So, today a friend and I watched 8 episodes of Firefly and it freaking ROCKED! Honestly, I went into it with fairly low expectations. I mean, sure, several people told me it was great, but two of those very people also told me that I absolutely had to see Sky Captain; one of the worst pieces of sci-fi I've ever seen. Also, Firefly barely lasted one season. A fact that only further concerned me. Still, I figured, screw it, bring on Firefly!
The first 10 minutes of the show basically hooked me. It begins with a really well done combat sequence that sounded quite cool in surround sound. The show's not really about galactic warfare, it just opens with the last major battle of a civil war. We have two discs left to watch, so I'll write a fuller review then, but as I said, I love it thus far. It's fairly reminiscent of Cowboy Bebop in that ultra futuristic technology is used in contrast with elements of, say, the old west. People flying in spaceships, yet carrying 6 shooters to do what needs doing while planetside. I'll write more later...
In closing, Firefly FTW!
Posted by Mike at September 17, 2005 01:00 AM