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Exploration of new worlds, space and universe, new galaxies. Planets in backlight. Exoplanets. Solar systems. 3d rendering

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
May 28, 2022

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Arts & Culture

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Ambassador (character in Firefly), Featured, Firefly (TV series 2002-2003), Joss Whedon, Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Operative (character in Serenity), River Tam (character in Firefly), Science fiction, Serenity (film), Shepherd (character in Firefly), Simon Tam (character in Firefly)}

Serenity: My Defense of the Film’s Initial Choices (Part 1)

_{Some viewers have complained that director Joss Whedon changed the characters’s behavior in the film vs. the TV series. I believe they are mistaken} _{Gary Varner

May 28, 2022

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I watched the movie Serenity (2005) long before I ever watched the series, and I fell in love it. Some people have complained that, because Joss Whedon couldn’t decide between writing the film for the fans of the preceding TV series Firefly or for a new audience, the movie was hard to follow. This was not my experience, although I didn’t know the backstory and thus didn’t understand the significance of some of the events of the film. But these events help explain why the movie Serenity never got its long-desired sequel. The movie opens with Simon rescuing his sister River from the lab where she was held captive. This event had actually been recorded by the security archives and Read More ›

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
February 26, 2022

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Ambassador (character in Firefly), Featured, KayLee (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), River Tam (character in Firefly), Science fiction (Wild West theme), Shepherd (character in Firefly), Simon Tam (character in Firefly)}

Firefly Episode 5: Brawls That Don’t Make Sense, Part 1

_{In this episode, after the cattle are unloaded, characters act in an uncharacteristic way in order to create a plot crisis} _{Gary Varner

February 26, 2022

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The vast quantities of cow dung left on the ship after a shipment of cows was dropped off is a telling omen for how this episode unfolds. We do get some much-needed exposition in the form of hints and flashbacks regarding the Shepherd and River Tam’s past but, apart from that, Episode 5 is by far the worst. While the first four episodes had some weak moments, they’ve been funny and enjoyable. Episode 5 dives into the incoherent. We open with the cows from the previous episode being unloaded from the ship and herded into a corral. Mal (Captain Malcolm Reynolds) and his crew work the herd like real cowboys which is enjoyable, but as they’re working, Simon Tam begins Read More ›

Fencer with fencing sword. Fencers duel concept.

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
February 19, 2022

Categorized
Arts & Culture

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Ambassador (character in Firefly), Badger (character in Firefly), Firefly Series Episode 4, KayLee (character in Firefly), Malcolm Reynolds (character in Firefly), Science fiction, Science fiction (Wild West theme)}

Firefly Episode 4: Mal Ends Up in a Swordfight Amid Outer Planets

_{It all starts when ship’s engineer Kaylee decides she wants to dress like a Southern belle…} _{Gary Varner

February 19, 2022

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In Episode 4 we open with the crew returning to the planet Persephone where the series began. While in the Market, Kaylee, the ship’s engineer, finds a dress that she particularly likes and Mal, who is growing impatient because he’s carrying something heavy, says there’s no way she could use such a dress because she’d look silly working on the ship in such a thing. Of course, this infuriates everyone, and they all leave in a huff. Now, what’s interesting about this scene is the world-building. The show really commits to the whole Western genre because the dresses remind one of the southern belle’s style or even something out of the Victorian Era — vintage garments that high society might Read More ›