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  • @RoGueNavy
    @RoGueNavy 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +308

    Firefly has been described as fourteen hours of bliss, followed by a lifetime of withdrawl.

    • @Mr.Ekshin
      @Mr.Ekshin 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

      Who needs to go through withdrawals... when you can just keep rewatching it? And with various reactors jumping into the browncoat mix, you get to keep seeing and reliving it through fresh eyes.

    • @StevesFunhouse
      @StevesFunhouse 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@Mr.Ekshin Yeah, this is about my 75th reactor watching, and all the times I've watched my own set. I absolutely love this ... and Justified, another awesome can't-stop-watching series !!! Too bad no one really does reactions to that one.

  • @ianjardine7324
    @ianjardine7324 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +204

    Welcome to the brown coats we're small but we are mighty.

    • @procrastinator99
      @procrastinator99 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      And we're here to misbehave!

    • @seanmcmurphy4744
      @seanmcmurphy4744 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What does that make us? Big d*mn heroes!

    • @jasonbeatty831
      @jasonbeatty831 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

      The best part is how everyone knows after watching the show, that the reactor (any reactor) will then forever afterwards be a brown coat.

    • @mattfolmer7481
      @mattfolmer7481 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      No power in the 'verse can stop us.

  • @lellyparker
    @lellyparker 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +133

    The best thing about Firefly is it never had a bad season.

    • @bryanneal939
      @bryanneal939 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Or a second season for that matter…

    • @jemal999
      @jemal999 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      TOO SOON

    • @DocMicrowave
      @DocMicrowave 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jemal999 I think they know already.

    • @Trepanation21
      @Trepanation21 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@bryanneal939 /their joke, but with the punchline explained for no reason

  • @marcbloom7462
    @marcbloom7462 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +110

    RIP Ron Glass

    • @DeAnne1233
      @DeAnne1233 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      RIP Detective Ron Harris (Barney Miller).

  • @eddiejravannen
    @eddiejravannen 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +119

    Inara is more like a geisha, she knows what people need, and provides it. Not just sex, but therapy, counseling, advice. Also, she is recognized as a legitimate businesswoman.

    • @lukefallon8276
      @lukefallon8276 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      And combat trained too.

    • @matthewjessick6986
      @matthewjessick6986 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      There is a religious component as well.

    • @JohnMorris-c5v
      @JohnMorris-c5v 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Yes, she is a registered Companion. Capital C. They held a position very similar in Chinese culture as the Geisha did in Japan

    • @UTU49
      @UTU49 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Companion = geisha/courtesan/sex therapist

  • @phtevenj
    @phtevenj 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +71

    Zoey "i need this man to tear all my clothes off"
    Wash "Work, work, work."
    Love that

  • @robofwonder
    @robofwonder 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    I watched this first run. One of the OG fans that used to hang out on the Fox message boards and chat to the cast between episodes. I simply fell in love with it. Firefly being cancelled ripped my heart out, and it is so gratifying to see people still falling in love with this show over twenty years later. Enjoy the ride.

    • @leistico
      @leistico 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Hey, right there with you! I remember Pip and Lux and a lot of the other OG's on the board. I remember talking with Adam a lot! Very smart man. I've been checking out as many FF reactions as I can and it brings me back to the good old days.

    • @vahi37
      @vahi37 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      FOX really screwed this off by airing it out of order.

    • @robofwonder
      @robofwonder 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ Yep. Was a really great community for a while there and we tried our best to get people (especially ones with Nielsen boxes) to watch. Adam was great to talk with. Really smart man. We disagree on a lot, but it was always civil even when things got heated and even if we remained having different points of view, I understood where he was coming from. I miss that vibe!

  • @Patrick-xv6qv
    @Patrick-xv6qv 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

    the reason they speak Chinese on occasion is two fold. 1) in the Firefly Universe the two remaining powers on earth were the US and China and they merged to form the Alliance so you see Chinese influence in the show. 2) Speaking Chinese was Josh Wheaton's way of getting curse words passed the censors lol

  • @athos1974
    @athos1974 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

    A sci-fi western extravaganza.
    It's the characters and the writing that makes this show so special.
    Browncoats forever.

    • @BigDamnHero74
      @BigDamnHero74 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Gorram right! 😁❤️

  • @larrystuder6378
    @larrystuder6378 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

    The " Kaylee's dead," moment, is part hazing the "new guy"; but it's also a test of Simon's character. How does he react? By running to the infirnary to check if there's still a chance to save her...

    • @steveaustin2686
      @steveaustin2686 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      It is also Whedon playing a prank on the audience. Of course it is still hilarious after many re-watchings.

  • @CarBENbased
    @CarBENbased 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +102

    Big "Shiny" TV Poll? How appropriate :D

  • @faureamour
    @faureamour 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

    "Wasn't she in the opening title sequence? She can't be dead already."
    So, Whedon is kinda notorious for shocking surprises. He's not above killing people who are in the opening titles, but thankfully that was not the case here.

  • @jostrich21
    @jostrich21 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    Welcome to the Browncoats!!! Where everything is shiny, and we are all big, damn heroes.

    • @KevinQHall
      @KevinQHall 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Not to mention too pretty to die!

  • @heyheyjk-la
    @heyheyjk-la 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +154

    As an old fart who grew up with the original (and following) "Star Trek" series, had his mind blown seeing "Star Wars" for the first time, etc., and I can live without any of those but I'll never want to live without "Firefly" and I love watching people react to - and fall in love with - the crew of Serenity. Can't wait for this series of reactions.

    • @johnscott4196
      @johnscott4196 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Same

    • @BeaXRSmith
      @BeaXRSmith 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      DITTO

    • @DocMicrowave
      @DocMicrowave 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Lol, same history here.

  • @raziel6896
    @raziel6896 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

    YEEEEESSSSSSSS!!! Best show ever cancelled!! I aim to misbehave!

  • @nachofilament294
    @nachofilament294 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +64

    "What is his job on the ship?"
    "Public Relations."
    It's funny, but that probably is a huge part of Jayne's job; they do so much business with people who are shady and rough-around-the-edges, so Jayne's probably the best member of the crew to involve in discussions with those types of people.

    • @tom.prince
      @tom.prince 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Also, fighting is a type of relationship you can have with people, so in that sense, being a fighter is public relations.

    • @Dilligff
      @Dilligff 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      All these years I thought Mal's response was one of sarcasm. I hadn't stopped to consider it may have actually been ironically honest.

  • @jmhaces
    @jmhaces 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    "Cry baby cry // make your mother sigh" is a quote from a song by the Beatles. It was a nice touch to use it as a "hey, activate the crybaby " "Yes, here it goes" kind of thing, establishing that even this far in the future when they don't know where the original Earth is even located, the Beatles are still a thing.

  • @johnscott4196
    @johnscott4196 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +89

    The actress playing Kaylee was 19 years old when she got this role and in an interview she credited it with making her entire career. Apparently the crew loved each other and still stay in touch.

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +27

      She was also great as Dr. Keller in Stargate: Atlantis.

    • @faureamour
      @faureamour 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      This was the second space show I saw her in. I enjoyed this Canadian space drama that came on Nickelodeon called Space Cases. She had rainbow hair and an invisible friend who took her place second season.

    • @keithkurumaji3886
      @keithkurumaji3886 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but, I believe, she was a child star in Canada.

    • @michaelkemmet834
      @michaelkemmet834 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I don't know how much they still do it, but check out some Firefly convention panels videos from the 2010s. The cast that aren't there like to punk the ones that are with prank calls. The next reunion panel is coming in a month or so in Seattle and I wonder if they're going to get a call from a certain pilot. lol

    • @Patrick-xv6qv
      @Patrick-xv6qv 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      they also made her gain weight for Firefly, they didn't want her to be as pretty as Inara.

  • @scotthoward6070
    @scotthoward6070 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

    A new Firefly reaction!! I feel like Homer trying to resist the last chocolate doughnut. 😂

    • @BigJoeEspo
      @BigJoeEspo 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      MMmmmmMMMM... Firefly... arrrrrgh.

  • @ianjardine7324
    @ianjardine7324 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +48

    There are many subtle visual clues in the scenes. During the battle of serenity valley we see Mal kiss a cross he's wearing around his neck but later he's antagonistic whenever Shepherd Book mentions religion making it clear he's lost his faith.

  • @seannovack3834
    @seannovack3834 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    I'm 53 years old and saw Star Wars more than 100 times in theater during its first release in 1977-1978 by begging every adult I knew to take me with them when they went to go see it, sometimes multiple times per day. Two years later, the first of the "Expanded Universe" novels were released, with "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" (a low-budget sequel to "Star Wars" with only Luke & Leia on a single planet) and then a Han Solo trilogy by author Brian Daley. Many old-time Star Wars fans have been pining for that series to be developed for the screen - the sarcastic smuggler & his crew in a broken-down old ship just trying to scrape by.
    This show was everything we've been waiting for...and then... *sob*

    • @BrutallyGoofyBuddha420
      @BrutallyGoofyBuddha420 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I lived in a suburb of Sacramento and was 12 yrs when it came out. One of the local theaters, which was a four-plex, with four theaters showing different movies, had a back door that entered through a curtained foyer directly into one of the theaters, was easy to Jimmy and get open, and I literally watched practically hundreds of showings that year, often two or three in a day...😂😂😂

  • @eschiedler
    @eschiedler 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

    Yes Starship Troopers lol they actually really did reuse the same costumes from that movie for the Alliance uniforms.

    • @lostastar789
      @lostastar789 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I think both reused uniform wardrobe from Space: Above and Beyond

    • @steveaustin2686
      @steveaustin2686 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Starship Troopers made soo much armor for the movie, that multiple shows have reused it. Babylon 5 had the GROPOS wear it.

    • @LoricSwift
      @LoricSwift 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @@steveaustin2686 Starship Trooper Armour: The gift that kept on giving.

  • @DeAnne1233
    @DeAnne1233 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Firefly premiered in the United States on the Fox network on September 20, 2002. By mid-December, it had averaged 4.7 million viewers per episode and was 98th in Nielsen ratings. It was canceled after 11 of the 14 produced episodes were aired.
    Fox aired it on Friday at 8pm. Most people didn’t watch network television on the weekends and Fox had even lower ratings than the Big Three. Typically, we’d watch Primetime shows from 8-10pm Monday through Thursday on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX. Friday-Sunday was spent doing activities with friends, lovers and family: Movies, Clubs, Bars, Bowling, Grocery Shopping, Kids/Teens activities, Fast Food, Fancy Dinners, Coffee dates, Play dates, Crafts, Arcades, Swimming Pools, BBQs, Errands, Parties, Sleeping-in, Spa/Salon, Sports, Mall, Live Music, Family visits, etc.
    Monday-Friday was booked solid for families: breakfast, work, school, dinner, homework, housework, bathing, primetime tv, news, bedtime.
    It was a different time, I miss it.
    Anyway, that’s why Firefly was cancelled; they aired it on the least popular network on a Friday night.
    They picked up more fans with re-runs and then picked up a cult following when they added it to Netflix.
    Fans begged to see the crew back together again so Joss gave us Serenity.
    We would have loved to have seen more Firefly, it just wasn’t meant to be, unfortunately.

    • @curtisd5864
      @curtisd5864 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It’s truly a perfect storm of a good series caught in bad circumstances. But after hearing what Whedon wanted to do, especially with Inara’s character, I think it’s for the best that it ended when it was still beloved.

  • @Metzwerg74
    @Metzwerg74 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    the curse of the browncoats...
    a short thrilling high while watching the series and movie, falling in love with the crew and world, followed by a lifelong withdrawal....

  • @ThomasBeauchamp-m8m
    @ThomasBeauchamp-m8m 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    YESSS!!! NEW BROWNCOATS!!!

  • @sandwiched
    @sandwiched 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +73

    Firefly didn't get one season; it got around half a season before cancellation. So don't expect episode 14 to be a finale of any sort. It's just... another episode... * sniffle *

    • @jerodast
      @jerodast 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      even though it's not a "full season finale" there is something about it that feels finale-y

    • @sandwiched
      @sandwiched 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @jerodast Perhaps, but let's steer far clear from anything even remotely spoilery... ;)

  • @TechnicallyTexan
    @TechnicallyTexan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +44

    Yay! Who doesn’t love FIREFLY? I’m here for it.

    • @procrastinator99
      @procrastinator99 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      I wouldn't trust a person who didn't love Firefly.

    • @TechnicallyTexan
      @TechnicallyTexan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @ LOL! 🥰 True

  • @kentbarnes1955
    @kentbarnes1955 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Welcome to the BEST ensemble cast EVER! Every episode is amazing...and they play the FULL range of emotions. The banter is so good.

  • @boqndimitrov8693
    @boqndimitrov8693 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +45

    When I saw Morena Baccarin (Inara) in Deadpool years later, my first thought was "she still looks the same as in Firefly!!" Amazing genes!! 😊

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Before Deadpool she was in the remake of the sci-fi show V and looked great in that too.

    • @Browncoat66
      @Browncoat66 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      @@3DJapan Don"t forget Strargate SG1 as Adria. 😍

    • @migmit
      @migmit 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      She was the reason why I watched Fast Charlie. And yes, her being there really elevated that movie.

    • @Dilligff
      @Dilligff 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      She needs to be hired for the next Blade movie. Not as an actress, but as a consultant on being an immortal.

    • @HenryLoenwind
      @HenryLoenwind 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Dilligff She'd be great for a Highlander (series) remake...

  • @aka_Slinky
    @aka_Slinky 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    22:57 You know, I've come to realise after watching countless Firefly reactors that reactions to this scene are so much better when it's a group reaction and different emotions are experienced simultaneously by different reactors - it just really enhances the whole thing. 😁

  • @sergiykud
    @sergiykud 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    "I am to missbehave"- Mal

  • @thebkg
    @thebkg 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Here's why it got canceled:
    Joss Whedon had been hugely successful with his 2 previous series Buffy the Vampire Slayer & it's spinoff Angel. As apart of his deal with Fox for Angel he was allowed to do a 3rd show of his choosing. That show was Firefly.
    However, the Fox Execs, particularly the VP of Programming didn't get the concept of Firefly from the beginning. But they couldn't deny it due to his contract. So instead they spent absolute bare minimum on advertising prior to 1st aire. They also didn't like Joss' pilot and ended up airing the show out of order. But Firefly wasn't a Procedural show like Star Trek. There's lots of elements and plots that get reused and/or developed. So broadcasting out of order just made it more confusing.
    Because of this the ratings for the show was very poor leading to the cancelation. It was canceled before the last 2 episodes were even aired even though they were In the Can already. There's a scene in episode 12 where the cast had just been informed prior to filming that scene. Someone will let you know which scene once you watch it.
    Despite being cut so short this show is worth watching. You won't regret having watched. The cinematography is top notch quality, the dialog is genius, and the character development is fantastic. The only negative thru the whole thing is it's cancelation. The movie Serenity began filming 18 months after the cancelation. Universal was convinced to buy the rights for the movie due to the Collector Series DVD's sold out within 24 hours of the pre-release announcement.
    Unfortunately due to limited knowledge of the TV show and again only a small ad campaign by Universal the movie bombed at the Box Office. It's DVD sales and Broadcasting have been huge after the fact, just like the show.
    Firefly's fandome has swelled by magnetudes since it first aired. Most fans today learned of it after the movie left the theaters. And that includes me, I learned about it from my brother, and now own the full set of DVD's. Along with belonging to a BrownCoats Facebook Group. (Yes, I'm old GenX and thus still use FB). Don't join any BrownCoats social media till after you watch Serenity. Otherwise you'll get hit with daily spoilers! 🤣

    • @calibadgerdude6082
      @calibadgerdude6082 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Also important to note that they kept switching the time slot for the show and preempted it a couple of times for sports events, making it very difficult for those who were watching to actually know when the next episode would be.

    • @thebkg
      @thebkg 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @calibadgerdude6082 I forgot about switching the schedule around. Preempting for sporting events isn't something I'd fault Fox with though. Their contracts with the NFL & NLB require them to do so.

    • @fergalstackstreams
      @fergalstackstreams วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@calibadgerdude6082 This show was ahead of its time. This would never be an issue today if it were a Netflix or Peacock show.

  • @RoGueNavy
    @RoGueNavy 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    The writing in this, is absolutely incredible. The use of language is masterful.

  • @mikejohnson6022
    @mikejohnson6022 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The amount of laughter i was holding in when she exclaimed “ i thought this was supposed to be a happy time show!”
    The laugh came out when the crew was busting up with laughter!! So good….

  • @whoarocket
    @whoarocket 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I finally get to watch your Firefly reactions now that they're on TH-cam!!
    When people ask me of a list of my TV show recommendations, it's like this: Firefly is ABOVE the list. Before we get to my number #1 top recommended show, Firefly comes first, before number 1. It's required. It's one of those shows that I feel they just hit on everything--cast, writing, music, acting, everything. I don't feel it has a weakness.

    • @DoFbyProxy
      @DoFbyProxy 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Disagree... It has one weakness. Fox cancelled it...those monsters. But in all seriousness, yes this has to be one of the greatest shows ever written.

  • @ChrisReise
    @ChrisReise 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    When this series was aired for its first run on television, in was played out of order (Episode Order = 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 1) and the last three episode never even aired due to the cancelation. The following year in the UK they started showing the series again in the CORRECT order and this time it INCLUDED episode 11, 12, & 13.

  • @gr8fullytedicated
    @gr8fullytedicated 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Some trivia: The actress that plays Kaylee doesn't really like strawberries; "Cry, baby, cry" "Make your mother sigh" is lifted directly from a song of the same name off The Beatles White Album; the actress that plays River started her career as a ballerina, which will become evident in subsequent episodes.

    • @PurpleDrazi
      @PurpleDrazi 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      "She always did love to dance . . ." :)

    • @gr8fullytedicated
      @gr8fullytedicated 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@PurpleDrazi Ssssshhhhhh! Too soon...LOL

  • @RealBLAlley
    @RealBLAlley 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    One of the best shows ever made. It was a Western drama that happened to include spaceships. Perfect cast playing fully realized characters, superbly written with dialog that is hilarious, tragic, and always grounded. No sound in space, and no aliens, just us. Incredible score and soundtrack, also.
    Firefly and John Doe premiered on the same night, and both got cancelled before they could finish their stories. Fox can such the stinky, worm-ridden sludge out of rotten, moldy eggs for the rest of time.

  • @crss29
    @crss29 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Welcome to "Withdrawal Syndrome" the series!! And it's only half a season 😭😭

  • @dboss7239
    @dboss7239 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Space cowboys indeed! And Nathan Fillion, who plays the captain, went on to star in a long running series (8 seasons) on ABC called "Castle". And he or the writers or both did little tributes to Firefly in that show. And Nathon brought on most of the cast of Firefly in guest roles for Castle. Here is one of the tributes to Firefly:
    th-cam.com/video/ZaGzyXUGqcc/w-d-xo.html ( Space Cowboy | Castle | TNT )
    Anyway you are going to love Firefly.

  • @reevecole223
    @reevecole223 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Happy to see you two get into this cult classic. Im 12 min. in and can already see you guys are getting it just the way we all did. Enjoy the ride, it's short and never enough but you're going to love it. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us. 😊

  • @meltorme-ntor2933
    @meltorme-ntor2933 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    YAY, Firefly! Finally! I think you ARE going to love this series! I can't wait to watch your reaction! Thank you in advance!

  • @thewisebard
    @thewisebard 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    FYI "cry baby cry" "make your mother sigh" is a reference to a song.

  • @general-cromwell6639
    @general-cromwell6639 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Welcome to the Firefly family. All the very best to you. Cheers.

  • @egk2584
    @egk2584 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I loved your comment about how you couldnt believe this was the first episode. So much was happening. That was one of the big problems for the show. FOX never aired this episode till the show was already canceled. Firefly gets stronger and stronger as it goes along but without this pilot episode, it took even those of us who watched from the beginning a while to figure out just who these people were.

  • @Sir_AlexxTv
    @Sir_AlexxTv 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Yes, guys! This show is such a unique one .... I still curse to this day the people who decided to cancel Firefly a show that is still revered nowadays. You will fall in love with every one of the crew Jane included 🤣

  • @EvelyntMild
    @EvelyntMild 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Shiny! Browncoats Unite! ❤

  • @kolri
    @kolri 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    \o/ Firefly is one of my all time favs. I did grin when you said you didn't trust Simon. Happy watching Browncoats

  • @jamespfp
    @jamespfp 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    RE: "Serenity" the film v. the "Firefly" series; Without spoiling anything, there's a narrative dump in the beginning of the film which gives some backstory to why humanity is apparently in some other solar system that has many inhabitable but still being terraformed worlds. That's touched on in the TV series but there's very little reason to explain the why of it, all the characters already know why.

  • @jamespfp
    @jamespfp 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fun Fact, if there's another series to look at later which captures some of the same elements of "Firefly" in a jar of its own, it's the original animated "Cowboy Bebop" plus the feature film. The episodes are short, the character sheet has less characters but the "space cowboy" aesthetic is what it's all about.

  • @Ernwaldo
    @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Comment for the algorithm.
    Possibly the best reaction to this episode I’ve seen. A “decent” edit. Looking forward to more your posts here to YT. Thanks.

  • @childlessdoggentleman746
    @childlessdoggentleman746 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Serenity has a Terminator on board. Summer Glau (River) portrayed a Terminator on the TV Show "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008-2009). I found the series to be quite enjoyable and, in my opinion, the best Terminator released after T2.

    • @Dan-Cline
      @Dan-Cline 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think the Sarah Connor Chronicles was the best sci-fi TV series ever, also canceled by Fox. Another show that was great from the same time. That ended up getting canceled was Wonderfalls (With Jewel Staite)

  • @alefnull
    @alefnull 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    fun fact about Kaylee and the strawberries - Jewel Staite, who played Kaylee, *HATES* strawberries, but based on that scene and how she bites into it, you'd never know that 😛

    • @RoGueNavy
      @RoGueNavy 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I am fifty-three years old...and I have NEVER caused a woman to get that expression on her face!!

  • @Patterner
    @Patterner 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    what all reactors appreciate is the characters and world building. sometimes it feels like that is a dying art.
    also: "still too early"

  • @michaelrunnels7660
    @michaelrunnels7660 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Firefly was cancelled halfway into the first season. It was aired out of order and the time and day of the week it aired was changed with no notice. One episode was preempted by a sports event and only 11 of the 14 episodes shot were ever aired. This episode, which was suppose to be the pilot, was the last episode aired on tv. A year after it was cancelled DVDs came out with all the episodes in the proper order and became a cult favorite. Two years later a movie was approved called Serenity (same as this first episode).
    Jayne is like a big brother to Kaylee but he doesn't want anyone to know it. In my opinion Jayne's character is developed the most over the series. Your opinion about Jayne will change, then change again. Jayne is very crude when he said that Kaylee "gets all lubed up" over Simon, just like Mal is very crude when he calls Inara "whore", but neither one is wrong.
    Summer Glau, who played River, did the waking up scene nude. At the end of the scene she asked the cast and crew "Did the box make me look fat?".
    Zoe told Simon what the Reevers will do. She was wrong. Reevers much prefer to start with eating you alive.
    When Mal asks what Simon is doing in Inara's shuttle, Inara said she was giving Simon a "free thrust". She lied. There are many hints in every episode about storylines that were meant to be developed in the first 2 or 3 seasons.
    As far as the dynamic between Mal and Inara, there is indeed something there, but not what you think. Why did Inara leave Sihnon?
    I don't mean to give any spoilers. I only want you to know that there is a lot more going on than you can tell the first time you watch the series. Most of the time when something is said that doesn't quite make sense, it's part of a backround storyline that you don't know about. A lot of backround storyline information was revealed by Joss Whedon at Comicons and reunions after the series was cancelled. After you know all that backround information it's easier to see it in the scripts.

    • @TA3DArtist
      @TA3DArtist 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I just said basically the same thing. I should have read the comments first lol. The network didn’t know what to do with the show.

    • @hellomark1
      @hellomark1 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think they started with the Train Robbery, which, while good, is probably my least favourite Firefly episode? The network wanted to start with more "action" apparently, but it's a confusing place to start.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@michaelrunnels7660 I, for one, appreciate you avoiding spoilers. They suck. But, just as an FYI, Chandra & Jordan have already watched all the episodes and the movie. Cheers!

    • @michaelrunnels7660
      @michaelrunnels7660 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@Ernwaldo Oh. Was that on Patreon?

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@michaelrunnels7660 Affirmative 👍🏻

  • @Crinos84
    @Crinos84 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    OMG!! Please keep reacting to Firefly. I am subscribed for more. 🎉🎉🎉

  • @jamespfp
    @jamespfp 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    29:47 -- Probably the moment most fans literally fell in love with the grace not only of Inara but "Firefly" as a series. It turns out she really is an ambassador, and the Shepherd sees it, too.

  • @sandrasullivan7247
    @sandrasullivan7247 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    OMG you're doing firefly!! It is the best show ever canceled before it's time. I don't subscribe to many channels but watching Firefly is an automatic sub.

  • @1957Shep
    @1957Shep 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Back in the 60s they always said science fiction was just a western in outer space. This show just ran with that idea.
    And it makes sense. The frontier, any frontier, is going to be a little rough and primitive. A mix of state of the art and whatever they can get by on. On new planets with no infrastructure a truck would not be very useful until you could produce your own fuel for it, but a horse would be just fine as long as you have something to feed it.

    • @MichaelHill-we7vt
      @MichaelHill-we7vt 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      and one good thing about horses as opposed to trucks is that horses can always provide you with new ones., trucks can't..................

  • @PatriotRebel
    @PatriotRebel 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    5:30 "Cry Baby Cry" is a Beatles song from "The White Album". First line of the song is Cry baby cry, make your mother sigh. I guess Joss Whedon is a Beatles fan! 😀🎸

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      He is a musician, so that would fit.

  • @swordmonkey6635
    @swordmonkey6635 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    There is gel that the military uses to breach doors. It's more foamy looking, but it comes out like caulk and will basically use a small explosive charge to blow out the path of the gel, making it perfect for breaching enforced locks on doors or making holes in walls.

  • @rofyle
    @rofyle 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Joss Whedon said he got the idea for the show from a book he was reading about the US Civil War. He said he was reading the book when the idea of the Millennium Falcon suddely occurred to him. He thought, what if something like the South had lost a war in space. What would that look like?

    • @keithkurumaji3886
      @keithkurumaji3886 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The book is, "Killer Angels". Great book. About Gettysburg. It was made into the two part movie, "Gettysburg ", produced by Turner Broadcast.

  • @davemchard1530
    @davemchard1530 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    That was great, welcome to the family. I watch this and Serenity every year and it never gets old. If you love this then I think you'd also like The Expanse, very different to this but just as good, IMO. Look forward to the next one.

  • @philc2729
    @philc2729 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Welcome to the best series that was never given a chance. Simply amazing writing, comedy, character development, and stories. Savor the ride.

  • @BKPrice
    @BKPrice 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Wait, characters die in Game of Thrones? Damn it!
    They got told they were canceled at the end of the episode called The Message. It's not the last episode of all of them, but it is the last one filmed.

  • @Andor2022
    @Andor2022 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    We love Firefly ❤

  • @FXGreggan.
    @FXGreggan. 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Yayy this was a pleasant surprise, I hope you'll love it as much as the rest of us do :)

  • @Halfaxa7
    @Halfaxa7 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +23

    This is a nice surprise

  • @kirkdarling4120
    @kirkdarling4120 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Yes, they do reuse the Starship Trooper gear.
    There is a deleted scene from this episode available on TH-cam in which Zoe explains to Simon that the aftermath of the battle of Serenity was actually worse than the battle itself. The victorious Alliance did not pick up the surrendered Independents for several weeks, leaving the wounded to die and the unwounded to starve. Zoe said that the handful that lived long enough to finally be rescued never really left Serenity.
    The series was cancelled in mid-season (others will give you that sordid story). This was network television, which means the season should have been 20-22 episodes, of which we only got 14. So, we don't even get the full first season of whatever Joss Whedon had in mind.
    The way you like the show and catch all the character interaction and humor is great to relive.

  • @dazedandconfusedconfused9500
    @dazedandconfusedconfused9500 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Looks like that signal is still going strong, cause here's another channel reacting to the Firefly/Serenity series.

  • @StephenRansom47
    @StephenRansom47 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    😊 *ordering Brown Coats …
    “What’s your sizes?”
    🍁 📺 🍁
    I am VERY happy … 😊

  • @Muck006
    @Muck006 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    29:40 IIRC there is an old old painting of "a priest confessing to a woman of the night" ... which this scene copies.

  • @Dracounguis
    @Dracounguis 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Not even one season. Remember back in the day a Season was more like 20 to 25 episodes. It's really only in the streaming era where 8-10 episodes has been accepted as a Season.

  • @nikkburridge3412
    @nikkburridge3412 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    So glad you are doing Firefly. It’s a great show. Try to avoid spoilers, especially for the Serenity movie.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@nikkburridge3412 Good advice & a kind comment! They’ve already seen it all, though.

  • @jasonlooney7042
    @jasonlooney7042 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Let's GOOOOoooooo! Love you guys, and now they are watching one of my favorite shows!

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Well, they aren’t starting it “now.” They’ve already watched the entire show & movie.

    • @1578dd
      @1578dd 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@ErnwaldoHow would you know?? They just said it's "new to them" in their intro and this was released a few hours ago plus there's nothing to confirm your statement in the description box. 😮

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ How would I know? Because I can read and comprehend. And there _is_ something in the description that confirms my previous statement: it’s the link to the site with their full watch-alongs. They finished the entire show and the movie already. There, I said it again, but that’s the last time to you. Not going to argue with someone that inexplicably refuses to understand and won’t just say, “thanks for letting me know!”

    • @ernesthakey3396
      @ernesthakey3396 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@Ernwaldo I figure they are just finally releasing the edited versions for YT, ie the reactions are legitimate, they just occurred back in the past compared to their YT release.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ Hey, Mr. Ernest! 👋🏻 You are correct. I wasn’t saying Chandra & Jordan’s reactions aren’t genuine. Just that these are from “the past,” as you discerned.
      And to answer your question from your other comment, yes, they are all up over there.

  • @AlaskanNativeRedEagle
    @AlaskanNativeRedEagle 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I am a leaf in the wind 🍃

  • @christophercurtis-71
    @christophercurtis-71 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My favorite series ever. I watched this when it originally came out in 2002. And I saw the movie in theaters. Mal and Kaylee are my favorite characters. I cannot wait until you get to my favorite episode.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If you cannot wait, what do you do?

  • @trevburnard
    @trevburnard 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    So glad we are getting youtube edits of this!

  • @Nevongard
    @Nevongard 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Yaay!!! You´re not gonna regret that. Shiny :)

    • @houghi3826
      @houghi3826 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yes, they will and they will love it.

  • @michaelwhite1637
    @michaelwhite1637 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Firefly was my gateway drug to the Buffy-verse. I bought the 7 season box set solely on the strength of one season of Firefly.

    • @migmit
      @migmit 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good for you.

  • @_BangDroid_
    @_BangDroid_ 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This show has such a special place in my heart! I love that you are reacting to it!

  • @Dmilewis
    @Dmilewis 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You two are going to be Browncoats for life!!

  • @Hauke-ph5ui
    @Hauke-ph5ui 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    13:37 Fun fact: The actress who plays Kaylee doesn't like strawberries.
    32:33 No it wasn't that. Some of the suits of the network hated the show for whatever reason and did everything they could to sabotage it. They aired the episodes in the wrong order, gave them a terrible time slot, did no promotion - literally trying to kill the show. And then they cancelled it mid season. Yep, it's not even a full season, it is only 14 episodes (and a few years later they managed to make the movy Serenity that at least wraps up some of the storylines we never saw develop fully in the show). Firefly was made in a time when shows had actual seasons of proper length (= 20+ episodes) and not the crap they do these days of making 6-10 episodes and calling that a season.

    • @steveaustin2686
      @steveaustin2686 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Reportedly, it was cancelled during the shooting of a particular episode, so a scene in the snow was extra poignant. They'll see it when they get there.

  • @joejawson5264
    @joejawson5264 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is great. My favorite couple reactors watching one of my favorite shows. So much fun to be had on the corner of no and where.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Most of the CG was done by Zoic Studios. I know a couple people that worked on this there and got to visit them later while they were working on Battlestar Galactica.

    • @Markus117d
      @Markus117d 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      There's even a Firefly tribute easter egg in the first part of the BSG mini series, Where a Firefly class ship can be seen taking off and flying away..

  • @stpetie7686
    @stpetie7686 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Man, I'm happy to see this pop up! You two are going to have a new show to add to you list of favorites. It's freaking awesome. And, even as many times as I've seen it, it just keeps getting better.

  • @randy7831
    @randy7831 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    welcome to firefly. buckle in for the ride!

  • @Elnis888
    @Elnis888 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You know, sometimes timing just ends up being perfect; I just discovered your reaction channel very recently, and then you happen to start reacting to my all-time favorite show :-)

  • @taavetti4
    @taavetti4 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    it also works because of perfect casting

  • @itzel1735
    @itzel1735 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    “These dynamics are fun” is a precise description of what is so good about this show.

  • @Smlucas1189
    @Smlucas1189 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Bonus as Canadians, it has Nathan Fillian and Jewel Strait in the cast.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      *Staite

    • @Smlucas1189
      @Smlucas1189 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@Ernwaldo oops, missed the typo.

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Smlucas1189 👍🏻 It’s all good. I’m all thumbs most times and auto-correct makes that even worse sometimes! LOL Cheers

    • @Markus117d
      @Markus117d 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@ErnwaldoAuto-incorect strikes often here as well, Lol

    • @Ernwaldo
      @Ernwaldo 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Markus117d 🤣

  • @TR-cy5fg
    @TR-cy5fg 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    What a great surprise! I love this series and look forward to your reactions every week. ❤

  • @faureamour
    @faureamour 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Excited to watch you guys get into this show! I watch this channel very occasionally, but I'll be back every week for this series.

  • @squirethemouse3457
    @squirethemouse3457 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Yay! Such a fun series. ❤

  • @ASU885
    @ASU885 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I'm sure you'll love it. Season 2 is even better.

  • @GrinningDwarf
    @GrinningDwarf 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You two are in for quite the ride! I'm glad to be along with you. Welcome to the Browncoats!

  • @pjcornelius
    @pjcornelius 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    In my 60+ years of watching TV this is one of my favorite series. Glad you are watching and enjoying it. It just gets better from here!

  • @Richardwho-vv5bh
    @Richardwho-vv5bh วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Welcome to peak Joss Whedon writing. And thats hard to say because he is a genius at creating amazing shows.

  • @jasonrd316
    @jasonrd316 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm stoked you're doing this show! As you can see already, there's a reason it's so near and dear to our hearts.
    You're right about the special effects...as short as it was, this show did win an Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.

  • @MichaelJohnsonAzgard
    @MichaelJohnsonAzgard 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I look forward to this adventure with you. Love the Half Life t-shirt!