OK, OK I get it ...

[saavedra77]

I've been listening to people I know mutter Firefly this, Serenity that for some time now, having (I must confess) no idea what y'all were talking about. Well, this weekend, I noticed the first disc of Firefly at the video store, and decided to see what the fuss was all about.

OK, I get it: the "wagon train to the stars" aspect was perhaps a mite overdone (I'm thinking especially of the 19th-century American frontier slang, the retro guns, the ... horses), but I liked the storytelling style, the dialogue, the visuals, the characters (I think--depends on what they do with them, beyond episode 3 ...). Also, I really love the "You can't take the sky from me" theme (yes, wailing fiddles and Waylon Jennings-style vocals and all).

So, it turns out that these discs are really, really hard to come by, at the moment. Anyone have a copy of disc two that I can borrow, before I shell out the money to see Serenity? :)

Comments

[betwana.livejournal.com]

We have it! But they belong to the bf, who may not be so keen on sending them to Seattle. Let me know if you don't get a copy from someone near you and I'll ask him. Are the discs available on Netflix?

I think you'll like the movie much better than the show. I did.

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much for the offer, B! I think I may be able to finagle a copy from someone local ... we'll see.

Hey, I know that the series wasn't on very long: are there more than 2 discs?

[betwana.livejournal.com]

I think there are total of 11 episodes and more than 2 discs.

[greyaenigma.livejournal.com]

There's 3-4 discs in the boxed set, which I bought the other day, but failed to watch before the movie. I'd loan it, but you're way up there at the North Pole or something.

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Thanks, G: No worries.

But you know, with the polar ice caps melting & everthing, winters at the North Pole might start seeming a lot like winters in Seattle, one day. And maybe winters here will become more like winters in SoCal ... ;)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I work in South Lake Union, and I could loan it to you if you could come pick it up. Do you work anywhere near there?

Feel free to email me (verbicide@livejournal.com) to work out details.

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Thanks, V!--I'm in Belltown, so it's definitely possible. I'll email to work out the details.

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

I shall be personally offended if you do not see the movie. I shall write out a formal letter of feud, and challenge you to a duel.

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

How quixotic ... (see next post) :)

Seriously: I'll get to it, after I see the series, which I'm apparently borrowing from verbicide. So keep your gloves on, already!