Television: Firefly
7:00/6:00 Central - Friday Nights on the Sci-Fi Channel
It's not often you're given a second chance in life. Okay - this is a second chance to see a TV show, but a darned good one that was cancelled way too soon.
Starting this Friday, July 22, Sci-Fi Channel will begin airing episodes of "Firefly", a very entertaining sci-fi western.
" Five hundred years in the future, Mal Reynolds ends up on the losing side of a war. He escapes with little more than his own skin, one trusted friend, and his ship, the Firefly-class freighter Serenity.
Every day since then, his mission has been a simple one: Hire a crew; find a job; and just keep on flyin'.
Then, one day, he takes on a couple of mysterious passengers — and his life gets a whole lot more complicated….
Now you can see creator Joss Whedon's vision of the future as he intended it to be seen: SCI FI is going to air the entire run of Firefly, in the order specified by Joss Whedon himself. Don't miss a single exciting moment of this unique show, and prepare yourself for its leap to the big screen in the feature film Serenity, out in theaters on Sept. 30, 2005."
When the DVD of the full series was released, including episodes unaired in it's initial run on FOX (aka WEASEL), it sold so well it helped land creator Joss Whedon a film deal for a feature length theatrical version starring all of the original cast.
"Firefly" is strong on character and story. The effects are quite good too, but this show is not about the special effects. There is a wonderful juxtaposition of futuristic technology and the feel of the old west. They said the original "Star Trek" was supposed to be a western in outer space. It ain't got nothin' on "Firefly". There is constant internal conflict aboard Serenity. There are also very strong female characters (note the plural).
So don't miss out on this chance to see a truly marvelous television experience; A chance to meet these wonderfully complex and diverse characters before they come to a multiplex near you on September 30th. Watch it on Sci-Fi Channel, buy it, rent it or borrow it. Just see it. You can thank me later.
(4 stars)
It's not often you're given a second chance in life. Okay - this is a second chance to see a TV show, but a darned good one that was cancelled way too soon.
Starting this Friday, July 22, Sci-Fi Channel will begin airing episodes of "Firefly", a very entertaining sci-fi western.
" Five hundred years in the future, Mal Reynolds ends up on the losing side of a war. He escapes with little more than his own skin, one trusted friend, and his ship, the Firefly-class freighter Serenity.
Every day since then, his mission has been a simple one: Hire a crew; find a job; and just keep on flyin'.
Then, one day, he takes on a couple of mysterious passengers — and his life gets a whole lot more complicated….
Now you can see creator Joss Whedon's vision of the future as he intended it to be seen: SCI FI is going to air the entire run of Firefly, in the order specified by Joss Whedon himself. Don't miss a single exciting moment of this unique show, and prepare yourself for its leap to the big screen in the feature film Serenity, out in theaters on Sept. 30, 2005."
When the DVD of the full series was released, including episodes unaired in it's initial run on FOX (aka WEASEL), it sold so well it helped land creator Joss Whedon a film deal for a feature length theatrical version starring all of the original cast.
"Firefly" is strong on character and story. The effects are quite good too, but this show is not about the special effects. There is a wonderful juxtaposition of futuristic technology and the feel of the old west. They said the original "Star Trek" was supposed to be a western in outer space. It ain't got nothin' on "Firefly". There is constant internal conflict aboard Serenity. There are also very strong female characters (note the plural).
So don't miss out on this chance to see a truly marvelous television experience; A chance to meet these wonderfully complex and diverse characters before they come to a multiplex near you on September 30th. Watch it on Sci-Fi Channel, buy it, rent it or borrow it. Just see it. You can thank me later.
(4 stars)
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