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Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003]
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Firefly is also about adult emotional relationships, for example Kaylee's crush on Simon, the happy marriage of Mal's second officer Zoe and the pilot Wash, the disastrous erotic stalemate between Mal and the courtesan Inara. Individual episodes deal with capers going vaguely wrong, or threats narrowly circumvented; character and plot arcs were starting to emerge when the show was cancelled. Fortunately, the spin-off movie Serenity ties up some of the ends; and in the meantime, what there is of Firefly is a show to marvel at, both for its tight writing and ensemble acting, and the idiocy of the executives who cancelled it. On the DVD: Firefly on DVD is presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 with Dolby Surround Sound. It includes commentaries on six episodes by various writers, directors, designers and cast members as well as featurettes on the conception of the show and the design of the spaceship Serenity, four deleted scenes, a gag reel, and Joss Whedon singing the show's theme tune, more or less. One of the things that emerges from all of this is how committed to the project everyone involved with it was, and is--unusually, you end up caring as much for the cast and crew as for the characters.
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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review
Much praised and much missed after its premature cancellation, Firefly is the first SF TV series to be conceived by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and cocreator of Angel. Set five centuries in the future, it is a show where the mysterious personal pasts of the crew of the tramp spaceship Serenity continually surface. In fact, it's a Western in space where the losers in a Civil War are heading out to a barren frontier. Mal Reynolds is a man embittered by the war, yet whose love of his comrades perpetually dents his cynicism--even in the 14 episodes that exist we see him warm to the bubbly young mechanic Kaylee, the preacher Book, the idealistic doctor Simon, even to the often demented River, Simon's sister, the psychic result of malign experiments.
Great Sci-Fi with a light human touch
Review date: 2010-03-14 Rating: 10 out of 10
It's a great pity that this tv show has been canceled, leaving only one complete season. It's very enjoyable, well acted, solid storyline and it has a light human-ironic touch that makes it really cool. Even the movie out of this series does not portray entirely the nice combination of characters and their relationships.
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Reviews
Absolutely brilliant
Review date: 2010-03-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
I had finished watching Battlestar Galactica and was looking for something along the same lines to fill the void that appeared in my viewing. I found this and read the reviews. Must admit never was a fan of Buffy, but liked the reviews on this site. Well, all I can say is thanks to everybody who reviewed this, because it was every bit as good as I was led to believe. I enjoyed the whole space cowboy theme, but more the incredibly witty scripts. It wasn't quite BG, but it has certainly made for entertaining viewing and I would recommend this to anyone who likes good scripts, and the idea of a bunch of 'petty crooks' standing up for what is right and good. Shame on Fox for not letting this develop.
keep with it
Review date: 2010-03-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
It starts a bit slowly but this show is worth sticking with. Another great show that Fox canceled but at least they finished it off with a film.
Firefly....Shiny Blu Ray
Review date: 2010-02-14 Rating: 8 out of 10
Firefly the TV show was a sci-fi cowboy style space romp featuring the crew and passengers of a firefly class space cargo vessel called Serenity. The TV series later spawned the movie serenity Serenity [Blu-ray] [2005]and 2 graphic novels Serenity - Those Left Behind & Serenity Volume 2: Better Days: Better Days v. 2that in the timeline of the world fitted in between the TV show and the film.
I will assume that anyone in the UK reading this is thinking about replacing there DVD version of firefly and not thinking about purchasing a US Import version as an impulse purchase.
1st off the blu ray version is region A and B coded so will play in the UK. The quailty of the blu ray is pretty darn fine and alround provides a very "shiny" viewing experience. Some scenes are a little grainy but not massively noticeable and at times you realise that the use of smoke and atmospheric lighting in the bar and some interior ship shots are probably the main cause of this and not a bad transfer.
I won't claim this to be the greatest blu ray conversion in the world but it is most definatley a massive upgrade from the the DVD release and to any fan of the show is as good as it gets offering many hours of supberb blu ray entertainment.
Pure genius
Review date: 2010-01-26 Rating: 10 out of 10
A brilliant show with not a single poor episode, nicely presented and a must buy for any Joss Wheden fan.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Morena Baccarin
Gina Torres
Nathan Fillion
Alan Tudyk
Jewel Staite
Creators:
Nathan Fillion (Primary Contributor)
Gina Torres (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036016025
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 4
Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-04-19
Number of discs: 4
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 630 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2002-09-20
Language: English (Original Language)