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| Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  1028 reviews
Sales Rank: 395
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: D2008929D
UPC: 024543089292
EAN: 0024543089292
ASIN: B0000AQS0F
Theatrical Release Date: September 20, 2002
Release Date: December 9, 2003
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My favourite show June 20, 2006
Kate (Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My brother recieved this set for his birthday a year and a half ago. I glanced at it and asked him what it was about. "A Space Western" he replied. I think I shouted "WHAT THE %#$@??!" and doubled over with laughter.
Then, for some reason, I sat down and watched the first episode. My brother insisted that I would get bored and wander away 10 minutes into it like I do every single other TV show or movie that I try and watch (I really don't care much for most of the things on that talking box in the corner of the room).
After the first episode (yes, I watched it all) I jumped up shouting "OH MY GOD! PUT ON THE NEXT ONE! HURRY!". We watched the second and third episodes right after, all back to back. We only stopped because it was the middle of the night and I couldn't keep my eyeballs open any longer. I promptly finished the entire series within a week or two, then went tearing out to buy my own copy of the set.
Firefly has become my favourite TV series, and that's saying a lot because I could count on one hand the number of series I like. The movie Serenity is the only movie I have ever bought before watching it beforehand. I preordered it here on amazon, not knowing anything about it, and not having watched a trailer.
This really is an incredible show. The one nice thing about it being cancelled so early is that it will never have a chance to grow stale. Every episode will always be amazing.
lots of fun May 29, 2006
Scott Fairley (Hamilton, ON)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's not nearly enough of it, but this box set is excellent. Lots of fun characters and absurdism. The fact that it's in a sci-fi world is an afterthought, which I really like; too many sci-fi shows use the setting as a crutch for dialogue and events. Firefly uses it as a backdrop and nothing more. It's a shame it ended as soon as it did, but there isn't a single bad episode in this set. Would it have eventually jumped the shark? Probably. Most shows do. So the result of the shows mis-management by Fox TV is a show that was always at it's peak
It has it all May 19, 2006
Your Average Viewer (Canada)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Firefly, a sci-fi western as weird as that sounds, works really well. I didn't expect much about a show literally involving cowboys in space, but the idea behind the series was original and unique. Plus Joss Whedon and his crack team of writers really know how to create exciting and entertaining plotlines, character developement and witty witty laugh-out-loud dialogue. It is not at all hard to get into the rhythm of the show, in fact it becomes addictive, so much so that it's even more painful when you end up watching the last episode. And the fact that only fourteen episodes were made makes it worse. Good thing there is still the movie Serenity, which neatly ties everything together. And if you liked the movie and own that, then it makes perfect sense to get this too.
There's never been another show like Firefly April 28, 2006
Patrick Taylor
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The cancellation of this series has to go down as one of the biggest boardroom blunders in the history of tv broadcasting. What were the execs at Fox thinking when they pulled the plug on this brilliant piece of television?!? This series had everything. Science-fiction/western/action/mystery/social commentary/romance/comedy. Firefly was so hard to just pin down to one genre, that it is almost impossible to describe to somebody who hasn't watched it. I had only seen bits of episodes when the show was originally aired and had to wait for this DVD release to see the whole thing. I was skeptical when I first started watching it, noting similarities to Starhunter and other shows, but by the time I was a few episodes in, I was totally hooked. OK, I'll say it, I'm a 'browncoat' now. Enough of the other reviews should give you a decent synopsis of Firefly, but what I think, is that Joss Whedon and company have accomplished, is a complete re-invention of the space-opera genre. There's none of the ridiculous pseudo-science-techno-babble that series in the Star Trek vein (and others) seem to suffer from. The universe of Firefly is far-flung, but beleivable. The technology looks far-future, but well-used. I liked the blending of space-colonization and frontier-towns. It works really well. And I like the fact that there are no tacky bumpy-headed-alien costumes to be seen, anywhere in Firefly. It's a future where humanity has colonized and terraformed dozens of worlds in the galaxy, but still human nature has remained unchanged. All the greed, corruption and the basic need for survival are active driving forces in the show. Firefly is like a bittersweet satire of our world as it is now. It also doesn't have the problem of taking itself too seriously all the time (though there is a lot of drama). There are situations and dialogue from the characters that had me rolling on the floor with laughter. I was even surprised at what I found myself laughing at sometimes. The cast are brilliant! Each and every one of them. The characters are wonderfully flawed, and also endearing. They are each very gradually fleshed out as the series unfolds. You only find out bits of information at a time. There is a mystery to each member of Serenity's crew (and, no doubt, mysteries about Serenity herself). While viewing the entire series, I did not see a single episode that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. I don't just mean that none of the episodes sucked (that's a rare enough accomplishment in itself), but that almost every episode made me feel like I was watching something exceptional. I'm going to purchase the Serenity DVD next (haven't seen it yet). And now I'm hoping that somehow, they will be able to make more in this series. Firefly has become one of my all-time favorites.
Great series March 28, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought Firefly without ever seeing a single episode, based on the reviews from Amazon. I was not disappointed. The show has wonderfully rich characters with interesting stories. Best episode is "Out of Gas". Too bad the show only lasted 13 episodes.
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