Serenity
Venue: UGC Shaftesbury Avenue
The show began with River's escape, and an introduction to the Mal's nemesis: The Operative. Then we have a long take (at least a 5 minute continuous shot), introducing us to the crew and all around Serenity herself. I was impressed.
River is the central focus, as you may have guessed from all the adverts showing how bendy she is. She leads the group into a very revealing journey, which I won't go into here. Just remember how she took out those guards that time without looking.
I wonder if those TV execs are kicking themselves right now. Hopefully, they don't work in the industry again. Firefly was a fantastic show with very real characters and inventive plot. Then it got cancelled by FOX. Idiots.
Hopefully, a more sensible company will help Wheadon bring it back to the small screen. After seeing Serenity, I have no doubt that they will be tripping over themselves to get it.
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We just picked up the RPG, which contains a lot of background information and really fleshes out the world (from what I could gather in the few minutes before The Husband ran off with it. Quiz: What is The Husband doing tonight, and why do his D&D people look worried and keep asking about swords?). Good movie, with much more techie-detailing than the series had.
Sounds like you liked it! One of the first things on my list now that I'm back home.
I chatted to some people over the weekend who also liked it, it's on my to-see list. Hopefully in the next week or two.