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.<\/p>\n
So sometime this week I intend to watch ‘Serenity’; I’ll let you know how I get on with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading