While watching snippets of "Return of the Jedi" to better understand the AT-ST walk cycle (which I love so much and want so badly to animate, but I know I won't have time to so do for the critique on Monday), I was struck again by just how awesome Firefly is. It always bothered me when we studied World War II in history class that we were called the Allies and our enemy was referred to as the Axis Powers. I wondered if the word "axis" gained its negative connotations from World War II or if it came before. I wondered what the Axis Powers called us, and what they called themselves. I'm sure they thought of themselves as allies! It's a classic example of history being written by the victors. Then in Star Wars, we have the Rebel Alliance. Good for them. I love how in Firefly, the "Alliance" is the name of the side Mal and Zoe fought against; the side that won.

Joss is so awesome.

Oh, and the foot of my scout walker? Beyond hotness. *continues work on gun mounts*