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07/22/2005 Archived Entry: "Why Watch Firefly?"

We've been watching Firefly due to the kindness of Janice Murray who lent us the DVD set, and enjoying it. There were only fourteen episodes filmed, so it's a doable project in preparation for the Serenity movie coming this fall. If you don't want to buy the DVDs, SciFi channel is broadcasting the series starting tonight. kate_nepveu explains why you should be watching in this LiveJournal entry. "Perhaps it's easier to start with reasons not to watch Firefly. If you absolutely, positively cannot stomach being in the same room with science ignorance like an apparent lack of inertia, or technology that was designed for aesthetics rather than workability, then this is not the show for you. The worldbuilding is also somewhat sketchy; in particular, I'm sure it seemed like a nifty idea to have the entire society be bilingual in English and Chinese, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. Basically, this is not meticulous hard-sf extrapolation. Instead, the world is a place to explore the characters, who are the great pleasure of the show for me. There are nine of them, which is why you should watch the series, because even the best two-hour movie can't do justice to so many characters."

Kate rates each episode for enjoyability and importance, and includes a few snarky dialog samples:

MAL (Captain): Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
ZOE (First Mate): Big damn heroes, sir.

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