FIREFLY: The Credits Sequence It Deserved!

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Calleja

Calleja

Oh man, so hilariously awesome:

FIREFLY: The Credits Sequence It Deserved!


After the video, the article goes on to explain that they think one of the main reasons Firefly failed is the intro. At first I was outraged cause I LOVE that intro... but stepping back a bit from my Firefly fanboyness, I realize they have a point. How long did that intro take for it to grow on me? 3 episodes? 5?

I've turned lots of people into Firefly fans, and they all have one thing in common... they all hated the intro at first. Then they grew to love it, yes, but at FIRST....

And that's the problem right there. The average TV viewer isn't patient enough, and that intro IS on the boring-flip-the-channel-away spectrum before it grows on you.

Whaddya think?
 
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Philosopher B.

That intro is kinda Red-Dwarf-ish. Which means it's rad-ass.
 
Rovewin

Rovewin

Yeah that intro kept me from watching the show for awhile. I am not a fan of westerns, which it looked like judging from the intro, so it took all the praise heaped onto it from this forum for me to finally give it a decent chance. Loved the show and even have the intro in one of my playlists now. I think the song would of worked for an ending and a different intro to try and draw people in.
 
Espy

Espy

THe original credits are great too, they do take some time to start to like, just like the show actually. For whatever reason, that show just takes time to get into for pretty much everyone.
 
Calleja

Calleja

The intro takes a while, sure... but the show!? I disagree, it wins you over the INSTANT Mal kicks the guy into the turbine.
 
Dave

Dave

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escushion said:
Meh.

I always liked the Firefly intro. This is just cheese, and it's too long.
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And they showed Mal kicking that guy into the engine, which is the one thing they should never - EVER - show in a promo! That's one of the best unexpected things I've ever seen in either movies or TV.
 
rac3r_x

rac3r_x

It reminded me of a mix of old Knight Rider and Buck Rogers combined. Without the voice overs.



Talk about long intros

 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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So... is this the opening sequence for Firefly if the show had been made in the 80's? Because it's crap otherwise.
 
Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Would you guys just fuck already and get out the sexual tension so you can get along again? You're becoming Chaz and Juski.

Who also need to fuck and get out their sexual tension.
 
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Element 117

escushion said:
Would you guys just fuck already and get out the sexual tension so you can get along again? You're becoming Chaz and Juski.

Who also need to fuck and get out their sexual tension.
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Dude, wtf? This was about how awesome firefly was when it was riffing off Airwolf, not your yaoi fantasy needs.
 
ElJuski

ElJuski

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escushion said:
Would you guys just fuck already and get out the sexual tension so you can get along again? You're becoming Chaz and Juski.

Who also need to fuck and get out their sexual tension.
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Only if Peaches is playing in the background.

As for the show...I still think that intro song is lame as balls. The show itself...it took a while for me to get into. Partially because of the annoying rabid fanbase and partially because its a show where the writing is in the characters, and it really gets cooking once you get the know the characters. I think the one episode that finally hooked me was "Jaynestown", and the one that cemented this show as one of my all-time favorites is "Out of Gas". My god, the execution on that episode. Awesome.

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Also, its a funny intro. And the grumpy reactions are funny too.
 
Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Firefly has a little bit of everything for everyone - if you don't like what's there, be patient. They'll get to you. Witty quipping is always a sure-fire way to get my interest.

I preferred the original intro, but I got a laugh at the sheer 80's cheese of this. NOSTALGIA'D. *chuckles*

Normally, rabid fanbases deter me. It's what's prevented me from getting into Naruto, for example.
 
ElJuski

ElJuski

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Sadly it's the same thing that happened with me to Arrested Development. When people are constantly shoving it down my throat, it just turns me off. Firefly had the worst rabid fanbase I've seen with a show I've been curious about, though. My godddd, the internet.
 
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figmentPez said:
So... is this the opening sequence for Firefly if the show had been made in the 80's? Because it's crap otherwise.
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Yes, that's exactly what it is. And it's hilarious.

The amount of people in here missing the joke is hilarious as well.
 
Espy

Espy

Reboneer;412303][QUOTE=figmentPez said:
So... is this the opening sequence for Firefly if the show had been made in the 80's? Because it's crap otherwise.
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Yes, that's exactly what it is. And it's hilarious.

The amount of people in here missing the joke is hilarious as well.[/QUOTE]

So very true.

I've never seen so much pissy over a funny 80's version of... well... anything I guess.
 
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