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09/25/2005: "Serenity"
As it happens, I have been given the opportunity to attend the Atlanta press screening of Serenity on Tuesday. A website I read, as well as one of my readers (word, Sh!), both pointed me towards the Serenity Blogger Bonanza, a fairly unique promotional tool that Universal is doing to build grassroots support for Serenity. I will be seeing the film on Tuesday night, and you'll be reading my review (or slobberfest, whatever) on Wednesday.
I've talked about Firefly a lot (obviously), and I'd bet somewhere around 50% of my outlandishly large readership has seen at least one episode. And of course, I've seen them all multiple times. So for the readers who are unfamiliar with the show, my write-up will focus to some degree on how successfully the film makes itself accessible to the non-fan. I know there are at least a couple of sci-fi fans here who are not big Firefly fans. I'll try and explain as best I can, why it would be worth it to go see the film even if you've never seen Firefly.
A couple of fudiciary responsibilites are required by the nice people at Universal. First off, the Serenity website can be found at serenitymovie.com. You can find the various trailers and information about the movie there. You've no doubt already noticed the promotional art at the right. Here is a brief synopsis of the film, for the unitiated:
"Joss Whedon, the Oscar® - and Emmy - nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE, ANGEL and FIREFLY, now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film directorial debut, Serenity. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family –squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal."
This entry will stay at the top of the blog until my review is posted.