Firefly and Serenity
Posted on December 29, 2005
Ok, so I'm a bit late to the Firefly thing. I'm really not sure how I missed it on TV. Other than reminding me of Time Enough for Love, which Joss Whedon doesn't credit when he talks about how he came up with the idea, I really enjoyed the series and movie. Interestingly the move didn't start out that well in my opinion, compared to the series. I finally saw Serenity last night. The dialog between the characters seemed a bit forced and “different” from the TV show. But by about half-way through, it seems the writing and acting fall back into place. I really enjoyed watching the cut scenes, and one could only guess they were cut to shave off time from the movie, as they sure added to the story. If you've not seen the show and are a sci-fi fan, I highly recommend renting or buying the boxset, digesting that, then moving on to Serenity. It does clean up some loose ends but they killed off one too many people for me to think there will be any followup films or ressurection of the tv show. Books are coming in 2006.
