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Firefly - The Complete Series
List price: $49.98
Sale price: $19.99
You save: $29.99 (60%)
Actor(s): Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
Director(s):
EAN: 0024543089292
Format(s): AnamorphicClosed-captionedColorDVD-VideoWidescreenNTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Language(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Original LanguageEnglish SubtitledSpanish SubtitledSpanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Dubbed
List Price: $49.98
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: FOXD2008930D
Number Of Items: 4
Package Dimensions:
Height: 1.3"
Width: 5.5"
Length: 1.3"
Weight: 0.8 lbs.
Product Group: DVD
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-12-09
Running Time: 675minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2002-09-20
UPC: 024543089292
Editorial Reviews
Description:
Five hundred years in the future there's a whole new frontier, and the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table. But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space.
Amazon.com:
As the 2005 theatrical release of Serenity made clear, Firefly was a science fiction concept that deserved a second chance. Devoted fans (or "Browncoats") knew it all along, and with this well-packaged DVD set, those who missed the show's original broadcasts can see what they missed. Creator Joss Whedon's ambitious science-fiction Western (Whedon's third series after Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) was canceled after only 11 of these 14 episodes had aired on the Fox network, but history has proven that its demise was woefully premature. Whedon's generic hybrid got off to a shaky start when network executives demanded an action-packed one-hour premiere ("The Train Job"); in hindsight the intended two-hour pilot (also titled "Serenity," and oddly enough, the final episode aired) provides a better introduction to the show's concept and splendid ensemble cast. Obsessive fans can debate the quirky logic of combining spaceships with direct parallels to frontier America (it's 500 years in the future, and embattled humankind has expanded into the galaxy, where undeveloped "outer rim" planets struggle with the equivalent of Old West accommodations), but Whedon and his gifted co-writers and directors make it work, at least well enough to fashion a credible context from the incongruous culture-clashing of past, present, and future technologies, along with a polyglot language (the result of two dominant superpowers) that combines English with an abundance of Chinese slang.
What makes it work is Whedon's delightfully well-chosen cast and their nine well-developed characters--a typically Whedon-esque extended family--each providing a unique perspective on their adventures aboard Serenity, the junky but beloved "Firefly-class" starship they call home. As a veteran of the disadvantaged Independent faction's war against the all-powerful planetary Alliance (think of it as Underdogs vs. Overlords), Serenity captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) leads his compact crew on a quest for survival. They're renegades with an amoral agenda, taking any job that pays well, but Firefly's complex tapestry of right and wrong (and peace vs. violence) is richer and deeper than it first appears. Tantalizing clues about Blue Sun (an insidious mega-corporation with a mysteriously evil agenda), its ties to the Alliance, and the traumatizing use of Serenity's resident stowaway (Summer Glau) as a guinea pig in the development of advanced warfare were clear indications Firefly was heading for exciting revelations that were precluded by the series' cancellation. Fortunately, the big-screen Serenity (which can be enjoyed independently of the series) ensured that Whedon's wild extraterrestrial west had not seen its final sunset. Its very existence confirms that these 14 episodes (and enjoyable bonus features) will endure as irrefutable proof Fox made a glaring mistake in canceling the series. --Jeff Shannon
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Customer Reviews Average rating - 5.0
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-08
Content: I loved the movie Serenity, but had never seen the show. I was skeptical that a Sci-Fi type series would really appeal to me. The series was GREAT! It's futuristic, space-age meets old-West cowboys & bandits. The characters are engaging, the dialogue hilarious, and the concept quietly ingenious. I highly recommend the series.
Summary: Firefly was amazing
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-06
Content: Firefly is the best TV series I've ever seen, not just the best Sci-Fi series I've ever seen. The characters have real depth to them, and the stories are rich in human nature. It is a tragedy the series' life was cut short by corporate shenanigans.
Summary: Best Series I've Ever Seen
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-06
Content: Easily the best television show I have ever seen. How even Fox cancelled this show, I can't really say.
Summary: Best Television Series, Ever
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-04
Content: I'm sure that with all the 5 star reviews you see, you can pretty much guess what you can expect with this box set. Its a spectacular show with a great script that died before its time. At the current $20 price, its a bargain to buy.
Summary: Outstanding show
Rating - 5 Date: 2009-01-02
Content: The now-unemployed executives at Fox canceled this series after tinkering with content, casting, sequence of shows and time slot. The same folks who canceled Dark Angel pulled the plug on Firefly. The cast Christmas party became a final wrap party. However, the creator, writers and 9-member ensemble cast all went on the remarkable later success.
The Firefly DVD, peppered with "Copyright: FOX TV" captions (as if Fox did anything but thwart and hinder the production), has sold >600,000 copies. Its eleven episodes are a must-see for any drama, action, adventure, sci-fi or space fantasy fan. With strong and compelling stories from the Mutant Enemy (Buffy; Angel; Serenity...) stable of writers, my household remains amazed that that the network wonderkids didn't grasp the point or potential of this excellent work.
Compounding their error, they axed Firefly without allowing for a complete season. Adding to its foolishness to incompetency, Fox didn't even air two of the episodes it paid for, making this DVD the only way to see the incohate 11-episode work (the sets, cast and creator going on to make a smash motion picture from the left overs). Sheeeesh!
There is no one under the age of 100 who won't enjoy the creative writing, emmy-nominated acting, cinamatography and "wow" special effects offered here by Joss Whedon and friends.
Summary: 20/20 Hindsight
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