Firefly (TV Series USA, 2002-03)
Serenity (USA, 2005)

The Cinderella of TV shows. No one gets a second chance in the universe of the television shows. But they did.

Cancelled after only half a season and mostly because the network did not do anything to support the show. Sounds familiar ? That’s because the same thing happened to Futurama, after 4 seasons of changing schedule every 4 weeks or so.

Joss Whedon created a science-fiction universe mixed with a western feel. A band of small-time crooks travel on a Firefly-class spaceship named Serenity. The ship itself is reminiscent of the Millenium Falcon. And there is a feeling of the Cowboy Bebop anime series in the Firefly universe. Something about never ending an episode with any money to speak of.

What is the most striking about Firefly and Serenity, is the dialogue and the characters. Every one of them has a moment to shine and has some very memorable quotes.

For instance:
“Well lady, I must say : you’re my kinda stupid.” -Mal
“Captain. I think there’s a problem with your brain being missing.” -Zoe

The movie answers some of the questions from the TV show. It was, however, impossible to answer all of them in one movie. There is a certain closure from it, but lots of doors were left opened for a sequel or some more episodes for the TV series. Chances are slim, though. The whole might not be commercial enough to be lucrative. But give it a try, and you’ll probably fall for it.

Watching the series before the movie is not a must, but would make the experience far more enjoyable.

Long live the Brown Coats!

Gog the Brown Coat