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Firefly - The Complete Series Customer Reviews (7 - 9 of 83 Reviews)

It was hard enough believing the force behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer could actually appeal to anyone over the age of eighteen, much less accepting the fact that another TV show in space could be good (since the Star Trek rise and ultimate fall). I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised.

Whedon has created something unique to television with his wild west meets the far future Firefly, and FOX has shown a special amount of stupidity in cancelling the show. I hear there's a movie, so I'll live. This is a short lived series that, even in its brevity, captures the viewer and sets them firmly in a happily believable world where more often than not the bad guy wins (until they get what's coming to them) and the good guy gets away by actually using what most shows lack... smarts. It's just... damn fun to watch!

If the powers that be get it together and put it back in production for a television audience, I won't complain... but for now, this is an excellent set, and a collection any fan of sci fi, or just good old fashioned gunslinging, will enjoy.

Too Good for TV - especially the fascist news network (FOX)
Wow! This quickly canceled Sci-fi TV series from Fox made a big splash among fans of quality TV - Firefly was just too good for American TV! That is especially true the usual "light" crap associated with FOX.

Firefly is NOT the usual "space-opera" but has it all... action, humor, honor, sex, a "wild-west" feel, an unusual visual filming "noir" and extremely good character development. The emphasis is NOT the current trend in Sci-fi with aliens and bizarre shock takes but with realistic human interaction and an appeal to comradry... Moreover, this is NOT your usual blah-blah drama either. There is NO BEEPING out of expletives - they are in Mandarin! The dialog is a facinating mix of future, slang, and multicultural multilingualism... a nice refreshing change and not the least difficult to handle. Here there is real life love and confusion...

The series was never given the chance to gain a large audience with weekly changes of air time and dates and thus failed the fox-test before the season ended. The DVD collection, finishes most of the story lines but still leaves you wishing there was more (darn - do a movie).

Firefly is a rare gem when it comes to actor compatibility and dedication to a series and it shows... What a loss but then Fox is not known for intelligent moves.

Buy it if you like drama, westerns, sic-if or the like but beware it should be rated PG-13 or R with adult situations, some serious violence/torture, and some nudity...

GOOD JOB!

Storytelling at its best
How Fox could have been foolish enough to cancel this series is beyond explanation. As a fan of Buffy and Angel, I was anxious to see anything Joss Whedon had a hand in, even if it was science fiction, my least favorite genre. Firefly didn't disappoint, but it was frustratingly hard to see as it was constantly bumped off the schedule and the episodes were shown out of sequence. Since receiving my DVD set from Amazon a few days ago, I have been mesmerized watching these episodes, rewatching key scenes, listening to audio commentary and falling in love with these characters. I work from home and have found it difficult to stay on schedule, I keep sneaking into the other room to watch another episode. Whedon didn't just write a story, he created an entirely new and believable universe peopled by characters you come to view as real human beings. It's killing me to think I won't ever find out what happens with Mal and Inara, do Zoe and Wash have the child they argue about, do Kaylee and Simon ever get together, who and what is the Sheperd, will River outwit the men with blue hands and what will become of Jayne who makes me laugh every time he opens his mouth? Joss Whedon, you are a genius. Please, please find a way to make a feature film or get this show back on the air. To the cast of Firefly, you are all amazing. Thank you for hours of pure enjoyment.