Is Firefly the best sci-fi series ever?

POSTED BY: Darkfly
UPDATED: Friday, August 18, 2006 22:38
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LOSTDOG

Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:48 PM

Without a doubt.Firefly could possibly be one of the best shows ever.No offense to Stargate and Trek fans, but PLEASE.It makes me sick that those shows can run so long and firefly was shot down so soon.I have been watching since the beginning and I have the box set and serenity movie and I still can't watch enough. Gets me every time.It had to be timing, writing, the great cast and strong acting.Firefly to scifi was what Guns n'Roses was to rock and roll. Nothing can touch it and it will never happen again.FOX, YOU'RE FIRED!!!!

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:01 PM

Don't get me wrong, I've loved most of the Star Trek series', Farscape, Dark Angel, Andromeda, Re-Imagined BSG, Stargate SG-1/Atlantis, But not even half as much as I've loved Buffy, Angel, and Firefly/Serenity. (Joss shows listed in no particular order.)

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:11 PM

Yes.

although, the new BSG may be giving it a run for the coin.

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:23 PM

You know how you buy those CDs that turn out to be so good that they get heavy play for months and months and months. And then one day you notice the jewel case and realize that it's been a long time since you last listened and so you pop it in your player and you realize that something has changed since the last time you listened and it now feels a little tired and in some way you've moved on....

That's where I am now with Firefly. I picked up the series recently on DVD, but haven't found any desire to actually watch. Having said that, I watched Serenity twice in the theatre (something I haven't done since Empire Strikes Back as a wee laddie), devoured the series on DVD in four consequtive nights last October, watched every episode at least on more time on Space Channel (Canada's Sci-Fi equivalent), bought the DVD, introduced several friends to the show, etc. The movie was easily the best I've seen in the last year and left a lingering impression like nothing else I've seen recently. But without new material, there's just nothing to substain my passion.

Is it the best SF show ever? Definintely one of the most promising, though much like BSG (or any other show), there were episodes that I thought were quite average (Heart of Gold and the Message are two of maybe three that I would put in this category). My guess is that I loved it as much as I loved shows like ST:TOS, Dr. Who (Tom Baker era), and Blake's 7 at other phases in my life. So, to end a long boring train of though, Firefly was one great show, and hopefully we'll get more at some point in the future.

YINYANG

Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:29 PM

The last time I was obsessed with a show, I was five, and the show was Full House. So, yes, Firefly is the best ever.

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:39 PM

Would Angel be classed as sci-fi, or is that fantasy? If sci-fi, I personally feel that its better than Firefly. What Firefly lacked was character development, simply because it was too short (I'm not saying that was a problem with the show, just something it didn't get a chance to do). But what I really like about Angel is the way the characters radically but realistically evolved - mainly Cordy and Wes. I think that's something that Buffy lacked too, although the core characters all matured throughout the 7 seasons they were essentially the same people at the end (Willow is arguable with the magic, but taking just the central principles of her character she wasn't too different).

But if we're just talking true sci-fi, then for me there is no competetition with Firefly. And if it had the 5+ seasons it deserved, it could well have been the best show in any genre.

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:43 PM

*FMF stands back in HORROR that Jolly is tired of the Firefly*

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:12 PM

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Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
*FMF stands back in HORROR that Jolly is tired of the Firefly

I recoil in horror because someone admitted Full House was a show worth obsessing over. I don't care how old you were that show just sucks.

Back on topic. Firefly is probably the most realistic version of the future at least from our present point of view. People are still petty, governments and large corporations are still dishonest, greedy, and manipulative, and the little guy still gets screwed. Our verse is completely different from idealized societies prevelant in other sci-fi futures.

That being said I would still put Farscape up against any sci-fi any day of the week. It may be over the top with the technology and aliens but it was still quite brilliant.

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:04 PM

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*lol* You can't ask that question and then demand that everyone agree with you! This is a fanboard, but it's also a discussion board! Key element of discussion - differing points of view to discuss!

FireFly is really poor, I mean cowboys in space? Why don't they reverse the tachyon flow through the main deflector dish and reduce the gravitational constant of the universe to destroy the Alliance?

How's that?

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Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:37 PM

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That being said I would still put Farscape up against any sci-fi any day of the week. It may be over the top with the technology and aliens but it was still quite brilliant.

Odd how one ends up watching certain shows. I caught the first episode of Farscape, developed a crush on Claudia Black, and followed the show for the next season and a half. I'm not sure if I ended up losing interest in the show or in Ms. Black...

Firefly and BSG are in my first tier of SF (and television in general). Farscape sits in the second tier with the Treks as a enjoyable diversion, but not something I follow regularly.

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