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[jeriendhal]

Afganistan. Special Forces. Air Support. "Firefly" fans.

It's a frightening combination.

Link: http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=787

Comments

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I've never seen Firefly - don't get TV - but have wondered what it's like. Is there a good site or something that gives an introduction?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a fair episode guide to the series on the same site.

Link: http://www.fireflyfans.net/episodelist.asp

As for the show itself, it's a post-Civil War Western in Spaaaaaaace. If you can swallow the idea of a bunch of barely terraformed colony worlds all looking like the American Southwest you can probably handle the series. Generally speaking the show depended on the character interaction of Firefly's crew and passengers for the drama, not on gee-whiz let's-set-the-reset-switch gimmicks such as on TNG or Voyager. And since it's a Whedon show, the characters have well-rounded quirks that draw us in (the first scene we see with Serenity's chief pilot has him killing some time at his nav board playing with toy dinosaurs.)

[kd5mdk.livejournal.com]

I believe old episodes are available on DVD. I need to start watching...

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

The Region One boxed set has all the episodes produced, including the 2-hour pilot, and three un-aired eps, totaling 14 in all. Extras include spanish and french tracks for all the eps., commentary tracks for about half the episodes, a longish documentary on the history of the series, and some other goodies on the final disc. It's worth getting.

[kd5mdk.livejournal.com]

I'll probably rent or borrow it, at least until I get hooked. Major expenses just aren't a great idea right now, leaving alone my absence from a Region 1 country...