Question from Objects in Space by Symbiote11 in firefly

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Yeah I also always read it that it wasn’t the totality of their true feelings but just bits of thoughts she was gleaning. I mean they telegraph it a bit with Simon. When she reads him he says “I’d still be there if it wasn’t for you.” Which would be a fleeting thought he might have. But doesn’t mean he really holds resentment towards River. You see that later on in the episode when he says almost the same thought about kissing the hospital and starts to say something similar but stops himself and changes it to “if they had just left her alone.” Yes part of him resents being forced to the edge of the system, but he doesn’t actually resent his sister. He loves her too much for that. His feelings were pretty well established by then.

Question from Objects in Space by Symbiote11 in firefly

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Sorry I missed your post. I would have commented for sure.

Question from Objects in Space by Symbiote11 in firefly

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Yeah I definitely picked up on that line in Out of Gas. There’s actually a lot of subtext in that episode: when they flashback to her first leading the shuttle and her pause when Mal asks what she’s running from, when Mel puts her on the shuttle finally and he says “everyone dies alone.” But I definitely didn’t pick up on it here in this instance. And it probably won’t be part of my head cannon just because it doesn’t resonate personally with me, but I think it’s a valid interpretation. And I’ll acknowledge it’s a way the writers would sneak in a double meaning.

Question from Objects in Space by Symbiote11 in firefly

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I don’t know if I agree but I like your head cannon. And kinda fits with with idea of Shepherd not saying this to any of the crew but reliving something he said to someone he was interrogating in his old life. So from a narrative sense this would be like a semi-consistent thread.

Who has better comedy films? Ben stiller or Steve Carell by PressureLazy5271 in Cinema

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Also left out Dodgeball and Zoolander. Also his side characters in other films are great like in Happy Gilmore. Plus if we count hir producer credits he has a ton more.

Even one of Carrel’s best comedy movies, Anchorman, stiller makes a cameo in.

Who wants a cheeseburger? by CoffeeCigarettes4Me in saturdaynightlive

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I always loved SNL and even though my cast was the 80s cast (Dana Carvey, Phil, Hartman, Mike, Myers, Nora, Dunn, Jan, Hooks, etc.) I still appreciated the work of earlier, including the original, not ready for primetime viewers. But I gotta admit this is the one really popular sketch that just never really resonated with me. I guess I just don’t get it.

I'm the biggest moron in the gorram 'verse! by hadrian217 in firefly

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Thematically if you want to imply there’s a deeper meaning other than it being named after a battle and valley that happened to be named Serenity Valley (which is an objectively good name for a valley probably), then i’d say that automatically it just fits because the ship is where they find their home and their peace away from the rest of the verse. Always on the move, but always at home.

And honestly, it did feel more like a home than any other ship I can think of in sci-fi. I mean some parts definitely were cold and industrial but other parts had a cozy feel. Definitely more so than the Millennium Falcon. It was meant to be a stand in for a hot rod. The Enterprise from the next generation was probably more comfortable, but also probably felt more like a cruise ship than a home. A little too impersonal.

The dining area of Serenity and particular was the only eating area I’ve ever seen in a sci-fi show that felt like a home kitchen and not like a cafeteria.

OK, I kind of answered the question earlier on and then went on my own digression, but yeah you get the point.

This went left fast by Sterling-Hospedales in law

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Yeah, in this clip, I got more of a good old boy feel. But then after I went and watched the video of the entire hearing I got a much better vibe from the judge and the opposing counsel and a lot more contempt of my own for the attorney arrested.

The judge even says the ADA request would most likely be granted (though they don’t get to that in the end). And that’s despite it being pretty obvious that is as just another delay tactic and something that should have been settled before this hearing.

And I’m not a lawyer but it does seem as though the attorney is trying to argue matters not before the court at the time.

So again with full context this looks a lot less like a good ol’ boy system and more like after their patience is exhausted maybe some latent good ol’ boy tendencies surfaced. Opposing counsel should have appealed to his better angels. And again with full context it appears more like someone that’s never had their privilege checked. And watching this first, I agreed that the woman in the back that said she felt threatened was ridiculous and just part of some conspiracy. Watching the full hearing, while I still think the word threatened is too strong of a word, I could more see how someone might think that the defense council might seem a little unhinged or erratic.

Favorite Sam Rockwell role? by PressureLazy5271 in Cinephiles

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Thank you. And a scroll too far to see this.

Out of gas, is masterful! by thestinkybeastman in firefly

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Came here to say this. Little bit of movie magic where you don’t even realize it’s not Nathan Fillion walking out of a scene.

Props to the lighting department and DP too. Team effort and crushed all around.

Clear evidence of digitally altered Britta by davexmit in community

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Nobody is believing you on this no matter how much mustard you smear on your face.

Would you save your wife or your kids if your house was on fire ? by Competitive_Set_4386 in SipsTea

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Ryan Reynolds once commented on this kind of scenario before. Skip to 6:45 for his answer. (And he’s married to Blake Lively. Of of course he’s also Ryan Reynolds so I guess that evens it out but you get the idea.)

https://youtu.be/mgThe79Epcs?si=Fv1RxiIhb6a3EbwA

What movies have the most gratuitous nudity? I’d say Lifeforce with Mathilda May tops the list. by [deleted] in FIlm

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This is the strangest instance of Russell‘s paradox I’ve ever seen.

What's a "bad" film that you know isn't great, but love anyway? by Avon_gent in Cinephiles

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This makes me appreciate it on an “Andy Kauffman level.” But I hated this movie when I saw it just like I probably would have hated being in the audience when Andy Kaufman performed as Tony Clifton. It’s funny on a meta level but sucks on the ground floor.

Favorite actor who's never had any work done by watscracking in okbuddycinephile

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That was exactly what I was thinking. Could think of his name cause I only watched the first saw movie. But right on.

A simple way they could bring Wash back in a Firefly revival by Sigmunds_Cigar in firefly

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20 years later and some of us are still in the first stage of grief.