Correction

Okay, so it turns out I was wrong. Jayne is his name, and as it turn out, it is also a girls name...

Firefly Part 2

Okay, so I'm back in, Firefly is back on, here goes:

60 minutes in: I've lost the momentum from before, but it's bound to be back soon, because shit is going to go down, at least I hope. I like the western-themed music, it gives an outlaw gunslinger kinda vibe.

I think having seen Serenity before Firefly may have ruined this pilot episode for me, considering Simon's sister is the same actress.

I love Wash though, Alan Tudyk is a very cool man, and a brilliant actor.

70 minutes in: I'm guessing Reavers are a much bigger force to be reckoned with than I previously imagined, but I still haven't seen them.

Okay, his name is Gene, not Jane.

The special effects in this show are genuinely astounding. You've gotta wonder how much they cost.

80 minutes in: I'm guessing this is where they form the full crew. I wouldn't need to guess if I could remember the intro sequence. Oh dear

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Okay, so I finished my first episode of Firefly. I actually think it was really good. I'm already on the second episode, not that I wanted sleep tonight anyway. The special effects are probably what impress me the most, but saying that, the entire show is strong. The script is very well written. It's strong, everything makes sense and it balances it's humour very well. I'm very happy to be watching it.

Firefly Part 1

Okay, I've finally done it. Years of putting it off has led to this moment. I've finally decided to watch Firefly. I haven't been putting it off for production reasons, I haven't got a problem with any of the actors in it. I realised that I knew a lot of the actors, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass have been in a lot of programs and films I've seen, they most likely gained their fame from this short-lived show. I haven't got any quarrel with Joss Whedon either, Avengers (Assemble in the UK) was brilliantly directed considering the huge characters and A-list actors he had to deal with. I even saw the film Serenity, way back in 2008. I hadn't realised it was linked to the TV series, but even after I did I still opted out of watching it.

It's probably more to do with the fanbase. If it turns out I dislike it, I'd be cast into eternal damnation by the cult consisting of Firefly fans, two of which being my sister and mother. Though, with Netflix offering the entire first (and only, much to the disappointment of the cult) season, I felt as though I was obliged to give it a watch.

I've heard a lot (a lot) about this show, about all the clever pop culture references, the intricacies of the character's relationships and how the show takes intelligent digs at whatever it wants.

I'm going to 'live blog,' where I keep the blog post open and write as I'm watching, I don't know if other people do it, I'm pretty closed off from the blog world, something that I'll have to look more into, considering what I'm doing right now. Anyway, hopefully it'll all go down smoothly, if not I'll have to change what I'm doing. Or not, fuck the rules and whatnot.

20 minutes in: So far I'm enjoying the Asian culture references, not that I understand why Asia in any way. Still, it's interesting. So far my eyes have been constantly drawn to the TV. It's visually stunning, from the sandy planets to the ship's hull. I love the small details in films and TV, and from what I've been told that's why I'll love Firefly.

40 minutes in: So far, everything's looking good, sadly I'll have to go out soon, and that means I can't watch any more. So I'm desperately hoping it doesn't end on a cliffhanger. However I've just realised it's an hour and a half, which means the first episode is going to be a two parter, much to my disdain.

50 minutes in: More Chinese, Nathan Fillion being more of a badass. More violence. The plot just blew right up, but I have no idea how it relates to the film, I'll have to research that later. Is his name Adam Baldwin's name Jane? I think I'm beginning to invest in this show.

I like space. I like Star Wars, I'm starting to think I'm going to like this. What is a reaver, other than a whole lotta bad? There are a lotta cast members that I recognise, like Crazy Eyes from How I Met Your Mother Season 2, the one with the pumpkin lattes. I hope Nathan Fillion starts to show his nurturing side, it'd be good if he had a soft spot. I'd probably like him a lot more, not that I dislike him.

60 minutes in: Time to go. I'm really distraught about this, but I won't be out for long, so once I'm back I'll finish watching this episode, which I'll be blogging in Part 2. Stay tuned!

Picture Is Up!

Got my profile picture up and now its finally time to kip. Tomorrow I'll look more into Blogger and see what else I can do, probably try and follow some people. Good night!

Failing Miserably

I'm hopelessly lost within a sea of white and orange. I can't find out how to change my profile picture. I don't even know if I can have a profile picture to be perfectly honest. It's late, and I'm up early in the morning, I think I'll call it a night.

"Hello World!"

This is now my blog. I don't really know how to blog, or what exactly I'm going to do with it, but I'll let you know as I blog. I'm thinking it'll have a lot to do with movies. I love watching movies but there are a lot of the 'classics' I haven't seen, so I'm going to make my way through them. This will probably start with Forrest Gump and go through films like Jaws and the Terminator films. I'll try to post what I'm thinking before the film, and blog what I think after it too. Who knows, maybe it'll be interesting to read. Then again, probably not.

I'm amazed at just how many blogs there are on the internet, and I wouldn't think I'll be able to get too many people interested in this little blog o' mine, but if people like it I'll carry on!

My name is Conor Mullarky (it seems very formal to put my full name, but it explains the name of the blog, so I figured it was maybe worth mentioning). I'm 19 and I live in Cumbria, which is the north of England, which is gorgeous but at the same time so quiet. I'd love to move to a more populated area, but I'd probably be too unprepared. I have quite a good group of friends, and my lovely girlfriend Lozzie (Lauren to be formal again). I'm looking at going to university next year, hopefully for computer science, but I'd love to do something film related too, like visual effects or even screen writing. The problem being that what I want to do with my life changes a lot, almost weekly, so by sticking with a general subject I can move around in professions should I feel the need to with a general knowledge of a subject.



Once I find my way around Blogger a bit more I'll probably move the personal information there, but who knows, maybe I'll never learn.