NiteShdw Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I would love to see Serenity, but do you people think that it's important for me to watch the one and only season of Firefly to get the backstory, or is the movie good on its own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldor Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 There is story arcs in the season not shown in the movie. The movie is enough on its own - look what happened to Star Wars IV. It was refreshing to not have some dorky actors running around in bad makeup pretenting to be the proverbial "alien" hominoids. Its kinda retro, with some old tech gear and a mix of Mandarin/Cantonese slang - I dont know which type it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuages Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 It is deffently good enough on its own, but i think it would be even better if you've seen the tv series first, only 14 episodes anyways. The charachters are so much more developed for you then, and cause of that the movie so much more suspenceful. And there are aspects of the movie which will make an episode or two not as enjoyable. And thinking about it further, its VERY important to see the tv series first if you want to be blown away. Seeing the tv series first will make increase the enjoyment of the film by a factor of 10.432, not that not seeing the movie first would make it non-enjoyable, but having seen the movie with severeal friends who watched the tv-series and several who hadn't, the ones who watched the tv-series enjoyed it much more, and were much more impacted by it. And the tv series is just great anyways :) I think i'm going to watch Josh Whedon's other creations, buffy and angel, cause of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryal Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 The film looks good, i'll have to go and get the series now then(which i'd never heard of by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdall Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I haven't seen the film yet, but im really looking forward to do so. In Sweden it hits the theaters the fourth of november, and because i really wanna see it on the big-screen, i'll just have to be patient and wait. One month left... I can really recommend watchin' the tv-show before the film as you'll probably get to know the characters a little better. Wanna say that i loved it from the first minute, and watched the first ten episodes in a row.... Also wanna add that there is a three-issue comic miniseries released, that is supposed to bridge the gap between the tv-show and the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratboy Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 It's not necessary to have seen the series to enjoy the movie. My brother-in-law wasn't familiar with the series and still enjoyed it. However, as a "Whedonite", I don't think it has the same impact (especially certain events) on the novice viewer that it does on us fans who have a vested interest in the characters. I also think that without the back-story seen in the series, the characters may seem a little one-dimensional on the big screen. If you go see the movie first, I still recommend watching the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remedyu Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I just bought the dvds, should receive it in a week or so. First of my sci fi collection. Next on the list, the ultimate star trek collection :P In my opinion, watch the 14 episodes first then watch the movie. I gotta wait till January to see the movie in the cinema in Asia. Very annoying. But let's hope the dvd is out by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I would say watch the series first. Its a pretty good series in its own right and by far the best thing that Whedon's come up with to date. You should get a little more out of the movie by watching the series as you will be familiar with the characters and their backstories. But hell, the movie would still be great even if it was a stand-alone feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratboy Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 You can watch the first 9 minutes of Serenity online here- http://video.vividas.com/CDN1/3929_Serenity/web/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulreaper Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Nite, you should see the show first - obviously - while it's said that the movie will hold up on its own, it's impossible to bake in the depth of the characters that has come out of 14 episodes in one single movie so of course you should take a peek at the show first! :) However, be warned, it's highly addictive - I was devastated when the show was over (for now..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str82u Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I'm glad to see all these opinions, I was wondering the same as Nite about whether or not the series would make the movie better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 I'd say it helps considerably... while the film works on its own, there is only so much you can do in 113 minutes compared to 14 episodes. I just watched the show and I feel it probably made me appreciate the film better but it did make me feel that some issues from the series weren't addressed and others were hamfistedly stuck in to resolve issues. But yes, at the end of the day as soulreaper says - you can't appreciate the characters as much without the series and even though I wouldn't lavish the endless praise that some fans would upon it, it's certainly one of the better sci-fi shows of recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMan Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I would watch the season of firefly first, then the movie. It will bring the people more to being alive then not. And it will get you involed more with them and ready for the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyran Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 i only watched the movie there was not really enough charactor buildup but it was great all the same gotta see the series now to find out more about the combatants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warp5 Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 g,day every one any way my wife bought me the dvd set before the movie came out here in australia . i thought the the movie was all ready on it Serenity part 1 and 2 has the same name and i missed it at the pictures but i had seen the trailer it looked the same story to me can any body explain it might just be that i live down under thanks! hey when it aired here on tv in aus they put it on at 1pm not many people look down the tv guide that far for a new show and their was no ads just picked it up by chance then they pulled it off. sci fi does not get much of go here on telly and pay to view still does not have a sci fi channel it sucks all i can realy say nite shdw is the man what a site! cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 eh, I'm not sure I fully understand your question, but I suppose part 1 and part 2 is just the same episode but 1 is the first part of it and 2 the second. The movie is named identical to the 1st episode, but it really isn't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerotop Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 watch the tv series first i truly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcoven Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 i differ from thr group here. i was disapointed with the film as a "firefly" movie but thought it was a pretty good film on it's own. i say watch the film first just as a film and then watch the series rewatching the film at the end to see what you think of it as it ties into the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenriswolf Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 You see I did that and to be honest it totally left me cold. Yet after I watched the TV series I went out and ranted for half-an-hour about Fox. How could they let such a wonderful program just die, it made me as mad as I was when the BBC canned Dr. Who. *grumblemutters* I still say its worth watch the TV series first, then the movie last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamsterHuey Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Nite' date=' you should see the show first - obviously - while it's said that the movie will hold up on its own, it's impossible to bake in the depth of the characters that has come out of 14 episodes in one single movie so of course you should take a peek at the show first! :) However, be warned, it's highly addictive - I was devastated when the show was over (for now..)[/quote'] I must agree with all the above, especially on the shows adictiveness. It should have come with a health warning. Very bleak without it. .... BTW are they going to make more or is that just a rumour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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