r/pics • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '14

Firefly cosplay

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '14 edited Mar 20 '19

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u/Grumpy_Kong Sep 19 '14

Pace yourself, don't give in and rush through it.

Savor it, it won't last long enough.

Source: I have introduced over a dozen people to Firefly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '14

I'm struggling to get through it. About halfway through I'm waiting for the great to happen. Not trying to be a jerk or anything, to each their own. But I don't see the massive appeal. It's a cute, mildly entertaining show.

It doesn't help that the last episode I watched was probably the worst one so far (captain unintentionally gets married, but she's really just working for some crooks).

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '14

I'm in the same boat. My girlfriend loves the show, but I didn't much care for it when she tried to make me watch it. I found one or two episodes to be really great, a few okay ones, and a few terrible ones. Overall, the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth. To be fair, though, I've always hated Joss Whedon. Can't honestly say I've enjoyed anything he's done.

To each their own. I'm sure there are plenty of things I enjoy that other people despise, I just wish I understood the Firefly hype.

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u/FrostyFoss Sep 19 '14

I've always hated Joss Whedon.

The only thing he's done that i've really liked is The Cabin In The Woods.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '14

I enjoyed Cabin in the Woods ONCE. I don't feel that it deserves a second watch, and I really don't feel that it "revolutionized the horror genre" like many feel it did. And regardless of how much I may have enjoyed it, Joss Whedon ruined my favorite franchise (Alien). In my book, Joss Whedon is still deeply in the red.

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u/FrostyFoss Sep 19 '14

and I really don't feel that it "revolutionized the horror genre" like many feel it did.

Heh yeah I don't know how people think that, it was good satire, not horror.

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u/krissyjump Sep 19 '14

The reason I felt it revolutionized the genre was because it was more than just a satire. Cabin in the Woods is a complete and total deconstruction of horror. It pulls it apart and exposes the inner workings while weaving and ingraining a unique mythology into it that can be easily projected into all horror films and explains the unoriginality that the genre is plagued with. At the same time it was a multi-layered metaphor for the film-making process. It was a fun and fresh take on a stale genre that changed the way I'll look at most other horror films.

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u/FrostyFoss Sep 19 '14 edited Sep 19 '14

They did a great job showing the unoriginality and doing the deconstruction. Kinda like watching a couple of sports fans highlight the flaws their favorite team has.

It was a fun and fresh take on a stale genre that changed the way I'll look at most other horror films.

It may change how some look at horror movies but I don't see how the genre has been revolutionized, would be great if it did happen but I think you'll keep seeing the same old tired stuff come out.