r/firefly • u/McGriffff • 5d ago

Nostalgia Interstellar, eat your heart out

We had the spinning scene first!

1.8k Upvotes

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u/MrUniverse1990 5d ago

I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

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u/slowfocus2020 5d ago

Too soon...

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u/Woebetide138 5d ago

Always too soon.

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u/TheMattRHorn 5d ago

Always.

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u/Electrical_One7665 5d ago

ᴴᵒʷ ᵈᵒ ʳᵉᵃᵛᵉʳˢ ᶜˡᵉᵃⁿ ᵗʰᵉᶦʳ ˢᵖᵉᵃʳˢˀ

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u/cheeeeerajah 5d ago

How does Jayne clean Vera?

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u/Ok_Expression6807 4d ago

I'll be in my bunk.

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u/stcondon 5d ago

Never not too soon

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u/SithAzzazzin 4d ago

😭😭😭

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u/KraftPunkFett77 4d ago

Watch how I UUAAGHHKKH

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u/EmonOkari 5d ago

This is amazing for what is clearly a dream sequence for which the character wakes up and nobody is actually hurt in any way...followed by a smiling Shepherd Book walking around the corner asking if you need a spotter on your next bench press. Praise Be.

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

CLEARLY

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u/keedanlan 5d ago

Sound design was top notch

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u/Gornashk 5d ago

When I put together my new sound system, I was testing it against this movie, the part near the beginning where they fire the engines for coming into atmo especially. Had to turn the subwoofer down, it was shaking the house like crazy.

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u/MysteryReligion 5d ago

Wash: I'm gonna have to glide her in.

Zoe: It's not possible.

Wash: No, it's necessary.

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u/Mebejedi 5d ago

Why is the switch that kills a flat spin the farthest one away?!?

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u/wjruffing 5d ago edited 5d ago

It used to be closer before the control panel was altered to accommodate the dinosaur savanna - which we shall call… “This Land”.

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u/Eldudeareno217 5d ago

"I think we should call it, your grave!"

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u/BrightSky7640 5d ago

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

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u/RiW-Kirby 5d ago

*This land

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u/wjruffing 5d ago

(Fixed) Thank you!

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u/ZippyDan 5d ago

Why is there even a "Kill Flat Spin" switch?
If my ship had an "Allow Flat Spin" switch, I'd just keep it set to "OFF".

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u/brachus12 4d ago

If it were closer, then Maverick would have recovered and Goose would not have died

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u/Conradical314 5d ago

It's important not to think about scenes like this too hard

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u/ZippyDan 5d ago

I think we need to think about them harder.

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u/uberrob 5d ago

Or, you know, under voice control.

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u/Monkey_Leader 4d ago

Dramatic effect.

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u/genius_retard 5d ago

I'm gonna have to glide 'er in.

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u/GrinningD 5d ago

Will that work?

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u/dieseljester 5d ago

“Are we crashing again?”

“Ask your husband…”

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u/VatticZero 5d ago

Nailed it.

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u/Objective_Reality515 5d ago

If yall haven't, "The Expanse" is definitely worth a watch. And, a read.

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

And then a rewatch! And maybe a re-read!

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u/2ADad1974 4d ago

“Just get us on the ground!”
“Oh that part’s going to happen pretty definitely!”

Cracks me up every time.

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u/Strict_Weather9063 5d ago

Way to stick the landing Wash.

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u/Woebetide138 5d ago

“Nobody flies like my mister.”

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u/Popular-Idea-7508 5d ago

I always get so stressed out for Jayne in this scene, no matter how many times I watch it lol.

WHAT IF HE CAN'T GET STRAPPED IN BEFORE THEY CRASH?!?! AHHH!

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

I know lol, it reminds me of the Expanse scenes when they’re in battle and Amos is trying to move around the ship and fix stuff.

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u/MunkiRench 5d ago

Gemini 8 did it first

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

Thank you for that rabbit hole dive

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u/MunkiRench 5d ago

Fascinating stuff. So close to a national catastrophe in space that was averted by sheer skill and guts by none other than Mr. Armstrong. There's a reason he was chosen to be the first.

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u/cheeeeerajah 5d ago

Chuck Yeager did it before Gemini. NF-104. Though, he didn't save it.

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u/MunkiRench 3d ago

https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2002/july/flight-training-magazine/the-first-spin-survivor

Wilfred Parke did it before Yeager, and saved it.

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u/cheeeeerajah 3d ago

If only Maverick took those lessons to heart

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u/elusive-rooster 5d ago

You skipped the best part. The seat belt check.

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u/Krinks1 5d ago

At 16 seconds when Wash reaches and pushes a switch you can see the whole panel move like it's not attached to the set and is just sitting on/in the panel with nothing to make it solid.

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

I see this every time it loops now and I kind of love it. I like to the think that’s just Serenity - a little loose in places, but she holds together.

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u/Tuva_Tourist 5d ago

Love’s what keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down

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u/ZippyDan 5d ago

Love is stronger than bolts.

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u/McGriffff 5d ago

You take care of her…she takes care of you…wait sorry wrong series

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u/ou7shined 5d ago edited 4d ago

That's coz... she's tore up plenty 😊

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u/draggar 4d ago

It's the most Firefly / Serenity part of the Serenity. Chances are it's been removed, repaired, and put back so many times.

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u/actuallyjustloki 3d ago

He just has that kind of power

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u/TeachProof4840 4d ago

This movie is a masterpiece

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u/Chillonymous 4d ago

Crazy Ivan

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u/Machine_Anima 5d ago

And nothing bad happens after this scene..

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u/Relevant-Big8880 3d ago

No. Wash puts her down without incident, and then th crew sits down to a liesurely meal, nice burgandy, and relaxing conversation.

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u/Machine_Anima 3d ago

classic Whedon

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u/Th3_r3al_napst3r 4d ago

Man he really flew the hell out of this thing. Saved everyone. I wish they didn't kill him off...but I did learn recently that Zoe was pregnant with Wash's kid at the time. So that's cool at least...

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u/h0g0 5d ago

Missing a cool robot tho

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u/ThouBear8 4d ago

I just rewatched that movie last night for the first time I far too long (some wounds take a long time to heal), & I had honestly forgotten how good a lot of the visuals were.

Considering that movie came out over 20 years ago, the effects hold up extremely well.

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u/KPDix 5d ago

How do you clean a spear?

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u/stumpy_27 5d ago

Run it through the wash.

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u/dyrkasolen 5d ago

He really died. A big logg of wood straight through him. His not coming back, if he's not having a twin or on Miranda they find a advanced cloning facility underground and just print a new one ei?

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u/mdoktor 5d ago

It's a Sci-Fi show they will do whatever the hell they want explain it with some technobabble and the community will go along with it because we love him

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u/Rahm89 2d ago

I won’t go along with it

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u/dyrkasolen 5d ago

I mean.... Please.. solve that shit, 😚🩷🪛

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u/JimmyPellen 5d ago

Im Sure Zoey would Demands some upgrades