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2003.Dec.28 Sun
For entertainment - drama/action/comedy, science fiction, and "old west" bad guys and much badder guys, in a package that sometimes turns clichés upside down (or at least provides a fresh vision), check out Firefly - Joss Whedon's too-short series that aired on Fox -- a network that couldn't understand it, promoted it poorly, and didn't give it a chance to find an audience. The DVDs have episodes that were never aired, and several episodes have commentary audio tracks. Excellent cast. Excellent writing, set design, costume design, very good special effects... Unfortunately for us (and Joss and crew), much of the back-story of these interesting and sometimes mysterious characters remains unexplored, though the commentary hints that there might be some kind of revival/continuation for Firefly - perhaps a movie, a revived TV show, or something in another medium - Joss has been involved in comic books, and perhaps could be involved in writing novels... I haven't check the rumor sites yet, so you may know more than me.
For the spirit: my wife and I enjoyed Awakening the Buddhist Heart by Lama Surya Das on tape. The author has a Long Island accent - I've heard that his mother calls him "the Deli Lama". We also read the book Awakening the Buddha Within by the same author. The "Heart" book is about becoming compassionate, the Buddha book is a clear expression of what Buddhism is: wisdom, awareness, love, compassion, balance.
Jack Kornfield's book After the Ectasy, the Laundry talks about the often difficult spiritual path of several traditions: Christian, Jewish, Buddhism, Zen, Sufi, and so on.
Trivia fact: Ron Glass, who plays a Christian preacher in Firefly, is a Buddhist.