Tag : Firefly

SupaNova 2012: Melbourne Recap

 Fresh off my recent expedition into the nerd fandom culture, I was very much looking forward what my home city had to offer. I’ve never attended the SupaNova convention simply because there was never a great enough pull of persuasion. However, despite my annoyance and passive-aggressive arguments with the totalitarian oppressors (a.k.a the volunteer staff) about [...]

Pre Oz Comic Con 2012 Interview with Jewel Staite

Pre Oz Comic Con 2012 Interview with Jewel Staite

Claiming I am just a fan of Joss Whedon’s cult sci-fi series Firefly doesn’t really do my level of fandom any justice. Delightedly, in light of the inaugural Oz Comic-Con in Adelaide this coming weekend (31st March – 1st April), I was gifted an incredible opportunity to interview actor Jewel Staite - who portrays the iconic role of Kaylee, the lovably adorable mechanical [...]

Being Meta: The Top Metareferences in Television

Being Meta: The Top Metareferences in Television

The term Meta can be defined as characteristic or metaphorical layers of abstraction or being self-referential. Very confusing, but the classic examples of such in comedy comes from the series of Mel Brooks films that constantly intertwine jokes and dialogues, create instances where characters are aware of the presences as fictional characters and basically does [...]