orcishgamer: Try and watch them in order (the DVD set is in order, I would assume the BluRay is as well), they showed them out of order when the show launched on TV which confused people.
An acquaintance told me the execs did this because they felt the first episode was too slow paced and they wanted something more action packed.
The incompetence that was displayed when managing that serie is mind bogging.
They had gold and they let it slip through their fingers.
I hope someone got fired over this.
orcishgamer: Also it's awesome. Our Mrs. Reynolds is one of the best episodes. You'll be terribly sad when it's over (if you can, grab the comic book that spans the time between the television series and Serenity). EDIT: It's a western in space... so yep, bullets:)
I really liked the last episode, though Mrs. Reynolds was very good too (the final talk with Inara was priceless, how clueless can you be...).
jefequeso: I'm watching on Netflix. Is there anywhere I can go that would tell me the correct order, so I can make sure?
I watched it on Netflix too. It is in order.
Apparently, they started with the train episode when they initially broadcast it on TV.
HereForTheBeer: Not enough superlatives to describe the show and movie. It's just, just... perfection.
I know. Western and space: You'd think combining the two would be pure madness, but they made it work!
doccarnby: It's been a while since I watched it, so I may be wrong, but I believe they do have laser weaponry, it's just super expensive and not terribly reliable.
It's outlawed for most people too.
orcishgamer: The film is terribly sub par compared to the series. I didn't hate the film, but I wish that he didn't seem so all fired desperate to wrap up the story. I guess it's pretty much done as it stood or he'll have to retcon a bunch of shit were he to ever get a chance to continue (I think he's honestly not interested in doing so). At any rate, great series, pretty good movie, that's my feeling.
Yeah, the series was better, though the movie was good too (started with the movie unfortunately and then saw the series on netflix and though the characters on the box looked familiar...).
For the sequel, I think the fact that the cast is not getting any younger is another factor (it's been 10 years since the series and 7 years since the movie).
I think they are already past the point where they could film the cast and pretend it takes off right where the movie left.
I guess they could do animation for it (and apparently, they have done graphics novels about it) or do a "10 years later" type of sequel, but judging by lack of success of the movie, the franchise is dead in the water.
What infuriates me the most is that I never heard of Firefly or Serenity at all until about a year ago.
I'm sure the marketing for it was subpar.
xa_chan: Firefly: so much better than Star Wars and Star Trek combined.
Agreed.
MonstaMunch: Really? That was the one character I found annoying, mainly because her character was just too similar to the mechanic girl from Battlestar Galactica. It was one of very few things in Firefly that felt unoriginal to me.
Yeah, I'm with xa_chan about the physical attractiveness of the actress (though frankly, all the female cast was drop dead gorgeous), but the character she portrayed was my least favorite one.
I thought she looked a bit thick at times.
oasis789: man, it must be so nice to experience it for the first time
Not really. At least, when you watched it, you had hope to see many many episode.
When I watched it, it was a decade after the serie had been cancelled and the thought that kept bouncing back in my head was how incompetent you have to be to cancel a show like this in less than a full season.
At least, the movie gave closure.
