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9.3

Serenity (1)

After a flashback to Zoe's and Mal's days in the wars six years previous, we cut to the modern day where the Serenity crew is running a salvage operation on a deserted ship and are forced to flee with the cargo when the Alliance show up. Their buddy Badger refuses to buy the cargo so they head off to the rim worlds after picking up three passengers: Book, Simon, and Dobson. En route someone… read more »

Aired: 12/20/02

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"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 coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me......There's no place I can be since I found Serenity, you can't take the... more »

"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 coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me......There's no place I can be since I found Serenity, you can't take the sky from me."

Firefly is set five hundred years from today in a new planetary system after humanity abandons "Earth That Was". Under the leadership of Malcolm Reynolds, a renegade who fought against the new unified central government (the "Alliance"), the crew of the Firefly-class vessel Serenity struggles to survive any way they can. They fly between the border planets to keep away from the Alliance and below its radar. This series was described as a "science fiction western" but is different from other space-based shows as it features no aliens.

(For stations and individuals seeking the intended air order of the series as specified by creator Joss Whedon, as opposed to the order Fox originally aired them or that they are informing stations is the order they should be shown in, see here)

Each of the crew members has a special role:

Malcolm Reynolds holds the duty of Captain - he is a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the Alliance to no avail. He strives to keep all his crew members on task and Serenity flying safely, while trying to make a living and do the right thing...in his rather flexible moral framework.
Zoe (aka The Soldier) is extremely loyal to Reynolds as she served with him during the war and owes her life to him. Zoe has the strength and experience to take command of the ship, if necessary.
Wash is Serenity's pilot (and Zoe's husband) - unassuming, self-deprecating, and calm with a sense of humor. Kaylee is the ship's mechanic - an experienced engineer who keeps Serenity flying.
Inara is a 'Registered Companion,' most easily described as a high-priced courtesan or geisha. She is also the person with the highest social standing on the ship and acts as the crew's Ambassador.
Jayne is the muscle of the crew. A tough, uncultured Mercenary, unpleasant and offensively direct, but loyal to those on his crew...usually.

The newcomers are:

Simon Tam is the Doctor on Serenity and comes from a wealthy family and has a privileged upbringing. He has spent his life savings and future to save his sister, River.
River (aka The Fugitive) was experimented on by the government. Her psychic visions (a result of the experiments) are taken at first as babble by the crew but they slowly come to realize that there's more going on than what shows on the surface.
Book or "The Shepherd," is a wise minister who knows far more about military matters and battle tactics than a man of the cloth should, and his past is shrouded in mystery.less «

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So, I took my daughter to the Orthodontist today, and while I was sitting in the room watching the Dr. and her assistant wo...more »

So, I took my daughter to the Orthodontist today, and while I was sitting in the room watching the Dr. and her assistant work on my daughter I started to get a very creepy feeling and I couldn't figure out why. It was very strange, and then it hit me... during a short break (1.5 hours is a long time in that chair!) my daughter asked why they had blue gloves on, and I knew immediately... "Two by two, hands of blue." Knowing the source of my uneasy feelings only increased the intensity, especially when the assistant was handing various long thin metal tools to the doctor, and a few times the way she held them reminded me too much of the device the blue hands guys used to terminate the people in the hospital in "Ariel". And the fact that the people working on my daughter were attractive, cheerily dressed young women, and not weird looking guys in dark suits made it just that much more strange. There's no real point to my story, I just thought I'd share a real life incident colored by my memories of Firefly. Every time I watch "Ariel"now I'll be reminded of that long, uncomfortable and slightly surreal experienc. less «

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9.5 Superb

Why was this show cancelled??!? hide « show »

Captain Mal Reynolds and his crew have sci-fi western adventures. At first I thought it sounds kind of lame, I'm not a big western or sci-fi fan. It also didn't help that this show aired in the middle of the night in my country so it didn't really stand a chance to get a decent audience.
But I do like my Whedon series so I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad I did! This show is packed with humor, adventure and action. The actors do a great job portraying the characters. They are all very unique and have their own traits, and I can honestly say that there is no one in the crew I find annoying. It's a shame this series didn't get a fair shot, it's awesome, you have to see it to believe it! These characters have a lot of stories still to tell, and I'm sad that it won't be told.

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skydreamwalker Added May 26, 2009 All my reviews
10 Perfect

A once in a lifetime series. hide « show »

Though the show sadly didn't last, Firefly's impact on science fiction TV and film was both immediate and lasting. It's no secret that the producers of the BSG reboot deliberately aped Firefly's grimy design and messy shooting style, but you might also recall that DOA Star Trek Enterprise attempted to go "gritty" in a pathetic stab at self-resuscitation, even ripping off Mal and Jayne's memorable airlock encounter in the climax of one episode. The success of BSG has permanently raised the bar for sci-fi, but even it's best episode pales next to the least of Firefly. You can use cliche's like "gritty" and "edgy" to describe both shows but "joy" is one adjective that only applies to Whedon's masterpiece. No matter how wrenched in existential angst the show could get, at it's heart, love and optimism (never naive in a Whedon show) reigned over everything. Most shows take awhile to find a voice but Firefly hit the ground running with a cast, a crew, and a writing team who all seemed to get it from day one, all despite the network's best attempts to foil them. There will never, ever be another show like this; and we fans can wring our hands over what might have been, but we should really all just be grateful for what we have: 14 brilliant episodes and one truly great film.

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free_sutekh Added May 25, 2009 All my reviews
9.9 Superb

The pilot absolutely blew me away. hide « show »

Where to start with this show? The best place would be the characters. Wash jokes his way through life, Zoe just gets through it. Mal is too stubborn to do anything else. Inara is too beautiful for Mal's comprehension. Sheppard Book is a mystery, Kaylee is an open book. Simon is a wonder brother, River is crazy glue. Jayne. Serenity itself is a character, the sets were amazing. They paid great attention to detail, from the engine room to the kitchen You could tell the actors were comfortable there. The music deserves mention too. It brings the whole 'verse' together. I like that there are no alien or robot armies in the story. Just humans pushing out of earth to build grand cities on water planets and shanty towns on little moons. It is far, far too short, only one season. Although it later got a movie that served the story well, I wish Firefly had gone longer.

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Sirius452 Added May 14, 2009 All my reviews
10 Perfect

This show has it all cowboys spaceships romance comedy and monsters add this to hot people in tight pants...it can't get any better hide « show »

This is the best show ever. Not only for the twelve episodes they made but for what could have happened and all of the movies, comic books websites, and the movie it lead too. The complex relationships and twisting plots make it absolutely fabulous. Mal Reynolds is everything you can wish for in a good /bad guy. Boyish good looks glittering smile and more importantly loving and equally good looking supporters. The last 3 episodes are amazing as River gains a stronger part and relationships are tested it is a shame they were never shown on tv maybe then the show could have been saved with the exception of the first two shows the series is the best ever

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Mizzkarma42 Added May 12, 2009 All my reviews
10 Perfect

Firefly is the story of a pair of former soldiers now looking to find work and avoid trouble with the government of the Alliance who've managed to pick up a very interesting crew and become a tight-knit, if a bit dysfunctional, family along the way. hide « show »

I'm not a television person - I never was. It took only watching the pilot episode to get me absolutely hooked on this show. I bought the DVD set the next day (for the full $50, not the discounted Amazon.com price). It was worth every penny. I still haven't seen the whole thing because I treat each episode like a delicacy to be savored.

Never have I loved a show so much. Its cancellation was a crime - its movie a miracle - and its inevitable resurrection one of the happiest moments of my life - no hyperbole. If you haven't seen it, do it. If you have, get someone else to watch it.

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