October 13th, 2008
Galley Friend M.R. points us to this fantastically in-the-weeds mock review of season seven of Firefly which, sharp-eyed readers will remember, never made it past its first half-season.
But to really, really get in on the funny, keep following down to the comments, where people take the gag and run with it. Sample:
At least Firefly season 4 stayed true to the fun action of the first season — it could have gone completely dark like season 2 of Wonderfalls, what with Jaye going increasingly crazy and ending the season locked up in a mental hospital.
And who in the world thought it was a good idea to give Freaks and Geeks a 10th season — all of the characters now are either homeless white trash victims of Reagan’s Welfare reform, have contracted HIV, or are Wall Street yuppies. Did we really need to see Bill OD because he was trying so hard to fit in that snorted enough coke to kill an elephant?
And:
The third season kicked a@@! (They won three Emmys, for frak’s sake! And I STILL say Joss was screwed over – Abrams is good, but “Lost” was [and STILL IS] just a ‘gimmick’ show!) But I thought Mal being on the other size of the law let them explore some “gray zones” of morality – the REAL cause of Bowden’s Malady (with the great Gregg Henry reprising his role as Sheriff Bourne) – And Badger revealed as a paid snitch for Blue Sun – Or what about the two-parter where the crew finally gets their (legal!) revenge on Niska? And who didn’t shed a tear over Zoe’s pregnancy? Okay, Wash going undercover with the carnival was just a rip-off of “The Trouble With Tribbles” -except with baby geese – but it WAS funny! And speaking of funny, what about the episode with Jayne’s mother and four sisters get quarantined aboard Serenity for a month? I usually don’t care for Melanie Griffith, but I thought she was perfectly cast here…I could go on, but I urge everybody to go back and take another look at Season #3!!
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