at the time (I never owned a television until after I graduated, so it is a question of whether or not my roommates had one). However, I came home for Christmas break in 2002 and my parents were absolutely raving about this new science fiction show that I must have seen, so I eventually borrowed some recordings some folks I knew made, and within an episode, I was hooked – as I recall, I might have watched the entire series in about two days.
Since then, I have bought the the DVDs
I somehow doubt Joss ever figured that the ‘verse he created would have such a lasting impact on the world around us, but I doubt he minds. If you happen to attend Comic-Con this year, I certainly would not mind a report on that panel, and someone tell Adam Baldwin that the real-life incarnation of Vera is his to shoot whenever he wants.
Can’t understand why I didn’t watch it when it first appeared. My favorite episode is “Objects in Space.” Am very tempted to acquire Jayne’s knit hat.
Well, Major, we’ll all know you ain’t afraid of anything, wearing that hat…
Guess it’s time to watch it all again in honor of the event.
@ Old Radar Tech:
Actually, I’m afraid of everything. That’s why I’m still alive.
“…the real-life incarnation of Vera..”
I’ll be in my bunk..
I LOVED that show. Got the DVDs, hooked some other people on it, too. I realize it’s character-driven, not just techno-geek whiz-bang driven, I just wished there were not so many “universe tech holes” in it; revolvers and horses I can deal with, not knowing if it’s all planets and moons in one systems vs many solar systems, not so well. Oh, well. I’m working on that
And, I’d REALLY like to know more about Book’s past life
A friend of mine waited in line for over five hours for that panel. She estimated she was still 150 people way from getting in. And it’s not like it was in a smaller room, either. I did see this shirt, I’ll probably end up buying it.
But would you trade Vera for Christina Hendricks?
@ MAJ Mike: It is a bit of a tie for me between “Objects in Space”, “The Message”, and “Out of Gas” – they all have redeeming qualities and aspects I definitely like.
@ Old Radar Tech: I supposedly have a hat on order with Nancy R., though I think real life is getting in her way at the moment.
@ Lynn H: Hear, hear!
@ gfly: Thanks… I think
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@ Rolf: Big solar system. Big sun. Big Goldilocks Belt
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And supposedly the comic about Book explains his earlier life… like I said, I have held off on reading that one, though, because while I really want to know, I am not sure if I want to know.
@ Matt: Yeah… offhand, I would say that was one of the most popular panels at the Con, and that is just a wild-assed guess
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Wish I had made that shirt; best my imagination could manage was this one.
@ TS: Given that I am married, the default answer is “no”…