First, the new Serenity trailer is up. Check it out.
Second, I am finished Angel Season 5, and I am furious it got cancelled.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.
Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.
Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”
I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.
The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.
Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.
Accountability, motherfuckers.
The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.
They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.
You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.
Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.
Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.
Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.
Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Fight them, without becoming them!
Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?
“But what about the lurkers?”
The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.
Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.
It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.
Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.
… gradually, and then suddenly.
Elections aren’t won by handwringing, cowering, and/or bashing your own candidates.
Gary Farber
I posted mine here (before yours, ha! ;-)).
Smile Time (the puppet ep) is nominated for the Hugo Awards in Best Short-Form Dramatic Presentation, this year, by the way; winner to be announced, as ever, at Worldcon, on August 7th.
Not Fade Away is also nominated.
Boreanz has a new, non-supernatural, series in production, you know, although this interests me vastly less than anything connected to Whedon.
halffasthero
I just saw Smile Time and thought it was brilliant! I agree that Angel should have never been cancelled. The writing on it was still strong and they had not tire out their formula.
I did get interested in a show called Arrested Development which I had seen the the first season of on dvd. That is a must see as well – and it isn’t cancelled.
Stormy70
I just watched Buffy’s “The Body” yesterday. Whoa. I’ve seen alot of Angel, but I would like to see it from the beginning, with all episodes back to back.
Still haven’t seen the season of Firefly, but I would like to before the movie comes out.
Angel’s new series has something to do with bones. I think it is more forensic in nature, though. Whatev, I’ll check it out.
CaseyL
The trailer’s amazing.
I never watched the show, though I know a little about what it was about. Should I watch the series before the movie? Will the movie make no sense if I haven’t seen the series?
Gary Farber
It looks like the movie is, as is inevitable, designed to be seen by people who have never seen the show. In fact, it appears that it rather recapitulates, to some degree, what we’ve already learned about River, and essentially condenses down what was intended to be the major plot thread on the show over the (prematurely cancelled) following two years.
So I doubt it’s “necessary” to see the episodes. On the other hand, you’ll bring a lot more to the film if you go in already knowing the personalities (which is what it’s all about, really) and the (rather brief, all things considered) history.
But you can probably wait until after the movie, if you prefer. Of course, it’s hard to give the best possible answer without having yet seen the film. Who knows, maybe it will be more fun to be more surprised?
John B.
CaseyL,
Yes, you should watch the series first. The movie is a continuation of the TV show. You might as well get to know the characters before the movie. It’s playing on the SciFi Channel at the moment. Watch the 2 hour series premier first! You may have to rent it, since it already played on TV, I think.
Don
I think you can only help yourself by watching the episodes. Personally I think it’s inevitable that in watching them you develop an affection for the characters – who are wonderfully written and skillfully acted – and how bad can it be to walk into a movie already loving the cast?
HH
FYI Firefly reruns on Sci-Fi Channel and Joss and five cast members (plus Mercedes “Harmony” McNab) hit Dragon*Con in a month.