This should be fun, since we’ve not done a liveblog on the new site with the new comment system. If this is your first liveblog ever, welcome and sit down for a brief instruction on how these things go down.
1) This is where the liveblog will take place. You can bookmark this page.
2) The liveblog starts at 11am PST. That’s 2pm on the east coast and 7pm in London. Consult a world clock if you aren’t sure what time it starts!
3) At exactly 11am PST, press play on your copy of Serenity! Inevitably, you may be a few seconds ahead or behind other people, but that’s ok.
4) COMMENT. That’s it. We are all going to be sharing our thoughts, emotions, reactions, and CAPS LOCK GIF PARTIES throughout the duration of the film.
It is literally that simple!
I will post a recap tomorrow afternoon with my thoughts of the film and then ask for what you guys thought. And then everything will be sad because that’s it. 🙁
Well…actually, I’m going to get ahold of the graphic novels ASAP and I’ll post one-off reviews of those over on Mark Reads! And then it will all be over. Sad times.
Anyway, if you have any questions, let me know. See you tomorrow!
Reading celebratory tweets about DADT being repealed and finishing up the movie at the same time. Perfect overall feeling of triumph.
Now, the Operative might be going off to honourably stab himself somewhere, but we all know that really he went back in time (and had a bunch of plastic surgery) and is Book in the future, right?
I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS THEORY BEFORE BUT IT IS GREAT.
I totally had that theory too….
I was going to write it up as a fic once, but I never quite did (also presumably someone already had, such is the way of fandom).
So was Book an Operative once upon a time?
That seems like the most logical answer.
You have to read his comic that just came out a couple months ago to find out. we have it, but I haven't read it yet. I'm going to wait and read long. I need to get the BF to dig out the one issue comic about Walsh's funeral too.
I don't know why, but I have a sort of mental block when it comes to reading comics and graphic novels. It's not that I think the stories are not as good, or that I don't like the images; I just…don't read them. God Himself could come out with a graphic novel explaining the meaning of life, and I'd be all, "Meh. Someone will tell me what's in it."
I love that the dinosaurs are still there!!!
"Good answer."
BRB weeping into bourbon
Oh my Whedon it's almost over. Perfect movie is perfect.
"Think she'll hold together."
Obvious meaning – talking about serenity, hidden meaning – talking about Zoe
Oh god…Serenity metaphor for Zoe…"She's tore up a lot, but she'll fly true." :(((
How did I not notice that?!
OMG SADNESS FOREVER.
River is the new pilot! This is kind of adorable.
"She's tore up plenty, but she'll fly true."
WASH! ;______;
"Lil' albatross." Seriously, all the tears.
'Well, I suppose you do since you already know what I'm about to say.'
'I do, but I like to hear you say it.'
"I do, but I like to hear you say it." Awwwwwww. <3
Seconded.
I love Mal's lines here. I love Mal and River's relationship.
River is there anything you can't do
Understand correct marrying practices.
It "is" love, in point of fact.
Aw, Wash's dinosaurs.
Yay, River is the new pilot!
That is amazing. It really is.
I WILL NEVER STOP CRYING….
…….in my heart.
It's been years and I've still never stopped crying in my heart. Welcome to being a browncoat, Mark.
HAVE A BLOOPER REEL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMkqWKK7qg&fe…
Blooper reel's amazing. AMAZING.
I KNOW.
That's the exact reason Serenity got made. Firefly fans never gave up. Neither did Joss.
Good connection to last episode of Firefly. River didn't become the ship, but now she's the pilot.
R.I.P. Wash
"What was that?"
Aww, such a good note to go out on.
"I do but I like to hear you say it."
Mal and River have such an equal relationship. He respects and has history with Zoe, sure, but she's always under his command. River and Mal have a dynamic he doesn't share with anyone else except maybe Book. I love that.
Me too. It really makes me sad that Firefly didn't have longer on the air so that the relationships between Mal and Book and Mal and River could have been explored.
Ending lines:
Mal – What was that?
Awesome.
Wash's dinosaurs. 🙁
Was that the primary buffer panel?
Did the primary buffer panel just fall off my gorram ship for no apparent reason?
"What was that?" Best end ever.
'Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down.'
*SO MUCH WEEPING*
Aaaaand a laugh.
ALL THE APPLAUSE.
Mal's love for Serenity is so beautiful.
Also….."What was that?"
AND NOW TO CLEANSE AWAY THE SAD:
SERENITY BLOOPER REEL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMkqWKK7qg&fe…
"I've seen so much death…" *dance*
Ahhh much better…
Nathan has got to be one of the funniest people in the world!
TRAAAAAP!
"Kaylee, find that kid who's takin' a dirt nap with Baby Jesus, we need a hood ornament. Jayne, try not to steal too much of their shit!"
That outtake never stops being funny.
SO GOOD.
THANK YOU! I have finally stopped cyring. *sigh*
netflix won't let me finish the last 15 minutes. I am sad.
TRAGEDY. Did you figure it out yet?
I think Mal and River both reach a sense of peace they both need in that final scene.
Oh god, I forgot about this and went to see Tron instead. ALL THE TEARS
Every second of the ending is perfection.
Joss doesn't put up with this Disney "none of the main characters will die" bullshit. That's why he's awesome, No one is safe…
still, WHY WASH!?!?!?!!?!?!
I feel so empty now.
And its over. AGAIN!!!! 🙁
Oh my god, that was FANTASTIC.
Glad you liked it, can't wait to see your thoughts on things!
So, truthfully now. Was there a moment when you thought, "OMG, they're all gonna die, aren't they?"
I'm pretty sure that's the point of it all. Buahahaha.
So so so so so glad you liked it, because I fucking love this movie. 8D
Mark, It has been a pleasure reading your reviews/thoughts on firefly/serenity. Glad you liked them. Knew you would though, how could you not?
Goodbye, Mal and crew.
God, why did I have to come upon them all so late? Why did I only find out about Firefly in two-thousand-fucking-six?!
IT'S MY FAULT THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE
AAAAGH
NO IT WAS FOX'S FAULT THEY DIDN'T PROMOTE IT PROPERLY AND SHAT ALL OVER IT.
DIE IN ALL THE FIRES, FOX EXECUTIVES WHO MADE THOSE DECISIONS.
Totally agree. Nobody to blame other than fox. Thankyou Universal for stepping up and making the movie.
Aaaaand it's over. Let's dance with Mal to the closing credits music:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/kretch1967/gifs/Firefly/tumblr_lcf80wQCs31qd13vb.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket">
I love this so much. I don't think I'll ever stop loving it. Pretty sure I'll be a Browncoat until the day I become a leaf on the wind….
Nathan had mentioned somewhere about deciding how to do his love speech. He said after turning and looking at River/Summer sitting in her chair it just sorta came out the way it did.
Also, a beautiful fanvid about the women of Serenity. Brought to everyone's attention by Tim Minear, and which Joss thought was awesome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdXkGXD7gDc
I was absolutely going to post this. It's Firefly, set to Defying Gravity from Wicked! And it's beautifully done. What's not to love.
motivated by serenity
I highly recommend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soTd71bJ5ZA
Can I have a moment to squee over the soundtrack? Because I love it so very, very much. I own the soundtrack, actually. It's somewhere. In my room. >>
YES. YES YOU CAN. BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING.
YAY. I love the soundtrack. Because it is AWESOME. XD
Seriously, though, I love it. I think some of my favorite bits came from River's scenes. That piano in the background? I heard something ages ago about how the composer (I believe) had found this old piano and decided to use it, despite it being warped and out of tune because it worked so well for River. I wholeheartedly agree. I also like it because, as was pointed out by the composer, it sounds like it's being played underwater and that is also awesome.
By the way I totally made an account just to post here
just like on CoS
FUCK YEAH.
Oh wonderful ending note. So bittersweet.
Mark Mark you heard the last few seconds of credits right? When I saw it the whole cinema SANG and it was beautiful.
I first saw it on dvd. …I did the same. in my room. alone. and it was AWESOME
Is this the opening credits music over the end of the credits?
Oh my god sad reprise of the Ballad of Serenity MY HEART.
Zoe finally got a slinky dress and Wash wasn't there to see it 🙁
And now its really over
So, if Neville and River teamed up somehow, I'm pretty sure the world would explode from their combined awesomeness
Neville teamed up with Luna, who's pretty much the same person as River. <3
Yo have to watch that blooper reel. The scene where they decorate Serenity is amazing.
It really is, because it takes what is such a horrible moment and makes it utterly hilarious
I love how Nathan Fillion stays perfectly in character the whole time, Adam Baldwin plays along while everyone else just can't keep it together.
Favourite outtake of all time.
I love this movie for answering my huge questions but still leaving some things up in the air. It's an awesome gift to the fans.
So when they had a huge demand for more Firefly, the movie company actually said that if Serenity did well enough, there was a possibility of more movies. Joss had two more planned out… that's why not everything is answered. And why people (*cough*Nathan Fillion*cough*) still cling to the hope that there might be more, in the future.
PLEASE LET THERE BE MORE. 🙁
I WANT THERE TO BE MORE SO BAD.
Also, I think Fox or whoever holds the production rights for ten years so maybe after that?!?
(Firefly podcasts are the best because they spend so much time talking about this.)
Yeah, I can't claim to be up on all the facts and stuff, but I've always figured SOMEBODY would be willing to finance SOMETHING more. As long as they had, or could get, the rights.
I know that the rights are definitely held by *someone* for ten years. I just don't remember which company. Of course, another company can always buy out the rights but for something that's just a cult favourite like this, most aren't willing to take that risk.
This was so much fun, you guys! Can't wait for Doctor Who on Monday!
RIGHT??? Party time!
SO EXCITE! ::gets Ninth Doctor DVDs out in anticipation::
For anyone wondering what the Firefly opening credits would look like 80's style this is very amusing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuEfGbj9qS4
Oh god I love this video, plus the one they made for Simon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutAnhS0tB0
LOL "Junior the Clone" I can't XD
Watching the bloopers. TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I found extended bloopers. Kinda crap quality, but hilarious nevertheless XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpq6lx7h__c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hb9sk16t14
Someone wrote a eulogy for Wash and Alan Tudyk reads it!
Crap, i cudln't be here for the loveblog! =((
But i readed all the coments (well, most of them!) and i saw all the movie in my head!
And damn, WHAT A MOVIE! SO much happens, and it's all so perfect!
It's not how the series was suposed to end, they couldn't give a back-story for Book (and they point it out clearly, which is awesome!), you can see that it would have been SO MUCH BETTER if all this plot lines had been introduced in the series format…. BUT it's an amazing movie, SO INTENSE and closes the story so well! Thanks Unversal for doing what FOX mamaged to screw up completaly!
Also, here are 3 clips that makes me cry all the tears and laugh all my lungs! (??)
Motivated by Firefly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2OsPGnrd_U
STILL motivated by firefly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxpLC0ReoCA
Motivated by Serenity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soTd71bJ5ZA
Mark, if you get a chance, find a city in your area that is hosting a Can't Stop the Serenity viewing this summer. I go to the one in Portland OR every year, and they do a 'Special Hell' screening in the evening where you're actually allowed to talk in the theater. It's awesome when the entire audience starts screaming at Wash to get out of the chair just before he's killed. http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/
That is awesome, why isn't there one in my city?? The closest is Ottawa! I may have to get over there this summer if they do a screening like that…
Fuck yes! They do one in the Mission every year. I'll look out for it next year.
Just arrived home. I couldn't be here and had to run around in the rain with about 5kg of books on my back.
Anyway, I hope to read how was the liveblog for all who could be here for it. Can't wait for the review in the morning!
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