I always thought that was a weird call. I know Firefly didn't really have a chance for revival back then, but killing two of the cast seemed excessive.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago

It hit hard tbh. I think it was great, makes the movie memorable and all that. I find it tacky when the main cast has an invisible invincibility shield.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Point of clarification ... he killed the characters, not the cast, right? .... right!?

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

"Thank God you're here, Officer. These cast members just came in and kept killing themselves on my property!"

[–] scops@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Movies With Mikey has an interesting anecdote from a pre-release screening he saw of Serenity. Wash's death was so unexpected that a woman in the audience started screaming and had a panic attack until she could be removed from the theater.

That part was pretty brutal, but it did make the stakes in the following hallway fight feel appropriately sky high.

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I’m imagining the stakes of her hallway fight in the theater.

[–] Encephalotrocity@feddit.online 5 points 1 week ago

And Book FFS :P

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember the words of John A. Hollywood: "Everything can be retconned"

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Wasn’t that Brett Con? I guess he’s Rhett Con now…