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Jun. 24th, 2005 | 08:54 am

Here's the fake, pre-coffee entry:

1) Gina Torres is even hotter in person than she is on Firefly. I had not thought that possible, but it's true. No wonder she kepts getting cast as the incredibly hot girl. We are talking genuine goddess level, and I am now thinking inappropriate work thoughts, so we'll leave this for now.

2) Go see Serenity in September. Not just because it's a great movie (although it is) but because surely one of you can figure out what happened to the goldfish. (This is not a spoiler.)

3) Aside from noting that the movie has goldfish (although I can't figure out what happened to them!) I'm not going to discuss details or the plot with you, since doing so would inevitably involve spoilers (or make you look even harder for the goldfish) and this is one movie that spoilers would certainly spoil. So not saying anything. I'm not even noting that Joss Whedon was kind enough to provide camera angles that let us fully appreciate Adam Baldwin, although he does, and not even noting that the movie is absorbing enough that I actually forgot to lust after Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres and instead just got swept into it. It's that good, and it's that intelligent. And intelligence is all too rare of a quality in science fiction movies these days.

4) That said:

If you haven't seen the Firefly DVD's yet, go now. Rent. Own. Watch. It's not just that this is a great TV show, although it is, but watching Firefly now will allow you to appreciate the character interaction in Serenity later -- and, unlike many science-fiction/action films, Serenity is about its characters and how they interact and think. So go watch. Now. You have only a few months.

Wow, for a fake entry that was pretty lengthy. See what happens when you restrict my Internet access for a week? Expect a lot of blogging today....
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The TechnoMensch

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from: [info]technomensch
date: Jun. 24th, 2005 01:41 pm (UTC)
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You're right. I forgot to mention how hot Gina Torres was in person.

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NanoSpleen!

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from: [info]invadersteven
date: Jun. 24th, 2005 02:42 pm (UTC)
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PSA: The SciFi channel is about to start airing Firefly in its regular line-up starting in July. Perfect place for the non-dvd-owners to catch up on the show's history.

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bodhichitta0

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from: [info]bodhichitta0
date: Jun. 24th, 2005 05:00 pm (UTC)
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Well, I've never seen her in person, but even just seeing her on TV I would probably make a pact with the devil to have her bone structure and eyes. Of course that woman who plays Inara isn't hard on the eyes either.

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Jun. 25th, 2005 12:06 am (UTC)
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The thing is, I always assumed that at least some of that came from lighting and makeup.

Now, I assume Gina Torres still had makeup on, but I gotta tell you, those lights in the theater were certainly not flattering to anyone else, and she still looked incredible. So her looks don't come just from good lighting. As I noted, "No wonder she was cast as a goddess on Angel."

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Maystone

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from: [info]maystone
date: Jun. 24th, 2005 09:42 pm (UTC)
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[info]malterre pointed me to your LJ - fellow Firefy Flan checking in. Gina was at your showing?? Cool! Where was it? Sean was here in Toronto last night; he's an impossibly pretty man, I must say :)

Great movie, eh? I've seen it twice now, and I can barely wait for the official run in September. But I gotta ask - goldfish? There were goldfish?

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Mari Ness

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from: [info]mariness
date: Jun. 25th, 2005 12:01 am (UTC)
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Very briefly towards the end of the movie, and still in the goldfish bowl. It could not exactly be called a major focus in the movie -- I expect if we asked Joss Whedon, he might not remember the goldfish either.

I wonder if they'll survive into the final cut, or if I will be spending the rest of my life arguing, "There were goldfish there, there were!"

But anyway.

The showing was in Aventura, near Miami, and I must say that it was very professionally handled -- from the video guys doing interviews to the exit interviews as we left to the brief visit by Gina Torres, which was very very well received, mostly because, and not to overstate the case, wow, she's hot in person. I always assumed it was just makeup and lighting, but I was wrong.

Sean is VERY pretty, indeed. And once again, may I offer my thanks to Joss Whedon for putting so many lovely people into one movie :)

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