It's just both amusing and frustrating whenever I find myself admitting I like something that in general I don't. Like how there are actually George Clooney movies out there that I enjoy. Or reality shows that I find myself drawn to. Or campy, diva-ish gay anthems that I actually know the words to. Whatever it is, there will always be something out there that defies my little "rules" and preferences and I just find myself enjoying the ride that I happen to find myself on.
Ah the joys of living in a world filled with near infinite diversity.
Firefly was Joss Whedon's attempt at a science fiction TV show after his successful run with Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. The main twist to this show is the fact that Joss decided to style after the classic Westerns of old. It only ran for a single season.
The series follows the roundabout adventures of the crew of the Serenity, a Firefly-class starship. They tend to operate in the outlying worlds of civilization and thus find themselves engaging in less than legal activity. This isn't a major issue for them since many of them are fugitives in one way or another or just on-board by an odd coincidence of fate.
The show was highly creative in its approach and almost a completely new genre of TV show on its own. Naturally the uniquely different don't always do well when presented to the general public and something as rogue as this show was almost doomed to failure when scrutinized by network executives unless the show conquered all of prime time or something. It had a decent run and captured the hearts of a lot of fans but it still wasn't enough to keep the show alive.
Which is a shame since the series had a unique rhythm to its humor and a light, healthy banter to its writing. It had a lot of great stories, which I suppose is to be expected when Joss Whedon is involved and the diverse range of characters were pretty much rich plot threads all on their own just waiting to be further developed and explored. Of course it's too late to wish for that sort of thing and we can only focus on enjoying the rich run they had in the meantime plus the movie Serenity, which acted as a sequel to the show and a way for fans to feel some degree of fulfillment and resolution.
Firefly deserves 4 humorous ways for the crew to turn things around in their favor at the last minute out of a possible 5.
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