Firefly (series) & Serenity (movie)

[ArnoBD]

As at this moment (sep-oct 2013) "Firefly"-series is sold cheap (~10 pound) on Amazon.co.uk. So i had to order this title without really knowing what to expect...
At the end of watching "Firefly" i was very disappointed that the series had been cancelled ! I would loved to see more from the crew of the "Serenity".

My Review


Then i noticed that there IS a movie continuation called.. "Serenity" !!!


My Review

Watching in the last few days the series "Firefly" at first and then after that the movie "Serenity" was a great enjoyment.
The movie is certainly the answer to the disappointment i was left behind with, after seeing the series and then knowing that the series had been cancelled.
Although i would prefer to have seen a series 2, 3 or even more instead of the movie, that that same movie is just superb !

[Indiana Jones]

Its a miracle we even got the film, how many other shows that only last 14 episodes get a big budget cinema feature.

[theprestige85]

^ Very true. Don't know how Whedon does it sometimes. I've yet to see Firefly. I liked Serenity, but never saw the series. Just wondering if i'll feel underwhelmed seeing the series at this point.

[CouncilSpectre]

I loved Serenity, but the series is soooo much more.

[tigertron]

Looks like we have another Browncoat.

[hagios]

What's this series all about in the SyFy realm, I've not seen it or the movie? What, if it can, does it compare to?

Have thought about getting it at this great price, though! If it is an interesting SyFy drama.

[deepbreathsanddeath]

Originally Posted by hagios

What's this series all about in the SyFy realm, I've not seen it or the movie? What, if it can, does it compare to?

Have thought about getting it at this great price, though! If it is an interesting SyFy drama.

Please stop calling it a SyFy drama. Got that's a gross channel name. Its a Sci-Fi Western and... You can't really compare it to anything else. That's why it got cancelled and why it has such a dedicated cult following. There's nothing else quite like it. If you like "Joss Whedon" stuff, you simply can't NOT see it. That's just insanity.

It accomplished more quality television in 14 episodes than a lot of other shows manage in their whole run. There's no dud episodes. Serenity is awesome too. The only thing holding it back from being quite as grand as Firefly is the fact that they had to make it so it would appeal to those who never saw the series. I personal hate when a movie is made and the characters have to kinda be introduced again.

In saying that, Joss Whedon did an exceptional job handling that crappy necessity, and its not very obvious or tedious at all. In fact he bothered to add a little more to the characters during this which makes it feel a lot less unnessary. It's always worse when they rehash stuff we have already seen in the re-introductions. So kudos.

Amazing series and a truly terrific film follow up.

[ArnoBD]

Originally Posted by theprestige85

^ Very true. Don't know how Whedon does it sometimes. I've yet to see Firefly. I liked Serenity, but never saw the series. Just wondering if i'll feel underwhelmed seeing the series at this point.

Definitely you would not get underwhelmed.
I had seen Serenity before, 2 years ago. Found it then a nice movie.
Now after watching the series i watched it again, after i found out that it was the same crew as the series, and it made it for me a superb movie !
After seeing the series you understand so much more of the characters.
So be sure you will get overwhelmed !