"Is that their mission statement? 'For the greater niftiness of all'?" -Ko, re: my description of The Alliance

Okay, so... trailer. Still EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEing madly, but some things made me pause. Spoilers for the content of the trailer, wusses. I haven't read anything spoilerish about the actual movie, so you're safe. Oh, and more screencaps here, courtesy of the illustrious Megan!

The Sketchy:

Sound. In space. Firefly was one of a handful of sci-fi offerings that didn't have sound in space. After Firefly, I grumble at my passionately beloved Star Wars for having sound in space. I don't care if it's not what the audience is used to, or if it gets awkward. That's why we have background music! Please, Joss, don't do it! (Edit: Someone on the boards assured me that the studio execs okayed Joss' "no sound in space"

The Fabulous:

Mal shoots first. I love you, Joss Whedon. *grins and pokes George Lucas with a flan*
Yay, Wash still has his dinosaurs!
River could kill people without her brain.

The Quoi:
Why does River appear to kick Simon in the face? It's such a pretty face.
Disappointed at the lack of Kaylee and Book. I've been convinced by the flans that the trailer does not reflect the film in that respect (and that it does indeed retain more of the Firefly feel than the trailer lets on, rather than being a more traditional, mainstream sci-fi).