Generally when you hear somethings been verified by the acquaintance of a friend you're not exactly willing to believe that the information is true. In this case I was told that John Whedon's TV series "Firefly", was something worth taking a look at. I'm happy to say that once curiosity gnawed at me long enough and I finally watched an episode or two, I found "Firefly" to actually be pretty interesting.
Basically it seems to be a space western series in the far future. The main plot revolves around the crew of the Firefly Class ship Serenity, their lives as smugglers on the edge of known space and how they interact with each other. There's also this odd mix of Eastern and Western Culture (using chop sticks, knives, and forks to eat, mixing of the English and Chinese languages, ect) that can be really fascinating to anyone who likes to people watch.
So far this series seems to be really interesting, but it did have some problems in the beginning. The opening scene to this series seems to be a battle, which doesn't really go anywhere. Another downside is that it seems that this show was never really
finished. "Firefly" first aired in September 2002 and was canceled in
December of the same year after airing only eleven episodes out of fourteen.
Despite how short this series seems to be, I look forward to watching more of it.
After the last class with Steve Gordon, we talked for a little about TV shows that, despite being amazing, were cancelled. I mentioned Firefly as one of those shows, and thought I would write a post about that show.
Now, I'm not a huge Joss Whedon fan in general. I haven't seen a lot of Buffy or Angel, and from what I have seen I enjoy it, but they're not something I would devote massive amounts of time to watching. But this show was a work of art. The writing is quick, witty, poignant, and has plots that keep you guessing forever.
This is a show that should never have gotten cancelled. I have never spoken to one person who had seen Firefly who didn't absolutely love it. Everything down to the physics in space is well thought out and brilliant.
Since Firefly only lasted one season, a movie was made to complete the story - Serenity.
It explores many themes, like control and familial love. We wonder how much the government should be allowed to interfere in peoples lives and brains (because, as a result of the government attempting to control and make placid an entire planet of people, a horrible type of "person" was created - Reavers.)
Long story short, I miss this show. It could have been made even greater than it was.
