Blogcritics Comments on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Comment by Kaoanshi on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:04:00 EST

Zoot- I'm aware that there are many die-hard fans of Firefly who feel passionately about it. I was at WonderCon recently and saw it firsthand. I stick to my observations and opinions of the episodes I've seen so far. I don't care about the politics behind what led to its cancellation; I'm just reviewing each episode and the show as a whole for what it is. kym - I look forward to that episode. Jayne is my favorite character thus far :)

Comment by kym on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 03:22:55 EST

Hang in there until you see Out of Gas. The characters have fleshed out and that episode is possibly the best example of screen writing I have ever seen. (And Jayne's back story makes me grin every time!)

Comment by Zoot on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 22:45:14 EST

that was "With Prejudice"!!!

Comment by Zoot on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 22:44:47 EST

Kaonashi - Try looking inwards - you're commenting upon a CANCELLED series whose FAN base forced an immature studio to bow to release a movie - it was a silent acknowledgement of a dastardly decision to cancel a series without prejudice. Truth is, Whedon left fox not because Firefly fell prey to bad ratings - he left fox because firefly fell prey to dirty studio politics that was bent of killing the show. About Firefly. It's given an even fouler boot considering that trashy Space Above and beyond was allowed to air for an even greater number of episodes than this gem!!! Its funny, wacky, ludicours and wonderful at the same time!! Hope the crazy old farts in FOX who were responsible for its axing are feeling the pinches of their counfounding decision!!

Comment by Kaonashi on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 19:23:32 EST

The problem I'm seeing so far with "Firefly" is that it's no more realistic than "Star Trek" or "Star Gate". True, those shows have freaky aliens and have a sanitized feeling to it, but "Firefly" has the same corny dialogue, unrealistic feeling, and two dimensional characters as those other science fiction shows.

Comment by Mattias on DVD Review: Firefly - "Bushwacked"

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 04:16:03 EST

It's evident that Firefly attracts viewers of a certain kind and Kaonashi is not one of them. On my part I can get really bored with a multitude of aliens, one stranger than the other. Then one thing I love about Firefly is the total void of strange looking half humans such as Startrek, Star wars, Stargate and so on. The Firefly verse is for real only 500 years in the future. Its about normal people. I disagree that the caracters would be shallow. Stargate and Startrek fex has no deapths of caracter what so ever. What I love about Firefly is the general feel, the caracters, enviroment, culture. The boat, Serenity is like a caracter in itself and is one of the only spaceships ever that actually feels real. Its dirty, full of rusty steal and broken pieces. There are no silly sliding doors or shining allyways. Its has a very real feel. Compare that to Enterprise fex. There is nothing real about that ship at all, just plastic and weird vocabulary. All in all Firefly is not so much about the plot as the general feel. You just want to be a part of the crew. Part of the Firefly verse. Firefly is an experience. Not a tv-series