# Serenity - NEW International Trailer Online! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2005, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262 "2005-07-20T07:53:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/1 "2005-07-20T07:53:19Z")
The long-delayed international trailer for _Serenity_ was just released for download over at the [UK Can’t Stop the Signal site](http://www.cantstopthesignal.co.uk/trailer/), and it’s a doozy. I think it’s MUCH better than the first trailer (which was pretty damn good to start with): it shows off the combination of humor and action that was Firefly’s hallmark, rather than playing it as a straight sci-fi action flick. Be warned that the trailer does contain a lot of new footage, so if you’re avoiding spoilers at all costs, better skip this one. 🙂 That said, this thread is still BOXED SPOILERS, except for the stuff in the trailers, for those of us who didn’t manage to get into a preview screening. Thanks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/2 "2005-07-20T10:05:14Z")
Actually that WAS a lot better than the first trailer, which spend a third of its time flashing text explaining why you should go see the movie because so many nerds liked it. Now it actually looks like a good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/3 "2005-07-20T12:28:51Z")
Shiny. Much, much better. I hope they start showing this one at the theaters. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/4 "2005-07-20T12:34:04Z")
Very cool. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/5 "2005-07-20T14:15:55Z")
Very cool, but still not enough Kaylee. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/6 "2005-07-20T14:45:24Z")
That trailer just flat-out rocks. I have a suspicion that this movie is going to be a monster hit. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/7 "2005-07-20T14:50:58Z")
Shiny! I can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/8 "2005-07-20T14:55:31Z")
Wow. I’m completely, 100% unfamiliar with the series (though I’ll try to catch up starting this weekend), but that trailer was excellent. Can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/9 "2005-07-20T15:05:06Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Wow. I’m completely, 100% unfamiliar with the series (though I’ll try to catch up starting this weekend), but that trailer was excellent. Can’t wait. A thousand Browncoats, and I mutter “sure, okay, a bunch of us will see it twice.” One new viewer, and suddenly I’m grinning like Kaylee in a dress shop. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/10 "2005-07-20T15:41:39Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Wow. I’m completely, 100% unfamiliar with the series (though I’ll try to catch up starting this weekend), but that trailer was excellent. Can’t wait. What, have you been livin’ under a rock? 🙂 There’ve only been, like, a _thousand_ threads discussing what a kick-ass show **Firefly** is. If you get the Sci-Fi Channel, they’re going to start airing the show this Friday at 7 PM est. Otherwise pick it up on DVD set. That’s a better choice anyway - no commercials and half the episodes have commentary tracks which are great. Besides, you’re going to watch the shows more than once anyway. 🙂 The new trailer is great. I can understand them playing up the action aspects in a trailer, but hope they made it more than just an action film (I’ve done my best to avoid reviews from people who’ve seen advanced screenings of the film). While the series had a lot of action, it wasn’t just a random shootout and explosions type show. But I’ve got a huge amount of faith in Joss Whedon. I know he won’t screw it up. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/11 "2005-07-20T15:57:54Z")
I’m still hoping to see a _Serenity_ trailer actually in the theatre - so far all the movies I’ve seen that might have had this trailer shown, haven’t. So I’ve only seen it online, which isn’t as good. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/12 "2005-07-20T16:09:36Z")
> [@Santos L Halper](#): > > What, have you been livin’ under a rock? 🙂 > > There’ve only been, like, a _thousand_ threads discussing what a kick-ass show **Firefly** is. If you get the Sci-Fi Channel, they’re going to start airing the show this Friday at 7 PM est. Oh, I’ve been well aware of the existence of _Firefly_ and am not unfamiliar with its cult following, but (a) I don’t watch any SF series at home (my wife hates it), and (b) I don’t hang out with geeks, so I didn’t have any direct or indirect exposure to the series. In fact, the thing that most interested me was Ron Glass, who I remember from _Barney Miller_ growing up. The fact that the series was so short-lived works to my advantage in catching-up, though the timeframe will still be a challenge. We’ll see… ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/13 "2005-07-20T16:28:05Z")
[quote] I don’t hang out with geeks… [quote] whoa…whoa…whoa! Dont let the pocket protector and strange allergies fool you, this show ain’t just for the geeks! Why I was that this Sci-Fi Convention just last week and I was saying to some Klingon that…oh crap… ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/14 "2005-07-20T18:31:46Z")
While the genre may be SciFi, it’s equally accurate to call it a character-driven drama. If you wife likes those, she should give _Firefly_ a shot. The timeframe won’t be much of a challenge, though. I’ve hooked a few friends and they all race through the DVDs, sometimes watching three or four episodes in one sitting. ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/15 "2005-07-20T19:05:04Z")
Wow. I saw the first trailer, but I didn’t realize until I watched this one that they go to Earth That Was! Baseless uninformed speculation: could part of the blue-gloved guys’ secret be that Earth That Was is once again habitable? Or that it was always habitable, and the real reason for humanity’s flight was something else entirely? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/16 "2005-07-20T19:07:07Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > While the genre may be SciFi, it’s equally accurate to call it a character-driven drama. If you wife likes those, she should give _Firefly_ a shot. The timeframe won’t be much of a challenge, though. I’ve hooked a few friends and they all race through the DVDs, sometimes watching three or four episodes in one sitting. Well, unfortunately, I love the Mrs. and all, but there are certain genres that she can (rarely) get beyond the genre trappings of. She definitely didn’t “get” _BtVS_, so I’m not holding much hope for _Firefly_. My best bet is to catch up after she’s fallen asleep, while I’m getting ready in the morning, or during my lunch break at work. We’ll see–even if I don’t catch all of them, I’m looking forward to an episode or two purely for orientation sake. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/17 "2005-07-20T19:27:59Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > She definitely didn’t “get” _BtVS_, so I’m not holding much hope for _Firefly_. In my opinion, _Firefly_ is a much more mature, well-rounded series than either _Buffy_ or _Angel_. I’ve seen three people who were all non-fans of _BtVS_ get absolutely hooked on _Firefly_. It’s important to see the episodes in order, but I’m sure someone will be along shortly to suggest a good episode to start with. As for “genre trappings”, Joss throws a lot of them to the winds. There’s a “gun fight” early in the series that begins and ends so quickly you hardly notice what’s happening. The captain is fighting a Bad Guy one-on-one, his first mate stops the crew from intervening, saying “This is something Captain’s gotta do for himself,” and he hollers, “NO IT’S NOT!” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/18 "2005-07-20T19:49:15Z")
I must admit though that I was dismayed to see more scenes of a female character in her late teens, played by a woman probably in her 20s, defeating faceless enemies with a variety of lame-o kung-fu moves. I guess some directors/writers just can’t help going back to the same tired well. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/19 "2005-07-20T19:58:29Z")
And scarcely any Kaylee. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serenity-new-international-trailer-online/313262/20 "2005-07-20T20:14:13Z")
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