Firefly (series) & Serenity (movie)

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Of course there's always that danger, but realistically, you'll know within a few episodes whether or not you're going to love it. Firefly, the series, doesn't change much over the course of its run - what you see up front, is largely, what you get, for the rest of the series.

The movie, Serenity, is a good place to start in terms of figuring out whether or not you're going to enjoy the series - the major difference between the movie and the series is obviously budget, spectacle and the amount of action - the series is scaled back, obviously, placing a firmer focus on the characters and how they all fit together, whilst they're pulling jobs.

Guess it depends on what you dug from the movie, if it's the characters, there's little chance that you won't love the series. If it's the action, well you still get that, only on a smaller, television, scale. There was the beginnings of the larger series arc, that was being progressed, but obviously that was curtailed with the show's cancellation. That being said, the movie, accelerates what would have happened over the duration of the series, so you will get a resolution of sorts.

TBH, I hated the sound of the premise when I first heard it. The show had been cancelled by the time I got a hold of the series and started watching it. What a bittersweet experience that was. We watched the entire run in a couple of nights. The movie was a godsend.

At worst, you'll check out a few episodes of a show that you think is overhyped. At best, you'll be indoctrinated into a show that you'll treasure for years to come. It's a risk well worth taking in my book.