Movie #3 of 2021: Serenity (2005) When the show Firefly was canceled — before the planned end of its first season, after airing its episodes all out of order — it left a lot of plotlines open and a lot of strengths on the table. Fans were outraged, and as the series gained further followers …
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TV Review: Firefly, season 1
TV #40 of 2021: Firefly, season 1 Firefly casts a long shadow in fan circles for its notoriety as the classic case of a TV show unjustly canceled before its time. The litany is tediously familiar at this point: Fox executives didn’t understand the thing, aired the episodes all out of their intended order (scrambling …
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