Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Firefly

FIREFLY (2002) - Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds

Jayne: [into radio] Testing. Captain, can you hear me?
Mal: I'm standing right here.
Jayne: [into radio] You're coming in good and loud, too.
Mal: 'Cause I'm standing right here.

Content (3.5): Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small, mobile, spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warning factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
Production (3.5): TV show isn't as slick as the movie (as can be expected) but it's Joss Whedon so can't complain. At first, the only drawcard was The Captain but the more I watch it the more I'm starting to feel for the other eight characters...even craazzy River!
Acting (5): Second to BtVS as the best acting I've seen by The Captain. Rest of the barely known cast hold their own. And in the words of Chandler Bing, could Alan Tudyk (and his little dinosaurs) be any cuter?!
Hair (4): First up, what the hell is that mullet thing The Captain is growing in the behind-the-scenes featurette?! (On a side note, there seemed to be a constant theme of mullets on both females and males at this year's ARIAs so maybe they're back in??) But back to The Captain, I don't approve of the mullet, but to all the guys I've ever met please take note: shiny goo in one's hair ie. gel does not look attractive. Please just accept that the frat-boy haircut is universally attractive and model your hairstyle on Captain Tightpants! (Or at least replace the gel with wax)
Bonus (5): The episode Trash, the gag reel, the cross-dressing, audio commentary (singing the theme song with Alan Tudyk), speaking Mandarian, the tightpants, the tales of getting dirt in one's tightpants! Oh heck, the list could go on forever. No wonder NF ranks Firefly the best job he's had - he explored a bigger range of acting and behind the scenes opportunities in this Joss Whedon production than in all his other projects put together!

Total: 21

He's all kinds of naked!

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