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February 07, 2007
Wednesday
 
 
Samizdata quote of the day
Johnathan Pearce (London)  Science fiction • Slogans/quotations

Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.

- Captain Malcolm Reynolds, one of the many fine characters in the television series, Firefly.

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I've seen every episode and the movie. It is a great show.


Posted by Charlie at February 7, 2007 07:27 PM

Hmmm, Serenity's on now on HBO.


Posted by Sandy P at February 7, 2007 09:23 PM

I've also seen both the serie and the movie. Very watchable. Too bad they stopped with the serie when they did.

On an offtopic note, there is also a new trailer online for Frank Miller's '300'. It's even better than the first one - at least I think so. A link: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/300/hd/


Posted by David Amon at February 8, 2007 12:20 AM

This is a fertile land, and we will thrive... We will call it.. 'this land'.


Posted by Wash at February 8, 2007 12:00 PM

My favourite Malcolm Reynolds quote goes something like: "If anybody tries to kill you, try to kill them right back."


Posted by Rob Fisher at February 8, 2007 02:35 PM

I have been told that Firefly was cancelled because of some sort of personal feud in the television station - rather than because of low ratings.

If true, this would indicate that the oft repeated demand for television executives to "stop being obsessed with ratings" can have a bad side. It is better to interested in ratings than it is to have one's judgements influenced by personal spite.


Posted by Paul Marks at February 9, 2007 12:24 PM

Captain Mal, from a deleted scene, "There's over 70 earths in this verse, and the meek have inherited not a one."


Posted by monaro at February 13, 2007 06:56 AM
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