Reply #13: I loved Firefly, too

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And for the precise reason that Joss Whedon had come up with a breathtakingly original approach to 'space opera'.

A lot of folks had issues with the 'wild west' style -- but as Captain Reynolds' unnecessary opening voiceover pointed out, some folks were lucky and wealthy and had technology. And some, especially those dumped by the terraformers on the frontier, didn't. It made sense. In other words, given food and water, cows and horses will breed; an antigrav cargo floater won't. Technology needs an infrastructure, and only the core worlds have it, in the Firefly universe.

Plus, I loved the characters, all of them. Especially Kaylee, such a sweetie, that one.

But as most of us here know, Fox never gave Firefly an honest chance. Some anti-SF idiot made them broadcast the shows out of sequence, and furthermore stuck it on the one night they figure geeks like us can't get dates and are home watching TV.

By the by, I would recommend renting Bab5 if you get a chance. The opening few episodes are a little rough, but it's worth it.