Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: I Am Thinkin' It's Time For A Marathon

Sunday, February 5, 2012

I Am Thinkin' It's Time For A Marathon

8 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: Lately I've been watching a marathon of Joss Whedon's "Angel" ,a spinoff his other show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Since "Angel" continued after Firefly was cancelled its was interesting to see how the characters evolved and you can bits of the Serenity crew in Team Angel.

Angel is a bad man struggling to do the right thing no matter how much it hurts. Very stubborn and prone to wrath. Very much like Mal

Cordelia functions as a supportive foil and voice of reason to his many crazy plans. Theres hints of a romantic affection but circumstances get in the way. Sort of a mix of Zoey and Inara.

Gunn sees himself as just "the muscle" but is actually quite intelligent and cunning (so more of the opposite end of Jayne's bell curve)

Fred starts out as a super smart but slightly disturbed waif making her something of a proto-River before settling down. She also had something of a semi "supporting sibling" relationship with Angel very akin to Mal and Kaylee.

Simon had a lot in common with Season 1 Wesley, book smart but nebish and inexperienced. By Season 5 Wes was one of the more tempered and complex characters of the show, I can only imagine how Simon might have grown likewise. Wes grew a beard to signify the darkening of his character. Simon put on a sweater. Huh.

Also there was some actor sharing going on. Gina Torres played the goddess "Jasmine" in Season 4, Adam Baldwin played an attorney in Season 5, Jonathan Woodward aka Private Tracy who got friendly with Kaylee played Knox who got friendly with Fred in Season 5.

Good stuff, I'd recommend it if only the first two seasons weren't so bleeding slow.; February 5, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: That is too funny. I watch Angel everyday on one of the satellite stations. I prefer it to Buffy is so many ways. I really gets great in the later seasons.; February 5, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Wings1295 said...: Love that such great art is created by fans' love of this show!; February 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Belle said...: Firefly was fantastic.; February 5, 2012 at 12:34 PM
csmith2884 said...: Was watching firefly this past week while recovering at home after the hospital. The fiancee said "How many times have you watched those?" I just laughed, She is great in other areas but is so tv-movie deficient.; February 5, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Tell her that it's a 14 episode mini-series. That always gives it some class.; February 5, 2012 at 12:56 PM
M. D. Jackson said...: My daughter discovered the show and we did the marathon over several nights. Unfortunately for me this was last summer while she was home from school during the day. She couldn't wait until I got home from work and kept watching episodes without me.

So now I just have to try and convince the wife to sit and watch them with me.; February 5, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Women like damaged characters that they can nurture. Try selling it that way. Why do you think it would be difficult for her to get into the show?; February 5, 2012 at 8:47 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.