Firefly / Serenity

I’ve taken this chance to do a series review and combined it with the movie that followed it.
Anyone who enjoys sci-fi must have seen, or at least heard, of the Firefly series. If you haven’t, you should find it and watch it.
In a nutshell: Firefly, the brainchild of Joss Whedon finally brought us a new, fresh sci-fi series set in outer space. To say that I was amped is an understatement. A serious one. So, of course, I was expecting a lot, and considering all the hype around it I was ready to be a bit underwhelmed.
Serenity is the ship (often referred to as the “boat”) that the series plays off aboard. Firefly is type of ship that Serenity is. That concludes our lesson.
The series started off a bit vague but the further I got into it the more I loved it. Captain Malcolm (played by none other than Nathan Fillion) is a great anti-hero, saying things like: “It’s gettin’ awful crowded in my sky.” Although the lady that rents their shuttle isn’t one of the greatest characters in a series ever, I really enjoyed every other person aboard Serenity. From the fun and comedic pilot, the bad-boy Jayne, the innocent girlie mechanic to the misunderstood River, a girl that seems to have a lot bottled up inside.

What made the series good? Well, I’m a bit of a sci-fi fan (I may have mentioned this a few times before in other reviews), it took a space-setting and gave it a bit of a cowboy spine, which is rather nice. So if any of that sounds interesting you’ve found another reason to check it out. Was the series undervalued? Yes, seriously. Cancelled after only fourteen episodes. What a pity. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I wanted to cry after watching the last episode, but my eyes were feeling a bit heavy. It’s not great and incredible and amazing like Star Wars, but it’s not supposed to be compared to Star Wars. Firefly is what it is, a decend series that made you feel like a kid again.

What’s Serenity? Besides the name of the ship, there was also a movie made after the series was kicked by one of our favourite companies. The movie picked up where the series left off and it had everything that the series had, and more. It was exciting, original and emotional. Without giving too much away to those who haven’t watched it, it’s difficult to really say much more about the film. It did, unfortunately not reach box office success and as a result the series was never rebooted.

The firefly series has a huge following and fanbase on the internet and I can see why. (Some of these pics above are in fact fan art and not official advertising). It brought something back onto television that many thought they’d never see again. Sadly, however, we didn’t get to see it for very long.

Pros:It’s something new with a feel of something older.

Cons:
I’d be nit-picking to say anything bad about such a good series over just 14 episodes.

Ambitious rating:
85%

Verdict:
The kid in me came alive watching this one. Cowboys in space. Sci-fi fans deserve a series as good as this one.

Captain Malcolm: “Jayne, your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that.”