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Directed By
Joss Whedon
Written By:
Joss Whedon
Cast:
Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Patrick Lynch
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Serenity (2005)
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I Miss 'Firefly'
I have long been a Joss Whedon-addict, due to his amazing series: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Angel', as well as his being a long-time writer for my favorte sitcom: 'Roseanne'. So a few years ago when he introduced a new show, a cowboys in space show, I was a little skeptical. After all, this is the, arguably, first male TV show creator feminist and now I was gonna lose him to cowboys? The most macho misogynistic creations known to man? Thus I skipped the brief stint 'Firefly' had on FOX back in 2002. How wrong I was.
'Firefly' is a remarkable series now available in DVD that concerns a gang of thieves and others aboard the spaceship 'Serenity'. It is so much more than it appears, not just a 'Star Trek' ripoff, nor a 'Doctor Quinn' wannabe. The show has deep roots in a future that seems not so unlikely. There are no strange aliens, all planets are occupied by humans who speak a mixture of the two dominant cultures of Earth: English and Mandarin. Check out this show.
When 'Firefly' was cancelled, Whedon swore to not let it die, and thus we have 'Serenity' which follows the characters almost immediatley after we last left them in the series. It is approachable for non-'Firefly' viewers, but for those of us inducted into the club of Browncoats, it is especially meaningful and sweet.
The plot follows Captain Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion, smoldering sexy leading man) and his gang as they try to uncover corruption in the Alliance (the ruling force behind all the planets that controls everything, perhaps a comment on American culture?). Every character you love gets a good storyline and some payoffs and surprises that will please and disturb you, respectively.
I highly recommend this movie in that it is sooo well written and if enough of y'all go see it, then maybe they will return it to TV or make more movies. Trust me, rent the DVDs and then check out 'Serenity'.
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 | Tim
Apr 18, 2007 4:18 AM
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| This was a really good movie. I had hoped for a sequel but they had red lighted that. I have watched this several times now and it always keeps me awake! |
| Tim
Apr 19, 2007 4:49 PM
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| Nope but thats what was cool, you could fully understand the movie without even knowing that there was a tv show before it. |
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