Humping Hot
Translation: It was extremely hot in the office today and the air conditioner has been leaking water in the photography studio below us, so we said "screw it" and came home under the AC and drank beer and watched Firefly, and nobody gets tired of hearing people talk about how hot it is.
The reason Firefly got cancelled was because of that stupid theme song. We played Europe's "The Final Countdown" over the opening credits and it syncs up exactly.
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I am ashamed to say that the pretty-much-3-word refrain is the only part of that song I can sing along to at all well.
In other news, I thought of you when I read this article, especially the last bit.
Whoa, Weedmaster P, that's not a bong you've got there.
Weedmaster P in the ugly Jayne hat.
I can die now.
It's not ugly.
It is most certainly NOT "humping hot". It is too hot to hump. It is "lie naked in a water filled kiddie pool in front of an oscilatting fan connected to a GFI outlet" hot.
Oh man. OverCompensating meets Firefly.
All you need is Jay and Silent Bob and I can die happy.
If indeed the polar caps melt, and the world becomes some sort of sea land, and people have to live in boats, and Kevin Costner is still alive, will Al Gore say, "I told you so?" Will the Green Party become known as the Blue Party, seeing as all land is underwater, or will they simply forget about politics and go swim with the dolphins all day long? Will Jeffrey Rowland still write about the days when jet liners flew in and out of airports, and occasionaly there were snakes on them? Will there ever be snakes on a plane again?
WHAT? How can you hate the firefly theme song? I love it so much, i will however try "The Final COuntdown" to it as well. Also i like Baby in the Kaylee outfit and talkin like her and stuff...
The great thing about Overcompensating is the crazy costumes. Imagine if Peanuts had crazy costumes. All they've got is Snoopy in a scarf.
I am in Texas. You can cook your food on the hood of a parked car here, but make sure to use a barrier of tinfoil to protect the paint and ensure that you don't get dead bug splatters in your food.
As for the firefly music, I think they should have used a different mammals song for every song in the score, and every intro. It is probably the only way it could have been any better.
the firefly theme is damn catchy. and just out of coincidence, i pulled firefly out of its dusty shelf-retirement 2 days ago...
By the way, the mammals are playing in Northampton tomorrow night. If I wasn't in damn Texas I would go see them.
I had to try the Firefly/Final Countdown thing for myself, and I have to say it worked better than I thought it would. I synced it so that the music kicks in(about 10 seconds into the track)when the word Firefly appears.
Every damn comicker on t'internet is complaining about the heat in Uhmairca at the moment - I challenge any of you to spend a summer in Australia and then you can complain about the friggin' sweating!
Australia is full of descendents of criminals and funny looking animals. Let it cook.
I have a theory that 'The Final Countdown' will sync up to anything.
Strange patterns emerge when watching wizard off against a backdrop of raging synth.
BLASPHEMY! The Firefly theme song is GENIUS! Shame on you for doubting your master, Joss Whedon.
"I challenge any of you to spend a summer in Australia and then you can complain about the friggin' sweating!"
I live in Texas. I'd be willing to bet we're about even.
This Final Countdown/Firefly theory is begging to be a Youtube video.
There is nothing wrong with the theme song. Maybe it should not have been the main theme since you can't techno it up and have different versions of it at different moments in the series, but that is just a freebie and not a life threatening weakness.
In fact, as songs go, the number/type of instruments as well as the lyrics fit Firefly to a T.
what kind of music did you want for a scifi space western that specializes in the nit and grit? I think its because some people expect scifi to be a certain thing. You havent been exposed to anime have you?
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The Firefly themesong is a brilliant composition of longing, angst, sorrow and defiance. The song wasn't why the show was cancelled -- the Fox executive (did we ever find out his name? REAVERBAIT!) who is responsible obviously had a pact with the netherworld to subvert the very best gorram show EVER!
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If you could go ahead and stop dripping water into the expensive photographers studio below, that would be great....thanks.
My freon line for the 20 ton unit on the 3rd floor exploded yesterday and made a mess. I have no a/c. Have sympathy for me?! Please?! It's hot, I am cranky. That is all.
I also find that Joe Walsh's "Life's Been Good" works equally well.
You dare insult the Firefly theme?
Pistols at dawn, sir.
-Jonn
You dare insult the Firefly theme?
Pistols at dawn, sir.
-Jonn
You're not listening to the Firefly theme close enough!
If you listen to it really close, and pay a lot of attention to it, you'll start to notice that it completely sucks.
Also yesterday here it was 103F with 94% humidity which made it "feel like" it was 179F.
Massachusetts in August: it's like Oklahoma, but with twice as much humidity
Have you heard the version that Joss Whedon sang? Now THAT's bad.
Is it strange that I was hearing the actor's voices in my head as I read this?
Once again, Overcompensating wins the Internet.
Jeff it is a good tune, a good theme tune, you are a Johnny-come-lately to popular culture in no position to cast aspersions.
Interesting choice of alt-text. My mother once said I should "gai si". I was doing something very bad I think.
Jeffrey:
The Firefly theme does suck... but it's not nearly as inconceivably bad as the Enterprise theme.
Awwww, I liked the opening song to Firefly.
FINAL COUNTDOWN. Oh my God there was a group in high school that covered that song... it was hilarious. Bad 80s music will never die.
Every TV show should definitely replace its current theme song with something by "The Who." The only reason I even watch that goddamn CSI: Miami show is because I get to listen to Pete Townsend being a badass on the guitar.
CSI's theme song (WHo are you-The Who, i belive) does not work as a theme song. It is an awsome regualr song to be sure but when applyed to that TV show it simply didnt go with the flow. What i mean by that is CSI is a drama-type televerse show whilst "Who are you" is awsome.
Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand.. I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take this pie from me.
(I love firefly. And seeing Weedmaster P holding Vera [the gun, obviously!] made me too happy for words.)
geez, I'm gonna get ripped on for this one, but I've never even heard of this "Firefly" show. But I guess I shouldn't feel too bad, from what I can find out it only aired for a few months anyway. Sounds pretty kick-ass though.
Firefly was a sadly shortlived sci fi show from Joss Whedon, the god of Buffy and Angel. Set in space on a spaceship, no less, it featured Mal Reynolds (Jeff Rowland) and his team of ruffians as they wander creating mischief. The movie Serenity follows on directly from the series.
Check this shit out!
Firefly... Serenity... is that the movie with the girl that looks kinda like Christina Ricci but isn't and is a totaly BAMF that you totally do not wanna mess with? If it is, I saw it, and woo.
I've gotta agree on the The Who issue. For example, House MD would not be so awesome were it not for him playing air keyboards to the Who.
Also, keavychan, I don't dispute your love for firefly, only your knowledge of the words. It's "You can't take the sky from me"
I think "you can't take this guy from me" is funnier.
"Massachusetts in August: it's like Oklahoma, but with twice as much humidity"
Louisiana in August: It's like Massachusetts in August, but with twice as much humidity. As in rain falling from a clear sky because of spontaneous condensation.
Or maybe I'm just bitter because my gorram air con-ditioner is broke-ass'd
Alas. Europe was just another band whose genius was not recognized until after they parted ways. If only their hit song had been used as the Firefly theme; instead of having lame lyrics of going "out into the black / and tell 'em I ain't coming back", we'd have lyrics about "heading for Venus / And still we stand tall / Cause maybe they've seen us / And welcome us all."
However, they still hold a special place in my heart, along with all other Eighties supergroups named after geographical locations. Asia is another one.
Also, has anyone noticed that, if you watch the movie Serenity with the MUTE button on while listening to Dark Side of the Moon, the movie and the album don't actually sync up at all??? Really! Try it!
I do indeed know that it is "you can't take the sky from me", but it's just so much better when you think about it; think about the characters of Firefly defending a pie from the Alliance. Grade-A, no?
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Blasphemy! The firefly theme song was great.
So much so, that I coreographed a dance to it, showed the whole damn school too.
i gotta agree with jeffrey, true believers. the firefly theme always got muted in my household.
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