SERENITY
Flies / (deutsch)
Here's
the thing: I don't watch TV. Having to watch things dubbed into German makes
me nervous, commercial breaks drive me crazy, and most of the stuff that's
on bores me to tears anyway.
So,
when my son, who was eleven or so at the time, started to disappear every
Wednesday night to watch this show called BUFFY, I didn't get it at all.
Only when I came into his room accidentally while the musical episode was on
did I realize that this might be ... different. So I started buying it on
DVD – no
commercial breaks, English sound, and, to make the bliss complete, no
week-long waiting between episodes.
Truckloads
of BUFFY and ANGEL DVDs later, I told some friends in the Stage & Screen
Section of CompuServe's Books and Writers Community
(which was then still
the much-less PC-sounding Litforum) about my newfound admiration for Joss
Whedon's awesome storytelling talent.
And
they promptly recommended FIREFLY ...
FIREFLY
was never aired in Germany, it will only be released on DVD here on November
14, 2005, a week before the
movie SERENITY opens in theaters. It was another revelation, a treasure
of smart and touching stories, witty dialog, wonderful characters, great
actors, inventive photography and lovely music.
While
the show was cancelled in the U.S. way too early, it has now come back as a
real movie. I was lucky enough to meet Joss Whedon and his leading actors,
Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau, for interviews in Hamburg last week.
Here's
what they said
and
here's
what they look like.
Enjoy.
And watch this space for more information (like my
German FIREFLY Review).
Other
interesting –
or funny –
SERENITY links:
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Hamburg, Q&A with Joss
Whedon, Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau, part 1
Hamburg, Q&A with Joss
Whedon, Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau, part 2
Hamburg, Q&A with Joss
Whedon, Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau, part 3
Hamburg, Q&A with Joss
Whedon, Nathan Fillion & Summer Glau, part 4
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A very dedicated fan site
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SERENITY in 2000 words or
less (spoiler alert ! )
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Geeky Cartoon
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SciFi writer Orson Scott Card reviews -- and loves -- SERENITY
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The River Tam Sessions
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Another, very elegant
review
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Watch the first nine minutes of SERENITY
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A
loving and astute analysis
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Firefly
Chinese
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Serenity Trailers
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ALIEN --
resurrected?
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Another interview with Joss Whedon
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An interesting mix of
rumors, speculation and web links about All Things Whedon
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Oh, and the movie has an official web
site, too
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FAZ contributor Dietmar Dath loves SERENITY
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You'll
laugh, you'll cry, you won't believe your eyes
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