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Not_A_Firefly_Fun — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:56:01 GMT

You are right, without watching the series first the movie does not mean much and the plot is too crowded, i.e. the director crams too much into it relying on familiarity of people who have seen the series.

This whole Firefly thing is mostly about Sci-Fi fun with a few interesting/intelligent moments. Worth watching at some point in life but nothing to fuss about. If it were allowed to run couple of more seasons, I doubt there would be a fun base!

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l3v1 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:48:28 GMT

Now come on, I always liked the hilarious language use in the series to be the most source of fun, some dialogues were so really funny I laughed for minutes in a row :) Realistic or not, laughable or else, without the accents and the wording the whole thing would've lost a lot from its charm. Even today when I search for firefly quotes and I remember the scenes I just can't stop smiling :) Now somethin' about that is just downright unsettlin' :))

Firefly

Eugenia — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:19:51 GMT

Adam, don't give up. My husband is VERY difficult to like TV series and movies. And Firefly is actually one of his favorites ever (among House, Lost and Futurama).

But you need to start with the TV series, not the movie. Please try to get the series via Netflix or something, or by buying the DVD from Amazon (one of the best selling TV series on DVD ever). Then, watch the episodes from the beginning, and at the end check out the movie again, it will make more sense.

Firefly is kinda weird at the beginning, but from the moment you "get" their world, it draws you in.

The humor is great btw. It's the best element on the series.

Thank you!

StephenB — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:23:02 GMT

Joss Whedon is a derivative hack, it's nice to see something other than the usual blind idolatry that he receives online.