For most of us, there was zero suspense because they showed "Serenity" last.
It's weird seeing people see it in the intended order. When we were watching it on tv, my mom called after the first episode and said "I don't think I'm gonna watch this, because obviously I missed the first episode. I had no clue who these people were." Sad stuff. We did talk her into sticking with it and she became a fast fan.
Don't be too sure. That's not a spoiler (OR IS IT?); I'm just saying it's always more fun when you really believe someone's going to get offed.
The thing I'm always VERY quick to remind people of, is that Joss Whedon is famous (infamous?) for his penchant to off lead characters. I mean, for pete's sake, he killed Buffy off and she stayed that way for months. He actually had people wondering if he was going to bring her back, and the show was named after her! But even the heartbreak of losing a Whedon character is possible to survive and totally worth falling in love with each and every character.
ZOIC *is* amazing and I only hope that my company can rival them one day, because they make it look so easy.
Steph, the most most most important thing for you to do, after you've gotten through all the episodes (and not before) is to watch the commentaries. You will never keep up in good, true browncoat conversations if you don't know some of the tidbits that you learn on those.
And oh my... hmm. I had no idea that Steph wasn't ALREADY watching Veronica Mars. This won't do.
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Date: 2006-05-03 07:40 pm (UTC)It's weird seeing people see it in the intended order. When we were watching it on tv, my mom called after the first episode and said "I don't think I'm gonna watch this, because obviously I missed the first episode. I had no clue who these people were." Sad stuff. We did talk her into sticking with it and she became a fast fan.
The thing I'm always VERY quick to remind people of, is that Joss Whedon is famous (infamous?) for his penchant to off lead characters. I mean, for pete's sake, he killed Buffy off and she stayed that way for months. He actually had people wondering if he was going to bring her back, and the show was named after her! But even the heartbreak of losing a Whedon character is possible to survive and totally worth falling in love with each and every character.
ZOIC *is* amazing and I only hope that my company can rival them one day, because they make it look so easy.
Steph, the most most most important thing for you to do, after you've gotten through all the episodes (and not before) is to watch the commentaries. You will never keep up in good, true browncoat conversations if you don't know some of the tidbits that you learn on those.
And oh my... hmm. I had no idea that Steph wasn't ALREADY watching Veronica Mars. This won't do.