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- Firefly earns its audience's adoration with the help of Nathan Fillion's dry delivery, a detailed fantasy world, and compelling storylines -- even if it doesn't stand with creator Joss Whedon's most consistent work.
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77% Avg. Tomatometer 44 Reviews 96% Avg. Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings Set 500 years in the future after a universal civil war, the crew of a small transport spaceship takes any job so long as it...
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Jan 27, 2020 · Firefly follows an ensemble cast that makes up the crew of the Serenity, a Firefly-class spaceship that gives the show its name. The show is essentially a space western, complete with horses, shootouts, and slang.
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- Kris Wouk
Rated 5/5 Stars • 08/24/24. A near perfect sci-fi space western, deftly mixing humour and drama, whimsical and deathly serious. Never fails to entertain, intrigue, and make you chuckle, whilst ...
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- Nathan Fillion
- Tim Minear
- September 20, 2002
Jan 29, 2021 · The space western is an appealing genre right now. The outer planets in “Firefly” are parched, backwater worlds that are patchworked with farmland — “terraformed,” in sci-fi parlance, to...
- Coralie Kraft
- Train Job - 8.4
- Message - 8.4
- Nestown - 8.7
- Sh - 8.8
- Enity - 8.8
- Stories - 8.9
- Ariel - 9
- Our Mrs. Reynolds - 9
- Ects in Space - 9.2
- Of Gas - 9.3
The first episode of the show to be broadcast on television, "The Train Job" sees Serenity'screw take on a heist for the crime lord Niska. Though the theft is a success, they soon learn that what they stole was medicine for the local town. Related: 10 Best Sci-Fi Tv Shows Of All Time, According To IMDb Despite not being the intended pilot for Firef...
Perhaps the most heartbreaking episode of Firefly, "The Message" opens with the crew enjoying themselves at an outpost before being mailed the body of Private Tracey Smith, a former friend. Though Tracey turns out to be alive, he's on the run from corrupt local authorities and takes Kaylee hostage when he thinks Serenity's crew is about to turn him...
Written by Tick creator Ben Edlund, "Jaynestown" is a fairly comedic story that sees the crew of Serenityland on a planet where Jayne is worshipped as a local hero. When news of his arrival reaches the authorities, they let loose Jayne's former partner to take him out and break the colony's morale. Given Jayne's status as one of Firefly's funniest ...
The second episode to feature the character of Saffron, "Trash" sets itself up as another heist episode, albeit one where the crew is kept on alert in case Saffron double-crosses them. Though the theft is successful, the crew learns about Saffron's past, and the thief is forced to confront it. While much of the episode's fun comes from the executio...
The show's pilot, "Serenity," introduces audiences to the main cast and establishes the overarching threat of the Alliance. The crew of the Serenityis made up of smugglers/criminals who are trying to get by in the universe while the Alliance is an overbearing government who have been committing shady experiments on children. Related: 10 Best TV Sho...
An episode that puts the spotlight on Wash, "War Stories" sees the esteemed pilot go on a mission with Mal, only for the two to be captured by the crime lord Niska. When the rest of Serenitydiscover they've been kidnapped, Zoe is forced to choose who to save: the man she loves or her trusted confidant and friend. Though the episode is built around ...
On a trip to the planet Ariel, Simon proposes breaking into the planet's central hospital so that he can combat River's worsening mental condition and so the crew can steal millions of credits worth of drugs. Despite the difficulty Mal, Zoe, and Jayne have with learning the medical jargon, they successfully sneak the Tams into the hospital and stea...
Easily one of Firefly'sfunniest episodes, "Our Mrs. Reynolds" focuses on the crew's reaction to the stowaway Saffron, who Mal had accidentally betrothed on the planet they recently left. While the crew tries to acclimate her to the new environment, Mal is less receptive to Saffron's presence, a stance that proves to be somewhat justified when she a...
The most existential episode of the series, "Objects in Space" explores River's relationship with the crew and whether she even belongs. Amidst this personal dilemma, a bounty hunter named Jubal Early infiltrates the ship and holds everyone hostage in order to capture River. In a series where the character interactions are heralded as a highlight o...
The eighth episode in the series, "Out of Gas," explores the origins of Serenity's crew coming together in a series of flashbacks. In the present, Mal is desperately holding on to life as he attempts to repair the lifeless Serenity. To sum up all the reasons why "Out of Gas" is appealing would be an insurmountable task, but it basically boils down ...
Nov 4, 2022 · 'Firefly' is regarded as one of the best sci-fi series of all time, and for good reason: each episode can be considered something of a work of art.
Firefly: Season 1 Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic. TOP CRITIC. It's different and it's good, but Nathan Fillion is the wimpiest hero since Mr....
