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Possibly the BEST tv show ever! -  - Let me start by saying I have never like Sci-Fi. I don't watch Stargate or SG-1 or any of those shows. I heard someone mention how good Firefly was, I had never heard of it. Well, I watched the whole series, in the CORRECT order and I fell in love with this wonderful piece of television history. Rarely does a show have the power to draw you in so deeply to each character, making you want to know more about who they are. It was so well written, deep, witty and utterly charming. Nathan Fillion was Mal, that role was made for him. I can understand why he was heartbroken when the series was cancelled. What a shame because so much on tv today is trash and this was just a wonderful thing that had to end way to soon. Shame on FOX for letting this one go.
total awsomeness!!!! - - Let me start by saying that when the show first aired I didn't see the show...and then my friends started ranting and raving about it so I decided to give it a shot, but by then the show got canceled. (sadness)
Then the Movie came out and they dragged me out there to see it.
I came out of that movie theater a devoted Browncoat, I have the original DVD, Special Edition, and the complete series.
next stop...the original Props!!!
there is just so much awesomeness in the series that it must have taken industrial amounts of stupidity for fox to cancel the series.
come on Joss....let's hustle with movie number two!!!!
Simply Awesome - - I saw the movie Serenity before I saw the series, but I am totally hooked! The dialogue, the plot, and especially the characters all fit so well together. If I had one wish, it would be to bring the series back with all th original characters and writers. WATCH THIS SERIES!!
the best - - Firefly is unique and completely deserves its passionate fan devotion.
One of the best things ever produced for television.
Are you a Browncoat? - - Joss Whedon's Firefly series is an enigma. It's not hard core science fiction - pistols in space? But it is strangely addictive not only to science fiction fans but anyone who enjoys a good yarn.
I originally approached this series skeptically after hearing about it from a friend. However, after buying the box set the next thing I knew I had stayed up all night going through episode after episode. Why? In all honesty some episodes were better than others and I found I preferred ones written by either Tim Minear or Joss Whedon though I enjoyed them all. But here are some other reasons.
The ship, I love the ship! But how? No laser guns, no weapons at all - it's a cargo ship - rather a smuggler's ship. This is the type of ship that the just emerging space travelers from some distant unknown and unnecessary planet would have on any other series, but on Firefly it is a character of it's own. Whedon's interior is masterfully perfect for the characters that man it. It's an electic mix of furniture where the majority of the vessel looks like my great grandmother's house in rural Indiana.
Wash's (Alan Tudyk) pilot station is personalized like any cube in corporate America. Contrast this with Inara's (Morena Baccarin) shuttle where she conducts her "companion" activities - again perfect. Whedon made a great choice when building's the set to have it be one complete set. The camera follows the characters throughout Serenity in many scenes and this makes the entire story come to life.
But it's obviously not just the ship but those inside.
The character development throughout the series is what will keep you coming back for more. This is what is so sad about the death of the series. Serenity the feature film brought some closure in some areas but far too abrupt. Therefore, I'm left with re-watching the same episodes over and over wondering what might have been.
So I guess like many of you out there, I too am Browncoat. You can't stop the signal!
Todd A Fonseca, author of The Time Cavern
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