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[PennyThompson]

The before photo is often hotter than the after photo…

 

[intrepidgoodtime]

Glad you agree!

 

[Off_base]

Ooh are we moving into the musical portion of the Controversial Opinions?

Music from your young adult era isn't better than what came after, it's just that your brain crystalized between the ages of 16 and 24 and the emotional attachment you hold for the music you listened to during that period overwhelms all other aesthetic variables. This also includes music from before your 16-24 era that you happened to latch onto during that phase of your life, so don't act like you're cool for liking the Beatles or whatever if they broke up before you were born

I used to be adamant that all the good music happened during my younger life, then I heard Chris Stapleton, and I knew I'd been wrong.

 

[intrepidgoodtime]

I used to be adamant that all the good music happened during my younger life, then I heard Chris Stapleton, and I knew I'd been wrong.

Amen!

 

[PennyThompson]

I used to be adamant that all the good music happened during my younger life, then I heard Chris Stapleton, and I knew I'd been wrong.

He's not my favorite, but his rendition of the national anthem made me cry

 

[intrepidgoodtime]

He's not my favorite, but his rendition of the national anthem made me cry

Couldn’t agree more. He’s got a sexy voice though…

 

[Off_base]

 

[Baztrachian]

The before photo is often hotter than the after photo…

I don't know. To me there is something amazingly sexy about seeing a woman in the morning. Her hair is mussed up from a long night of fucking, her clothes are a mess, she can't find her shoes, and in the middle of kvetching about it all you lean in and kiss her and tell her she's beautiful and then you get that smile.

I fucking live for that smile.

 

[TheLobster]

Damn, this guy's voice is more American than a bald eagle smacking head-first into an apple pie

 

[AwkwardMD]

Getting cancelled was the best thing that could have happened to Firefly.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Getting cancelled was the best thing that could have happened to Firefly.

Why do you say that?

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Getting cancelled was the best thing that could have happened to Firefly.

Now that's certainly controversial! I fully agree that way too many shows go on for way too long, but there was definitely enough material for a second series in what became the Serenity film. And that was mostly advertised by word of mouth, so I reckon a second series would have been even more successful. Even if it was only 4-6 episodes.

An opinion that may only be controversial to TV moguls and network controllers: TV series length should be directed by the writers (and budget) only, and not by how many episodes they want to fill up. And most drama series would be much better served with fewer episodes.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Why do you say that?

KQ mostly summed it up. On the one hand, most shows lack the foundation to really justify multiple seasons of content. Supernatural is my go-to example for this. That show had 2 seasons of material in the premise, but they stretched it out to what, 15? No thanks.

On the other hand, nobody talks about Space: Above and Beyond, Babylon Five, the BSG reboot, or even Star Trek: TNG (more or less Firefly's sci fi contemporaries) in the same reverent tone as they do about Firefly.

It is legend now. It can never die.

 

[AwkwardMD]

I think Serenity is a perfect encapsulation of what would have happened. They explained the Reavers. Is it better that we explored that mystery? Did it help to uncover the awful origin story of a boogeyman, or was it better to leave them mysterious and never know why?

 

[AwkwardlySet]

KQ mostly summed it up. On the one hand, most shows lack the foundation to really justify multiple seasons of content. Supernatural is my go-to example for this. That show had 2 seasons of material in the premise, but they stretched it out to what, 15? No thanks.

On the other hand, nobody talks about Space: Above and Beyond, Babylon Five, the BSG reboot, or even Star Trek: TNG (more or less Firefly's sci fi contemporaries) in the same reverent tone as they do about Firefly.

It is legend now. It can never die.

I wish Dark had remained unfinished and stopped after season two so I could forever lament its awesomeness.

 

[NuclearFairy]

On the other hand, Firefly being canceled was the worst thing that could've happened to the Tremors series.

It got so much hate simply for that, so it never stood a chance.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Even Farscape, a show I absolutely fucking adore, does not have the social credit and legend that Firefly does. Farscape more or less got the correct number of seasons for its premise. It would have benefitted from fewer episodes per season, I think, to cut down a little on the bloat, but all in all it had a pretty successful run.

Today, Farscape is all but forgotten.

 

[crookedletter]

If nothing else, Firefly's cancellation makes it much easier to recommend.

I don't know, I have so many things to watch.

You can watch the whole thing in a weekend!

Sold.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Iconic. Forgotten.

 

[Erozetta]

If nothing else, Firefly's cancellation makes it much easier to recommend.

I don't know, I have so many things to watch.

You can watch the whole thing in a weekend!

Sold.

Four days if you're practically forcing the other person to watch it.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

Even Farscape, a show I absolutely fucking adore, does not have the social credit and legend that Firefly does. Faracape more or less got the correct number of seasons for its premise. It would have benefitted from fewer episodes per season, I think, to cut down a little on the bloat, but all in all it had a pretty successful run.

Today, Farscape is all but forgotten.

I could never figure out what people found in that show. I love fantasy and sci-fi, and I love Firefly. But Farscape is just...
The production, the acting, the cartoonish feel... I don't see it. I tried watching it twice, and I made myself watch several episodes even if I was suppressing the need to cringe...

You Farscape lovers are nuts!

 

[AwkwardMD]

I could never figure out what people found in that show. I love fantasy and sci-fi, and I love Firefly. But Farscape is just...
The production, the acting, the cartoonish feel... I don't see it. I tried watching it twice, and I made myself watch several episodes even if I was suppressing the need to cringe...

You Farscape lovers are nuts!

I am genetically predisposed to treasure everything made by a Henson. I make no apologies.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

I am genetically predisposed to treasure everything made by a Henson. I make no apologies.

Are you referring to the son of the Muppet Show creators? But he directed only one episode of the show. Or am I missing something?

 

[alohadave]

Why do you say that?

It was cut down in its prime and became a martyr. Fans rallied around it and made it far more well-known than if it had aired more seasons.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Are you referring to the son of the Muppet Show creators? But he directed only one episode of the show. Or am I missing something?

Yes. Brian Henson was the showrunner and primary creative force behind Farscape alongside Rockne S. O'Bannon.