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Much praised and much missed after its premature cancellation, Firefly is the first SF TV series to be conceived by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and cocreator of Angel. Set five centuries in the future, it is a show where the mysterious personal pasts of the crew of the tramp spaceship Serenity continually surface. In fact, it's a Western in space where the losers in a Civil War are heading out to a barren frontier. Mal Reynolds is a man embittered by the war, yet whose love of his comrades perpetually dents his cynicism--even in the 14 episodes that exist we see him warm to the bubbly young mechanic Kaylee, the preacher Book, the idealistic doctor Simon, even to the often demented River, Simon's sister, the psychic result of malign experiments.
Firefly is also about adult emotional relationships, for example Kaylee's crush on Simon, the happy marriage of Mal's second officer Zoe and the pilot Wash, the disastrous erotic stalemate between Mal and the courtesan Inara. Individual episodes deal with capers going vaguely wrong, or threats narrowly circumvented; character and plot arcs were starting to emerge when the show was cancelled. Fortunately, the spin-off movie Serenity ties up some of the ends; and in the meantime, what there is of Firefly is a show to marvel at, both for its tight writing and ensemble acting, and the idiocy of the executives who cancelled it.
On the DVD: Firefly on DVD is presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 with Dolby Surround Sound. It includes commentaries on six episodes by various writers, directors, designers and cast members as well as featurettes on the conception of the show and the design of the spaceship Serenity, four deleted scenes, a gag reel, and Joss Whedon singing the show's theme tune, more or less. One of the things that emerges from all of this is how committed to the project everyone involved with it was, and is--unusually, you end up caring as much for the cast and crew as for the characters.
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Episodes: Serenity (Part 1) Serenity (Part 2) The Train Job Bushwhacked Our Mrs Reynolds Out of Gas Shindig Safe Ariel War Stories Objects in Space Heart of Gold Trash The Message
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172 of 176 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazingly good,
By A Customer
This review is from: Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Why on earth did they cancel this? It's terrific!The basic story is familiar to all those who enjoy sci-fi. A group of people on a ship trying to avoid/escape a totalitarian authority and not always getting along with each other - we've seen it in, amongst others, Star Wars, Blake's 7 and, perhaps most gloriously, on Farscape. This is not a bad thing. The reason it is a sci-fi staple is because it works. As with Farscape, the 9 main characters on the ship are completely 3 dimensional. They have complicated and evolving relationships with each other and changing loyalties. The cast are excellent, moving from light comedy to drama seamlessly. Anyone used to Joss Whedon and co's approach to storytelling on Buffy and Angel will be pleased to find the same clever dialogue and humour here, as well as the focus on human drama albeit in an unfamiliar world. And what a world! It sounds as though it should be awful and/or cheesy, but the cowboys in space thing really works. We're 500 years into the future and the last two superpowers, US and China, formed a totalitarian govt called the Alliance and we have a world where there is a strange blending of East and West. We don't see any bumpy headed aliens just humans on different planets trying to make a living. Our crew move from place to place taking jobs ranging from smuggling to petty theft to survive and come across some funny/strange/nasty types in the process, however, it is when they pick up a doctor and his mysterious, barking mad sister that they really fall foul of the authorities and their lives get more complicated than they'd like. The Firefly 'verse is fascinating and you will be left with a profound sadness that the series finished without exploring it fully (a film will not be enought to do it justice). The DVD set contains all 14 episodes, in the right order (I understand that the TV networks messed that up). There are 7 commentaries from actors/writers/directors which are, for the most part, both amusing and informative. There are 3 documentaries (including a making of), a blooper reel and some deleted scenes. Although this is clearly written by the same team that gave us Buffy it is aimed at a slightly older audience - perhaps going for the Angel demographic. It is a brilliant idea, well executed. I hope you give it a try - if nothing else it'll show you how to swear outrageously in Mandarin!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
...can't take the sky from me,
This review is from: Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Yet another Brain-child of Joss Weedon, Firefly is an innovative take on the Sci-fi genre. Opting out of the usual 'bumpy forehead' mix of humans and aliens Firefly bravely shows us a (realistic?) future where humans have expanded to colonise the galaxy, and the troubles such rapid growth has brought.Rather than give a plot synopsis here (you can read the back of the dvd box in HMV if you really need to), I'll constrain myself to saying simply that the Script and Dialogue is top notch (as you'd expect from a Wheedon production) and although it contains enough of Joss' trademark humour and wit from previous shows, it's not afraid to cover darker issues. (It's the kind of show Buffy/Angel wished it could be when it grew up) The only reason I rate firefly as 4 out of 5 is due to the shortness of the series (only 14 episodes) I know this is because the show was canceled before it's time (as seems to happen so often in america at the moment), but you can't help feeling that the show could have been soooo much more if left to run its course. Hopefully the new feature 'Serenity' will see the executives crawling back to Joss suitably chastised for such foolishness.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Miss the Point of Firefly!,
This review is from: Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
like the majority, I thought that this series was fantasitic. A lot of time and effort was spent in developing the characters, involving the viewer in their lives and hopes/dreams. Set in the future, the socio-economic environment centres around the disparity between the core worlds (all high tech with the expected lasers and sonic weapons) and the former independant settler worlds with their lower tech (when the laser rifle breaks, what do you do if you cannot buy another? Find a lower tech solution - a point perhaps missed in one of the reviews ;-).)Well written, well cast and idiotically dropped from US network TV, Firefly stands out as the best that Joss Whedon has produced (blows away Buffy and much of Angel for its feel and characterisation).
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Brilliant
This series is it. It ranks up there with the best TV has to offer for me. Yes, a sci-fi western sounds odd, and it put me off at first, but the characters and the story are so...
Published 3 days ago by KnightOfTheOldRepublic
5.0 out of 5 stars
There is one huge problem with this item!
The big problem with this is... it is the entire series. There is a follow up movie and a couple of graphic novels that give some comfort, but it isn't enough...
Published 20 days ago by Maurice Foley
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Awesome series!
Like many, I thought that this series was fantastic, easily sailed into the number one spot for my all time favourite TV series.
Published 29 days ago by VTY
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5 Star Entertainment
One of the best Science Fiction series of the last 10 years. It was over way to soon. Joss Whedon at his best.
Published 1 month ago by Sarah G
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Sci Fi Western perfection
As always I looked at the one star reviews first for this series. Big mistake on my part as I didn't actually buy the series on the basis of the negative Buffy comparisons...
Published 1 month ago by S. Morris
3.0 out of 5 stars
10 stars for series, 3 stars for new boxset version.
I love Firefly so much that, if I won the lottery I would consider becoming a global media conglomerate, takeover Fox and sack the executives who cancelled this show after just...
Published 1 month ago by Cthulhuboy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Possibly one of the best TV series ever!
Ok, confession - I'm a Joss Whedon fan. So I was always going to like Firefly but I was surprised at just how much I did!
Published 2 months ago by Nicci
5.0 out of 5 stars
no power in the 'verse can stop firefly!
This is one of the best sci-fi shows out there; it parallels Battlestar Galactica. I've seen the whole series at least five times over, and each time I watch it, I love it all...
Published 2 months ago by Taraash
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Just Soooooo Good!
Years on and still such a wonderful series. Characters quirky, but brilliantly played by all. Stories themselves are just so imaginitive and well thought out.
Published 3 months ago by Neil Attfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant
Bought the series (and the film) for my other half after watching it on TV - most excellent, we've watched the whole lot twice and will definitely watch it again - Fabulous series...
Published 3 months ago by sam.rowe4
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