Firefly: Full Series Retrospective

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Firefly was a sci-fi Space Western series created by Joss Whedon. It ran for 14 episodes on Fox (though three episodes never aired), premiering on September 20, 2002. The series was concluded in 2005 with the feature film Serenity (not to be confused with the hilariously bad 2019 Matthew McConaughey film of the same name). Starring Nathan Fillion as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, Gina Torres as Zoe Alleyne Washburne, Alan Tudyk as Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Morena Baccarin as Inara Serra, Adam Baldwin as Jayne Cobb, Jewel Staite as Kaylee Frye, Sean Maher as Simon Tam, Summer Glau as River Tam, Ron Glass as Shepherd Derrial Book, Mark Sheppard as Badger, Michael Fairman as Adelai Niska, Christina Hendricks as Yolanda / Saffron / Bridget, David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe, Sarah Paulson as Dr. Caron and Chiwetel Ejiofor as The Operative.
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@drewhammond5203 Жыл бұрын

Serenity is a top ten for me to this day. "Do you know what your sin is, Mal?" "Aw hell, I'm a fan of all seven- but right now, I'm gonna have to go with wrath"

@cousinzeke4888 Жыл бұрын

"Mercy is the mark of a great man." Stab "I'm pretty good." Stab "I'm okay."

@drewhammond5203 Жыл бұрын

@@cousinzeke4888 "You got a wife? I want a wife. All I got's that dumbass stick sound's like it's raining."

@kensummers7757 Жыл бұрын

I could stand to hear a little more…

@Triplechomending Жыл бұрын

Writing aside, I feel like another aspect of what made Serenity so memorable was how jarringly-high it's production quality was

@drewhammond5203 Жыл бұрын

@@kensummers7757 "you can't anger me" "Please, spend an hour with him"

@seanmcmurphy4744 2 жыл бұрын

“It’s never too late to bring something back… and ruin it.” Your closing words are the de facto mission statement of every major studio today. Please, guys, don’t try to reboot Firefly. Leave it as the perfect little gem it is, don’t dig up and desecrate the corpse.

@jaredouimette1 2 жыл бұрын

It's a woke reboot and its already been announced.

@seanmcmurphy4744 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredouimette1 Crap. Well, we can always hope. But if it's bad, fans shouldn't watch it. The reason studios make schlocky reboots is that they think they have a guaranteed audience for any sh*tshow they grind out. Today, with Peak TV, there are plenty of good shows, there is no excuse for watching junk.

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanmcmurphy4744 I just want to point out that a Firefly reboot would be beneficial, because it's references to the American Civil War (ACW) are most jarring with the futuristic elements. Jettisoning any reference to the ACW reference would be a fresh start to making the series less racist as it favoured the bigoted losing side. Ergo, it's an opportunity for a fresh start.

@seanmcmurphy4744 2 жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan Might be a benefit. We can always hope

@Nick-ce6lt Жыл бұрын

@@jaredouimette1 NO. Really? I just watched it for the first time yesterday/today. That's a shame, it was the best thing I have seen in a long time, maybe except severance. I'm not going to watch it, or at least wait 15yrs again when I will be as old as the actors.

@5punkybob Жыл бұрын

A guy at me first job 16 years ago introduced me to firefly and lent me his box set. I went into depression when I watched the last episode knowing the series was already cancelled! Then he told me serenity was coming out and we went to see it together. I’d never seen so many grown men cry when Wash died.

@TehFrenchy29 Жыл бұрын

It's been 18 years and it still feels "too soon".

@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233 11 ай бұрын

The main reason for me they can‘t bring Firefly back. Wash was the Heart of this Family and is impossible to replace. What makes me happy is that Alan Tudyk is amazing in every role he takes and is one of the underapreciated actors of the last decades

@CKPill 11 ай бұрын

Tudyk work in current show Resident Alien rocks. Hope you check it out. Hard to have a fav in that show when all were top notch, but he definitely may have been mine

@FowlManor 7 ай бұрын

I'm a leaf on the Wind, watch how I soar 😭

@quinnmarchese6313 6 ай бұрын

ya'll should watch Con Man. its a meta series where Alan Tudyk plays an actor "from a cancelled too soon, cult favorite sci-fi tv series" as he attends fan conventions, looks for work, and what not. it also features Nathan Fillion, heavily implies that the fictional show was Firefly, and has like Felicia Day, Casper Van Dien, Sean Aston, Nolan North and a whole bunch of other interesting people in it

@thatjeff7550 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite memories is tied to Firefly. I parented two girls into adults, all the while trying my best to get them interested in certain sci-fi shows with limited success. (DS9 stuck; Star Wars did not) One winter, I needed to go out and I grabbed this toboggan with the earflaps and pom-pom, went out to do what I needed to do, came back in, saw my wife and girls around the dining room table and said, "Hey, guess who I am?" Eldest: Pippi Longstocking? Me: What? No! Jayne! Eldest: The Hero of Canton? I don't think so. I had *never* shown them that show. It warmed my cynical heart to learn they found it themselves.

@bradleylovej 6 ай бұрын

Precious memory, indeed

@davidthane9002 6 ай бұрын

Struck a chord, thanks!

@MsMelyjean 2 жыл бұрын

In "Safe" they didn't just leave Simon to leave him they left because they urgently needed to save Shepard's life.

@mikemelina7395 Жыл бұрын

The series and movie were as close to perfect as Hollywood can get, which explains why it had to end early. Half a season of Firefly was better than 8 seasons of Dexter. Too good to last.

@garypotter5569 Жыл бұрын

"As close to perfect as Hollywood can get!" ...and that's what it had to die.

@mrbransformer4184 Жыл бұрын

Even Joss, he’s as perfect as Hollywood can get???

@Shawnchapp Жыл бұрын

@@mrbransformer4184 personality probably not but story telling? yes.

@JustinSeara Жыл бұрын

Why? That doesn’t make any sense? Why would it “have” to end because it’s good? Makes no sense other than you trying to be clever and funny.

@mikemelina7395 Жыл бұрын

@@JustinSeara I'm sure you're right.

@madiantin 11 ай бұрын

"I could stand to hear a little more." Such great lines in this show. I was hooked the moment Mal kicked the dude into the engine. Fabulous.

@slewone4905 10 ай бұрын

heck, I live my life by it's philosophy. Might have been the losing side, still not convinced it's the wrong side leaf in the wind and the one I really follow. If you can't do something smart, do something right.

@jamesmaas7244 11 ай бұрын

Firefly came at the right time. We had sci-fi shows about empires, and the ones where the heroes always win. But Firefly took the chance to show us regular folk (for the timeline),struggling to get by. It made it more real.

@slewone4905 10 ай бұрын

these kind of shows rarely make money (in the short term) . I screamed at my sister why her studio decided to make a movie from a failed TV series. She said we know we would lose money, but we really wanted to convince Joss Wheddon to do some TV series for us, and so we were willing to eat the loss. Lot of our classics are cult favorites. They don't make money , until they get syndicated. Battlestar galactica, the reboot, was a loser, but the studio kept it going , because it was well reviewed and anchored the entire sci fi network. And don't get me wrong I loved the movie, But economically it's a hard sell.

@CosmoShidan 5 ай бұрын

No, space opera shows where the good guys didn't always win was pioneered by UFO, Space 1999, and Blake's 7. And before that, we had Farscape and Starhunter. Firefly didn't anything new, other than beat the same tunes that the latter shows did.

@sahmnancy 10 ай бұрын

I still throw out obscure quotes whenever appropriate, and I'm convinced that when I get to heaven I'll be handed a DVD with ten more seasons of it.

@angeliaparker-savage5401 Жыл бұрын

Canceling this series was a damn sin. I still feel cheated. And yes, Firefly STILL holds up today. I binged it just two days ago. See, if they'd have put it on the CW, it would probably still be on (same with Constantine). We have the CW to thank for 15 awesome years of Supernatural. Fox doesn't seem to be a very good network for good shows. Note: There is a Firefly trade comic that addresses Book's background. And as to Serenity--fun fact--if you stop watching at a certain point, Wash didn't die. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

@CosmoShidan 11 ай бұрын

Firefly doesn't hold up today and not even back then, as it had so much stacked against it, especially since it's KKK propaganda.

@nurbsivonsirup1416 10 ай бұрын

Honestly, I'd rather have a series close to my heart cancelled than see it run into the ground.

@morgantrias3103 3 ай бұрын

Yeah you don't get to watch much if yu can't handle Book dying though. Which is for the best, really hate Serenity.

@angeliaparker-savage5401 3 ай бұрын

@@morgantrias3103 Notice I said Firefly, not Serenity. I was NOT happy with Serenity, mostly because of what happened to Wash. What happened to him and Book was completely unnecessary.

@JediMcPimp Жыл бұрын

You're officially the first person I've heard say Ariel is their favourite episode. Personally, it would rank on the lower end for me. (Though I get if Jayne is your favourite character how Ariel fits in there nicely) Out of Gas will always be my favourite. Unique storytelling with a hard emotional core while also being an origin story. *chef's kiss*

@Nick-ce6lt Жыл бұрын

Jaynestown is the best episode

@garypotter5569 Жыл бұрын

"Out of Gas" is a whole other level of writing and performing.

@vandalg282 Жыл бұрын

For me its top 3, we learn that Jayne ultimately is a scumbag, with his heart only interested in money...no twists, no second guessing, he is what he claims to be, the beautiful thing being; so is Mal...he's not a heartless piece of trash, but he'll gladly, let you die a very slow death, if you ever betray him or his crew. While one might think that Mal let him (Jayne) live because he has a soft spot for him, he really only does so, to prove a point and to keep a reliable crewmate on his side...Jayne will actually do anything for the buck, however he's also efficient, as the job was done cleanly if not for the betrayal of the alliance officer. Mal knows that while dumb, and cold, Jayne has his uses.

@Roadyheid 10 ай бұрын

Concur. I consider "Out of Gas" to be one of the finest hours of television, ever.

@bradleylovej 6 ай бұрын

I love Ariel. It's probably my third favorite episode after Shindig, then Trash.

@bagbunny Жыл бұрын

Gotta say I was surprised that the Reavers were only in two episodes. They really did leave a strong impression, and the actors dialogue about them really hammered it in about how horrible they were.

@yorgborg7899 Жыл бұрын

I assume the plan was to bring them in as a reoccurring horror element throughout multiple seasons. And you don’t want to use a horror element too much, or else the audience becomes desensitized. It makes a greater impact when its used as sparingly as possible.

@jc-kj8yc Жыл бұрын

They had more plans for them and honestly we're lucky these didn't happen.. They had some really bad ideas

@yorgborg7899 Жыл бұрын

@@jc-kj8yc Well hearing plans and watching plans unfold are entirely different in my experience. And since they did so well so far, I feel a bit of faith is warranted that they may have been able to pull it off.

@jc-kj8yc Жыл бұрын

@@yorgborg7899 maybe, but Inara killing a full ship of reavers by poisoning them whilst getting gang raped seems pretty much a doomed premise to me. That's just tasteless imo.

@yorgborg7899 Жыл бұрын

@@jc-kj8yc If it came out of left field sure. But they probably would have made it make sense through build up and stuff. For example, someone in that profession, having poison on hand is logical. In fact historically speaking brothels and poisons have a long history. Assuming she died with the reavers, it would have worked as a tearful goodbye for a character. And it would have underscored how messed up the reavers and would have strengthened the audiences hatred for them. And that hatred would have made for a large conflict of interest once the origins of the Reavers was revealed. Both the Serenity crew and the audience would have been conflicted since we would be hating people for stuff that was basically not their fault. It could have even led to people shifting their burning anger from the Reavers to the Government.

@playfulpanthress 2 жыл бұрын

16:30 Dude, it makes perfect sense. Mal saved that purple belly’s life. Not to mention all the paperwork he avoids by just claiming they found the survivor who went nuts and homicidal. An arrogant bastard like that was saving face. And about ‘Safe’, did you not notice they didn’t show up til nightfall?? All that fire would make it pretty easy to spot from the air. And don’t forget Mal and Zoe know the basics of tracking through the military and Jayne was hired for his tracking skills. Hell, I could have found them at night from the air. There is only so far from town they could be. I like your video, but the Show gives you all the information you need to understand how they do things.

@AnonEyeMouse Жыл бұрын

I did get the feeling this guy was only watching about 80% to 90% of the talkie bits because he misses key little details. In Safe they turn up all gun-toting and big damn hero style. They didn't know the Tams were about to be burned... but that also didn't know they had made friends and played nice either so the crew still would be mounting a rescue from kidnappers. It's a bugbear of mine that reviewers shout pothole or convenience when they just didn't listen to the dialogue or the plot. For example, seeing the Alliance as a big bad guy when Inara and Book and Simon are all alliance. The alliance is a Utopia being constructed. It will fail probably but there are strong reasons to support it. In a system that has rich billionaires enacting their rape fantasies on whole moons and sadistic mud plantation owners there is a reason for a civilising unification war... even if it fails as it succeeds.

@playfulpanthress Жыл бұрын

@@AnonEyeMouse I agree. The shallow view is the Browncoats are the confederacy with better PR. And while the moons wouldn't be under the boot of the Alliance, as you say, many people will be crushed by some sadistic rich asshole. Both sides have good and bad. We got a taste of Browncoats gone bad in "The Message", and I can't help but think if the show had gone on we would have gotten more of that. Which depresses me cause I want more. 😭

@jamesripley6712 Жыл бұрын

Book needed medical attention ASAP as he had a chest wound , the Hill Folk kidnapped themselves a doctor , so Simon although a captive would be in no physical danger , . This would give Mal time to get medical help for Book and then come back a search for River & Simon .

@froyothewolf Жыл бұрын

Thank you for pointing that out. I understand the reviewer means no ill-will, but I appreciated the small spark of humanity in the Alliance guy, even if leveraged for all its benefits afterwards anyway. Also, I thought it made sense that Book needed treatment ASAP, and then after they took the whole day searching for the Tams.

@MsMelyjean 2 жыл бұрын

Mal shot by Patience in the pilot, "Serenity"; Mal stabbed by Niska's main henchman in "Train Job"; Mal stabbed by Atherton Wing in "Shindig"; Mal's ear cut off in " War Stories". Do I get the penny?

@SlipMaker 2 жыл бұрын

I think you missed the gunshot to the chest in “Out Of Gas”, but I forgot about the cut off ear so I’ll give it to you. The penny’s in the mail!

@jeffco5237 2 жыл бұрын

Best closing line "It’s never too late to bring something back… and ruin it.” - Thank you.

@MrGrombie 11 ай бұрын

As a guy who has seen all of Trek, Wars, and Gate (best of the Stars), Firefly was an amazing show that deserved better. I still see fellow Browncoats from time to time and we always agree on the same things. 😂

@MrGrombie 11 ай бұрын

3:50 Woah now.... don’t care if this was a joke or not. Too far.... 😂

@TheCardinalFang Жыл бұрын

The sequence in "Serenity" where we first see the ship establishes the whole tone of the world to perfection. The ship drifting into the clouds coming in to land... then a bit falling off and Mal just going "what was that". Followed by all the discussions with all the crew members - establishes who, and what concisely without it feeling like exposition

@migmit 9 ай бұрын

Bushwacked's ending was very logical and quite satisfying. Yes, Alliance won't let Serenity go, but it wasn't the Alliance that made that call. It was the cruiser's commander - a decent man with certain preconcieved notions that push him into the villains' territory. He didn't "try" to pin the Reavers' atrocities on Mal and the crew, he simply didn't believe in Reavers (having never encountered them), and so he made a logical next step. We clearly see that he learned a thing or two.

@dilanrajapaksha 3 ай бұрын

Honestly felt way more believable than the ending of Serenity. Like sure a career assasin is gonna kill every person the Serenity crew did deals with, but when they're completely at his mercy he just lets them all go??

@migmit 3 ай бұрын

@@dilanrajapaksha You mean, Serenity the movie? Yeah, it's not the most believable.

@Green28142814 2 жыл бұрын

Might be the first sci-fi series to have action take place in space, but it's always silent except for communications devices...a lovely detail.

@startingQB Жыл бұрын

Actually, they do explain how the find Doc and River. When Wash comes back from looking for them, he says something like "apparently people in the mountain like to take people sometimes." The issue is, they didn't have time to deal with it then.

@Elen8878 Күн бұрын

Every time I think about what firefly could have been, it’s gut wrenching. But then I think about what it was, and I get the warm fuzzies. Thanks for a beautiful review and a reminder that just because a good thing ended, doesn’t make it any less good .

@nutbastard 2 жыл бұрын

Even the lamest episode (Heart Of Gold) services character development between Mal and Inara. The scene where Inara is acting like everything is cool after Mal sleeps with her friend and it smash cuts to Inara crying, I don't know if I've made it through that scene with dry eyes. One thing not mentioned in this video is the whole "secrets" aspect that was written into the show. Every character had a secret that was known only to the writers and the actor playing them. Inara was terminally ill, incurable. She was riding out her last days. If you watch the whole series again knowing this, it's a bit of a different animal. Watch Morena's performance in "Out Of Gas" for the best glimmers into her secret. Also, it's why she leaves the ship for (I forget where, was it Ariel?) for a "routine medical checkup", ostensibly related to Companion work.

@bensneb360 Жыл бұрын

Really? I knew about the Inara one, but what were some of the other characters secrects?

@bradleylovej 6 ай бұрын

I love Heart of Gold. I like seeing Mal have a genuine human connection with someone he sees on his level. He so rarely opens himself up. Also, I wish I hadn't read the part of your comment about secrets. I didn't want to know that lol, it really does put a whole new twist on the show

@Cheesusful 2 ай бұрын

@@bensneb360 I'm pretty sure book was a former alliance "operative" who'd had a "come to jesus" moment, as for the others, idk... Wash had a mustache, mal probably saved zoe's life making her feel indebted to him, kayleigh probably had a rough childhood and jayne... Loves his grandma?

@fallingintime Жыл бұрын

I wonder what your thoughts on Farscape is. Kinda feels like that show did a pretty fine job at following up on that space western vibe with strong characters. I also think it's villians are so well done and far more interesting. It's second and third seasons are the best of scifi imo

@morgantrias3103 3 ай бұрын

"following up on" or "following through with" since Farscape predates Firefly by many years. But yes I've often gotten them mixed up and not just because the names are almost identical

@georgec7782 3 ай бұрын

Every single time someone's asks about a show that should not have been cancelled, my answer is Firefly. I have gotten so many people hooked on Firefly (then they hated me for making them fall in love with a show that barely made it a season )

@kpax2066 Жыл бұрын

My personal favorites are "Out of Gas", "War Stories" and "Jaynestown" but that may change in a week because I love all of them.

@Snuffy03 26 күн бұрын

The greatest series of all time.

@Araanor 10 ай бұрын

The saying doesn’t mean that you make your own luck, it says that if you want success you have to be prepared if an oportunity arrives. Doesn’t say anything about wether an opportunity arrives

@shallendor 10 ай бұрын

Firefly was such a great series that was killed way too soon! So many great characters, both hero and villain! Firefly and Brisco County Junior are so alike, bring sci-fi westerns with great casts killed by FOX after 1 season!

@therobotdevil2284 Жыл бұрын

It cracks me up that there were commercials promoting Firefly with "Walking On the Sun" as the song. How very 2002.

@siechamontillado 2 жыл бұрын

Slip Maker gonna take us out to the black, tell them we ain't coming back, burn the land, boil the sea, they can't take the sky from me.

@ednoisedem 11 ай бұрын

I prefer to think about the cancellation of Firefly the other way around - we got one GREAT TV season plus one awesome movie. I am grateful. It feel fantastic to watch those. I dont ask for more.

@OffRampTourist Ай бұрын

Best analysis I've seen of this, one of my top 5 favorite sci-fi series/universes. Agree completely about the better Serenity ending. I'm going to imagine a scenario where it went that way instead.

@mauricioszwerdszarf1455 10 ай бұрын

Best science fiction ever. Better than Star War.

@lexloose2112 2 жыл бұрын

I still love FireFly. Was brilliant

@Bananacat505 6 ай бұрын

My dad showed me this beloved series and I've been in love with it ever since and as much as I would love to see more its set for its time. Unfortunately, its rebirth would be an abomination and I'm content with loving the show for what it was about and letting it rest in peace as it should.

@distriawhirlwind7367 Ай бұрын

Mal is Robin Hood, and I'm guessing you know that. Comments do help the algorithm, don't they? I've been watching your Series Restrospectives for two days straight. Nice work. Thanks.

@NomeDeArte 10 ай бұрын

Nice recap. Out of gas is one of the best episodes from a series, ever. 3 time lines, the way you know more about the characters, the ending, is amazing.

@sureno1833 7 ай бұрын

Best. Show. Ever. Period.

@klchu Жыл бұрын

I did a re-watch with my kids in 2022 and it was great. They loved it, too. We were even lucky enough to meet Summer Glau at a convention.

@playfulpanthress 2 жыл бұрын

20:40 ‘Ariel’ is great! His scene with the intern taking dilaftin and how the patient should be dead, was so hot!! Intelligent characters flexing their smarts gets me Dewey in the nether regions!!

@kpax2066 Жыл бұрын

Malcolm Reynolds is my favorite fictional character in science fiction. Hands down.

@slewone4905 10 ай бұрын

Well, look how he acts. When Simon was held hostage, we know who shot first. Didn't want to talk about it, didn't give a second thought. Didn't care if he might miss. He was a man hardened by war. some compare him to Han Solo, but I never liked him. we feel Mal's pain.

@Harbringe 11 ай бұрын

It took watching the series in proper order to realize it was good. And Serenity was awesome

@jeffrudd5590 9 ай бұрын

One of the greatest shows ever to be stupid dropped by any TV network.

@tavastian3288 Жыл бұрын

Bestest show ever made

@bigwhitehound 9 ай бұрын

Best TV series in history!!!!

@KS-xk2so Жыл бұрын

Wow.... talking best episodes, and no Out of Gas? Thats.... insane?

@k.w.2275 Жыл бұрын

My favorite for the series and one of my favorite of all tv!

@johnnybensonitis7853 2 жыл бұрын

Hell, I may finally check these out. I remember YEARS ago a couple buddies telling me how awesome the show was and how the movie (which had just came out) actually managed to hold up which surprised the shit outta me. Nice retrospect!

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

I can tell you, it actually sucks and very shallow once you apply intellect to it.

@kieroncampion120 2 жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan Nah, your comprehension skills are just bad, sir. You think it's shallow because you see your self in it.

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

@@kieroncampion120 Let me tell you this, Firefly is KKK propaganda and several of its characters are nothing but racist stereotypes.

@kieroncampion120 2 жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan Well yeah obviously.

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

@@kieroncampion120 That's what I mean by shallow. It sucks because it's boring and not very funny.

@johnm_85 10 ай бұрын

I binge Firefly 2-3 times a year

@ynkybomber Жыл бұрын

I watch every year and this show holds up amazingly! Best sci-fi show ever.

@slewone4905 10 ай бұрын

I watch Mal's speech when I need a pickme up.

@lostbutfreesoul 10 ай бұрын

One of the 'reveals' that annoyed me was finding out about Book's intended backstory. Lot of the 'inconsistencies' vanish if you imagine him as a retired Alliance Assassin....

@alleriapython 4 ай бұрын

That was hinted at in war stories. I figured that out really quickly.

@mleko23 10 ай бұрын

I'll never get over it...

@jameslancefield9810 10 ай бұрын

To this day I still havnt watched attack of the clones all the way through because every time I try I fall asleep.

@joshg2188 2 жыл бұрын

So happy that I found this channel through the insane algorithm in my brain thinking "hey, I wonder if anyone's done a Terriers retrospective" and then finding all this good content. Keep up the awesome stuff!

@Doughy_in_the_Middle 4 ай бұрын

My (48M) daughter (22F) and I spent the better part of the summer and this fall watching ALL of Doctor Who (Eccleston through Whitaker), finishing JUST in time for the 60th. As we were finishing things off, I was like, "Well...which fandom next?" as we watched Supernatural last fall through most of spring this year. I decided on Firefly cuz it was short. In less than a week, we plowed through ALL of the show and even watched Serenity the movie and she loved every minute of it. That is, until "Watch me soar...". I lessened the blow when it was coming by saying, "Sweetie, I'm just saying now...I'm sorry." "Wait...someone's gonna DIE NOW???" It took at least a solid two minutes for her to pick up her jaw. Then, as the Reapers were hacking their way in, "OMG, do ANY of them survive???" Yeah, like you said at the beginning, this still rocks and holds up completely. (And yes, we watched it in PROPER order.)

@Reds_dead 6 ай бұрын

I fuckin love this show, have since I was 8 glad to see people still giving it love 20 years later

@kurakuson 2 жыл бұрын

I still enjoy the Firefly re-runs on Tubi. One of my all-time Sci-Fi favorites.

@mbryson2899 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a lot of Firefly videos and retrospectives. This one is among the best.

@custodiansrock 10 ай бұрын

I didn't watch this series until I bought the DVD box set a few years ago. At least i was able to watch each episode in the correct order. I wish the Sci Fi network or AMC would have picked up the show. I think it could have run for a few more years.

@phtevenj Жыл бұрын

Yeah i binge watch Firelfy at least once a year.... also lately several people have been doing reactions to it so ive been watching it multiple times a day sometimes

@Tomathias 5 ай бұрын

the community scene about this show being unjustly cancelled is why i'm watching this video

@michaelwilliamson7590 6 ай бұрын

Firefly is awesome!!! Bring it back. Serenity was good. But, I'll consider it a fever dream, if they bring back Firefly!!!

@darioscomicschool1111 4 ай бұрын

13:00 Thank you! 20:50 That Episode was JUST AMAzING!

@HeavyDrop_ 2 жыл бұрын

Firefly & Serenity will ALWAYS be Awesome!!! ...and Jayne is the goodest character on the crew. Sue me.

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

Jayne Cobb's Dr. Smith and Kerr Avon put together, but lacking in intelligence or originality.

@SK-yx7hm 6 ай бұрын

Almost every time I think of this series I have to rewatch it, its that timeless. We were absolutely robbed.

@Quarter324 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if the KZfaq algo or the sites knowledge that I love Firefly brought me here, but regardless this is a great retrospective! I can totally see this channel just blowing up one of these days and I hope it does.

@ZeroBudgetProductions 6 ай бұрын

Still miss this show

@mikeschotte9480 11 ай бұрын

The video outro with Jubal Early was greatness. Enjoyed your recap. Someday I need to record a video about my original pieces of the Jaynestown statue prop.

@JerryListener Жыл бұрын

Yay that tune returns to my internal Playlist. "The hero of Camden..."

@Crlarl Жыл бұрын

I think that being cancelled was the best thing to have happened to _Firefly._

@MistyWarden Жыл бұрын

They died heroes rather than living long enough to become villains

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Жыл бұрын

I would’ve loved to see at least one more season (and the 8 remaining episodes of this 1st season). I think about another Whedon show, Buffy. It got better & better as it got rolling. I always felt like the cast of Serenity were just starting to hit their stride.

@rookooful 3 ай бұрын

I watched the movie first because my dad owned it.i didn't know it was the conclusion to a show till years later. When i finally did watch the show i weeped at knowing i would never get more of this grade a show.

@jojojojo-si6vw 8 ай бұрын

Everyone and anyone, that was somebody and nobody, stacked the deck of cards so high, against Firefly, that the show never had a chance in hell! One of the most underrated, unappreciated, and piss-poor mismanaged TV shows in history!

@erl7466 5 ай бұрын

try Jericho

@AdrianArmbruster Жыл бұрын

There's apparently a comic that implies Zoe comes and kills the operative at some point shortly after his last conversation with Mal. What I do like about the Operative at the end is that they beat him by showing him a moral atrocity that he can't wave away with a smug Ends-Justify-The-Means speech. He thinks of himself as a human terminator kill-bot, only to then have no option but to go "oh, wow, that's messed up. Don't want anything to do with that."

@alleriapython 4 ай бұрын

It's not just the moral implications otherwise he wouldn't kill. His whole operandi is based upon keeping federation secrets. Once the Miranda secrets are known to the whole galaxy, he has failed. This is why he let's them go. It's why he later tells Mal there is no place for him in the Federation. His reason for work/belonging is gone. I was surprised that Mal didn't ask him to join them. He kind of fits in with the crew tbh. He would be the one to fill Shepard Books place. Plus river would take him out if he so much thought of killing them.

@billydilly7077 10 ай бұрын

Im kinda surprized you didnt talk about the Star Wars lore involved into this series. With looking for "Carbonite Solo" in almost every episode and the glimse of an Imperial Shuttle in one of the loading docks. Joss is a huge SW fanatic.

@JaniceSeagraves 10 ай бұрын

I bought the series (and the movie) then rewatch the series in order, which I didn't get the chance to do while it aired. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

@renep5008 2 жыл бұрын

Firefly’s totally awesome that still holds up today! Was finally able to watch all 14 episodes (en order) years later and after watching the Serenity movie. Now I’m a fan too.

@CosmoShidan 2 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't. Looking back at it 20 years later, the show is really just propaganda for the infamous Lost Cause myth. I.e., it was about ex-confederates in space. Let that sink in.

@Nick-ce6lt Жыл бұрын

I just binged it for the first time. So good. Better than most stuff today (cept maybe Severance)

@CosmoShidan Жыл бұрын

@@Nick-ce6lt I binged it for the first time last year, and I thought it was beating the same drums as Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. IMO, it sucked.

@Nick-ce6lt Жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan If you think it sucked because it had bad writing and was boring fair enough and I respect your opinion. However everything just now on a different thread was about how it's a secret KKK show. If that is actually why you hate it then I don't respect you and you are an idiot.

@nagger8216 Жыл бұрын

@@CosmoShidan I definitely see the obvious parallels but I don't think it was intentionally promoting the Confederacy, I think the showrunners assumed people would be smart enough to realize that. I mean, Zoe fought on the side that parallels the Confederacy for fuck's sake, if that really was the angle they were going for I doubt that would've been the case. Not to mention the Alliance are the guys that dress up in grey and look like the Nazis while the ones fighting for independence are nicknamed 'browncoats' and dress up as American soldiers from WWII, it's obviously taking inspiration from more than just the American Civil War

@alexglass8028 10 ай бұрын

16:55 They do explain why they couldn't do this earlier. The time crunch situation of Book being shot meant they had to go somewhere they knew would have a doctor instead of flying around looking for forest people.

@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 2 жыл бұрын

I really miss shows like Firefly and Farscape :P #MuddersMilk

@Khepriem 2 жыл бұрын

Don't mind me, just calling it before it happens for bragging rights. One day KZfaq's algo will realize how gold this channel is and your backlog of great content will compel all those new subs to stick around for hours, pushing your channel even further until you get 100k+ subs in a single month.

@SlipMaker 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I think it’s fair to say my days of not having 100,000 subs are certainly coming to a middle.

@rachelodell8323 11 ай бұрын

Let me just say. It is so rare I genuinely laugh out loud while watching KZfaq alone. And I burst out laughing when you talked about getting Jayne repeatedly on character tests 😂🤣

@zackgallardo 2 ай бұрын

The book series "Black Ocean" was written specifically with Serenity in mind. It really does a great job of being a spiritual successor.

@JeffKelly03 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I had not seen your channel before but it popped up in recommended. Well done, algorithm.

@EddyTheMartian 2 жыл бұрын

Another show I was planning on watching! Gotta move it up to watch your video 💪🏽 Again haven’t watched it but I know it’s another great video, love your videos and I hope more of them go big like the Dexter (how I found you) cause you deserve it.

@morganoconnell9824 2 жыл бұрын

It’s worth it. As a browncoat I may be biased. But it’s my favorite show of all time and holds up to this day. Yes there are bits we can pick that have issues. But in comparison to long lived sci-fi shows it pulls you in immediately and has a quick pace (looking at you Star Trek.

@nunyanunya4147 10 ай бұрын

GODSDAMNIT!!!!! just when i was almost calmed down you reminded me they cancled Firefly and the writer went on to ruin comicbooks for me too!

@marcturmel924 Жыл бұрын

It's precious because it had a very short life, I still watch it yearly...

@giaxxone 10 ай бұрын

20 years! Where’d that go? Granted I didn’t watch it until after I saw Serenity. Still, what the hell man!

@UltimatePerfection 8 ай бұрын

It's nice of you to do a retrospective on the first season of this show.

@grumpybear42 2 ай бұрын

24:15 thank you for not running that whole disturbing clip. That hologram actress deserves recognition. That death was Chilling!

@ThePiiX 10 ай бұрын

Say what you want about Whedon, the guy creates universes. I rewatched Buffy recently, other than the clunky 1st season, it's a master class.. Also, you want to relive some Verse feelings, I recommend Firefly the boardgame.

@jimmyolsenblues Жыл бұрын

your recap is so good, i want another rewatch . i own this show. legally .

@R2LEE2 2 жыл бұрын

If jayne's so evil then why's he got a statue built for him??

@streven1331 10 ай бұрын

I'm still grieving our loss

@bazatronmurphy8596 Жыл бұрын

Great review, great show, my favourite Sarah Paul performance.

@nachofilament294 2 жыл бұрын

14:36 RE: "The only dud..." "Heart of Gold" is what I consider to be the weakest of the series, and that villain is why. They wanted to go for an over-the-top cartoonishly sexist villain, and they ended up shoving all the sexist characteristics they could into one man, even though it makes for an extremely contradictory character. He's the "family man, pillar of the community who secretly sleeps with hookers," the "bloodline-obsessed, patriarchal, wives and children are the property of the husband/father," and the "women are subhuman and exist for my pleasure," all rolled into one, and these are all traits that do not go together.

@greenskittles8627 Жыл бұрын

I dislike "Trash" more than "Heart of Gold" but I agree that Rance is the worst. Nandi was a great character and I loved the development between Inara, Mal, and the discussion between Wash and Zoe. I even loved the casual references to society at large being cool with homosexuality. But Rance was horrible.

@landonmonday8920 10 ай бұрын

not to drag politics into this but growing up in the south....I saw a lot of this

@alleriapython 4 ай бұрын

I was going to say this is the south... that patriarchal society is east Texas. It's my grandfather's generation. It exists.... it may be weak in your eyes but too true to high conservative population areas. Or in this case outer planets from federation centralized ruling.

@alexmorgan8814 9 ай бұрын

This is my second favorite show of all time, second only to South Park. I can watch firefly over and over and over.

@rbu2136 Жыл бұрын

Such a great show. Really enjoyed it.

@rbu2136 Жыл бұрын

Wait the creator of the tick was a writer yet of the show!? Wowww hahah spoooon!

@nonyabusiness8731 10 ай бұрын

Few times a year I binge this so good and short lived

@patriciayoung3267 10 ай бұрын

How I loved this show.

@faithcastillo9597 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta watch this again.

@zionleach3001 2 жыл бұрын

A pretty good show. Kinda reminded me of Alita Battle Angel with the techno-orientalism. Wish we could've seen more of the Reavers. The comics were hit-or-miss.