Lazy, lethargic Sunday morning.

[rogueslayer452]

First, a friending meme, which hello and welcome to everyone who I met from over there.

And now, for a fandom meme:

Give me a fandom and I'll tell you, either in the comments or in a separate post, five unpopular opinions and one headcanon I have for that particular fandom.

Comments

[sometimesartist.livejournal.com]

Firefly

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Unpopular Opinions

01. I prefer the development that happened in the series for Simon/Kaylee, which was more warm and organic, than in the film Serenity. Similar with Simon and River and how they became part of the family towards the end of the show as opposed to how in the film it made it seem like they were mere outsiders. I know it was a narrative decision for the film, but it doesn't really mesh well with where the series ended to how the film began with character relationships.

02. Despite the disappointment over the racial issues, it hasn't hindered my love or enjoyment of the series and the universe that was created. I just wish it was acknowledged more by the people involved.

03. I've gotten to the point where the declaration of "why was it cancelled?" and "it deserves a second season" has begun to annoy the fuck out of me. Yes, when it initially got cancelled it was heartbreaking and unfair and definitely deserved another network to pick it up for another season. It's a sentiment everyone who has seen the show shares. But look at where we are all these years later. The series has become a cult hit because it was the underdog and spawned so much attention from devoted fans. It got itself a feature film to conclude one of the storylines and give the actors closure for their characters, there are comic books and the online game that continues the 'verse. What other shortly lived show has reached this level? As much as I would have loved for there to have been six seasons of Firefly, I much prefer where we are now. Also it's kind of perfect because 14 episodes that were flawless and a film are much better than endless seasons where it probably would have seen a decline in quality, as most shows, even great ones, unfortunately do.

04. As painful as it is, I can understand why Wash's death was necessary for the narrative of the film. Doesn't mean I have to accept it, but I understand the decision behind it.

05. Jayne Cobb is more likeable than Adam Baldwin.


My Personal Headcanon

(I have quite a few character headcanons, this is an example of one.)

Jayne comes from a very big working class family, where he has mostly sisters and he is quite clearly a mama's boy (evidenced by the money earned from jobs back home and how he proudly wears a knitted hat made by his mother). While his father taught him about finding jobs and taking nobodies side but your own, his mother instilled a level of compassion and loyalty when it comes to those he is employed by. Jayne became a mercenary because he found the job thrilling, and interestingly enough his family didn't oppose to it. His mother only advised him to "be careful" and send home letters letting them know he's okay. Jayne feels strongly about family, perhaps why, out of all the jobs he's had, he considers Mal and the crew on Serenity to be the closest thing to family he has out there in the black. Especially because, despite how much they clash on issues, he sees Mal as a big brother figure that he never quite had. And it's why he doesn't want to disappoint Mal (ex: the way he defends himself and looks ashamed when Mal confronts him in "Ariel", even tells Mal to "make something up" in not revealing to the others what he did).

[sometimesartist.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with your sentiment regarding the cancellation of this show. It's perfection. They did not have time to fuck this up. In my opinion it's still the best thing that Joss Whedon came up with. I wasn't really huge on any of his other shows.

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

lol, I'm pretty sure most people agree with you on #5 :)

I would usually dislike a character like Jayne but the writing + the way Adam played him made me love him. I actually love all 9 main characters, which is why Firefly will always be one of my favorite shows.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I've actually seen some people say that Adam Baldwin basically is Jayne in real life, but that's not true. I find they're the opposite of each other. With Jayne you're ready to hate him, but then you realize there's more to his character than what's on the surface (as you said, thanks to the writing and the acting). And with Adam you're ready to love him because he's part of this fantastic cast, but then he opened his mouth (on Twitter) and just, yeah.