[100 Things] My DVD Collection: Firefly & Red Dwarf

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Two very different sci-fi shows, and just about the only two I ever got into, but they do have their similarities.

Red Dwarf hails from the 80s but is still going today. A British sitcom set in space, I got into it via my Dad - it was and remains one item on an extremely short list of things we have in common.

Firefly is Joss Whedon's short-lived futuristic Western, with a cult following. I stumbled into it after devoruing Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series.

Whilst one show is comedy and the other is mostly drama, both are very character-driven. There are no aliens, and the focus is not really the gadgets and technology, though they do exist. Both shows rely on the characters and their relationships, as they float through the blackness of space with limited resources and different kinds of rules.

I love both in very different ways. These DVDs are well loved and well worn, and I couldn't imagine parting with them!

Comments

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

Character-driven stories are best! These two seem very interesting. I feel like after you complete your 100 things series I will know so much more about movies & TV shows ^^

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Yes, I am going to be your teacher in the world of movies and TV, honey. You will have such an education in these 50 days ;)

[hollymac-79.livejournal.com]

I love Firefly and I remember watching Red Dwarf when the PBS Station where I lived used to air it. I didn't know that it's still going on today. I'm going to have check out some of the newer episodes and revisit some of the older ones. Wow, I'm enjoying your list and that so far we've watched quite a few of the same things!!

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Red Dwarf kinda goes away and comes back a lot, lol. Its been 9 series/seasons between 1988 and 2009. Series 10 is gonna air this Sept/Oct over here in the UK :)

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Red Dwarf is Epic. I've got almost all of it as individual seasons. I wasn't keen on the reboot the other year though - the 3-episode special. It smacked of promotionalism for the channel (Dave), and a bit of back-slapping smugness for everyone involved. The first 6 seasons are really the strongest, but I do love it all.

And Firefly! <3 I've not actually watched my Firefly in years... my housemate in 1st year of Uni made us watch the whole series twice, plus the film about 3 times, and it is possible to have too much of a good thing. I really need to crack it out again!

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See, you can tell the Brits from the Yanks by Red Dwarf - my American friends are wonderful, but they don't know much about the short rouge one in general! I'm with you on the series breakdown - 1-6 is the best stuff, Back to Earth was just, well, I don't even wanna talk about it!

Firefly is sooooo good! No, you cannot have too much of it :P lol

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Yeah, I did not like Back to Earth at all, though I'm hopeful for this series X I've read about. I think it'll benefit for the studio audience being added back in.

I'm quite chuffed, from various cons over the years I've met most of the main cast. I'm just missing Robert Llewellyn, Hattie Hayridge and Chloe Annette!


I think the problem with Firefly was - I was in the University Sci Fi society, and every year new people would join and be amazed that other people had heard of Firefly, and we'd have to watch Serenity. A Lot. There does come a point where you want a break...