When I first saw Firefly I was pretty much unaware of space westerns as a genre. I was introduced to Firefly by a friend in college and I already knew that this was how they should be done. As a huge Buffy/Whedonite already, I knew this show was going to be awesome. It was so perfectly cast, and there was just the right amount of "Huh?" that kept you going from episode to episode - not enough to deter you, just keep you sucked in and hanging on to every word. The writing is so unique from the sort of dialect to the random smattering of Chinese, but it is sewn in so well you don't even question why they all seem to know Chinese (spoiler alert: basically the US and China were left as the last 2 world superpowers and therefore everyone knows Chinese as a result). Myself and most of the people I've in turn turned on to this show have watched the entire series in one sitting. It's kind of hard to explain the premise in words, but just trust me when I say, WATCH THE THING.

Got sold on 9.0 rating, one of the highest for TV series. Still can't wrap my head around this - How did that happened?? Bad acting, simplest and stupidest story line, not thrilling at all, the intro starts with favorite republican idea "... after the Earth got used up...". Etc., ect., ect.. And I could not find this one for free so I had to buy it for like $15! Not worth it.

It's mildly entertaining in a trite, overdone way, but let's not pretend this was ever brilliant, gritty, top notch television. The best thing about the show? It featured the beautiful Morena Baccarin and Christina Hendricks. That's a good reason to watch it alone. I'm watching it all the way through because there are only 14 episodes, and , as I said, it's mildly entertaining. It is fun, but a bit juvenile, so don't think too deeply about its flaws.

The best TV show of the last 20 years, and they canceled it after 1 series!! Please please please please do the fans justice, make more firefly!!!! It has it all drama, comedy, action, so well written it really is a shame we can't enjoy more, in my opinion the best sci fi show since quantum leap!! It combines two great genre's sci fi and western and the chicks are hot too