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[turquoisetumult]

So ... I have so many papers and finals in the next two weeks that it is truly ridiculous. That is why I've decided to waste time, instead.

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Just watched Firefly's "Out of Gas" - truly marvelous. What a fantastic episode - flashbacks (yay!!!!) and a heartwrenching plot. Not to mention, phenomenal characters. I am really starting to love this show, which sucks because I know that it ends in a few episodes. I loved that the man at the end was talking up another ship, rather than Serenity. It's such a romantic notion that Mal fell in love with the ship, not because he was tricked into it by a salesman or because it was the best ship around, but because he saw freedom in it. It's so Pirates of the Caribbean - I love it! Gah, I need to be anaylzing things for school and papers, not a TV show! Too bad I can't wrap my brain around anything school-related!

(The score from this episode was absolutely poignant and beautiful. Anyone know where I could find it?)

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So besides Firefly, I'm also in love with Mel Brook's Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Granted, it's a movie, but still. It's hilarious and Mel Brooks is just a damn genius. It didn't hurt that Cary Elwes (Robin Hood) was quite the looker in his day. And, hell, I want an Englishmen to seranade me, dammit!! Unforunately, he's completely lost his British accent now (I don't know that disappoints me so much, but it really does) and gained weight. But he's also really quite old now, so I guess it's okay...

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[gregor-asmadi.livejournal.com]

Ah, Out of Gas, most days my favorite episode. :-) Now you'll have to go back to spot some of the fun little things tucked in there, like the three consecutive scenes that start with Mal walking into the engine room, or the Han Solo in Carbonite in the engine room, or how when Zoe points down and say, "No, I mean, what's that?" she's pointing at the spot that Mal's lying in bleeding in the present. And so much more. :-)

As for the score, I don't know where you can get the specific episode's score, but at least some of it is on the Firefly Soundtrack, which is available in stores. Should be in the Soundtracks section, under Firefly - Greg Edmonson. Unless you go to Best Buy, in which case it's Firefly - Greg Demonson. Heh.

As for Robin Hood: Men in Tights, it's funny, but it can't hold a candle to Blazing Saddles. :-)

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

Wow, I didn't pick up on any of that stuff?! Did they mention it in the commentary or something or do you have to look really close to find it?

Hmm, I've heard Blazing Saddles is hilarious. But I pretty much like any Mel Brooks film because I love his humor - Dracula: Dead and Loving It, History of the World, Producers, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Young Frankenstein. Oddly enough, though, I've never seen Blazing Saddles or Spaceballs, which are probably his most famous. Then again, I've never seen Star Wars, so I probably can't watch Spaceballs and understand it. I hope Blazing Saddles isn't a parody on a particular film or else I'll be lost. ;)

[gregor-asmadi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, a lot of it is mentioned in the commentaries. And some of the stuff I've picked up from conversations on various FF boards over the years. Though I did make a mistake in my previous comment, the Han Solo in Carbonite doesn't appear until "The Message." :-)

You Must see Blazing Saddles. It's a parody of Westerns in general, and not really of any one movie in particular. And so far from politically correct there is no way it could ever be made today. As for Spaceballs, it parodies a lot of sci-fi movies, not just Star Wars. Although, if you have even a passing familiarity with Darth Vader and Yoda, you'll pretty much get all the jokes. And ya know, I was not all that impressed with The Producers (either version) or Young Frankenstein. Especially, Young Frankenstein. I'd heard so much about how great it was, but I just didn't find it all that funny. I do love History of the World, Part One though. Have you ever seen his Silent Movie?

[turquoisetumult.livejournal.com]

I like both the Producers (the original) and Young Frankenstein. But I agree that they didn't necessarily live up the hype that they received, especially for Young Frankenstein. And no, I've never seen Silent Movie. Is it silent? lol...

[gregor-asmadi.livejournal.com]

Why yes, yes it is. Except for one brief utterance, by Marcel Marceau, the famous French mime. :-) It's actually quite a funny movie.