I enjoy The Onion as much as the next person with a sense of humor, but this story hits a little too close to home. Home meaning my new apartment in Hollywood where I’m still looking though job listings.
Fortunately, I have a nice view of the Hollywood sign from my street. Should I ever need reassurance, all I have to do is step outside to confirm that it’s still there.
How appropriate that the fist day I get to LA, I go see a movie. I was determined to see Serenity on opening night and luckily a friend was going with a big group and was willing to give me a ride.
I have to say the Arclight is easily the most gorgeous movie theater I’ve ever seen. More of a theatre than a theater. It’s located around Sunset and Vine and has its own gift shop and bar. Very hoity toity.
As for the movie, I think I need to see it again before I can form a definitive opinion. I avoided as many spoilers as possible, so I wasn’t expecting Serenity to have as noticeable a time gap from the end of Firefly as it did. The movie was heavier on the sci-fi and lighter on the western than the TV show, which I found a bit disappointing (though it makes sense when trying to appeal to the mass moviegoing public.) And lets just say that at least one of the deaths is quite painful for fans of the show.
The one thing I can say definitively is that River kicks ass. In fact, River kicks an astonishing amount of ass. River could probably tear Buffy into tiny pieces and look delicate and graceful while doing so. The DVD purchase price will be worth it just for the fight scenes.