Firefly - The Complete Series Review

Overall Rating

Excellent script, characterisation and plotting.
Well directed with innovative camera work and good special effects.

Not many special features, though what there is good.
It was cancelled before the first season was completed!

For those of you who wondered where the Serenity movie came from, this is the short lived series by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy, Angel and writer of Alien Resurrection. It charts the escapades of Captain Mal Reynolds and his rag tag crew as they travel the colonised worlds seeking employment of the legal and not so legal variety whilst avoiding trouble, especially from the ruling Alliance who are interested in two very special passengers...
Firefly showcases Joss Whedon at his very best. The characters are funny, believeable and will quickly inspire the affection of the audience. The setting is future fusion of American and Chinese cultures, with deliberate overtones of the Wild West and is both imaginative and interesting. Any fan of great sci fi, comedy or of Joss Whedon's work would do well to pick this up.