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Zackfest and Firefly
Jul. 25th, 2005 12:27 pmI had a very relaxing, fun weekend. On Saturday, Other Kenjari and I went down to CT for Zackfest, which was a great time. The weather was absolutely perfect, and I got to see lots of folks I hadn't seen in a while and meet some new folks, too. It was especially fun to see Sam and Joanne, because I had not done so in a very long time. I also got to meet their 16-month-old son, who is a very sweet little boy.
We also managed to get Zack to loan us his set of Firefly DVDs. When the show was actually on the air, I was writing my master's thesis, organizing my graduate recital, and planning my wedding. I had no time for TV, no matter how excellent the show. And I'm not really all that much interested in TV, so I was content to let the show pass me by. But having recently seen the trailer for Serenity, I decided that Firefly was worth catching up on. We got back to Boston much earlier than expected, so we watched the first three episodes. I really enjoyed them. It's a much more character-driven than plot-driven show. The story lines of the episodes, while certainly not completely cliched, were treading fairly familiar ground. But the characters and their world are quite interesting, such that I was drawn in more by how the characters dealt with the situations than by the situations themselves. I really want to find out more about these people, regardless of what they are actually doing - I would watch them all doing their laundry if it made for good interactions. A few things also became abundantly clear to me: Joss Whedon likes Westerns, he's read Ender's Game, and he admires the Alien movies.
We also managed to get Zack to loan us his set of Firefly DVDs. When the show was actually on the air, I was writing my master's thesis, organizing my graduate recital, and planning my wedding. I had no time for TV, no matter how excellent the show. And I'm not really all that much interested in TV, so I was content to let the show pass me by. But having recently seen the trailer for Serenity, I decided that Firefly was worth catching up on. We got back to Boston much earlier than expected, so we watched the first three episodes. I really enjoyed them. It's a much more character-driven than plot-driven show. The story lines of the episodes, while certainly not completely cliched, were treading fairly familiar ground. But the characters and their world are quite interesting, such that I was drawn in more by how the characters dealt with the situations than by the situations themselves. I really want to find out more about these people, regardless of what they are actually doing - I would watch them all doing their laundry if it made for good interactions. A few things also became abundantly clear to me: Joss Whedon likes Westerns, he's read Ender's Game, and he admires the Alien movies.
