tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post2180626093410115177..comments2024-02-17T04:00:25.925-06:00Comments on The Platoon Advantage: What You Should Have Been Watching: FireflyThe Common Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-22591052975837633272008-08-24T16:35:00.000-05:002008-08-24T16:35:00.000-05:00Loved Firefly. The "Sci-fi/Western" comb...Loved Firefly. The "Sci-fi/Western" combo platter was inspired and each of the characters was interesting by himself/herself. You had a sense there was a lot of backstory to be developed there; backstory which we'll, sadly, never see. Add in that it was also funny and sexy and you have to conclude that the way the show was handled by the Fox execs was stupefying. They couldn't wrap whatever functioning parts of their brains they had around a concept and story that didn't fit neatly into some T&A or "Guys Acting Stupid" format. More's the pity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-87589146786194689722008-08-13T09:46:00.000-05:002008-08-13T09:46:00.000-05:00@ ChrisDon't feel bad, Chris. Even The Common Man...@ Chris<BR/><BR/>Don't feel bad, Chris. Even The Common Man didn't watch it when it aired, and The Common Man loved him some Joss Whedon. It's not your fault, really, Fox did an incredible disservice to the show and to Whedon in their handling of the publicity. And thanks for the reminder about hulu.<BR/><BR/>@ Rickey<BR/><BR/>The Common Man also didn't see <I>F&G</I> when it came out, and has it high on the Netflix queue, just after Season 3 of <I>Weeds</I>. The Common Man knows of your love for Judd Apatow (sans <I>Pineapple Express</I> and concurs. It raises an interesting question though. If so many men like Judd Apatow movies, does that mean that perpetual adolescence is manly? The Common Man's head might explode from the contradiction.The Common Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-51157381690982973352008-08-13T07:39:00.000-05:002008-08-13T07:39:00.000-05:00Amen for the praise for Firefly. Just a terrific ...Amen for the praise for Firefly. Just a terrific show that gained a cult following (second only to Freaks & Geeks in Rickey's book).Rickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773465359487671887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-29705490882026859932008-08-12T23:37:00.000-05:002008-08-12T23:37:00.000-05:00Firefly is great. I feel like such a boob for not ...Firefly is great. I feel like such a boob for not watching it when it aired. The whole season is online at hulu.com.CLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468607841158228751noreply@blogger.com