![]() ![]() Unfortunately, unlike Star Wars, the Alliance crushes the rebellion, scattering its remaining members who now attempt to eke out a living on the edge of the system, as far from Alliance control as possible. Of course, one can’t have a big, bad totalitarian government without a rebel faction attempting to resist them. Eventually, one government, the so-called Alliance, begins to assert its control over the system, attempting to bring order to the new frontier. Earth has become too crowded due to over-population, and so mankind has left their home, taking up residence in a new solar system full of worlds waiting to be colonized. Serenity takes place 500 years in the future. All of which brings us to Serenity, the big-screen adaptation of a plucky little show that somehow managed to survive all manner of efforts to derail it. The show became a massive cult phenomenon, with fans (who term themselves “Browncoats”) purchasing ads in support of the series, starting massive petitions, and making the series a huge hit when it came out on DVD. However, that only seemed to make Firefly stronger. Of course, there was the slight problem that the boneheads at Fox had cancelled it several years ago after less than half a season (and that was after airing episodes out of order, waiting weeks between episodes, etc.). But Firefly had it all - a unique world that hinted at intriguing possibilities, a wonderful (and often twisted) sense of humor, witty dialog that was thankfully free of technobabble and cheesy inspirational moments, poignant moral explorations, plenty of genre-tweaking, and a cast of some of the most well-developed and thoroughly enjoyable characters I’ve ever encountered, period. The series felt like a breath of fresh air for me as someone who had basically given up on TV-based sci-fi (thanks, in large part, to that beating of the dead horse which is Star Trek). Something just clicked for me and suffice to say, I became hooked. That changed when one of my co-workers asked if my wife and I would like to watch it with them. ![]() I liked it, but didn’t feel particularly compelled to track down the rest of the series. But I just sort of filed it away, thinking that would probably be all I ever see of it. In fact, I found it fairly engaging and enjoyable. I’d seen other series try to pull off something similar, with disasterous and cheesy results (I’m looking in your general direction, Space Rangers).īut when I finally did see Firefly’s series premier several years ago during my first trek to the Toronto Film Festival, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought. I initially ignored Joss Whedon’s Firefly series for two reasons one, I had never been a fan of Whedon’s other titles (e.g., Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel) and two, everytime I heard the premise of Firefly - it’s essentially a western set in space - I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. ![]()
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