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Re: The Question Thread
« Reply #825 on: March 25, 2010, 03:09:29 PM »

Why is Firefly so ridiculously overhyped? I mean, it's not a bad series . . . it's just not as good as the Internet's legions of fanboys make it out to be.

According to some, I should have ten orgasms just from watching Summer Glau do something crazy. (Yes, I say this with at least two people on this forum who have Firefly quotes in their sigs.)

When it was originally on Fox, it was the best option out there. There was no Battlestar Galactica, no Lost, Dollhouse, Pushing Daisies, Fringe, Caprica, Heroes, etc... It might not be as much of a standout when put in the context of the programming on television now. More & more "quirky" series are being given a shot - if not on standard primetime, then on cable.

That being said, I still think it was/is a great series, and wish Fox had given it a bit more time.
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« Reply #826 on: March 25, 2010, 03:58:05 PM »

I bought two pairs of shorts yesterday.  Both of them came with a belt.  Why?  Does anybody actually wear the belt that comes with the shorts or pants they bought?

And is this just a girl thing, or do guys' pants come with them too?

In the maniverse, pants never come with belts.
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« Reply #827 on: March 25, 2010, 04:36:06 PM »

I wear the same belt every day.
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« Reply #828 on: March 25, 2010, 04:36:51 PM »

And is this just a girl thing, or do guys' pants come with them too?

In the maniverse, pants never come with belts.

I've purchased pants & shorts for teenager & spouse which have come with belts. Usually funky canvas things, with lots of grommets and frayed edges. Not terribly sturdy. Neither of them use those belts.
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« Reply #829 on: March 25, 2010, 04:54:30 PM »

You know, I never do. At first, my answer would have been "sure", and then I realized the only things I wear with original belt or sash are dresses and a couple of skirts. My regular belts for slacks/jeans/shorts were separate purchases.

Me too.
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« Reply #830 on: March 25, 2010, 05:17:44 PM »

Is Dollhouse over?

If you watched it what did you think of it?
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« Reply #831 on: March 25, 2010, 10:12:56 PM »

Is Dollhouse over?

If you watched it what did you think of it?

Yes, it's over.  I thought it was a great concept, and it had some good episodes.  However, it was disappointing overall due to trying to speed up the story development by ridiculous amounts in order to tell the whole story before the show was canceled.
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« Reply #832 on: March 26, 2010, 05:21:52 AM »

Why is Firefly so ridiculously overhyped? I mean, it's not a bad series . . . it's just not as good as the Internet's legions of fanboys make it out to be.

According to some, I should have ten orgasms just from watching Summer Glau do something crazy. (Yes, I say this with at least two people on this forum who have Firefly quotes in their sigs.)

When it was originally on Fox, it was the best option out there. There was no Battlestar Galactica, no Lost, Dollhouse, Pushing Daisies, Fringe, Caprica, Heroes, etc... It might not be as much of a standout when put in the context of the programming on television now. More & more "quirky" series are being given a shot - if not on standard primetime, then on cable.

That being said, I still think it was/is a great series, and wish Fox had given it a bit more time.

I honestly don't remember it being on Fox at the time, and at the time I was watching a LOT of TV.

I guess that shows just how much Fox fucked it over if someone like me didn't even know it was out there.

Also - unrelated - I was listening to Rollye James on WWCR the other day and there was a commercial that had the instrumental theme to Firefly in the background, It had to be bar none the WEIRDEST commercial I'd ever heard on domestic shortwave.
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« Reply #833 on: March 26, 2010, 09:47:54 AM »

Firefly and the movie were good enough to watch once. I don't get the fanatics either, it just never really drew me in.
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« Reply #834 on: March 26, 2010, 04:21:13 PM »

I think Firefly was great. That's it. I don't have an a life-size cardboard cutout of the characters or walk around with a jacket like Mal's. I mean, opinions aren't cumulative. Even if everyone rates it a 9 or 10, you don't say the show rates a 100 million, you just say that the average rating is 9 or 10.

When it was originally on Fox, it was the best option out there. There was no Battlestar Galactica, no Lost, Dollhouse, Pushing Daisies, Fringe, Caprica, Heroes, etc... It might not be as much of a standout when put in the context of the programming on television now. More & more "quirky" series are being given a shot - if not on standard primetime, then on cable.

You remind me of one day when I was flipping through the TV channels with my 15-year-old nephew. I came across the old Batman tv series and showed him. His response was "how could anyone watch this garbage?"

I had to point out that back then we had 3 TV channels and your alternatives were a game show and the news (or something like that).

You should in know way take this as a connotation that Firefly is equivalent to Batman.
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« Reply #835 on: March 26, 2010, 05:23:16 PM »

You remind me of one day when I was flipping through the TV channels with my 15-year-old nephew. I came across the old Batman tv series and showed him. His response was "how could anyone watch this garbage?"

I had to point out that back then we had 3 TV channels and your alternatives were a game show and the news (or something like that).

You should in know way take this as a connotation that Firefly is equivalent to Batman.

 :lol: I'd not thought of it that way, but...

So, by the time my children sit down with their kids to watch Firefly, Stargate SG-1 or any of the other shows they enjoy now, they should get the same reaction that I've seen from them when we've watched Batman, ST:TNG, A-Team, Buck Rogers, Voyagers, etc...
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« Reply #836 on: March 26, 2010, 05:24:52 PM »

Do pornstars really enjoy their jobs or are they just faking it?
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« Reply #837 on: March 26, 2010, 05:29:33 PM »

Has anyone ever made a THC slurpee and if someone got brainfreeze while drinking it would they really care?
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« Reply #838 on: March 26, 2010, 05:32:17 PM »

Do pornstars really enjoy their jobs or are they just faking it?

Why should porn actors be different than any other profession?
Some love the job. Some are there for the paycheck.
And some, both - just depends on the day.
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« Reply #839 on: March 26, 2010, 05:36:58 PM »

Does anyone else think the American Movie Classics channel has dropped their standards lately? Lots of examples, but today.... Pitch Black!

Don't get me wrong - I really liked the movie - but a "Classic"?!
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