Seeing a movie on someone else's dime

[solarbird]

So a few days ago, I registered for free tickets for a preview of Serenity.

If you don't know what that is, it's this thing: Joss Whedon, the Oscar® - and Emmy - nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE, ANGEL and FIREFLY, now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film directorial debut, Serenity. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family –squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.

I didn't watch the original series (Firefly) when it was on, but saw it afterwards on DVD and liked it. annathepiper saw the actual movie in rough-cut form a few months ago and has been doing the "must not talk about spoilers!" dance on and off ever since, so this'll be a chance to solve that problem. I'll write up no-spoiler impressions later. I'll post my impressions of it after, like I did with the new CGI Captain Scarlet, which I loved.

In other news, yesterday was unbelievably gorgeous and I hope we have a zillion more like them. Sadly, there's only ONE (1) weekend left of the farmer's market this year. I am sad. But it was a nice weekend (particularly Sunday) and a nice walk, and a very good end to summer, assuming we don't get much more of it. (The NWS is suggesting a mild winter, which would be nice, but the Canadian equivalent actually posts the probability of accuracy at this distance out and for almost all regions, it's no better than chance. But hopefully!)

Also, stellar's jays have found the corner squirrel feeder and there has finally been some rotating-corncob-feeder fun. Not as much as there would be for squirrels, but, well, it's not yet really fall, even, and most of that will probably be over winter.

And finally, in stupid fannish tricks, I've started typesetting a fanfic novel I found online into actual proper book form. I feel very dum. But it's fun, and everybody needs a hobby. Why I think I need yet another one I'm not sure, but there it is. It's a nice little project and I'll post a link to it when it's finished - the author's email addresses still work and one have them has already gotten back to me and (thus far) approves. I hope she likes the sample PDF I sent her of the front cover through chapter two.

Lots of politics to post. I'll get that out today, probably this afternoon.

Comments

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Of course I must loath your good fortune and be all jealous and stuff. I can't wait to see this movie!! But I have to!! 4 more days, UGH! I'm hoping Jurrel doesn't have to work late at the bank (but it's end of the month, so most likely he will), so we can catch a midnight showing.

Then again, I -could- always just see it twice...

Serenity

[arthur-denger.livejournal.com]

So, you'll have to tell us, how does the movie compare to the series? My biggest turn-off was the TV show's folksy bluegrass-country-western style music. Please assure me that Garth Brooks did NOT do the soundtrack!

Re: Serenity

[solarbird]

If you'd just friended me I'd have figured you were here for the politics or the flower pictures, but you friended me and Anna and nobody else - so, idly, who are you? Do we know you?