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Three quick notes: First, welcome aboard a journey that literally millions have taken getting to know and love Firefly. After the series was canceled it was released on DVD and fans began to share them with friends. Soon after and for over a year it was the #1 DVD set sold on Amazon. Second, Browncoats. The war you saw was a Civil War between the Central Planets (the Alliance) like the beautiful modern Persephone and the Outer Worlds (the Browncoats) like the backward and primitive Boros. Mal and Zoe were on the side of the Browncoats and they LOST. Fans of the show call themselves Browncoats and you will too. Third, Gina Torres (Zoe) does not get enough credit for her acting chops. She is a master of non-verbal acting. Watch her. Often she will be in the background and she is always setting the scene. She'll be moving to get a clear shot at whomever Mal is dealing with or her facial expressions and body language will tell you volumes about what is about to happen. In a very real sense this series was Zoe and Mal's tale, the tale of the War Buddies, the ones who survived the war. Watch for that too in future episodes. Finally, they are starving. They buy fuel for the ship before they buy food hence Mal's final line, "We're still flying...and that enough." Mostly they eat flavored Tofu. They call it simply "Protein", i.e. "Protein in all the colors of the rainbow." That's why the strawberry is such a luxury item and why when you see them sitting for a meal it is a joyful time. The mere act of eating is a celebration for them. I hope these notes help you appreciate a series beloved by millions. Welcome to the Browncoats!
@@robertphillips213 Yeah. I like to notice good actors like Gina. They are not always the leading man or lady but they make the leading actors performance that much better by theirs.
It's not a spoiler to mention that Kaylee has a specific dramatic intent: Joss Whedon explicitly said that he wanted her to represent the audience's reaction. If she's happy, he hoped the audience would be happy. If something bad happens to her or if she feels bad, he hoped the audience would feel bad. IMHO, Whedon was wildly successful with Kaylee. All Browncoats love Kaylee. ❤
@@alefnull Many may find her character sweet... I find her saccharine sweet. She also reminds me of someone I know I do NOT like. I DO like that she's a mechanic though. All told it's a slight negative for me when I see her onscreen.
Fun fact: the bit with Wash and the dinosaur toys has become the source of thousands of memes. ThinkGeek, before they closed down, actually sold a box containing these dinosaurs, which you could open and play with, *OR* leave them in the box and press the button to hear Wash say things like "curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal". I have one of these on a bookshelf in my living room :)
That scene was also his audition. You can find it here on YT. Whedon stated that he envisioned Wash's character to be a Top Gun type pilot but he also wanted him to be a comedic relief. I believe Whedon modeled Wash's character after Val Kilmer's Iceman from Top Gun (1984). If you will recall, Iceman was a cut up and a joker BUT when he flew he was described as _ice cold, no mistakes. He just wears you down until you do something stupid and then he has you._ And you see Alan Tudyk try to do that in the pilot and in future episodes. He switches from playing with the dinosaurs to all business in a split second. And when the Reavers are behind them he calmly says, "I need Kaylee in the Engine Room please." Tudyk struggled with this though out the series and movie. He remarked at one point in the movie he was supposed to be doing his Iceman thing but he just kept break into a Jerry Lewis impersonation and cracking everyone up. There is actually a blooper for the movie showing him breaking up Nathon Fillion and Mal taking the helm.
@@gabrielstratton1775 But that just goes to show what a great actress Jewel Staite is because she SELLS the look of ecstasy when she eats the strawberry.
Something to remember - low tech solutions are more prevalent because they require more readily available resources/parts. Bullets over lasers and horses over mechanical vehicles.
@@danielskinner5346 You are correct and I should have phrased this better. The Crazy Ivan is a real thing. My point was that Joss Whedon was so impressed by Hunt For Red October's PORTRAYAL of it that he felt compelled to do his own Crazy Ivan. And because as you pointed out this was a pre-existing real-life thing, he didn't have to ask for permission to use the term.
@@danielskinner5346 I appreciate that. I took it then, and continue to take it, as a constructive criticism: if I'd spent more time on the comment, you'd not have had to add this. Anyways, peace my friend - we're good.
I finally get to see some of my favorite personalities reacting to some of my favorite episodes of TV! Once you watch Firefly, there's no going back!!! YOU'RE ONE OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
I remember watching a few episodes of Firefly on TV. Then the show went to the Sci Fi channel on cable. Which I watched at a friends place. Then the whole series came out on DVD. Which I bought and watched multiple times. Then the movie Serenity came out. Which is also great, and I watched it with my Roommate at the time. In the theater. Hope you two love this series as much as some of us do
OMG! I watched only 50 seconds and already liked your video. Your cat is super cute - and looks like a sister ofm my cat! Okay, and now i'll watch the rest of your playlist. Greatings from Germany
You absolutely have to watch this on your own. But if you can enjoy it with someone else, it would be much better to enjoy together. It offers so many things most shows do not.
You say the doctor looks like a Simon at 16:43. What about when Alan Tudyk was in *"Death at a Funeral?"* His character was also named Simon. There's a hilarious scene when his fiancé is talking to him through a locked door. She says, "Si ---" and he answers "=-mon!"
Note: - They probably burned up *most* of their fuel making that really dramatic and explosive escape, and - Patience and the rest of Whitefall were left to deal with a shipful of Reavers, presuming either survived the Serenity's aforementioned explosive escape
You have a Gumby! COOL! 🤘😎🎸 The way Simon described River, she's one of the smartest people in the 'Verse (if not THE smartest). And he calls her a dummy... 😆
OOOMMGGG I feel old seeing this series, I almost forgot but if anyone seen his tv series CASTLE in one episode he literally referred to this show after dressing up in that outfit during a party which I could see why because from what I remember it was sort of where he started his stardom.
There are several “easter egg” references to Firefly in Castle. If you rewatch Firefly, then go back and start Castle again, they are easier to spot. But the space cowboy Halloween one is my favorite.
Shepherd Book was played by Ron Glass, who is best known as Detective Harris on the 70s cop comedy "Barney Miller". It was a groundbreaking role for a Black man at that time. The show was a comedy but Ron got some REALLY juicy "serious" screentime while dealing with the casual racism that Black cops had to deal with in New York at the time.
What is this? Young TH-cam viewers are boarding "Serenity"? I watched what Fox TV deigned to broadcast back in the day, but I didn't see all of it until I bought the DVD set. In this collection of worlds and moons, far from the-Earth-that was, the central worlds have the Laser weapons and high tech. Out on the farthest rim, horses, cattle, and gunpowder weapons don't need batteries. Seasonal note: Every time a TH-cam viewer falls in love with "Firefly,' a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building.
My all time favorite TV Show. I watch it at least once a year and it has so many great one-liners. If ever a TV-show needed 2 season :( At least we got a movie.
We recorded these reactions last spring. They were originally exclusive to Patreon. We watched the movie afterwards. The Serenity reaction is already here on TH-cam. I think you will enjoy it a lot! 😻
Star Wars was originally pitches as a "Space Western". The basic concept behind this was Star Wars with the Western aspect turned up to 10, and what if the Rebellion lost. Without giving up spoilers, but to head off some questions, the basic backstory is... The USA and China form the Alliance, which creates a unified global government. That's why you'll hear Mandarin sprinkled in with the English, and see Chinese lettering, as well as some of the aesthetic. As resources on Earth are used up, we started colonizing other planets. The core Alliance run worlds are rich, high tech, state of the art marvels. The outer planets, used mostly for farming, mining, etc.... to support the core planets can be much more primitive. As they said, newly terraformed worlds are settled by pioneers with minimal supplies. Many settlers are dropped off with the basics to build a house, maybe defend themselves, and not much else, hence the 19th century feel to so much of the show. The Alliance, much like the Empire in Star Wars can be harsh and draconian, and heavily taxes and regulates everything. As a result, there's good opportunity for smugglers and the like, who don't mind taking the risk of bending the rules, which brings you to our crew. Enjoy the show. Welcome to the family. Y'all are Brown oats now.
Mandarin is used to get around swearing in English...If we had got a second & third season we would have got the background histories of the crew. It's well-known that Fox screwed this show over. FYI- Blooper at 35:05 Wash has no control stick in front of him.
After being insulted by Mal in front of Book, Inara is bathing in a Companion ritual to deal with the intentional insult. Pay attention to her face during the sponge bath montage, the emotional journey she goes through. At the beginning she looks upset at the end she looks as though she has overcome Mal's public humiliation. 😢 to 😊 25:46
@@ThatSamoanGuy It's never really addressed in the series, but allegedly it wasnt actually for that purpose, but to turn her poisonous to any man that assults her. It was going to be utilized in a later season when the ship was taken by reavers.
"What's in the box?" is NOT "berries." Good, fresh produce is so rare, so expensive, that each strawberry can be packaged in its own presentation box. Keep that in mind- food of better quality than survival rations is expensive and a luxury...
This is one of those shows that doesn't really age out. Some of the humor feels a little retro at this point, but it's still funny. The special effects also age surprising well now too. They're definitely noticeably less realistic than what we see now, but the way they're used gives them a kind of charm. The jerky camara movement when showing ship exteriors and the pleasant use of colors and aesthetics makes up for a lot. As far as reavers go: screw a secret compartment. The second they get close enough I'm just popping some cyanide with a glass of good wine and saying au revoir to life. I'm pretty attached to living, but not attached enough to risk going through that shit. Inara had the right idea. Whoever came up with those things ranks pretty high in the "what's the worst way to die that you can think of" department.
The set of the internal scenes is one giant continuos set, so as the cast move say from the loading bay to the bridge they actually climb up through the set Other tv shows would have each of those places as a separate bit and you'd just pretend that they moved through the ship to get from one to the other
Looking gorram shiny ladies 😍 While I wish there was more diversity (they use a lot of Chinese to have no Asian characters 😅) Firefly is a fun season. Looking forward to seeing what you think of some of my faves.
"Firefly" got HALF of a season on Fox TV, just like a large number of interesting shows that made way for...what? It looked like Fox TV was courting the 12-25 age group, judging by what they kept and discarded. It is a puzzle how good animated shows like "Bob's Burgers" and "The Great North" share space with"Krapopolis" and "Family Guy."
@@Caseytify lending credence to this theory is the fact that simon and river have the family name "tam", which is chinese. maybe simon's father was adopted? don't know, but no one we meet from the outer planets seems to have an asian surname.
after you finish the series of Firefly they also created a movie to close the series called Serenity that you should put on you as well i love them both please let me know what you think
Thanks for watching with us! We recorded these reactions last year. Originally the show was for Patreon only. We already have a reaction to Serenity on the channel. I think you will enjoy it a lot! 😸
Shiny! Nice to see new people watching this gem, Firefly is one of the best SciFi shows of all time, cut short by very stupid execs at Fox. But probably because of that it became so popular and it's perfect from start to finish, there wasn't enough time to screw it up :) Fun fact, in order to not have any swearing in the show and keep it friendly, they used Cantonese/Mandarin words to swear with instead. 'Humped' and 'Son of a bitch' are probably the worst English words used in the show, everything else is in Cantonese/Mandarin, or rather the Cantonese/Mandarin of the future. Enjoy the ride!
I still haven't seen a sci-fi series anywhere near as good as this. Typical that Fox dropped it - they simply haven't a clue. They put it out in the wrong order at the worst possible time where hardly anyone saw it, and then because it wasn't an instant massive ratings success....
Jayne does have his flaws. But, I would have done what he did when Kaylee got shot. Looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the series and the movie.
Beatles references--cry baby cry, make your mother sigh--is wasted on youth...So is movie history....this is John Ford's Stagecoach (a updated version of a de Maupassant short story, meets Howard Hawks professionalism, meets Hitchcock suspense, meets Bergman emotional realism...Good miss on the geisha reference...Great miss on the dominant metaphor of rich core nations and poor peripheral ones a la today...judging books by his cover, kool... good job getting the future mashup of Chinese and English...the genre mashup...the character dynamics...
I have to believe that your inability to understand the scene with Inara and the needle stem from not Wanting to Know. cause I'd like to think it self-evident.
Just an fyi just in case you didn't know from your patrons. Firefly is set in the Alien universe. The large ship bombing them has the Wayland-Yutani logo.
@@Caseytify Well from what Ive read. Firefly is set in 2517, 138 years after the last Alien film Alien Resurrection. Considering what Earths condition was in that film, it would fittingly be the Earth that was.
The plot point of Inara's syringe is a very distasteful bit of storytelling that Whedon luckily never got to tell. Which is fine, this pilot is strong as hell without having to go there.
There is a movie - SERENITY - but I wouldn’t watch it until u get through this series. I’ve not seen this series but I’ve been told the series takes place before SERENITY.
We recorded these reactions last spring and watched Serenity afterwards. The Serenity reaction is already here on TH-cam. I think that you would really enjoy it. 😻
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Did you watch this show when it first aired?
A little secret. Whenever I see someone doing Firefly I automatically check people out
It's because they became brown coats
Same!
Of course you do! It’s just, hands down, the best!
Me too
Same.
Three quick notes:
First, welcome aboard a journey that literally millions have taken getting to know and love Firefly. After the series was canceled it was released on DVD and fans began to share them with friends. Soon after and for over a year it was the #1 DVD set sold on Amazon.
Second, Browncoats. The war you saw was a Civil War between the Central Planets (the Alliance) like the beautiful modern Persephone and the Outer Worlds (the Browncoats) like the backward and primitive Boros. Mal and Zoe were on the side of the Browncoats and they LOST. Fans of the show call themselves Browncoats and you will too.
Third, Gina Torres (Zoe) does not get enough credit for her acting chops. She is a master of non-verbal acting. Watch her. Often she will be in the background and she is always setting the scene. She'll be moving to get a clear shot at whomever Mal is dealing with or her facial expressions and body language will tell you volumes about what is about to happen. In a very real sense this series was Zoe and Mal's tale, the tale of the War Buddies, the ones who survived the war. Watch for that too in future episodes.
Finally, they are starving. They buy fuel for the ship before they buy food hence Mal's final line, "We're still flying...and that enough." Mostly they eat flavored Tofu. They call it simply "Protein", i.e. "Protein in all the colors of the rainbow." That's why the strawberry is such a luxury item and why when you see them sitting for a meal it is a joyful time. The mere act of eating is a celebration for them.
I hope these notes help you appreciate a series beloved by millions. Welcome to the Browncoats!
Thanks so much for these tidbits! ♥️
She is an amazing actress. Loved her in Hannibal, too. Always felt she was in Supernatural in spirit as the Impala.
@@robertphillips213 Yeah. I like to notice good actors like Gina. They are not always the leading man or lady but they make the leading actors performance that much better by theirs.
It's not a spoiler to mention that Kaylee has a specific dramatic intent:
Joss Whedon explicitly said that he wanted her to represent the audience's reaction. If she's happy, he hoped the audience would be happy. If something bad happens to her or if she feels bad, he hoped the audience would feel bad.
IMHO, Whedon was wildly successful with Kaylee.
All Browncoats love Kaylee. ❤
Yeah, Kaylee's everyone favorite. Also, River's feet is the 9th character and Serenity herself is the 10th member of the crew.
I don't.
@@Aeroldoth3 why not?
@@alefnull Many may find her character sweet... I find her saccharine sweet. She also reminds me of someone I know I do NOT like. I DO like that she's a mechanic though.
All told it's a slight negative for me when I see her onscreen.
Fun fact: the bit with Wash and the dinosaur toys has become the source of thousands of memes. ThinkGeek, before they closed down, actually sold a box containing these dinosaurs, which you could open and play with, *OR* leave them in the box and press the button to hear Wash say things like "curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal". I have one of these on a bookshelf in my living room :)
That scene was also his audition. You can find it here on YT. Whedon stated that he envisioned Wash's character to be a Top Gun type pilot but he also wanted him to be a comedic relief. I believe Whedon modeled Wash's character after Val Kilmer's Iceman from Top Gun (1984). If you will recall, Iceman was a cut up and a joker BUT when he flew he was described as _ice cold, no mistakes. He just wears you down until you do something stupid and then he has you._
And you see Alan Tudyk try to do that in the pilot and in future episodes. He switches from playing with the dinosaurs to all business in a split second. And when the Reavers are behind them he calmly says, "I need Kaylee in the Engine Room please."
Tudyk struggled with this though out the series and movie. He remarked at one point in the movie he was supposed to be doing his Iceman thing but he just kept break into a Jerry Lewis impersonation and cracking everyone up. There is actually a blooper for the movie showing him breaking up Nathon Fillion and Mal taking the helm.
Also another fun fact. The girl who played Kaylee hated exactly one thing about the show. She had to eat strawberries, she hates strawberries.
@@gabrielstratton1775 But that just goes to show what a great actress Jewel Staite is because she SELLS the look of ecstasy when she eats the strawberry.
These reactions were recorded early last year. For Christmas the girls got a Cameo video from Jewel Staite. She's truly a sweetheart.
Jayne isn't afraid of anything or any man, except for Reavers.
Checks out, he'll say later on "Reavers ain't men." ;-)
Something to remember - low tech solutions are more prevalent because they require more readily available resources/parts. Bullets over lasers and horses over mechanical vehicles.
I am so jealous of you two. I wish I could re-watch Firefly for the first time.
We're glad you got to watch it with us.
The "Crazy Ivan" was inspired by a similar submarine maneuver made in the film "The Hunt For Red October".
I think it's an actual real world sub maneuver.
@@danielskinner5346 You are correct and I should have phrased this better. The Crazy Ivan is a real thing. My point was that Joss Whedon was so impressed by Hunt For Red October's PORTRAYAL of it that he felt compelled to do his own Crazy Ivan. And because as you pointed out this was a pre-existing real-life thing, he didn't have to ask for permission to use the term.
It wasn't a criticism on my part, to you, I was just saying it was a real thing. 🫠
@@danielskinner5346 I appreciate that. I took it then, and continue to take it, as a constructive criticism: if I'd spent more time on the comment, you'd not have had to add this. Anyways, peace my friend - we're good.
Thanks for this bit of backstory!
Thank you for doing this show! Hope you love this as much as millions of us do!
Shiny! Let’s get this gorram show on the road!
I finally get to see some of my favorite personalities reacting to some of my favorite episodes of TV!
Once you watch Firefly, there's no going back!!! YOU'RE ONE OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
♥️♥️♥️
"It is a piece of crap" - don't let kaylee hear you saying that
I remember watching a few episodes of Firefly on TV. Then the show went to the Sci Fi channel on cable. Which I watched at a friends place. Then the whole series came out on DVD. Which I bought and watched multiple times. Then the movie Serenity came out. Which is also great, and I watched it with my Roommate at the time. In the theater.
Hope you two love this series as much as some of us do
When Mal comments on Badger's "very fine hat" it's a hidden clue. Only bad guys in Firefly wear hats.
You forget Jayne's hat?
OMG! I watched only 50 seconds and already liked your video. Your cat is super cute - and looks like a sister ofm my cat!
Okay, and now i'll watch the rest of your playlist. Greatings from Germany
I've never seen Fire Fly before, so i guess i'll go on the journey with you ladies, you ladies, have a wonderful week
This show is worth watching and then rewatching again and again!
@@RuntotheMovies I sure do... With and without creators reacting. :D
🤘😎🎸
You absolutely have to watch this on your own. But if you can enjoy it with someone else, it would be much better to enjoy together.
It offers so many things most shows do not.
You say the doctor looks like a Simon at 16:43. What about when Alan Tudyk was in *"Death at a Funeral?"* His character was also named Simon. There's a hilarious scene when his fiancé is talking to him through a locked door. She says, "Si ---" and he answers "=-mon!"
Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪 I am happy at last you girls are doing firefly series I hope you enjoy it as much as I did
♥️ Thanks for watching with us!
I love Toi's shirt. It looks a lot like some of the stuff that I design! Also, great show! I'll keep watching you guys react.
This is going to be fun. I remember not knowing anything about it and being introduced the first time. I was hooked.
♥️♥️♥️ This show!
So happy you're finally uploading Firefly to TH-cam.
Note:
- They probably burned up *most* of their fuel making that really dramatic and explosive escape, and
- Patience and the rest of Whitefall were left to deal with a shipful of Reavers, presuming either survived the Serenity's aforementioned explosive escape
You have a Gumby! COOL! 🤘😎🎸
The way Simon described River, she's one of the smartest people in the 'Verse (if not THE smartest).
And he calls her a dummy... 😆
OOOMMGGG I feel old seeing this series, I almost forgot but if anyone seen his tv series CASTLE in one episode he literally referred to this show after dressing up in that outfit during a party which I could see why because from what I remember it was sort of where he started his stardom.
I remember that episode! There was a reference to him dressed as a space cowboy by the daughter if i remember correctly.🤓
@@gomikmay Yes but more or less correct term Steampunk outfit
There are several “easter egg” references to Firefly in Castle. If you rewatch Firefly, then go back and start Castle again, they are easier to spot. But the space cowboy Halloween one is my favorite.
@@Audra1964 Yea, I only remembered that one even though I personally don't celebrate Halloween.
@@ellie_jeannMe either. But Nathan looks so fine in that outfit. 😉 I think it was a sweet nod to the loyal fans of Firefly.
I absolutely LOVED your reaction to one of my favorite shows! Thank you! You are both adorable! Kind of like Kaylee! I have subscribed.
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Yes! One of my favorite shows of all time. Thanks for sharing over here on TH-cam. Looking forward to the rest of the eps and the movie.
Good dogs means dog is on the menu
One of my favorite shows of all time.
Shepherd Book was played by Ron Glass, who is best known as Detective Harris on the 70s cop comedy "Barney Miller". It was a groundbreaking role for a Black man at that time. The show was a comedy but Ron got some REALLY juicy "serious" screentime while dealing with the casual racism that Black cops had to deal with in New York at the time.
Fun fact: the actress who plays Kaylee... really hates strawberries!
We didn't know that! Check out one of our Christmas videos in which Jewel Staite surprised Hannah and Toy.
@@RuntotheMovies when is the Equalizer 2 coming?
Impossible. No one hates Strawberries.
Always sub for Firefly.
Shiny ❤
♥️
Slightly more than half a season, plus a soft reboot movie to finish the story arc, yet this remains one of my very favorite series.
What is this? Young TH-cam viewers are boarding "Serenity"? I watched what Fox TV deigned to broadcast back in the day, but I didn't see all of it until I bought the DVD set. In this collection of worlds and moons, far from the-Earth-that was, the central worlds have the Laser weapons and high tech. Out on the farthest rim, horses, cattle, and gunpowder weapons don't need batteries. Seasonal note: Every time a TH-cam viewer falls in love with "Firefly,' a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building.
Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Firefly!!!!😊😊😊😊
They did firefly dirty. They aired the episodes out of order and the head of the studio never really gave them a chance.
My all time favorite TV Show. I watch it at least once a year and it has so many great one-liners. If ever a TV-show needed 2 season :( At least we got a movie.
Hi Hannah 😍😍😍Cool review, liked. Awaiting the next one.....peace
This is a good series and you’re going to love the actual movie too.
We recorded these reactions last spring. They were originally exclusive to Patreon. We watched the movie afterwards. The Serenity reaction is already here on TH-cam. I think you will enjoy it a lot! 😻
YAY FIREFLY!!!! FYI: Think of a Companion as a Japanese geisha or a courtesan. She's legal, certified, and sex is only on aspect of her job.
Yes, a Companion is well educated and deeply cultured, having high social status, hence "ambassador."
^ yeah this!
YES!!!! LETS GOOOOOOOO!!! 💪😎💪 #LeafOnTheWind 😊
Star Wars was originally pitches as a "Space Western". The basic concept behind this was Star Wars with the Western aspect turned up to 10, and what if the Rebellion lost. Without giving up spoilers, but to head off some questions, the basic backstory is... The USA and China form the Alliance, which creates a unified global government. That's why you'll hear Mandarin sprinkled in with the English, and see Chinese lettering, as well as some of the aesthetic. As resources on Earth are used up, we started colonizing other planets. The core Alliance run worlds are rich, high tech, state of the art marvels. The outer planets, used mostly for farming, mining, etc.... to support the core planets can be much more primitive. As they said, newly terraformed worlds are settled by pioneers with minimal supplies. Many settlers are dropped off with the basics to build a house, maybe defend themselves, and not much else, hence the 19th century feel to so much of the show. The Alliance, much like the Empire in Star Wars can be harsh and draconian, and heavily taxes and regulates everything. As a result, there's good opportunity for smugglers and the like, who don't mind taking the risk of bending the rules, which brings you to our crew. Enjoy the show. Welcome to the family. Y'all are Brown oats now.
It's so kind of you and so many other folks to give backstory to the show. Makes it even more fun. ♥️
As offering arrive from the land of Patreon i too feel the need to watch this joss whedon masterpiece
He's like Arrrgh! 😂
Mandarin is used to get around swearing in English...If we had got a second & third season we would have got the background histories of the crew. It's well-known that Fox screwed this show over. FYI- Blooper at 35:05 Wash has no control stick in front of him.
After being insulted by Mal in front of Book, Inara is bathing in a Companion ritual to deal with the intentional insult. Pay attention to her face during the sponge bath montage, the emotional journey she goes through. At the beginning she looks upset at the end she looks as though she has overcome Mal's public humiliation. 😢 to 😊 25:46
Thanks for this insight!
Very few episodes. You will quickly grow to love them.
25:50 The syringe is for suicide. Inara would rather die on her own terms than be taken by Reavers.
@@ThatSamoanGuy It's never really addressed in the series, but allegedly it wasnt actually for that purpose, but to turn her poisonous to any man that assults her. It was going to be utilized in a later season when the ship was taken by reavers.
"What's in the box?" is NOT "berries." Good, fresh produce is so rare, so expensive, that each strawberry can be packaged in its own presentation box. Keep that in mind- food of better quality than survival rations is expensive and a luxury...
Is it time yet? Can't wait to watch you all go down the Browncoat rabbit hole.
lol. Most of us never come out again.
This is one of those shows that doesn't really age out. Some of the humor feels a little retro at this point, but it's still funny. The special effects also age surprising well now too. They're definitely noticeably less realistic than what we see now, but the way they're used gives them a kind of charm. The jerky camara movement when showing ship exteriors and the pleasant use of colors and aesthetics makes up for a lot. As far as reavers go: screw a secret compartment. The second they get close enough I'm just popping some cyanide with a glass of good wine and saying au revoir to life. I'm pretty attached to living, but not attached enough to risk going through that shit. Inara had the right idea. Whoever came up with those things ranks pretty high in the "what's the worst way to die that you can think of" department.
Fair point about the reavers, for sure!
Welcome to the ranks of the Browncoats!!
Love it! Looking forward to getting your reactions to the remaining episodes!
More browncoats in training. Yep, I'm here for the ride.
That outro sounds familiar, a bit like an Arch Enemy song, but i can't quite put my finger on it.
It is a piece by Ethan Meixsell, a part of the TH-cam library. I agree, it has an Arch Enemy vibe to it.
Fantastic series put in the wrong time slot.
i love your R2D2 Microphone.
The set of the internal scenes is one giant continuos set, so as the cast move say from the loading bay to the bridge they actually climb up through the set
Other tv shows would have each of those places as a separate bit and you'd just pretend that they moved through the ship to get from one to the other
Looking gorram shiny ladies 😍
While I wish there was more diversity (they use a lot of Chinese to have no Asian characters 😅) Firefly is a fun season. Looking forward to seeing what you think of some of my faves.
"Firefly" got HALF of a season on Fox TV, just like a large number of interesting shows that made way for...what? It looked like Fox TV was courting the 12-25 age group, judging by what they kept and discarded. It is a puzzle how good animated shows like "Bob's Burgers" and "The Great North" share space with"Krapopolis" and "Family Guy."
Maybe most of the Asian families were all on the wealthy central planets?
@@Otokichi786Or Backstrom...
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lending credence to this theory is the fact that simon and river have the family name "tam", which is chinese. maybe simon's father was adopted? don't know, but no one we meet from the outer planets seems to have an asian surname.
Great video! ❤
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That’s a parasol, not an umbrella.
after you finish the series of Firefly they also created a movie to close the series called Serenity that you should put on you as well i love them both please let me know what you think
Thanks for watching with us! We recorded these reactions last year. Originally the show was for Patreon only. We already have a reaction to Serenity on the channel. I think you will enjoy it a lot! 😸
@@RuntotheMovies thanks i didnt know that i wish the show got picked up for more seasons i loved this show
Welcome, Browncoats! 🤎
Hannah looks exactly like Kaylee.
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13:43: Hannah you asked Whose that? A Surprise that’s who. 🤪
Shiny! Nice to see new people watching this gem, Firefly is one of the best SciFi shows of all time, cut short by very stupid execs at Fox. But probably because of that it became so popular and it's perfect from start to finish, there wasn't enough time to screw it up :)
Fun fact, in order to not have any swearing in the show and keep it friendly, they used Cantonese/Mandarin words to swear with instead. 'Humped' and 'Son of a bitch' are probably the worst English words used in the show, everything else is in Cantonese/Mandarin, or rather the Cantonese/Mandarin of the future. Enjoy the ride!
See You Space Cowboy.
Shiny!
"The PG version..."
They do swear on this show... It's just in Chinese...
I still haven't seen a sci-fi series anywhere near as good as this. Typical that Fox dropped it - they simply haven't a clue. They put it out in the wrong order at the worst possible time where hardly anyone saw it, and then because it wasn't an instant massive ratings success....
Kaylee is the karma of the show. Anytime someone treats her dirty, they get their just desserts before the end of that episode, lol.
Cool 😎 show
Welcome to cool people club 😂
they took the sky from us. couldn't even let us have a damn game. abusing Firefly to death proves american tv industry hates newthink. with a passion.
This is my favorite series for reaction videos! You can expect me to be watching every episode!
See you soon!
Jayne does have his flaws. But, I would have done what he did when Kaylee got shot. Looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the series and the movie.
Watching this with y'all I remember how much I loved it, and then I'm like "dammit why did Joss Whedon have to be an asshole?"
It's possible to separate the art from the artist.
This is true. I've found I'm still able to enjoy Buffy related content, and I do enjoy people's Firefly reactions.@@zahir12344
Great reaction. Please add Travelers to your watchlist. Thanks.
Beatles references--cry baby cry, make your mother sigh--is wasted on youth...So is movie history....this is John Ford's Stagecoach (a updated version of a de Maupassant short story, meets Howard Hawks professionalism, meets Hitchcock suspense, meets Bergman emotional realism...Good miss on the geisha reference...Great miss on the dominant metaphor of rich core nations and poor peripheral ones a la today...judging books by his cover, kool...
good job getting the future mashup of Chinese and English...the genre mashup...the character dynamics...
I like you had to explain "humped"
I have to believe that your inability to understand the scene with Inara and the needle stem from not Wanting to Know. cause I'd like to think it self-evident.
I really admire Hannah and Toy, they are both so beautiful, funny, intelligent, and tender hearted🥰
Just an fyi just in case you didn't know from your patrons. Firefly is set in the Alien universe. The large ship bombing them has the Wayland-Yutani logo.
I don't think It's in the same universe; more of an easter egg for the perceptive. Whedon was good at that.
@@Caseytify Well from what Ive read. Firefly is set in 2517, 138 years after the last Alien film Alien Resurrection. Considering what Earths condition was in that film, it would fittingly be the Earth that was.
And there's a Serenity-class ship in Battlestar Galactica
"It is a piece of crap"
HOW DARE
The plot point of Inara's syringe is a very distasteful bit of storytelling that Whedon luckily never got to tell. Which is fine, this pilot is strong as hell without having to go there.
"Distasteful" is purely a matter of personal preference. The pilot didn't have to go there, but it could have been good story fuel for season 2.
Shiny!
Top tier sci fi series, you're going to love it and the movie that caps it off
Yes! These reactions were recorded last year. The girls have already watched Serenity afterwards. The reaction is here on TH-cam.
OMG Welcome to the Browncoats!
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All the cursing is in chinese so they could avoid the censers.
Woo hoo! So excited to see your journey through the 'verse.
Fun Fact: Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk reunited again in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 video game. They play as Cat Mascots.
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There is a movie - SERENITY - but I wouldn’t watch it until u get through this series. I’ve not seen this series but I’ve been told the series takes place before SERENITY.
We recorded these reactions last spring and watched Serenity afterwards. The Serenity reaction is already here on TH-cam. I think that you would really enjoy it. 😻
I wish I was that 😺!!!
Boo is the star of our show. 😺
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If I hadn't already subscribed I would now.
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if you enjoyed this you should check out Buffy the Vampire Slayer it was created by the same person as this show
Please Upload your Reactions to Rocky 5, Rocky Balboa (Rocky 6) and Grumpier Old Men it’s as funny as the first one with a twist.
That Actors character looks like a Black Einstein.
You guys doing this classic; where should I send you "Being Human USA version"😯 for the next best classic
its amazing how much Planet Whitefall looks like Southern Califinia