My Amazon review of Firefly - The Complete Series by fridaycries13

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My Amazon review of Firefly - The Complete Series

POSTED BY: FRIDAYCRIES13
UPDATED: Saturday, February 4, 2006 09:08
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Friday, February 3, 2006 7:49 AM

Wrote awhile ago. Just thought I'd share.

(5 out of 5 stars) Might have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one., January 23, 2006

I've never been attached to a TV show since I was much, much younger. I don't even like TV.

After watching Firefly, I like TV even less.

In November of 2005, I went to see a movie called "Serenity" in a nearly abandonned movie theater. The ceiling was missing in great chunks, the seats were falling apart and there was a total of 7 tickets sold that evening. But this was the only theater left in the state showing "Serenity," and something told me I HAD to see it. Not far into the movie, I forgot all about the strange condition the theater was in. I was hooked. By the time the movie ended, I was obsessed.

So of course, the next logical step was to check out Firefly, the show the movie was based on. I found the show to be even better than the movie (affectionatly called the "Big Damn Movie" by fans). There isn't a bad episode in the 14 in the series. Some episodes are better than others, but it all depends on your personal tastes. Some episodes will have you rolling on the floor with laughter, others will move you to tears. And you will get no closure. The only was to describe the way I felt after I finished watching "Objects In Space," the last episode in the collection, was heartbroken.

This is without a doubt, the finest television show I've ever watched. But like I said, I don't watch much TV. But I do love science fiction, and I can tell you this is of the highest calibur. The characters are funny, moving, flawed, complicated, and ultimately human. Joss Whedon has created a realistic vision of the future. There are no aliens, no hyperspace jumps. There are lasers, but those are for rich folk. He's taken space being the final frontier to a more literal meaning by filling it with frontiersman.

The production values, for the most part, are very good. From time to time, there will be something that looks low budget, but these moments are rare. And the cast...where to begin...just about flawless. From the first episode, one might think the cast has been working together for many years. They are the show's greatest strength, with the writing being a close second.

I can't stress enough just how good this show was. I've shown it to pretty much everyone I know, and there hasn't been anyone who hasn't fallen in love with it. You don't need to be a fan of the science fiction genre to like it. This is a show about the working class. The characters strive to just continue. To keep flyin'. The going gets rough sometimes, but if they're all together at the end of the day, in the freedom of their ship, it's just enough.

"That's why I never kiss them on the mouth."
-Jayne Cobb

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Friday, February 3, 2006 7:55 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Thank you.

I think folks will be moved to try Firefly after reading your review. I know you sure moved me.
Every time I read how folks fall in love with Firefly the original feeling comes flooding back.
I love it!

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal\

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Friday, February 3, 2006 7:58 AM

CHRISTHECYNIC

First off you just made me cry. Cry perhaps isn't the best word, mostly eye watering though one drop did escape and is moving down my face.

Can't really explain why, not sad, nor is it a tear of joy, but I figured I'd mention that.

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Originally posted by fridaycries13:
The characters are funny, moving, flawed, complicated, and ultimately human.

This is perhaps the best description of the characters I've ever heard, it's also a prefect description of the ideal characters, the ultimate goal that all characters should strive to be.

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I want to welcome you here, your review is so much like the "how I came here" things we hear from first time posters introducing themselves, but a quick glance says you're not new.

Even so, I want top repeat what you already know: You're part of the family and it's good to have you.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 9:08 AM

FRIDAYCRIES13

Thank you for the kind words, and sorry for any tears, partial ones or whole. Firefly/Serenity has been one the most wonderful experiences in my life, yet it has been such a bittersweet one from start to present.

Just a note...

The theater I saw it in was where I had my first movie theater experience. I saw Batman back in 1989 there, which was a life changing moment. That movie introduced me to the power of the imagination back when I was a mere 4 years old. Over the years a bigger, better movie theater opened up, but I still caught a movie there every now and then. But it had been awhile since I went. When I read Orson Scott Card call Serenity "The Greatest Sci-Fi movie of All Time," I knew I had to see it. (For those unfamiliar with Mr. Card, please, please, PLEASE go buy Ender's Game right now) This was the only theater left in the state of CT showing it. My girlfriend was home from college to celebrate my birthday with me, and this is how we celebrated. It was a Saturday night. I drove back by the old theater the following Wednesday (after I purchased Firefly the same day) to find it was closed. Ironic, when you think about it.

"That's why I never kiss them on the mouth."
-Jayne Cobb

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