OK, so I finally finished watching Firefly. It grew on me. At first I was distinctly underwhelmed; in particular, I found the premise irritating (ie the SF/Western hybrid). Sticking with it was worthwhile though, simply because the weight rests upon the shoulders of the characterisation, which is what Joss Whedon is good at. I particularly enjoyed the ‘Janestown’ episode, which was a very effective way of putting across an important point. I thought the penultimate episode (Heart of Gold) was very good, and would have made an excellent place to finish the series. The last episode itself was comparatively weak.

So sometime this week I intend to watch ‘Serenity’; I’ll let you know how I get on with it.