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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.
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