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[apocalypsos]

You know, I don't watch American Idol, but I've got enough people on my friends list where I know everything that's going on on it. And I think I can safely say after reading the spoilers for tonight's episode that now more than ever, I do not understand that show at all.

In any event, remember those scary-looking "updated" Bugs Bunny and pals from a while back? Well, this kid managed to petition Warner Brothers to lay off and just create new characters. I think I love that kid. :)

Oh, well. Off to finish off the Pairing List, drink my two bottles of Bawls and watch Firefly. And tomorrow, off to get my hair cut and pick up some hair dye. I think I want to be a blond again. Mmm-hmm. *nods*

EDIT: abbylee brought up something that made me curious as a Firefly fan. Everybody I know who's seen the Serenity trailer is a fan already and has basically used the opportunity of fresh Firefly canon to squeal uncontrollably. But now I'm wondering, for those of you who've never seen an episode of Firefly, what do you think of the trailer?

Comments

[budclare.livejournal.com]

Right, because you can't possibly get the gist of the plot without knowing their names.

[mike-smith.livejournal.com]

No, I need to know who they _are_, not what they're called. WHY are they fugitives, WHY does this "Mal" take them in, WHY would an assassin be sent to retreive only River and not both of them? The point of a trailer is to make me _care_ about the characters enough that I want to see the movie to find out how their story ends. True as it may be, "River kicks ass" isn't a plot. Why do I want to see _her_ kicking ass as opposed to say, Wolverine kicking ass, which I could watch at home for free?

And no, _you_ telling me that doesn't solve anything. That was the trailer's job, and the trailer failed. If I was Serpentor, I'd have Battle Android Troopers taking it away right now.

[budclare.livejournal.com]

The point was, you claimed that the trailer told you nothing. Now you're saying that it didn't tell you enough, which is something else entirely. And it did tell you a fair amount about Mal, but I guess subtlety isn't something that you're looking for in your exposition.