From Firefly to Serenity
[Update: I just watched the movie, and unhesitatingly recommend it!]
A friend recently put me on to last years TV show from Fox called Firefly, by . The best way I know to explain it is it’s “Star Wars meets a spaghetti western”. I’m reminded of the fun Han Solo side of Star Wars – smugglers, close calls and humor. Throw in some six-shooters and a few bar fight scenes and there you have it!
Firefly ran 14 shows, cultivated a group of devoted followers, then was axed. Fox saw fit to air it on an evening where it would get few viewers, aired it after sports programming (suicide), and then best of all – they aired the shows in the wrong order, thereby confusing everyone. It was a masterfull stroke of seppuku.
Because it had such a devoted following, Fox saw fit to fund a movie of the show – Serenity. Joss Whedon (the writer) and the cast from the show are all in the movie that was released today. By all accounts it has received great reviews, doing what Lucas has hoped to do in the last 3 installments of Star Wars (but has failed miserably).
Check out the movie trailer for yourself: Serenity Movie Trailer Link. This White African strongly recommends both the show and the movie.
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I agree… Loved these characters and don’t want the story to end!
[...] I was happy to find someone at Slashdot had supplied a link to the first 9 minutes of the movie Serenity that I talked about in an earlier post. This is a completely legal preview, set up by Universal. You can trust the website you’re going to. [...]
[...] I can’t say that I’m surprised, it really is the best movie I’ve seen in a long time as far as fun and adventure are concerned. If you haven’t watched it, go catch it while it’s still on the big screen – it’s well worth the money spent. [...]
Great movie, had the chance to watch it today.
About time!
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