As someone who speaks Chinese, this is just too funny XD
@eon001
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it weird that they used Chinese adlibs, but I don't recall a single major Chinese character cast in the show or the movie. .
@wolfhoundtv1929
3 жыл бұрын
@@eon001 the lore is that English and Chinese became the only two languages still in use over time. We only see a small part of the interplanetary society throughout the series, but, if I recall, there's some places that predominately use Chinese still, so it makes since that most people who make their living traveling planet to planet speak at least some Chinese.
@tomburgess1994
3 жыл бұрын
There is no language called Chinese. It's mandarin or Cantonese.
@TobiasBroad
2 жыл бұрын
@Kalevipoeg this is all very true, however the Chinese do still distinguish between the two languages. Moreover Toms initial remark has nothing to do with what the people in mainland China might say, he is writing in English on American owned website about an American TV series, and he is correct assert that (in English) we should distinguish between Mandarin and Cantonese, most people aren’t even aware that there are two different languages and we are apt to inform/remind them.
@joeyjojojunior1794
2 жыл бұрын
@@eon001 They all died of famine under the CCP...
@rexthewonderhorse7717
11 жыл бұрын
Well great, you made me remember how much I like this show. Now I've gotta watch the whole thing again. Thanks a lot.
@KevinHuangPhasorQuantaG
10 жыл бұрын
Apparently Simon Tam's Chinese deteriorated as he grew up.
@WillBNunn
12 жыл бұрын
If this had subtitles, it'd be perfect. Great video! LOVE FIREFLY AND SERENITY!!!
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
Have you watched this video with the Caption on? No way would they tell us what they're really saying.
@1Richard2008
8 жыл бұрын
I thought this was going to be Firefly from China with the swearing in English.
@kyleysk
10 жыл бұрын
As a Mandarin speaker, I can only guess 3 or 4 words in this video, sounds like Russian to me, it's kind of interesting
@tsubaki4106
10 жыл бұрын
It's somewhat mangled Mandarin, some Cantonese, and a bit of Russian.
@ExemptuousAquatic
9 жыл бұрын
They probably didn't use tones for the script.
@tsubaki4106
9 жыл бұрын
ExemptuousAquatic Agreed.
@ExemptuousAquatic
9 жыл бұрын
I'm in my second year of Chinese, and I'm having a ton of fun! : )
@criskity
7 жыл бұрын
The actors' pronunciaton sucks. But maybe, within the context of the show, this is how Mandarin sounds in the 26th century.
@ginger0ninger
9 жыл бұрын
I'm learning Chinese and I cannot tell the majority of what they are saying. The issue is they are not saying a lot of the words with tones which is important for meaning plus the grammar is all wrong. I showed my Chinese friends this awesome show and they couldn't stop laughing at how bad their Chinese Mandarin was.
@Malbanica
9 жыл бұрын
ginger0ninger Yes, i'm totally confused. The show is great, but they need some language teacher.
@garmethyu1
9 жыл бұрын
The point is that in the future, English and mandarin were a little mixed up, so everyone speaks a simplified mandarin so every farmer in the 'verse can understand eachother
@practicewhatyoupreach8382
2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered it to be intentional? Lots of people butcher the Spanish language and instead of shaking our heads in disgust we laugh at the pitiful mostly white people trying to talk Spanish. You want authentic watch a show that's entirely in Chinese.
@jackpierce1724
8 жыл бұрын
GET THIS SERIES UNCANCELED!!!!
@imbalababala8064
8 жыл бұрын
1:40 - is russian, not chinese, "Это курам насмех"
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Simon's code words for River were NOT Chinese. Reminds me of Bucky's trigger words in Winter Soldier.
@CanadianWarMachine
6 жыл бұрын
Love how if someone who never saw this show, saw this video for the first time, they would think the show was all in Chinese
@UnclePengy
3 жыл бұрын
I read a commentary somewhere on the show that explained why people who speak Chinese can't understand the Chinese they're speaking (or trying to speak) in the show. It said that there's been 600 years of language drift, and the Chinese they speak in the show had evolved into what was called "New Chinese." Which is a) a nice dodge, and b) also makes some logical sense. (Go back 600 years and try to understand someone speaking English in 1420. You might catch a word here and there but most of it is going to be unintelligible.)
@seandlax9
2 жыл бұрын
This is an important point. To an English speaker 600 years ago modern English would be gibberish in all it's forms.
@windowsVD
11 жыл бұрын
I'm Chinese and I understood about 20% of what they were saying. lol
@darkphoenix2
12 жыл бұрын
god dammit I wish I could've watched Morena Baccarin speak Chinese in beautiful outfits and makeup for several more years
@corporaldbag
12 жыл бұрын
I assume it's entirely swearing, and a clever way of getting around the whole "no swearing on broadcast tv" thing
@hannahgallagher2676
3 жыл бұрын
I think that was the main purpose lol. Also, it feels weird answering a comment made almost a decade ago
@ConSmith1807
12 жыл бұрын
Firefly was a sci-fi series created by Joss Whedon back in 2002. It sadly only lasted one season, but is a great combinaton of sci-fi, western, action and comedy telling the story of Malcom Reynolds and his crew on the spaceship Serenity. It's certainly worth a viewing, and is available on Netflix I believe (Along with Serenity, the movie that was produced in 2005)
@jack002tuber
11 жыл бұрын
When Shepard Book uses it, it sounds like klingon
@Olordrin
10 жыл бұрын
For a complete new level of hilarity, put on the Automatic Caption for English as the CC option. :D
@jeskmoore6295
7 жыл бұрын
ROFLMAO!!! This is what happens when English gets its claws into another language.
@jackillin
7 жыл бұрын
You just made my day! Hahahahahaha
@SwedishGameNerd
7 жыл бұрын
Lol! Good call! XD
@lulah3463
2 жыл бұрын
😆
@practicewhatyoupreach8382
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@barreloffun10
6 жыл бұрын
Such a great show!
@jordy_g_lives
11 жыл бұрын
This show is so goram underrated and awesome
@DoctorandtheDoll
12 жыл бұрын
I don't think I ever realized just how much they used!
@cowboyarchangel
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you... I only wish to share the joy, and unltimate sorrow, that is Firefly/Serenity... Enjoy!
@Louwhay
11 жыл бұрын
this is genius, turns any serious moment into comic relief
@hannahg8485
11 жыл бұрын
That's what makes it fun- knowing the language and thus having fun trying to figure it out!
@GeneralArmorus
12 жыл бұрын
Great timing, I've been watching the series these days for the 1st time
@Mister_Kourkoutas
12 жыл бұрын
For those curious, what Shepard Book said roughly translates as: "filthy fornicators of animals!". Also what Simon says to River to get her to fall unconscious isn't Chinese, its Russian.
@StarSpawn06
11 жыл бұрын
when I consider that there's a high likelihood that "international" Mandarin will actually sound like that in the future, that makes me 哭笑不得 -_-
@TwelvetreeZ
4 жыл бұрын
People from 14th century England would feel the same listening to English today, probably
@bjam89
11 жыл бұрын
well it is the future, who is to say it has not changed to this when we get to the future
@Haaris.Qureshi
10 жыл бұрын
I was under the impression that the thing Simon says to make River sleep was Russian?
@Haaris.Qureshi
10 жыл бұрын
'To put River to sleep, Dr. Simon Tam says, "Eta Kooram Nah Smech!," Russian for "This is very ridiculous" (literally "This is for hens to laugh!").' -IMDb
@dboyzero
11 жыл бұрын
if that's what chinese sounds like in the future, i might have a chance.
@eon001
9 жыл бұрын
Ok I've watched the Serenity movie, and I'm 7 eps into the Firefly show (Netflix), And I have one question. Where are the Chinese PEOPLE?! From what I understand, the shows premise states that USA and China were the biggest superpowers that joined force's and both culturally dominated. So why are there no actual Chinese people? By now I would have expected to see a Chinese mob boss, companion, Alliance guard, town etc, but so far nothing. I guess the easiest answer would be blame "The studio", but I would have expected more attention to detail. How hard would it of been to cast some oriental extra's to fill the background and add some authenticity to the universe.
@jeskmoore6295
7 жыл бұрын
Uh... Hollywood? Let's blame FOX for not staying real to *Joss Whedon's* world.
@eon001
7 жыл бұрын
Uhm where did I say "Hollywood"? I clearly said "The Studio" which obviously means Fox. I know Joss wanted Simon and River to be Asian, but I guess the studio blocked that idea.
@Saldio
7 жыл бұрын
Easiest answer is they either didn't want or couldn't cast Chinese folk. In-universe I suppose the Chinese weren't among those who left the Earth That Was.
@tarik158
6 жыл бұрын
Seeing as how there are 5 million people of Chinese descent in the United States, with most of them in California, I'm going to go with "Didn't want."
@fieryhellkitten
12 жыл бұрын
Love firefly!!
@CCV334
11 жыл бұрын
Man gotta love firefly
@hannahg8485
11 жыл бұрын
I think my favorite is Mal's long string of Chinese, finished off with a distinctive 'shiny' at the end of it. The Chinese is terrible, but honestly it's combinations like that that make this add to the word building of this show :D
@BensoftMedia
10 жыл бұрын
I showed this video to my Chinese friend and she can't understand a word any of them say...
@briannecisneros994
10 жыл бұрын
maybe cuz its mandarin and maybe your friend knows cantonise? :3 orrr I'm completely wrong haha
@Tlop04
10 жыл бұрын
nah their chinese is just really bad, but it's all tonal and stuff so it ain't easy.
@blakefrancisboggs7526
7 жыл бұрын
My Chinese roommate can't either.
@Alex-ve6ey
6 жыл бұрын
My chinese girlfriend cant understand this either
@ronyncato7206
6 жыл бұрын
That's okay. Ever watched Backstroke of the West?
@nogaynamesallowed
12 жыл бұрын
In the show's universe, America and China joined together to form a kind of super government, so everyone in the future has a lot more Chinese
@coooldonkey
10 жыл бұрын
i have yet to find a chinese person that can understand the gibberish they are saying
@thomas4723
4 жыл бұрын
coooldonkey my uncle (Chinese... obviously) translates this all the time as does his friends
@stargatefansg1
12 жыл бұрын
Uhh..YEAH! >.< It's one of the best shows of all time
@vampireknox
12 жыл бұрын
Love me some Firefly~ I find Wash's Chinese to be the coolest sounding. Especially that long stream of it when he's talking to Zoe.
@Mharriscreations
4 жыл бұрын
It's all pretty bad, but sadly as much as I love his character, his might just be the worst. I literally could only understand about three words he said his tones and pronunciation were so bad.
@0entropy
11 жыл бұрын
The translated captions make this video a hundred times better.
@mytmyt
12 жыл бұрын
Ah... I miss all the episodes they never made.
@ДинаМуратова-у8щ
11 жыл бұрын
Its a Russian idiom for "That's ridiculous". Literally, it means, "That's for chickens to laugh at" ;-)
@TGRDRVR91
10 жыл бұрын
Keep calm and realize that the Chinese language evolves in the future.
@MountMonty
10 жыл бұрын
They should've done the same with the English then :P. That would've made it way more interesting to watch lol
@criskity
7 жыл бұрын
They did, actually. "shiny", etc.
@AudioSuede
12 жыл бұрын
OMG, it truly is SO much better.
@MrLymahbeanz
11 жыл бұрын
They were taught just the phrases as translated from english, and theres some liberty since it's supposed to be a few years in the future
@cyber797
12 жыл бұрын
Indeed you should. Simply put, this is the best sci-fi series ever. Oh and after you've finished the 14 episodes there's a feature length movie sequel called "Serenity" but watch it after the series.
@dosenpfaendle
11 жыл бұрын
I so need to see Firefly now...
@sarahakm
12 жыл бұрын
Yes, Efron was young Simon Tan. When I re-watched the series I was hella shocked too
@FailDrummer
12 жыл бұрын
I love these videos!
@gilkomfg
12 жыл бұрын
Since cursing in the TV is usually bad, they used this as a quite creative way to despict the cursing.
@patchy64
11 жыл бұрын
Can I say that video about the move insults was brilliant you got a good taste in movies
@BlackJack7009
12 жыл бұрын
A new HH1Edits video, the WAIT IS FINALLY OVER.
@aderator
12 жыл бұрын
I miss this show *sniff*
@zwpakfan12
12 жыл бұрын
sir i would just like to say that you have impeccable taste
@patrick888881
12 жыл бұрын
Alternative title, Firefly; the Shun-SHENG duh gao-WAHN short version
@canadmexi
2 жыл бұрын
Whedon once said that Normal Again is a commentary on how he'd have to be at least a little bit crazy to write it. Personally, I still don't know how it relates to the rest of the series, but, the random decisiom to make everyone speak bad Chinese with no Asian Americans on the show me agree with the "crazy" part.
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
*CLOSED CAPTIONS* ON FOR MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT.😂🤣
@rich8186
12 жыл бұрын
Joss is God - Firefly/Serenity Rocks! Love how Joss uses foreign languages to swear in so the certification board dont catch on :P love to see this subtitled if anyones would be up fir that task
@1pandamanypanda
12 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes you should.
@ajarciaga8864
4 жыл бұрын
I'm currently learning Chinese because of Firefly
@balrual1234
12 жыл бұрын
They also say gibberish, which the direct translation is hilarious.
@KrisLovesMoviess
12 жыл бұрын
Firefly -3 ! They can't take the sky from me because I found Serenity!
@MasterChoof
12 жыл бұрын
you should to some of the greatest cristopher walken quotes
@voicetube
12 жыл бұрын
This greatness reminds me of why Fox must be ****ing their pants for cutting this off after 1/2 a season! BRILLIANCE!!!!
@lol3xtrach3353
11 жыл бұрын
I'm Chinese and wouldn't have known this were in chinese if it didn't say so in the title.
@AdrianPodkos
12 жыл бұрын
This was brilliant
@MissYa
9 жыл бұрын
LoL As a Chinese, I absolute don't understand a word they say.
@feeish
12 жыл бұрын
For a show based on an "American-Chinese space alliance" I don't recall seeing any Chinese people ever in this show yet everyone know how to curse in chinese
@mclarenf101
12 жыл бұрын
It's a great show. also the director did the new Avengers film.
@hatorigirl1202
12 жыл бұрын
The two most spoken languages on the planet right now are Chinese and English. The idea behind the language is that this continued until everyone spoke both. It doesn't address whether other languages are still used, because Chinese and English are lingua francas. They swear in Chinese because it is an American show that aired on network tv, meaning most swearing was not allowed, so by saying it in Chinese it was allowed to air. Also the meanings are much more colorful than American profanity.
@Alez0891
12 жыл бұрын
yes it was: literally "it's for chicken to laugh" - ridiculously. "Это курам на смех"
@Synapzze
12 жыл бұрын
They do not only curse in chinese. Them speaking in chinese is an important part to the story as well.
@SuperAnchos
12 жыл бұрын
You're alive. Great.
@stevebux1831
3 жыл бұрын
Why why why the hell this was cancelled don't understand this madness a great TV show cut down in its infancy had/has so much potential still to this day please please a second season .
@psyk0bear
12 жыл бұрын
Im Chinese and i find this FUCKING HILARIOUS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
@Justinxl64
12 жыл бұрын
this is crazy. i love it!
@Scounger01
12 жыл бұрын
if you have not seen this series you dont get to call yourself a nerd.
@YZaiCreates
12 жыл бұрын
....yes
@ArguileSoques
12 жыл бұрын
yes.
@SaulOhio
11 жыл бұрын
My Chinese co-worker can't make out a word of this, except where the YOUNG Simon Tam says something that means something like "go to hell".
@feathertopDT
12 жыл бұрын
You should do a 100 greatest TV Show quotes...... Just because firefly has the top 90 doesn't make it pointless
@mikeysuzefour
6 жыл бұрын
What happened to you Harry Hanrahan?? It has been 6 years since putting out a video...Tell me you're still out there man! :-(
@Punisher1688
12 жыл бұрын
@0:24 Hey look! Its steve the pirate! Yarrrrggghh Peter
@glockman1727ak47
12 жыл бұрын
I love me some hh1edits! Great stuff as always
@bmanphotog
12 жыл бұрын
Showed this to a Chinese co-worker - she couldn't understand a single thing. I'm disappointed it's not better Chinese used in the show.
@TheRainyAsian
9 жыл бұрын
I see foreigners Chinese skills are just as bad in the future. It actually sounds like they are speaking a foreign language. XD
@cyber797
12 жыл бұрын
1:28 "Game time!" haha
@stargatefansg1
12 жыл бұрын
I'd rather not perform my own surgery..I'll just go when I'm ready thanks.
@mnemosyned
12 жыл бұрын
And nary a "dong ma?"
@g0denz00n
12 жыл бұрын
Even though as a Chinese, I still couldn't understand 35% of what they are saying. But it doesn't matter, still an awesome show.
@gitsflcl
12 жыл бұрын
turns on cc .... laughter soon ensues.
@Nejitheultimate
12 жыл бұрын
Fuckin' A Harry Hanrahan's back making videos. Awesome!!!!
@BobLu
12 жыл бұрын
這是甚麼東...東西。 見他的鬼。 After ten years, those are still the only two phrases I could figure out without replaying again and again.
@EmperorEthan
12 жыл бұрын
No, just pay your penance by buying the complete series on DVD.
@IntrepidSkin
12 жыл бұрын
i don´t watch mutch sci-fi... but Firefly+ Battlestar Galactica was the best i have ever seen in this Genre. Ratings give me right
@nightseifer
12 жыл бұрын
Turn on captions and enjoy.
@lifescience2050
12 жыл бұрын
this is so funny. the only thing I got is "butt"
@stargatefansg1
12 жыл бұрын
Gay: having or showing a merry, lively mood (^_^)
@bluemorningtide
12 жыл бұрын
Any chance we could get some subtitles on this? Someone, make it happen!
@CameronM1138
12 жыл бұрын
I kinda wish I had gotten around to seeing Firefly before I went to China with my school, so I'd know some Chinese swear words. If anyone wants translations, look up Firefly on Wikiquotes. Some of them are pretty fun, like 2:18 (da xiang bao za shi de la du zi/大象包扎时的拉肚子), which means "the explosive diarrhea of an elephant". Also, at 1:39, that's not Chinese, that's (I believe) Russian.
@ebrach121
12 жыл бұрын
OOoooo when Simon puts River to sleep that's not Chinese XP but I love you anyway. So weird to see a compilation of all these...they sound like mostly curses XP
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