Firefly - The Complete Series

The basic concept and the production are very good. The actors stay fateful to their characters. But the characters are odd and not well developed or integrated. In particular the characters of the happy-hooker promoting pay-for-sex and homosexuality, and the mental-case playing the professional victim. They soon become a burden to the storyline to the point I did not finish looking at all episodes. There is a reason for the $22 new-price for a 675 minutes series...

Firefly, is a diamond in the rough. A hidden gem. The beautiful moon behind the clouds of a stormy night. Once you have discovered this beauty, it will not let you go.

Straight up, the characters, and the story of firefly will suck you in. This show is set in a sci-fi future world, but that's not what it's about. So you sci-fi geeks - come to Firefly! While at the same time if you are scared about a sci-fi show... don't be. It's about the people and their relationships with each other, and their journey in life, which so happens to be in space on the same ship. You will laugh, you will be on the edge or your seat, you will hurt when they hurt.

It takes a REALLY good story that is done REALLY well with REALLY good actors that play REALLY good characters to get me to like a show, but when it does...man it's magic. And that's what Firefly has done. By far - my #1 favorite show now. I will do whatever it takes if it is ever possible, to bring Firefly back. THIS is how to tell a story through a live action show.

This is an excellent, action packed series! It has added light humor and
is well worth the watch! You'll be hooked and wanting more!

I was living overseas when this series aired, and never heard of it until I was sorting through my brother's DVDs a few weeks ago. I saw this, and figured that since it was only 14 episodes it probably wasn't that good of a series, but decided to go ahead and check it out...after watching other stuff first. Dumb mistake. Had I known anything about it, it would have gone to the top of the list.

Firefly is a great show. A network gets a gem, then cancels it after just a few episodes. Honestly, Fox, what were you thinking when you cancelled this show?

Somehow I missed Firefly when it was aired on TV. When the movie Serenity came out I got a DVD copy and watched it. I must not have been reading the cover very carefully as I did not make a connection with the TV series Firefly.

While browsing the Amazon web site for DVDs I noticed the Firefly set that contained all of the TV episodes. The review intrigued me so I decided to order it and the Collector's Edition DVD.

One of the reviewers said it was best to watch the TV series before watching the movie so I decided to do just that. Although I had seen the movie in the past, it had been a fairly long time so I started the TV series; I didn't know what was in store for me.

If one thinks about it, the premise is reasonable; the frontiers of space could have parallels with the frontiers of the old West. The farther you got away from civilization the more rugged life could become; especially after a major war which had divided civilization.

To a substantial degree it helps to check your brain at the door and just relax and accept the story line. The characters are sufficiently developed to generate some feelings of concern for them as the stories progress. The stories themselves are in one way stereotypical, and yet in another way very original; I guess you would have to watch them to see what I mean.

I'm pleased with them and look forward to seeing them again; a lot is going on and it's hard to absorb all of the action on a first viewing.

If you're a sci-fi fan and have not seen the series and the movie, you should go ahead and treat yourself.