My Thoughts on Firefly
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When that guy told Reynolds that he'd never stop chasing him & Reynolds kicked him into a jet engine, I was hooked.
"Darn." =^[.]^=
Yep, it was the moment that quintessentially defined the character of Malcolm Reynolds. Kind of like Indiana Jones shooting the guy in the Bazaar scene of Raiders.
Ken MacMillan Yep, the best scene in the show!!
That's when I knew he was more badass than Batman; he won't sit there and agonize about not killing someone. He'll simply get the job done and is fiercely loyal to his crew (family).
Ken MacMillan Another neat scene was when this guy was holding some of Mal's crew at gun point and Mal walked in and shot the guy without breaking stride. I forgot the episode but it was such a quick and clean kill, I had to backup the scene and see it again. That jet engine scene deserved a couple of mentions as I remember.
"Curse your sudden yet inevitable betrayal..." I rewatch this show every year. It is great stuff.
My hubby & I binge watch it every Thanksgiving. We create new drinking games to go with it lol
The best quote in any show ever.
The Saucy Dandy - I say that to Joss every time he opens his mouth lately.
I'm a leaf on the wind, watch me *uuuyugghhhh*.
"I don't care what you believe; just believe it!"
I openly weep for the loss of Firefly.
It is a show that has held the test of time and one of the most original things ever aired on TV.
I openly curse those executives that had no faith in it's premise.
Long Live The Browncoats.
Same fucktard idiots cancelled Family Guy twice, and hated Star Wars so much, that they let George Lucas have all the merchandise rights. Fox is fucking stupid.
"Governments are for getting in a man's way." Mal Reynolds
Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me.
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me.
Leave the men where they lay
They'll never see another day
Lost my soul, lost my dream
You can't take the sky from me.
I feel the black reaching out
I hear its song without a doubt
I still hear and I still see
That you can't take the sky from me.
Lost my love, lost my land
Lost the last place I could stand
There's no place I can be
Since I've found Serenity
And you can't take the sky from me.
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. - Thomas Jefferson, paraphrasing a Latin phrase
Said the slaver...
Said the slaver...that was not legally allowed to let his slaves go until his death.
I'm sorry, what modern nation which has done more for freedom than any other in recorded history did you help found and direct?
History isn't a cartoon with a black & white morality tale. History is complex, bloody, and morally conflicting at the best of times. Dismissing historical personalities for their faults without acknowledging their virtues that helped make your comfortable, democratic life a possibility is being short sighted and arrogant.
Bhoddisatva Well said sir. The recent trend of judging historical figures by today's morality standards, or even worse today's SJW hysterical standards, is the height of stupidity.
Completely agree with your appreciation for this series. Never get tired of rewatching.
My wife and I loved this show when it was on TV. So much so were heavily involved with the fan scene after it was cancelled. We met pretty much all the major cast and a lot of the production crew. I look at the 14 episodes of this show as some of the best writing of a TV show EVER. Period. It's like the Shakespeare of our time in terms of dialogue.
Of course I also love the irony of the show that Joss Whedon created a show like this, not realizing at the time that he was making a serious critique of modern day liberalism. Perhaps someday he will. :D
UNBELIEVABLE dialogue writing... Just staggering in it's intricacy & rhythm.. It flows like music or poetry or... hell I dunno!! It's SINGULAR.. no one will ever match THAT.. ever again!
PCWarMachine It's amazing, isn't it? More and more I wish a non-Lefty friend of these creators would shake them and say *"You have become the Alliance to humanity's Browncoats, you big dummy."*
Zeithri And *I* read this and wonder if you have basic reading comprehension. The SA of the Reich were known as the Brown SHIRTS. My reference to the Brown COATS and the "Alliance" were CLEARLY references to Firefly, given that this is a FIREFLY video, halfwit. And bee tee dubs, the National Socialists were lefties (key word, "socialism") you troglodyte. (See? I can be condescending too. Before you try to "school" someone on history, try not being an idiot.)
It boggles the mind that this show wasn't successful to where it could have enjoyed multiple seasons - when it's weighed against all the other sci-fi (and throw in the comic book super hero genre) content that has been made, it shines like a jewel found in a coal seam
"You are in their homes and in their heads and you have no right" that and "you meddle and people don't like to be meddled with" are awesome quotes.
Just goes to show Joss wasn’t always shit.
Buffy seasons 1-3, Angel, Firefly and Serenity are great.
hoofed Those are largely the products of ideology not interfering with the creative process.
Today, it would appear that hollywood is incapable of doing this anymore, so I'll settle for the absence of ideology within the product and the creators not engaging in activism.
Maintenance Renegade Maybe he was actually objective then, saw both sides and was fair in their merits.
Don't forget Dollhouse!
Joss continued Buffy and Angel in comic form for seasons 8 and 9 about 10 years ago. And honestly those comics killed whatever love I had for the show. Season 8 was Buffy messed up all magic because of season 7 and whines about not being normal and having to be a leader; Season 9 is Buffy gets her wish and starts whining about not being a Slayer anymore.
1-3? More like 3-6.
One of the best shows ever made. It still boggles the mind to think of how it was treated by the network. They had the next 'big thing' networks are always looking for and they just threw it away. Both the show and the movie are classics that I rewatch every couple of years.
It's a reason I like to give for why Fox selling their entertainment division to Disney was a good thing. Fox has never been particularly bright about their properties. They made a few good choices when they started the network (Married With Children and The Simpsons, for example), but overall just few smart decisions. I mean hell, they let George Lucas keep the merchandising rights to Star Wars without a fight! eesh...
I aim to misbehave...
I’ll be in my bunk!
♫ The Hero of Canton ♫
The man they call...
Jayne!
You see a man walking down the street in that hat, you know he's not afraid of anything.
Love to all the mudders out there.
😂😂😂
Love Love LOVE Firefly and Serenity. One of my favorites. Ever!
Too bad its a Rip Off
@JayDee284 Mimimimimimi
Best show, best writing, best acting on TV. Period.
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Renee Lanning How Do reavers clean their Spears??
*JayDee284*
A rip-off of what? Some daydream you had when you were a kid and never did anything with?
I also enjoyed that it gave off a certain futility when fighting The Alliance.
The Alliance was always presented as an unstoppable threat just over the horizon that you could do nothing but mearly slow its ascent to dominace.
It is a very visceral experience.
chris pearson From what I can gather, yes, it is very much like what I am saying.
I may have to check this show out, thank you.
Well its a western after all. Most westerns set late into the period are often about the death of the frontier.
A positive of such a short lived series is you can binge on it over a weekend and it never feels like homework...I watch the series and movie at least once a year.
If you want to experience a poor man's Firefly movie watch the episodes "The Train Job", "Ariel", and "War Stories" in one sitting. R.I.P Firefly....gone but not forgotten.
....and yes, "pain is scary."
I love Firefly dearly, but I think only the most die-hard fans still have any serious hope for a revivial of it. The moment when it might have been possible with the original crew is long past: Ron Glass is dead and Summer Glau has grown up. Any revival with a new, or partially new cast would run the risk of failing to capture the chemistry that was such an integral part of it.
I hope die hard fans are not that foolish to want to bring back the reanimated corpse of their favorite show, bc thats exactly what would happen
Don't forget about Wash. He was a huge part, too.
Can't stop the signal man. This fan base is built on chasing desperate hope. The show should have failed and been forgotten. It didn't. The studio should have just ignored the fans. They gave us a solid movie. You wave a little flag in front of the browncoats and they will rise to the occasion.
Their faith has not been misplaced yet. And I think that many of them, myself included, know in their head that it wouldn't work, but deep down there is a little voice saying "fuck you man! This is FIREFLY! Of course it will be great!"
I mean, it absolutely still could happen if the budget was right and the whole cast, minus Ron, agreed to come back (wouldn't be that hard except for Nathan Fillion). The thing I'd worry about would be the story getting politicized, which I absolutely know would happen. If they did that, I'd rather it stay cancelled.
@@williampoole1742 Exactly. Is anyone falling over themselves to see the Disney Star Wars version of Firefly? Thought not...
I re-watch it every 2-3 years. one of the best shows ever created. It was many years ahead of its time.
When I watched Firefly, I learned that the sky can't be taken from a man, who lives free!
I think that means that in death (sky meaning heaven) a man is finally free and he'd prefer to be killed fighting than live a slave.
Good review. One of the aspects I really enjoyed about the movie are the numerous allusions to FORBIDDEN PLANET, which many reviewers have called "Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' set in space." We have a planet named Miranda (Prospero's daughter, the "forbidden planet"), the Reavers are the new id monster-literally, and the crashed rescue ship and its shuttle both bear the registration number C-57D (the number of the space cruiser in FORBIDDEN PLANET).
Thanks for that, I never caught the Forbidden Planet references. Looks like it's time to pull both of them out and watch again.
i had always thought that, in a sense, Jayne was a bit smarter than he got credit for. it gave him an advantage when people would consistently underestimate him.
Absolutely loved Firefly, and just about all of Joss's work, despite his socio-political leanings. I'm just really surprised that for someone with such clear SJW leanings, he would make a show like Firefly, that clearly condemns SJW methodologies.
that's exactly what I was thinking
I own the collection and watch it again and again... This was BY FAR the best written best produced best cast tv sci fi show EVER.. and I remain heartbroken at it's cancellation. :( Personally I'd watch a less than stellar version of the show if it was offered... The concept was a staggeringly BRILLIANT one... The original Star Trek series was once described as "Cowboys & Indians in space" and I can't help but think Joss took that description and dialed it up to eleven! ...(falling to knees and weeping pitifully)
Absolutely dead on Dave! This show is one of my favorite TV series of all time, with the somewhat lesser known and longer running, quirky Farscape coming in a close second to this. It somehow continues to be a relevant commentary on our society and illustrates how corrupt governments can oppress it's people yet there remain those who will not bend under it's weight and fight for freedom.
If I may I'd like to ask you to consider reviewing what I believe is the most important as well as greatest television series ever produced....1967's The Prisoner.
You sir have excellent taste in television.
kevlarandchrome Why thank you sir. Sounds like your tastes simply echo my own! ;)
But the importance of The Prisoner cannot be overstated, especially since it's creator, the late, great Patrick McGoohan as well as 1984's George Orwell both posed these frightening, dystopian depictions as warnings of potential futures that if we continue down the path globalist progressives have placed us on our society is bound to resemble or mirror.
I have watched each of theses excellent series yearly and am bringing my daughters up to understand the tenants of liberty and the ramifications of government overreach as well as the evils of socialism/communism and how these things can and will lead to our complete enslavement to the state illustrated in these excellent shows
I agree with your analysis completely, Both of these works should be consumed by young people, their messages are far to important to be ignored. Good luck with your daughters, it sounds like you're giving them an excellent foundation that will serve them well later in life.
7:05 they simply gave up on everything and died, yep that sounds familiar
Seen the season probably 7- 8 times and love it. Story driven with interesting characters. Damn shame they never got to flesh it out more with 3 or so more seasons.
You can never go home again. This would be a horror if it was made now.
Best scifi series ever. Can't stop the signal Dave.
Debatable although it is a crime that this was axed after only one season.
Unfortunately, as far as Joss goes, it’s now a virtue signal....
they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people...better.
And I do not hold to that.
So no more running.
I aim to misbehave.
creapsmatic: I liked it but it seemed too grand in scope; by the time it aired too much interest had waned on the series to get it to the finish line. When they get cancelled I'd at least like to hear the final thoughts of what the creators had in mind though, if at least for closure.
Fuck you. This series has nothing on ds9
Spot on assessment of this much loved show.
What made the show was the chemistry between the crew on screen. That is what made the show and shows like it great.
I think Firefly is done, I wouldn't mind seeing another show set in the universe, but it should be a new crew dealing with the aftermath of the revelation in Serenity. Maybe have members of the original crew guest star on occasion if its appropriate.
That is a great idea if they do something with the series.
Joss has become such an SJW schmuck in recent years if he were to pick up Firefly and continue it he would undoubtedly ruin it and turn it into the opposite of what it was.
What has he done to be called an sjw schmuck?
If you watch more than a handful of Buffy episodes you will see the strong 3rd wave feminist overtones and overt man hating.
+Joshua DeLong Given how openly such matters are being discussed in recent times I would have thought that if such accusations had any merit they would have surfaced, particularly given Whedon's previous conflicts with network bosses. Do you have any references to back these claims up?
+Joshua DeLong All the recent reports? After reading your comments I had a brief search on the subject and the only reports I could locate involved claims by his ex wife which could well be put down to an acrimonious break up. But if you have some firm credible citations of other women leveling accusations against him, something that should be relatively easy to find given the volume of recent allegations involving other identities within the industry, then I'd be interested to see them.
ikr, it had an actual black guy as a bad guy...unseen since 2009...
I recorded every televised episode on VHS when it was on TV. It was difficult since the show was preempted several times and shown after the late night news. When the DVD collection came out I purchased it immediately. Characters and storytelling are the key to this show. When one has watched the 2 part premier episode one knows every character. They may have secrets but they are fully fleshed out characters that you want to learn more about. Jayne (Adam Baldwin) is also my favorite character, "And if wishes were horses then we'd all be eating steak for dinner", still cracks me up.
Fortunately the internet was around. I may have had to wait a day or so, but I got to see all the aired episode in high quality with no commercials.
I call her "VERA"...
I came across the show on DVD and fell in love with it. Great writing, acting, production value. Absolutely agree with your review.
*_Shiny_*
Smeggin' right.
That was as perfect a description of Firefly/Serenity as I have ever heard :)
I've been a fan of Firefly since episode one.
That show had some of the best dialogue of any Sci-fi show I've ever seen.
I was watching it when it was on fox and even though it was aired out of order I still loved it and still to this day. It was sadly taken from us and that sucks. I got it when it came out on dvd then got it again when it came out in HD and still watch the whole series and Serenity both about 2 times a year. Still my fav show of all time. It is still sadly missed that there was not more of this. I am going to go and cry deeply that it was canceled.😥
Still the best SF series made. Probably one of my favourite films too.
Thank you for this presentation of my favorite TV show.
You ever seen Blake's 7 Dave? Its kind of like a British 70's Firefly. Its cheapo, and cheesy, but its brilliant. One of the best sci fi shows. Avon is the man!
Burrunjor Man I love that show, there was a time I wanted it revamped like Doctor Who and then realise its the BBC and we know they will fuck it up.
God it was fucking awful.
Ive seen better acting from trees. And the dialogue sounded like it was written by 8 year olds.
Dellacondan Product of its time, hence why I wouldn't mind seeing a revamp, just not under the BBC.
Firefly actually reused two things from Blake's 7. "I was aiming for his head" and the death of a secondary villain by throwing them down a bottomless shaft.
Avon destroyed the Liberator so mark against him for that one
Its a frikking good show
Some how I managed to skip the episode "safe" in the first three times I watched the DVD's. When I discovered that I missed it, that was a good day! It was like I found a secret episode, I was so excited to watch it!
The series is over and done with, I don't think it could be made today, I agree with Shazbot81.
"That girl is a witch...Yeah but she is our witch."
Just enough to tees not enough to please is why I keep coming back to this story, it was and is one of the better shows then as now!
I doubt I could more heartily agree with your assessment of this production, I appreciate your commentary
It is an absolute marvel from a business standpoint that Fox hasn't decided to devote 100% of it's resources to bring this back on tv. They'd bring in so much money that they'd never want it to end. Just look at how many people still show up at the fan cons and how much official Firefly merch is for sale. Absolutely insane.
Review was spot on! Firefly is an awesome show. To one of your points, the fact that it did not run on too long, watch Babylon 5. Not as good, but the show was designed to run for 5 seasons, tied up pretty much all of its plot lines, and ended on a decent note instead of either fading away or jumping the shark.
Best analysis of Firefly I've ever heard. I stumbled across it on Netflix several years ago, and you are spot on.
Firefly was a grand and ambitious show, something so good would never be allowed to continue.
Really loved this series. Now I need to watch again. Love me some Nathan Fillian!
I very much enjoyed this show, rewatching it again.
One of my favorite TV shows. 'Objects in Space' was my favorite episode. Richard Brooks as Jubal Early was awesome. Favorite line: Simon "You"re out of your mind". Jubal "That's between me and my Mind".
why was this series cannexed? LOL It's as plain as the nose on your face. Best damn series I've ever watched. Can't have people looking up to rugged individualists who refuse to be ruled. Now can they?
That's what I always thought, it just didn't fit their agenda.
Becasue Tom Rothman who was a exucetive at 20th century fox hated it.What he hates gets cancled.Or not made.Thats why the dead poll movie.Had to be made after 20th century fox fired him.
I think Jericho was cancelled for much the same reason and it had higher ratings.
mk45gunnr
Exactly.
Was he the guy that said, in a leaked e-mail, something like "We don't like this show because it isn't about people who make policy: it's about little people who get squished by policy" ? Whoever it was who wrote that, you could bounce their face off a brick wall every Friday afternoon until the heat death of the universe and it still wouldn't get old....
Jane: “That’s why I don’t kiss em on the mouth!” That line makes me laugh hard every time I watch that episode.
I didn't catch the show on TV. I did watch Serenity in the theater and really enjoyed it. I even purchased a copy of the movie so I can always watch it. One of these days I'll get around to seeing the episodes (Ive only scene one.) I do remember seeing the commercials on TV but for some reason I cant remember I never watched it. Its amazing that was 15 years ago now.
Fox screwed the pooch by showing the episodes out of order. Made it really hard to follow the main story arch. Way to go Fox. SMH
Minus the barfing.
Disney better not own FOX. They own too much already. I rather prefer the non-Disney entertainment.
I dread to imagine what Firefly would become if it was continued now.
that would really go for any beloved show of the past - today Hollyweird can't be trusted with anything - they're just too degenerate
Loved this show! Will watch it again!
"We gotta go to the crappy town where _I'm_ a hero."
For me, the problem was the episodic part. They needed to show more about the overall story.
Only at the end, they tried to expand the narrative beyond Serenity.
And making the humans responsible for the reavers, was such a letdown, so paper thin.
One of my all time favorite shows... And movie.
I agree. Fabulous call to freedom! Extremely great series...
I've just perchased the 15th anniversary box set of this show... I watched it when it originally air as well... I love it.
Never could get into it. The spectacular clash between western and sci-fi was more than I could handle, so I never could tolerate it.
I truly feel bad for people who have limited imaginations.
Daegon
It is what it is. I did have enough imagination to see where bitcoins were going at least.
A description I like for Firefly is simply... imagine if Han Solo got his own TV show. It's kind of like that.
I have Firefly and Serenity on DVD and mp4. It's one of my favorite ever television shows and I've even got some of my friends into it. Although I did not discover it until around 2010, I watch it about once a year as you do.
Flawless... that is what the Firefly series was. Aside from that one thing that happens in Serenity that broke EVERYONE's heart (No spoiler here!) it also was FLAWLESS. PLEASE!!! NO WOKE REMAKES!!!
Firefly was fucking EPIC, I wish it had lasted longer =\
With Whedon's tendency towards "progressive ideas" I wonder if he could once again write a show where the main character is essentially a former soldier in the confederacy? Back in the day I was lucky enough to get tickets to the pre-screening of the movie and saw the work print version they were showing off to the fan base around the country to drum up grassroots hype. I was able to meet and sit with Ron Glass during the screening. A cool and unique experience.
Paul Pratt To compare the Independents to the Confederacy is lazy and ignores both actual history and the shows own well established lore. Do some research, friend.
and what particular point should i research, friend?
There is a lot of similarities between the Browncoats and the Confederate soldier, especially if you look at Reconstruction era America. Many former Confederate soldiers went west after the war because they had nothing left at home and didn't want to live under the military occupation of the US government; exactly what Mal and Zoe did after the war. Jessie James, a former Confederate solder, is a lot like Mal and Jayne being an outlaw and a folk hero. There are also many ballads about the Confederate soldier in the 150 years since the war ended that fit the Browncoats to a tee and I know at least one was made into a Firefly fan video.
I also got the chance to see a prescreening. Drove with my friends 5 hours on one days notice... I'll never forget the introduction to the movie by Whedon, where he said if you like the movie, now is the time to spread the word, and if you don't like it, now's the time to shut up.
That was the moment I lost all respect for him. And there WERE substantial flaws in Serenity, which my friends and I commented on the tiny 3x5 card questionnaire/survey that was given to the viewers. But nothing was changed, the movie stayed exactly as it was. It was simply "River the Reaver Slayer" - not Firefly.
And of course, all the Wheadonesque fat fangirls fawned all over the place, and argued that it was perfect, Joss could do no wrong. Sad, really. The movie had such potential.
Firefly is still one of my favorite TV shows of all time. But I have come to discover that most of what I liked about it had more to do with the other writers and production team than with Whedon.
Firefly (and because it is essentially a Western set in outer space) immediately made me think of the Clint Eastwood Western films where he's a former Confederate soldier, where circumstances position him as an outlaw, and he's always drifting or staying out of the reach of pursuit. The comparisons to be drawn are obvious and numerous.
15 years? Geez, that makes me feel old. And I'm not even 25 yet.
I really miss Firefly. It was the future and space travel, but it was neither dystopian nor utopian. It was pretty much like society today... the haves and have nots, corrupt indifferent government, etc. Nobody else has really done that.
That’s one of the reasons I got into anime. Most series have a story arc over one or two seasons.
I re-watched Firefly recently, and it is still as good as back then!!
Very articulate review. You hit all the important points well and succinctly. Thanks!
Yeah, loved this show. Re-watched it soooo many times (and I mean A LOT) I haven't needed to in quite some time.
OMG, Thank you. Knowing the series while sitting in the theater with the virgins of it, was a magical experience. To think that OBJECTS IN SPACE didn’t even show on tv, incredible.
Yep, perhaps the best TV scifi series ever. Like you when I recently watched, I couldn't help but feel that it felt like a metaphor for the place where the far left seems to be taking any of us who want to retain our individuality.
Exactly.
One of the best quotes in movie history came from Serenity: "'Cause as sure as I know anything I know this: They will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground, swept clean. A year from now, ten, they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave." -Captain Malcolm Reynolds
One could say that the alliance was a prelude to the SJW's and Mal was the original Kekistani.
I cannot agree more Firefly was/is a supernova among a sea of stars. even though brief it is enduring the depth of its characters and universe, that people could relate to. the superb writing and the natural and organic special effects made it stand out and I frequently see firefly influence in newer shows.
I plan to misbehave
Spot on assessment! I’m a Browncoat till the day I die. The only problem with the show is once you’re done binging it you tend to go into withdrawals and a sort of sadness seeps in when you realize that there isn’t more. Luckily the comics help to ease you back into the real world. Great review, thanks!
, Nathan Fillion constantly makes Firefly references in Castle even wears "space cowboy" as a Halloween custom in one episode. His daughter asked what he was, he says "Space Cowboy" she said he had worn it to much before, his response was a nod to Firefly fans "Yeah but I like it".
I don't want this show to continue. Correction, I don't want this show to continue NOW. I certainly did, and I still would, if I had a shred of hope that it would be even slightly similar to what we have now. Firefly is, like you said, sacred to me. It's the untouchable sci-fi, the peak of original sci-fi TV, one of the smallest and yet most interesting and engaging fantasy worlds I've ever seen. Some bright son of a bitch just thought one day, "What would happen if I cross sci-fi and western?" and this masterpiece was born. I want to treasure it as it is, always and forever. I do not want to see it become yet another rebooted series crushed under the pressure of fans and under the heel of liberal Hollywood.
I bought the DVDs mid june one year, then stored it in the cupboard, intending to watch it eventually. January the next year I watched the film on TV. Literally minutes after the film finished I was digging the DVDs out and watched them back to back. A real pity they didn't give it a second series. They really didn't understand what they had been given. It deserves another chance, if they can do it justice.
We sneak it in about twice a year. And look forward to it every time.
Thanks for the review. Firefly is one of my all-time favorite TV series and Serenity one of my favorite movies.
Best lines in any movie anywhere:
Operative: "Are you willing to die for that belief?"
Mal: "I am. Course that ain't Plan A!"
I am all ways amazed when I quote that show and someone all ways replies. It has made me more than one friend.
I also think that Whedon may realize that the Libertarian message inherent to Firefly wouldn't sit well with his current crop of fans. Many of the original "Flans" (as I encountered them in the fandom) were already obnoxious Lefties, completely oblivious to the fact that their "Big Damn Heroes" didn't march to the beat of the drums in their heads. They resented it enormously when that was pointed out to them. =^[.]^=
Well said. I found this show on maybe Sifi network on reruns. Loved it right away.
As much as I'd love to see more Firefly, I cant help but feel too much time has passed and fan expectations would be far too high. The only way I could see it working is if they did like a mini-series adaptation of the sequel comics (Leaves on the Wind/No Power in the Verse), and used them as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff set in the same universe following mostly new characters.
the Alliance i equate to the EU ... that show was prophetic ..
Revers = you know who...
Carlos, Castrejo So River=A red pilled Euro millennial? :)
you saw the references , I am your humble servant :)
Serenity is one of my favourite films although I've never seen the TV series. There are some beautiful moments in the film.
How can you not follow up the TV show if the film is a fave?? It's just like the film ... you must be busy :D
OMG - You hit this one OUT OF THE PARK. I loved Firefly when it was on TV and could not believe it when Fox canceled it. Nice tie in with current politics BTW.
Holy Moly! I was peeved when it they cancelled the program and I did go to see Serenity in the theater to support the franchise. I have the DVD set and like you, I watch it on occasion because it was well written. My favorite was Jane too.
15 years?! God, I'm old.
I would've loved it if it at least ran for two full US seasons. That's enough to give us plenty and let the writers REALLY hit their stride (very few of these kinds of series don't get at least a little better after the writing staff has shaken out and gotten comfortable with the characters) without letting the long-running rot seep in.
And it would seep in: Joss is infamous for making interesting stuff, and then pissing all over it later on.
My husband and I love this series
There's a fan funded movie that Joss gave the green light to. I think it's call Brown Coats Revenge. There was also four graphic novels produced.
I remember I caught the pilot on TV and thought it was great, but for some reason they ran it last. I'm glad we have what we have. I sure don't want them to reboot it, I think that would just be disappointing.
You've opened an old wound Dave...