It's terrible when a TV show you love is canceled. I'm aware that there are in fact bigger problems in the world (recession, war, swine flu, etc) but this is my blog, so I'll talk about my own issues if you don't bloody well mind. The thing is, sometimes I get attached to things, and quite often they're taken away before their time. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is probably my favorite TV show, but it went for seven seasons and got to end on its own terms. Angel was rushed a bit, but still had a good run. The mastermind behind these shows, Joss Whedon, also made what I consider to be the best si-fi ever made, Firefly.
Firefly wasn't so lucky as it's older siblings, it was canceled before the first season was over. Every episode of this show is amazing (particularly Out Of Gas, Jaynestown and Objects In Space), and it's cancellation was a huge blow to the fans and apparently the cast and crew, too.
The upside is, thanks largely to fans and this thing called the in-ter-net Joss was able to have a movie follow-up made, giving the series an ending, and allowing it to go out with a bang rather than a silenced gunshot. I'm so grateful to whoever helped organize the marketing for Firefly/Serenity. I know it's over now, and has been for some years, but I'm one of those hopeless fans who still wants more. I'm awake Joss is doing Dollhouse (which I'd LOVE to watch but being in Australia and with cable TV, this isn't possible) and Nathan Fillion is doing Castle (which I quite enjoy so far), but it's just one of those shows you always want more of because you were given so little. In a way I know this is a good thing, because Firefly will never go stale or jump the shark, but you know...
Well, that's it. I just wanted to vent.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
No Pickles
It's late. I always leave writing these things until it's late so that I rush it and make my posts short. In that spirit, I'll be writing this in bullet point form.
1. Lost job. Looking for new one now. Was made redundant, not fired. Not that either one is good.
2. Attempting to change life in dramatic way. Will talk about it more in this blog when things are more or less confirmed.
3. Haven't cut hair in a long time. It's getting quite unruly.
4. Saw the Wolverine movie, was better than expected. Deadpool was in it which was a plus, but they totally changed him, which wasn't so good. For those new here, Deadpool was my favorite comic book character as a kid.
5. Crashed car few weeks back. All better now. No fatalities, but my wallet took a fair quiltin'.
6. Been reading a lot. Latest victim is Neil Gaiman, great writer. Neverwhere was fantastic, American Gods is strange so far, but I like it regardless.
7. Is just a good number to finish on, and I have nothing further to add.
Thanks for reading.
Kind Regards,
Dale Mallows
Internet Blogger
BlogSpot, Internet
1. Lost job. Looking for new one now. Was made redundant, not fired. Not that either one is good.
2. Attempting to change life in dramatic way. Will talk about it more in this blog when things are more or less confirmed.
3. Haven't cut hair in a long time. It's getting quite unruly.
4. Saw the Wolverine movie, was better than expected. Deadpool was in it which was a plus, but they totally changed him, which wasn't so good. For those new here, Deadpool was my favorite comic book character as a kid.
5. Crashed car few weeks back. All better now. No fatalities, but my wallet took a fair quiltin'.
6. Been reading a lot. Latest victim is Neil Gaiman, great writer. Neverwhere was fantastic, American Gods is strange so far, but I like it regardless.
7. Is just a good number to finish on, and I have nothing further to add.
Thanks for reading.
Kind Regards,
Dale Mallows
Internet Blogger
BlogSpot, Internet
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