Rating  - What if Han Solo ran Star Wars?
I missed this show when it was (briefly) on Fox. Big mistake. But I thought "An on board prostitute? AND a preacher? And a doctor in space? Sounds stupid." Like I said, big mistake.
I encountered "Firefly" again a few years later when I read a news article on the web about the "Browncoats" in Boston having a Firefly festival or something. I don't remember the specifics, but I was so intrigued by the song they were singing about the "Hero of Canton" that I wanted to check it out. I checked my local library, but then I saw that the price for the WHOLE SERIES on Amazon was under 30 bucks, and I bought it, having never watched a single episode.
Once the familiar smiley faced-box arrived, I opened it up and popped a disk in the DVD. My son (about 15 at the time) asked what I was watching. "Firefly." "Oh," he said, "I used to watch that. It's pretty good."
An understatement.
It's hard to explain. A Western set in space. Hard core pirates that you really, REALLY love. A captain who acts like Han Solo would have if he had had a pair. A beautiful Amazon warrior-princess who marries a pasty white boy (hope for us all!). A charming, innocent mechanic who can make an ancient POJ spaceship sing. A gigantic bully who names his guns (VERA?). A snobby surgeon-on-the-run and his lovely demented sister. And then there's the preacher and the prostitute, who becomes the moral center of the whole show. A crew that is constantly in conflict, until there's an outside threat, when they will fight to the death for one another.
In short, a family.
(WHY was that kid watching this without me??)
Joss Weadon has created a shabby, mundane, future populated by people that seem like old friends. The witty dialog, the intercut Chinese swearing, the plot that never slows down and always surprises, these things come together in a delicate tapestry that is Firefly. I'm not exaggerating when I say this show makes Star Wars seem shallow and Star Trek (all versions) seem insipid. This from a dyed in the wool Trekker.
I watched the whole thing (six+ hours) in one sitting.
So I went to work the next day and I couldn't resist. I told Tanya, who borrowed the DVDs, and then bought her own and loaned them to Tim who loaned them to Kevin and Cassie, and so on. I knew I was the Firefly Evangelist at work when John (my boss' boss) saw me working in the lab with blue gloves on (yes, I'm a science nerd), cocked his head and said, "Two by two; hands of blue." His wife had given him the DVDs for Christmas, because he had watched Tanya's. He loved them, too.
So I went to the office Halloween party this year (2008) as Mal (Mal after a prosperous 20 years or so, I suppose). Also in attendance were Zoe and Jayne. We shot the rest of them with our nerf guns.
Watch it, get it, and you will be singing the same song as the rest of us:
You can't take the Sky from ME!
One note on the movie "Serenity", based on this series: It's good, but... try the TV show. It's GREAT.
Rating - Fantastic Series!!!!!
This is one of the VERY BEST sci-fi series in a long time!! Great characters, good story lines, and a solid cast. I loved every episode!!! I only wish they had done more seasons!!! You will not be disappointed. A great series to watch.
Rating - An amazing sci-fi western
Firefly is amazing. The story, the characters, the fact that space has no sound effects! I absolutely love this series. I only heard about it after it was cancelled (Go Fox, for cancelling another terrific show), saw the movie and instantly fell in love. Trust the multiple-thousand other people who love this show and get it!
Rating - Sci-fi at its best.
Plainly put, this is one of the genre's greatest works. I have watched the entire series with my girlfriend at least five times, and have watched it without her at least a couple more. Needless to say I am in love with the perfectly matched cast, directing, and writing. When prompted in the past, the best concise description I can muster for Firefly is "cowboys in space", but it is so much more. I quickly fell in love with the individual characters. The reality of living in space is made believable by the show's great writing. There is a lot of great action and throughout the show maintains levity with very well placed laughs. If you are a fan of the genre, Whedon's work, or are just curious about all of the highly positive reviews I would highly suggest doing yourself the favor of treating yourself to this set. Everyone who I have lent my set to or watched episodes with has ended up buying their own copies to watch and share.
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