@@means_well Royally. And I remember I was looking forward to watching Firefly before it even aired, and then missed most of it with their shenanigans, back before DVR's were so common.
@@marleybob3157 Seriously, do they have a PO box or something people send stuff to? I can't already the Mrs. giving an unamused look at the camera if she's forced to wear it though hahaha
"We're going to start at the Pilot." "That's usually where you start TV show." Yeah, UNLESS YOU'RE FOX! Also Mrs? I TOO love Castle! In fact (FYI), they injected a BIG number of Firefly Easter Eggs (references) in that Series! (to give a laugh & a chuckle to Firefly fans who were watching) Like Castle's "Space Cowboy" Halloween costume, and others.
I am a straight 43 year old man, and i have had a man crush on Nathon Fillion for getting on 20 years, not only cause of the obvious things like Firefly and Castle, but for his non wavering attendances at so many "Cons" over the years, always happy to talk. A real genuine star.
A fun little detail about this show: The Alliance is made up of several nations, but the major ones are USA and China, which is why most people in the show are bilingual and swear in chinese.
The way they did the swearing was to think up something OTT in English and then get it translated. The Chinese-American woman who did the translations for the series said she found herself phoning her elderly parents asking questions like, "so dad... how exactly would you call somebody a 'pox-ridden blowfly on a donkey's scrotum' in Cantonese?", and they'd be like, "what exactly is this job you've got again?"... 😂
There was one episode of Castle where it was Halloween and Nathan Fillion comes out wearing his costume from Firefly. His daughter asks "What are supposed to be?" and he replies "Space cowboy".
Just got of work and saw this, shiny! They actually did several callbacks/Easter Eggs in Castle to reference Firefly, like the Halloween costume (with Castle not wanting to let go of the costume because he liked it so much), Martha going to the Serenity spa, Castle speaking chinese and saying he learned from a TV show he used to love. Also, some cast mates did some appearances in Castle, you should totally rewatch it (and record), the browncoats would love it.
One of my favorite call-backs in Castle is when he put on the blue gloves, flashing two fingers on each hand, the proverbial "two by two, hands of blue".
"I've seen enough sci-fi movies to know how planes enter the atmosphere." This is the exact way how space shuttles enter the atmosphere - going reverse in orbit, main thrusters firing to slow down enough to leave the orbit and start falling down, then flip around and angle its belly (the only part which is covered by heat shield) down and towards the front to a) protect the rest of the ship, b) have enough drag to slow down fast enough to fall down even faster. (after that it would be different for shuttles and spaceships since shuttles used their wings to not fall down too fast, spaceship without wings would need to use thrusters)
Was just about to comment exactly the same! Beat me to it... Orbital mechanics are weird but so fun once you get the hang of it. It's a pity so much sci-fi gets this so horribly wrong. The way that reaver ship hits atmosphere is exactly how ships would enter atmosphere in reality. And orbiting a planet is pretty much "falling" too. All you ever do in space is perpetually falling towards one object or another. By firing thrusters or engines all you're really doing is slightly altering your trajectory of "falling". I've heard many a physicist describe being in orbit as perpetually falling towards that planet or body, but going so fast you're perpetually missing it. In space, you're always in orbit of something somehow, and thus always "falling".
Funny story... my dad and I both loved this series. Christmas happens upon us, my Dad and I open our gifts to eachother at the same time. I panicked thinking "oh my god wtf, i could have swore the box and mark had my name on it, did i open my gift to him on accident?" Look over and he looks at me... We both hold up our Firefly blu rays and laugh. 😂😂😂😂
I once read a comment about the companion system and Inara that explains it all. The companions are like the old Chinese royal courtisians, the institution is highly respected but the women are not. Mal however, respects Inara but hates the institution.
One of the great things about this show is the ship, it's one helluva prop. The entire ship is one contiguous set, everything mocked up for actual use. Some of the galley actually functioned as the cast preferred continuing to stay on set, and took their breaks together, on set, in that galley. Each private room was individually furnished and accessed by ladder. And all the amenities and conveniences were thought through before building the ship. At the start of the movie, there's a great one shot, tracking from the bridge past the engine room, the living areas, galley, sickbay, and down to the cargo hold.
Nathan grabbed a lot of the set materials and the blueprints when the set was struck at the end of the episodes allowed. He provided the plans when the set was rebuilt for the movie, and he has provided a lot of set pieces to charity auctions at panels for conventions worldwide.
Actually, the ship was split in two halves. They've hid it in the movie really well - it looks like one shot, but it isn't. There is a moment there when the camera swerves really fast, and the motion blur masks switching between two sets.
Its important to remeber that Mal was a man of faith when he's first introduced. He's wearing a cross and speaks of God. Now he feels quite differently, obviously due to loosing the war.
OH MY GOSH! You will love this show! If you like Nathen Fillion at all, you will love this show! I am so happy you are watching Firefly, Such a great show!
I have to be honest and tell you that the Chinese insults in this show are FABULOUS. There's a site that has all the Chinese translations of what they say.
The reason the Reaver ship entered the atmosphere that way... Ships go real fast to travel between planets and you can't enter an atmosphere that fast or you'd burn up. So it spun around and did a retroburn to slow down, then spun around again to enter the atmosphere. And yeah i think that is an accurate orientation when landing. Just because you'd seen different on other Sci-Fi movies/TV, doesn't mean this is the one that's wrong.
Always nice to see someone discover this series. The Firefly theme is my phones main ringtone. Fox has had a bad history of canceling scifi shows, this one, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Almost Human, Terra Nova, the list goes on.
Used to be my ringtone, unfortunately it became a pavlovian signal for me to stress out because I started associating it with getting called in to my shitty job.
@@MandoWookie Totally understand that, I had a song I really liked as the ring tone for a girlfriend, couldn't listen to it again for quite a while after we split.
@@darthphayde508 I had to work with my ex for 6 months after we broke up. Rule #1 for the future: Don't date in the workplace, especially on the same shift, in the same department.
I knew terra nova was gonna get canceled. With the size of its budget at the time. we all knew it wasn’t getting renewed no matter how well it might do.
I feel like Firefly is almost what Gene Roddenberry originally envisioned for Star Trek. His original name for Trek was "Wagon Train to the Stars" and when you take that into consideration, it gives a whole new spin to the phrase "Space: the final *frontier.* " He literally wanted cowboys in space!
Firefly - NICE! I'm here for the ride. Liked and Subscribed. Note: During the war, Mal was very religious and even kissed his cross at one point. 6 years later, he has definitely changed on more than just his view on God.
Gotta say I never expected this for this channel. I'm down for it. Interestingly, Firefly was my first introduction to watching reactors at all. Didn't really think I'd get into watching someone react to a show or movie, but an episode of Firefly reaction was in my notifications and I wasn't doing anything else so I checked it out. That reactor had a lot of other reactions to shows I enjoy, so I subbed, and then of course was recommended other reactors. I'm already subbed, here but I would have for Firefly anyway.
My favorite TV series EVER!!!!!! I binge watched the whole series yesterday as it was the anniversary of the show's premiere in 2002. It has become known as International Watch Firefly Day.
16:35 Kaylee is EVERYONE'S favorite. She's too adorable and a genius mechanic. As to the braces comment, I would have never known had you not said anything. Honestly didn't notice at all. Welcome to the Browncoats!
While _Dortmunder_ is the demonym for a native of Dortmund, Germany, the name of that Alliance cruiser is more likely a reference to John Dortmunder, a character in a series of comic heist novels and stories by Donald E. Westlake, several of which have been adapted to film, notably _The Hot Rock_ (1972) with Robert Redford and George Segal.
I thought that myself. I heard somebody say in a video from a Con, that Joss needed a name for that ship. He happened to be at a bar and saw a neon sign for Dortmund beer. He liked the sound, so named the ship that. WHICH IS FUNNY, because Donald Westlake once explained that he created Dortmunder after his regular protagonist, Parker, refused to co-operate in a novel that was "too comic", Parker being a serious, tough guy... So Westlake needed a name for his new comical guy. He happened to be in a bar, saw a neon sign for Dortmund beer, and liked the sound..
Someone once commented that everyone says the same things when they watch this for the first time. Episode 1 “I don’t like Jane”. Episode 14 “check out my new hat”.
5:11 Dortmunder is actually a name deriving from a town in Germany. I don't know if the show is referencing anyone in particular by using it, but I can't help but think of the character John Dortmunder from Donald E Westlake's Dortmunder book series. He was a career criminal whose exploits never went according to plan. As I understand it, many of the Dortmunder books were originally intended to be books in Westlake's Parker book series, but he deemed the plots too comical for the ruthless Parker so he created John Dortmunder to be the lead in those stories instead. He's been portrayed onscreen a number of times by the likes of Robert Redford, George C Scott, Paul Le Mat, Christopher Lambert and even Martin Lawrence.
Love that you’re reacting to this, think you’ll love it. And don’t worry about the braces at all. The lisp is so subtle and barely noticeable unless you’re specifically listening for it. And you definitely look fine when you laugh. Don’t worry about them at all. I hope you enjoy the rest of the show!
Shiny!! What a wonderful little, much too short-lived show. FYI: My understanding is that the actress playing Kaylee (Jewel Staite) actually hates strawberries. Could've fooled me - that was some damn fine acting. lol
i always loved that scene where Mal stands up to see Alliance ships descending while wiping out all resistance... and the sad music starts playing.... Just the utter disbelief, loss, and realization that they've been abandoned kicking in... it set the pace for the series and I think grabbed my attention and kept me watching even in some of the slow moments of the series...
Something else to this that always hits me on rewatches is just before this, Mal kisses a small cross and says a prayer... This is the exact moment Captain Reynolds lost his faith.
From day one when this first came out I was hooked and devestated when it was canceled. Loved the Serenity movie wish they had done a sequel. Even all these years later I would watch a new series or movie sequel, It doesn't matter to me that they are all older. Thanks for the review
there is a meme in the firefly community on reddit.... it gets posted nearly every april fools day... its mal pointing a gun and it says "Its not coming back...dont even joke about it"
I have to say I love watching her eyes when Zoe is explaining Reavers to Simon. And then the line that takes all that horror just spoken and multiplies it by a thousand: "And if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order." To be fair, I probably had the same expression the first time I heard that line. Still a masterpiece of tension, horror, and fear.
There might be a legit reason the Reavers were entering the atmosphere that way, but I always figured they were flying crazy because they *were* crazy. LOL!
They are aerobraking to reduce speed for landing. Our shuttles do the same. If you dive straight into atmo it will either rip your ship apart or outright melt it to slag. It's done the way shown so as to provide the most surface area possible to absorb the heat of reentry.
@@somashaman That's actually not true. The smaller the surface area hitting the atmosphere first the farther away the plasma layer is. NASA did tests with various shapes.
Heard the reason, or one of them that the network decided to cancel the show...was that Whedon was told they wanted Zoey and Wash split up so they'd be seen as more "accessible" by the audience...he said he wrote them married and that's how he would be keeping them...and that was the start of all the bullshit.
"No wonder I couldn't say it (Dortmunder). It's all just sounds." "All words are sounds." Cowboy hat guy munching the popcorn is based. You, sir, earned a like.
As you progress through the series, you’ll notice how the crew members (new ones included) embody a part of Mal that he lost at Serenity. His sense of loyalty (Zoe), optimism (Kaylee), faith (Book), humor (Wash), and so on.
For those wondering "Ivan" or "Crazy Ivan" is a sudden abrupt change in direction going into the baffles (wake, exhaust area, etc). Also its something that was discussed in The Hunt For Red October movie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffles_(submarine)
Jeez, the views on this beast. Anyone who's anyone saw this coming. This is a great way to bounce back from all the introspection over classic horrors with a great adventure story absolutely riddled with comedy and writing gems by Joss Whedon. This is beloved to me because it taught me I wanted to screenwrite. Me and Dad watched this over and over again. Enjoy the show.
That to me is the simplest answer, trying to come up with brilliant space piloting reasons for their actions just remembering they are bat shit crazy helps explain a lot!
In the Buffy pilot, they put one character in the opening credits then killed him permanently just to set the tone. When Kaylee got shot there was a real chance she would die.
Think of Inara as more of a Geisha. She's been trained since she was young to entertain clients, and it's a respected profession. It fits in with the blend of Western and Eastern (mainly Asian) cultures. All the characters get a surprising amount of development, considering how Fox cut the show short. For the next few episodes, keep in mind that they were also written as "pilots", since Fox for some crazy reason didn't think this particular episode had enough "action" and "appeal" to be the pilot. Don't get me wrong, they're great episodes, but a few people (not me!) feel the episodes don't move the story line forward enough, which is because they were written as pilots rather than regular episodes. We watched it when it originally came out, presented in the order Fox wanted, and it was confusing, but fun, so we stuck around. Glad we did, since when they finally aired this episode it explained everything.
When you're done with _Firefly_ let me suggest you watch the 1967 British spy/sci-fi/surreal series _The Prisoner._ Created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, _The Prisoner_ was also years ahead of its time. It also was cancelled mid-season, only twenty-two episodes being made. Unlike _Firefly,_ which was cancelled pretty much without warning, McGoohan was given enough notice that he was able to write a proper finale episode, which raised as many questions as it answered. It quickly garnered a cult following that continues to this day, with an annual convention held in the resort town that was the main location. It's rather brilliant.
One of the saddest things about Firefly (other than the only-14-episodes bit) is that I can never go back and watch it for the very first time ever again. So it's really cool to see other people discover this masterpiece for the first time. Thank you!
Omg, I’m so excited for this! My second favorite sci-fi series! ❤️ Also, when you’re done with the series (and the movie), since you love Nathan Fillion, you should do a reaction to Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. It’s a short musical that Joss Whedon wrote, and Nathan Fillion is one of the male leads. It’s easily one of my top 10 musicals of all time, and (at the risk of sounding cocky) I’m a professional musical theater actress, so that’s a somewhat informed and educated opinion, lol
This makes me happy. Finally a show I want to see a reaction to. Fox pulled a total douche move doing that to a show. Thank you for reacting to this amazing show! I also wish you luck with the braces. There were moments when I was 14 that they hurt my cheeks and mouth so much, from wires scratching, and from the tightening making my mouth ache so bad I wanted to cry.
12:34 Good call! 17:40 not such a good call! 13:31 Kaylee's near-orgasmic expression as she eats the strawberry shows why she was so happy when she saw what the Shepherd had in his box. 18:00 Summer Glau was concerned that the box (or her posture in it) made her look fat. 31:04 The lawman was awake, facing and armed when he killed him. He makes no stipulation that the weapon be pointed at him. Kaylee seems kind of like a little sister to a lot of the crew, especially Inara. Even Jayne seems to have a bit of a soft spot for her, even if he is horribly insulting to her at dinner.
@@fewwiggle I often have a grilled Viennese sausage in a warm baguette, with diced Spanish onion, a tomato reduction, and mustard glaze for supper. :-)
Story I've heard is that within Fox there was a lot of internal politics. One team would greenlight shows. Another team would axe them. The two teams had animosity between them. Firefly was just one of a slew of shows that made up the carnage from the internal fighting.
The Mrs is sooooo good at predicting plot points. I wish she could look at my life and tell me where I'm going. Also, until you mentioned it during the show, I forgot you had new mouth hardware, so I'd say it's not too bad.
This could have been one of the biggest series that Fox ever had but they had to screw it up. Definitely one of my favorites. And don't worry about the braces you can hardly even notice.
Ok, first - the lisp/braces aren't even noticeable unless the Mrs draws attention to them. Hope they aren't taking away from her enjoyment of doing the channel, because you guys are a ball to watch and I like to think you're having a good time providing US with a good time!❤️😀 And then, FIREFLY! One of my faves and so glad to see you pick it. The Mr is obviously familiar with the show - it'll be nice to see the Mrs develop a taste for "coats of a brownish color" as you progress thru the series. Nice job!👍🏼
I appreciate the fact that you all don't constantly talk over dialogue, key plot points, or jokes. Too many "Reactors" don't understand that "reacting" does not necessarily mean talking.
Soooo glad you're watching this show! After you're done, you will want to go back and watch some clips of Castle again. Nathan Fillion referenced Firefly at least once in every season (at least up to five) because Castle was his first show after Firefly got cancelled. In the Halloween episode of season 1 he puts on a "space cowboy" costume, which is his Captain Mal outfit from Firefly. His daughter says, "Didn't you wear that a few years ago?" That was all a nod at Firefly. In Castle Season 5 they go to a sci-fi convention and solve a murder involving a star trek like show, but Castle says something like "didn't that show only last 14 episodes?" and gives a nod to the camera, another Firefly reference.
So glad you guys are doing Firefly - my favorite show. There are maps of the ship you can Google and it helps to know the layout of the ship for some episodes.
You can also check the licensed tabletop role playing games by Margaret Weis Productions. It includes the glossary for Chinese phrases, History of the 'Verse, and more. There is the version licensed for Firefly episodes, and a version licensed for the Universal Studios Serenity movie.
I don't mind the lisp, in fact, it's rather cute. I also never watched Firefly but it's constantly being mentioned as a really good show, I'm not really into TV shows. (Only shows I watched from start to finish are the marvel shows and Dexter) But it's fun to experience it with you guys!
Yeah Firefly! One of the best Sci-Fi Shows ever made... sadly messed up by the Network and canceled WAY to soon. I'm a big Fan of your Reactions and glad to see you did put this Show to your List. Greetings from Germany and continue your Journey of these awesome Reactions, Mr. and Mrs. :-)
It's a quality show - I'm sure you'll love it. As I understand it, the show fell foul of internal politics at Fox. There was an e-mail leaked in which one Fox executive said something like, "We don't like this show because it isn't about people who make Policy: it's about little people who get squashed by Policy..." - real humanitarian eh?
Lost, Dexter, Firefly... becoming my favorite reactor. Funny and doesn't pander to the audience by liking everything. Also one reactor/one fan is my favorite setup for a reaction. And I couldn't tell any difference how she speaks with the braces.
"Fun" fact about Inara's syringe, it's not for her to commit suicide. According to producer Tim Minnear, when she takes the injection, anyone that has sex with her dies horribly. There was a story that they supposedly wanted to do in a future season where she gets taken by Reavers. When Mal finally catches up to them and boards the reaver ship to rescue Inara, every single reaver is dead. Really dark stuff. I'm kind of glad that episode never got made because I don't think I'd be able to deal with anyone, let alone Inara, being brutalized like that.
Actually, according to what Nathan said in the 10 year reunion, that had been *his* idea. Whedon & Minear have never confirmed what the syringe is for, exactly, though Morena confirmed in a convention panel that Whedon had told her Inara was terminally ill, and while she would not say what the syringe was for exactly, she did say that it had to do with Inara's illness.
I can’t recall the last time I was more pleasantly surprised by a video than to see y’all are reacting to Firefly.
I love watching the birth of a new Browncoat.
Almost criminal how Fox treated this show. Hope to see the Mrs. wearing a Jayne hat by the end of this!
Firefly and "Almost Human" both got boned by studio interference. I bet you it would have happened to Futurama too if it wasn't for Matt Groening
Oh, Hell Yeah! Great idea! You can pick one up on Amazon for about $16!!!
@@means_well Royally. And I remember I was looking forward to watching Firefly before it even aired, and then missed most of it with their shenanigans, back before DVR's were so common.
@@marleybob3157 Seriously, do they have a PO box or something people send stuff to? I can't already the Mrs. giving an unamused look at the camera if she's forced to wear it though hahaha
Not the greatest show ever, but Fox did the same thing to Space Above and Beyond...
"We're going to start at the Pilot."
"That's usually where you start TV show."
Yeah, UNLESS YOU'RE FOX!
Also Mrs? I TOO love Castle! In fact (FYI), they injected a BIG number of Firefly Easter Eggs (references) in that Series! (to give a laugh & a chuckle to Firefly fans who were watching)
Like Castle's "Space Cowboy" Halloween costume, and others.
@TJP 81 They didn't like the pilot because it wasn't an action piece. Which is why they made The Train Job.
@@OpenMawProductions There was plenty of action in the pilot.
I am a straight 43 year old man, and i have had a man crush on Nathon Fillion for getting on 20 years, not only cause of the obvious things like Firefly and Castle, but for his non wavering attendances at so many "Cons" over the years, always happy to talk. A real genuine star.
A fun little detail about this show: The Alliance is made up of several nations, but the major ones are USA and China, which is why most people in the show are bilingual and swear in chinese.
It's also why (you'll see in the next episode) the Sino-American Alliance's soldiers colors is purple (Red for China + Blue for US = Alliance purple).
Swearing in Chinese allows them to sidestep US censors.
Their flag is even a combination of the US and PRC's flags (or at least what they remember them looking like).
The way they did the swearing was to think up something OTT in English and then get it translated. The Chinese-American woman who did the translations for the series said she found herself phoning her elderly parents asking questions like, "so dad... how exactly would you call somebody a 'pox-ridden blowfly on a donkey's scrotum' in Cantonese?", and they'd be like, "what exactly is this job you've got again?"... 😂
@@CaptainFrost32 Battlestar did that with a number of their own words.
There was one episode of Castle where it was Halloween and Nathan Fillion comes out wearing his costume from Firefly. His daughter asks "What are supposed to be?" and he replies "Space cowboy".
Castle has a ton of firefly references in it, such as the catalyzier(sp?) on one of his shelves.
@@nicolivoldkif9096 Didn't notice that. I've only watched the first couple of seasons.
And she responds "Weren't you that like... 6 years ago?"
She replies, "there are no cows in space", always made me chuckle in regards to one of the later episodes of Firefly.
@@nicolivoldkif9096 blue gloves, speaking Chinese...so many Easter eggs
Just got of work and saw this, shiny!
They actually did several callbacks/Easter Eggs in Castle to reference Firefly, like the Halloween costume (with Castle not wanting to let go of the costume because he liked it so much), Martha going to the Serenity spa, Castle speaking chinese and saying he learned from a TV show he used to love. Also, some cast mates did some appearances in Castle, you should totally rewatch it (and record), the browncoats would love it.
One of my favorite call-backs in Castle is when he put on the blue gloves, flashing two fingers on each hand, the proverbial "two by two, hands of blue".
I think Jayne was on two different episodes...
@@Caseytify Yes, he was Sgt Slaughter - a detective that Castle decided to shadow while Becket was sidelined by a trial.
There were more than a few reasons why Ron Glass never cameo on Castle.
They also did a couple on His new show.
One of my fave series EVER, being reacted to by one of my fave reaction channels. My heart is truly full. 💙
Well put and ditto
@@coachmikesfilmroom3111 #Me2 ... Stay Shiny! ^v^
Firefly is GREAT!! Glad you're watching it. And I honestly didn't even notice that Mrs. Movies had braces until it was mentioned.
I only did when she mentioned the rubber bands and wondered if she always had them until later.
"I've seen enough sci-fi movies to know how planes enter the atmosphere."
This is the exact way how space shuttles enter the atmosphere - going reverse in orbit, main thrusters firing to slow down enough to leave the orbit and start falling down, then flip around and angle its belly (the only part which is covered by heat shield) down and towards the front to a) protect the rest of the ship, b) have enough drag to slow down fast enough to fall down even faster. (after that it would be different for shuttles and spaceships since shuttles used their wings to not fall down too fast, spaceship without wings would need to use thrusters)
The space shuttle has the aerodynamics of a frying pan. This is on purpose, to shed momentum.
Was just about to comment exactly the same! Beat me to it...
Orbital mechanics are weird but so fun once you get the hang of it. It's a pity so much sci-fi gets this so horribly wrong. The way that reaver ship hits atmosphere is exactly how ships would enter atmosphere in reality.
And orbiting a planet is pretty much "falling" too. All you ever do in space is perpetually falling towards one object or another. By firing thrusters or engines all you're really doing is slightly altering your trajectory of "falling". I've heard many a physicist describe being in orbit as perpetually falling towards that planet or body, but going so fast you're perpetually missing it. In space, you're always in orbit of something somehow, and thus always "falling".
Funny story... my dad and I both loved this series. Christmas happens upon us, my Dad and I open our gifts to eachother at the same time. I panicked thinking "oh my god wtf, i could have swore the box and mark had my name on it, did i open my gift to him on accident?" Look over and he looks at me... We both hold up our Firefly blu rays and laugh. 😂😂😂😂
Always good to have spares. :)
That's so sweet! The ONLY thing my Dad and I bonded over were the movies of Cheech & Chong. Trust me, it's good to have those memories.🙂
I once read a comment about the companion system and Inara that explains it all. The companions are like the old Chinese royal courtisians, the institution is highly respected but the women are not. Mal however, respects Inara but hates the institution.
One of the great things about this show is the ship, it's one helluva prop. The entire ship is one contiguous set, everything mocked up for actual use. Some of the galley actually functioned as the cast preferred continuing to stay on set, and took their breaks together, on set, in that galley. Each private room was individually furnished and accessed by ladder. And all the amenities and conveniences were thought through before building the ship. At the start of the movie, there's a great one shot, tracking from the bridge past the engine room, the living areas, galley, sickbay, and down to the cargo hold.
I remember the sad video of them tearing down the set.
Nathan grabbed a lot of the set materials and the blueprints when the set was struck at the end of the episodes allowed. He provided the plans when the set was rebuilt for the movie, and he has provided a lot of set pieces to charity auctions at panels for conventions worldwide.
Actually, the ship was split in two halves. They've hid it in the movie really well - it looks like one shot, but it isn't. There is a moment there when the camera swerves really fast, and the motion blur masks switching between two sets.
"all words are sounds" killed me- still giggling about it
"All words are made up"
@@MandoWookie "All names are letters"
Its important to remeber that Mal was a man of faith when he's first introduced. He's wearing a cross and speaks of God. Now he feels quite differently, obviously due to loosing the war.
This show is a great ride and no need to be self conscious about the braces. No one would know if you hadn't mentioned it
OH MY GOSH! You will love this show! If you like Nathen Fillion at all, you will love this show! I am so happy you are watching Firefly, Such a great show!
I have to be honest and tell you that the Chinese insults in this show are FABULOUS. There's a site that has all the Chinese translations of what they say.
The reason the Reaver ship entered the atmosphere that way... Ships go real fast to travel between planets and you can't enter an atmosphere that fast or you'd burn up. So it spun around and did a retroburn to slow down, then spun around again to enter the atmosphere. And yeah i think that is an accurate orientation when landing. Just because you'd seen different on other Sci-Fi movies/TV, doesn't mean this is the one that's wrong.
Of all the missed video game opportunities, Firefly is probably the biggest. It's tailor made for a good story-driven action adventure RPG.
You could tell that The Outer Worlds was trying for Firefly vibes, but unfortunately that game was rather disappointing, at least I thought it was.
I'm not remotely a gamer, but if there was an actual video game for Firefly, I'd become one in a hurry
Awesome TV show. Great reaction guys, some really great episodes coming up :)
Always nice to see someone discover this series. The Firefly theme is my phones main ringtone. Fox has had a bad history of canceling scifi shows, this one, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Almost Human, Terra Nova, the list goes on.
Hey! My ringtone, too!
Used to be my ringtone, unfortunately it became a pavlovian signal for me to stress out because I started associating it with getting called in to my shitty job.
@@MandoWookie Totally understand that, I had a song I really liked as the ring tone for a girlfriend, couldn't listen to it again for quite a while after we split.
@@darthphayde508 I had to work with my ex for 6 months after we broke up.
Rule #1 for the future: Don't date in the workplace, especially on the same shift, in the same department.
I knew terra nova was gonna get canceled. With the size of its budget at the time. we all knew it wasn’t getting renewed no matter how well it might do.
I subscribed simply because dude in the back sat and bogarded a huge bowl of popcorn the entire time lol.
well...she JUST got braces...sssssooooooo yea.
I feel like Firefly is almost what Gene Roddenberry originally envisioned for Star Trek. His original name for Trek was "Wagon Train to the Stars" and when you take that into consideration, it gives a whole new spin to the phrase "Space: the final *frontier.* " He literally wanted cowboys in space!
omg
this even better then Dexter
still flying thats enough
Firefly - NICE! I'm here for the ride. Liked and Subscribed.
Note: During the war, Mal was very religious and even kissed his cross at one point. 6 years later, he has definitely changed on more than just his view on God.
Gotta say I never expected this for this channel. I'm down for it. Interestingly, Firefly was my first introduction to watching reactors at all. Didn't really think I'd get into watching someone react to a show or movie, but an episode of Firefly reaction was in my notifications and I wasn't doing anything else so I checked it out. That reactor had a lot of other reactions to shows I enjoy, so I subbed, and then of course was recommended other reactors. I'm already subbed, here but I would have for Firefly anyway.
My favorite TV series EVER!!!!!! I binge watched the whole series yesterday as it was the anniversary of the show's premiere in 2002. It has become known as International Watch Firefly Day.
16:35 Kaylee is EVERYONE'S favorite. She's too adorable and a genius mechanic. As to the braces comment, I would have never known had you not said anything. Honestly didn't notice at all. Welcome to the Browncoats!
16:31*
This is another show that you will really become invested in the characters.
While _Dortmunder_ is the demonym for a native of Dortmund, Germany, the name of that Alliance cruiser is more likely a reference to John Dortmunder, a character in a series of comic heist novels and stories by Donald E. Westlake, several of which have been adapted to film, notably _The Hot Rock_ (1972) with Robert Redford and George Segal.
I thought that myself. I heard somebody say in a video from a Con, that Joss needed a name for that ship. He happened to be at a bar and saw a neon sign for Dortmund beer. He liked the sound, so named the ship that.
WHICH IS FUNNY, because Donald Westlake once explained that he created Dortmunder after his regular protagonist, Parker, refused to co-operate in a novel that was "too comic", Parker being a serious, tough guy... So Westlake needed a name for his new comical guy. He happened to be in a bar, saw a neon sign for Dortmund beer, and liked the sound..
Someone once commented that everyone says the same things when they watch this for the first time. Episode 1 “I don’t like Jane”. Episode 14 “check out my new hat”.
SHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh
They also are shocked when Kaylee is shot. "I liked her the most!"
A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.
Hey! Why'd you guys order a dead man?
5:11 Dortmunder is actually a name deriving from a town in Germany. I don't know if the show is referencing anyone in particular by using it, but I can't help but think of the character John Dortmunder from Donald E Westlake's Dortmunder book series. He was a career criminal whose exploits never went according to plan. As I understand it, many of the Dortmunder books were originally intended to be books in Westlake's Parker book series, but he deemed the plots too comical for the ruthless Parker so he created John Dortmunder to be the lead in those stories instead. He's been portrayed onscreen a number of times by the likes of Robert Redford, George C Scott, Paul Le Mat, Christopher Lambert and even Martin Lawrence.
Love that you’re reacting to this, think you’ll love it. And don’t worry about the braces at all. The lisp is so subtle and barely noticeable unless you’re specifically listening for it. And you definitely look fine when you laugh. Don’t worry about them at all. I hope you enjoy the rest of the show!
This show is brilliant and have watched it at least once a year since it was released. Only The Expanse has come anywhere near this.
Shiny!! What a wonderful little, much too short-lived show. FYI: My understanding is that the actress playing Kaylee (Jewel Staite) actually hates strawberries. Could've fooled me - that was some damn fine acting. lol
I love Castle, love Firefly also!
i always loved that scene where Mal stands up to see Alliance ships descending while wiping out all resistance... and the sad music starts playing.... Just the utter disbelief, loss, and realization that they've been abandoned kicking in... it set the pace for the series and I think grabbed my attention and kept me watching even in some of the slow moments of the series...
Something else to this that always hits me on rewatches is just before this, Mal kisses a small cross and says a prayer... This is the exact moment Captain Reynolds lost his faith.
From day one when this first came out I was hooked and devestated when it was canceled. Loved the Serenity movie wish they had done a sequel. Even all these years later I would watch a new series or movie sequel, It doesn't matter to me that they are all older. Thanks for the review
14 episodes and a movie of bliss, then a lifetime of longing.
there is a meme in the firefly community on reddit.... it gets posted nearly every april fools day... its mal pointing a gun and it says "Its not coming back...dont even joke about it"
I have to say I love watching her eyes when Zoe is explaining Reavers to Simon. And then the line that takes all that horror just spoken and multiplies it by a thousand: "And if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order."
To be fair, I probably had the same expression the first time I heard that line. Still a masterpiece of tension, horror, and fear.
There might be a legit reason the Reavers were entering the atmosphere that way, but I always figured they were flying crazy because they *were* crazy. LOL!
I'd have to watch it again to be sure, but it looked to me like they came in "flat" (after the flip) in order to scrub off speed.
They are aerobraking to reduce speed for landing. Our shuttles do the same. If you dive straight into atmo it will either rip your ship apart or outright melt it to slag. It's done the way shown so as to provide the most surface area possible to absorb the heat of reentry.
@@somashaman I thought our shuttles re-entered bottom side facing down because that's where they put all the most heat-resistant tiles.
@@gluuuuue Aye, and they put them there for the reason I stated above. More surface area = less heat per tile.
@@somashaman That's actually not true. The smaller the surface area hitting the atmosphere first the farther away the plasma layer is. NASA did tests with various shapes.
Heard the reason, or one of them that the network decided to cancel the show...was that Whedon was told they wanted Zoey and Wash split up so they'd be seen as more "accessible" by the audience...he said he wrote them married and that's how he would be keeping them...and that was the start of all the bullshit.
I'll be back for all these episodes
"No wonder I couldn't say it (Dortmunder). It's all just sounds."
"All words are sounds."
Cowboy hat guy munching the popcorn is based. You, sir, earned a like.
OMG, y'all doing Firefly... I am just so happy to see the love still happening for this boat 'n crew.
There's this theory that River is a slayer like buffy.
You could see the Missus was onboard from the word "go". Very excited to rewatch this amazing show with you guys!
this show is great. glad to see it gaining traction on react channels
As you progress through the series, you’ll notice how the crew members (new ones included) embody a part of Mal that he lost at Serenity. His sense of loyalty (Zoe), optimism (Kaylee), faith (Book), humor (Wash), and so on.
Good point!
Firefly, Grimm, LOST and Black Sails are in the top five of my favorite tv shows of all time.
Why are you ashamed to name the fifth one? ;-)
@@fewwiggle the fifth one is more of a tie between all the 90s star trek shows.
For those wondering "Ivan" or "Crazy Ivan" is a sudden abrupt change in direction going into the baffles (wake, exhaust area, etc). Also its something that was discussed in The Hunt For Red October movie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffles_(submarine)
So excited for you to watch this! Yay! Just from how you received this episode I know you're going to have a good time :)
Jeez, the views on this beast. Anyone who's anyone saw this coming. This is a great way to bounce back from all the introspection over classic horrors with a great adventure story absolutely riddled with comedy and writing gems by Joss Whedon. This is beloved to me because it taught me I wanted to screenwrite. Me and Dad watched this over and over again.
Enjoy the show.
Thank you, this is my favorite sci-fi show.
Amazing characters, great interactions, intelligent jokes.
I hate Fox.
That to me is the simplest answer, trying to come up with brilliant space piloting reasons for their actions just remembering they are bat shit crazy helps explain a lot!
In the Buffy pilot, they put one character in the opening credits then killed him permanently just to set the tone. When Kaylee got shot there was a real chance she would die.
This makes some of the jokes in Castle that much better.
Think of Inara as more of a Geisha. She's been trained since she was young to entertain clients, and it's a respected profession. It fits in with the blend of Western and Eastern (mainly Asian) cultures. All the characters get a surprising amount of development, considering how Fox cut the show short. For the next few episodes, keep in mind that they were also written as "pilots", since Fox for some crazy reason didn't think this particular episode had enough "action" and "appeal" to be the pilot. Don't get me wrong, they're great episodes, but a few people (not me!) feel the episodes don't move the story line forward enough, which is because they were written as pilots rather than regular episodes. We watched it when it originally came out, presented in the order Fox wanted, and it was confusing, but fun, so we stuck around. Glad we did, since when they finally aired this episode it explained everything.
She's a courtesan.
When you're done with _Firefly_ let me suggest you watch the 1967 British spy/sci-fi/surreal series _The Prisoner._
Created by and starring Patrick McGoohan, _The Prisoner_ was also years ahead of its time. It also was cancelled mid-season, only twenty-two episodes being made.
Unlike _Firefly,_ which was cancelled pretty much without warning, McGoohan was given enough notice that he was able to write a proper finale episode, which raised as many questions as it answered.
It quickly garnered a cult following that continues to this day, with an annual convention held in the resort town that was the main location.
It's rather brilliant.
So good!
Yea!!!’ This is still my all time favorite TV show.
Castle was filled with Firefly References...
Like when Nathan dressed up as Mal, and when his daughter asked what he was, he replied "Space Cowboy".
'When did you learn Chinese?'
"My favorite tv show..."
brilliant series. Hope you keep watching :)
I am so happy that you are doing Firefly. One of the best TV series ever that F***ed over by FOX, I am looking forward to this
so happy you are watching this show
One of the saddest things about Firefly (other than the only-14-episodes bit) is that I can never go back and watch it for the very first time ever again. So it's really cool to see other people discover this masterpiece for the first time. Thank you!
Omg, I’m so excited for this! My second favorite sci-fi series! ❤️
Also, when you’re done with the series (and the movie), since you love Nathan Fillion, you should do a reaction to Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog. It’s a short musical that Joss Whedon wrote, and Nathan Fillion is one of the male leads. It’s easily one of my top 10 musicals of all time, and (at the risk of sounding cocky) I’m a professional musical theater actress, so that’s a somewhat informed and educated opinion, lol
Great reaction! This show is fantastic. Glad your wife is liking it. More good episodes to come. 😊👍
This makes me happy. Finally a show I want to see a reaction to. Fox pulled a total douche move doing that to a show. Thank you for reacting to this amazing show!
I also wish you luck with the braces. There were moments when I was 14 that they hurt my cheeks and mouth so much, from wires scratching, and from the tightening making my mouth ache so bad I wanted to cry.
12:34 Good call! 17:40 not such a good call!
13:31 Kaylee's near-orgasmic expression as she eats the strawberry shows why she was so happy when she saw what the Shepherd had in his box.
18:00 Summer Glau was concerned that the box (or her posture in it) made her look fat.
31:04 The lawman was awake, facing and armed when he killed him. He makes no stipulation that the weapon be pointed at him.
Kaylee seems kind of like a little sister to a lot of the crew, especially Inara. Even Jayne seems to have a bit of a soft spot for her, even if he is horribly insulting to her at dinner.
Just found your channel because of Firefly, looking forward to catching up all your reactions.
a Dortmunder is a person or thing from Dortmund (Germany), just like a Wiener is a person or thing from Vienna.
Doh!!!!! I never connected that about Vienna
@@fewwiggle I often have a grilled Viennese sausage in a warm baguette, with diced Spanish onion, a tomato reduction, and mustard glaze for supper. :-)
Story I've heard is that within Fox there was a lot of internal politics. One team would greenlight shows. Another team would axe them. The two teams had animosity between them. Firefly was just one of a slew of shows that made up the carnage from the internal fighting.
The Mrs is sooooo good at predicting plot points. I wish she could look at my life and tell me where I'm going.
Also, until you mentioned it during the show, I forgot you had new mouth hardware, so I'd say it's not too bad.
Shiny! Welcome aboard Serenity.
This could have been one of the biggest series that Fox ever had but they had to screw it up. Definitely one of my favorites.
And don't worry about the braces you can hardly even notice.
Ok, first - the lisp/braces aren't even noticeable unless the Mrs draws attention to them. Hope they aren't taking away from her enjoyment of doing the channel, because you guys are a ball to watch and I like to think you're having a good time providing US with a good time!❤️😀
And then, FIREFLY! One of my faves and so glad to see you pick it. The Mr is obviously familiar with the show - it'll be nice to see the Mrs develop a taste for "coats of a brownish color" as you progress thru the series. Nice job!👍🏼
Wow, and I just finished Mary Cherry's reaction to this show 2 months ago. Time flies!!
I appreciate the fact that you all don't constantly talk over dialogue, key plot points, or jokes. Too many "Reactors" don't understand that "reacting" does not necessarily mean talking.
One of the best shows ever made.
Y'all are the best reactors I've ever seen.
Soooo glad you're watching this show! After you're done, you will want to go back and watch some clips of Castle again. Nathan Fillion referenced Firefly at least once in every season (at least up to five) because Castle was his first show after Firefly got cancelled. In the Halloween episode of season 1 he puts on a "space cowboy" costume, which is his Captain Mal outfit from Firefly. His daughter says, "Didn't you wear that a few years ago?" That was all a nod at Firefly. In Castle Season 5 they go to a sci-fi convention and solve a murder involving a star trek like show, but Castle says something like "didn't that show only last 14 episodes?" and gives a nod to the camera, another Firefly reference.
probably should have read all the other commenters already pointing this out. LOL. I was just so excited that someone else is watching Firefly!
I absolutely loved Firefly. It'll be really nice to be able to experience it through the fresh eyes of someone who hasn't seen it before.
welcome to one of the best stories and characters ....enjoy
Damn! I love watching you guys, I’m so sad I can only watch one season of this with you.
So glad you guys are doing Firefly - my favorite show. There are maps of the ship you can Google and it helps to know the layout of the ship for some episodes.
You can also check the licensed tabletop role playing games by Margaret Weis Productions. It includes the glossary for Chinese phrases, History of the 'Verse, and more. There is the version licensed for Firefly episodes, and a version licensed for the Universal Studios Serenity movie.
...I've just gotten into your movie reactions. This is just glorious gravy.
I don't mind the lisp, in fact, it's rather cute.
I also never watched Firefly but it's constantly being mentioned as a really good show, I'm not really into TV shows. (Only shows I watched from start to finish are the marvel shows and Dexter)
But it's fun to experience it with you guys!
Yay for Firefly!
I subscribed just to watch Firefly with you folks
“All words are sounds” lol, also, I want popcorn too...
Mal is such a great character.
"Didn't she shoot you once?"
"Everybody's making a fuss."
Yeah Firefly! One of the best Sci-Fi Shows ever made... sadly messed up by the Network and canceled WAY to soon.
I'm a big Fan of your Reactions and glad to see you did put this Show to your List.
Greetings from Germany and continue your Journey of these awesome Reactions, Mr. and Mrs. :-)
Glad you watched this. It's a great series. Also, I love ya'lls relationship! So cool to see the joking and quips. You all are fun to watch.
It's a quality show - I'm sure you'll love it. As I understand it, the show fell foul of internal politics at Fox. There was an e-mail leaked in which one Fox executive said something like, "We don't like this show because it isn't about people who make Policy: it's about little people who get squashed by Policy..." - real humanitarian eh?
Almost if not all of the Firefly Actors had Guest shots in "Castle"
I found this series in 2012 when I was working as a trucker. Identified with the characters hauling shit and never catching a break immediately.
Lost, Dexter, Firefly... becoming my favorite reactor. Funny and doesn't pander to the audience by liking everything. Also one reactor/one fan is my favorite setup for a reaction. And I couldn't tell any difference how she speaks with the braces.
No one has ever eaten a strawberry the way Kaylee eats a strawberry.
Be in space your whole life... you will.
Fresh fruit is hard to come by in space.
All the more impressive since the actress hates strawberries.
"Fun" fact about Inara's syringe, it's not for her to commit suicide. According to producer Tim Minnear, when she takes the injection, anyone that has sex with her dies horribly. There was a story that they supposedly wanted to do in a future season where she gets taken by Reavers. When Mal finally catches up to them and boards the reaver ship to rescue Inara, every single reaver is dead. Really dark stuff. I'm kind of glad that episode never got made because I don't think I'd be able to deal with anyone, let alone Inara, being brutalized like that.
Actually, according to what Nathan said in the 10 year reunion, that had been *his* idea. Whedon & Minear have never confirmed what the syringe is for, exactly, though Morena confirmed in a convention panel that Whedon had told her Inara was terminally ill, and while she would not say what the syringe was for exactly, she did say that it had to do with Inara's illness.
Bring back Firefly! Let Wheaton finish his seasons. Firefly and Orville are the best sci-fi movies to hit the screen since Star Trek and Star Wars.