tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post669579987197841731..comments2017-11-21T15:06:19.727-05:00Comments on The Disgruntled Individual: [Opinion] - Does Firefly Exist Within The Alien UniverseMR. Clarknoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-81834974202421039142017-06-04T13:39:43.687-04:002017-06-04T13:39:43.687-04:00I really enjoy simply reading all of your weblogs....I really enjoy simply reading all of your weblogs. Simply wanted to inform you that you have people like me who appreciate your work. Definitely a great post. Hats off to you! The information that you have provided is very helpful.Amran Ahmedhttp://www.facebook.com/wwwvirtualedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-33885896459830085612014-08-05T11:56:02.117-04:002014-08-05T11:56:02.117-04:00Here's a more satisfying theory: same universe...Here's a more satisfying theory: same universe, but separate and disconnected. "The earth that was could no longer sustain our numbers" implies that many humans left earth, but not all of them. <br /><br />Firefly shows what happened to the humans who left Earth permanently 500+ years ago, and Alien documents certain adventures of those who stayed behind.<br /><br />I think Firefly implies they've been in the 'verse for 500 or so years, and it would've taken more than a few years to get there. Maybe it took 20+ in cryo-sleep / generation ships. This distance would effectively sever the 'verse from the Earth sphere. The exodus could have happened anywhere in the Alien timeline, but say it happened around 2100; everything after this would be parallel and unconnected, but still in the same universe: A (relatively) healthy and thriving 'verse in Firefly with a Weyland-Yutani subsidiary, and a decaying Alien-infested dystopia with the primary Weyland-Yutani.<br /><br />Also, who says Weyland-Yutani didn't subsidize and coordinate the exodus in Firefly? And maybe once the system was settled, they fell out of favor and the Alliance became the dominant, non-corporate form of governance. Meanwhile in Alien, Weyland-Yutani wields more power than most governments.<br /><br />With this scenario I think most inconsistencies can be waived away, two branches of humanity, two very different outcomes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-77838210641599551162014-03-31T02:30:16.398-04:002014-03-31T02:30:16.398-04:00There are similarities between the betty ans seren...There are similarities between the betty ans serenity as well. two center mounted engines that work in not only propulsion but steering as well that would, in theory, all the betty to pull a "crazy Ivan". (Tip of the proverbial het to the hunt for the red October there). Rear cargo, steps leading down. although on the betty we never see where the crew quarters are located or how they were situated, but the layout is both logical and suggestive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-86347915571501389192013-03-08T10:39:31.386-05:002013-03-08T10:39:31.386-05:00Brilliant, I'd completely forgotten about that...Brilliant, I'd completely forgotten about that. I didn't use much (any) material from the comics, just focusing on “screen canon” of both franchises. But, if synthetic life forms had evolved to the point where they are indistinguishable from humans, then the ability to create bionics based on that technology makes a certain sense.<br /><br />Thanks for the addition.by MR. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11859054274651558035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-85650171533225524882013-03-07T16:03:52.943-05:002013-03-07T16:03:52.943-05:00I wonder if it would bear mentioning that Book has...I wonder if it would bear mentioning that Book has a cybernetic eye? I think that the Lawman from the pilot was also shown in the comics to have some integrated cybernetic parts as a result of the injuries he sustained from Mal. <br /><br />So, at least the Powers that Be have confirmed that bionic technology exists in the Firefly universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-68853890218474441042013-02-28T13:38:56.402-05:002013-02-28T13:38:56.402-05:00Oh absolutely. As you say, the purposes of the nee...Oh absolutely. As you say, the purposes of the needle and Inara's condition are well speculated and all but confirmed via "Word of God." Happily, for the purposes of my wanton speculation, nothing was verified in series. Plus, I needed a connection to synthetics, and as she appears on screen, Inara fit best as an evolution of the Call-type skin job.<br /><br />Of course, River fits better as a Terminator-style killing machine. But too much was revealed about her to consider her anything but just a really messed up human.MR. Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293383428700288229.post-26646151839807078932013-02-28T13:31:50.983-05:002013-02-28T13:31:50.983-05:00Interesting read - but I'd like to add about t...Interesting read - but I'd like to add about the last bit that it has been widely speculated and all but confirmed by Whedon and Minear that Inara was terminally ill (hence the "medical exams" and unwillingness to be seen to by Simon); and in the Browncoats Unite special that aired on the Science Channel last fall, Minear actually confirmed that the syringe she carried was meant to contain a chemical which would poison anyone who had sex with her - if, for example, Reavers boarded the ship and raped her, they'd be killed by the toxin.<br /><br />Aside from that, some interesting speculation. The similarities in ship designs in particular seem undoubtedly related.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com