Firefly Season 1

I am rating the programming, not necessarily the specific BlueRay package.Firefly is one of my favorite SciFi series of all time. It had great casting of diverse, multi-dimensional characters who form a somewhat dysfunctional "family", develop over time, and grow on you (to the point that you care what happens to them), unique and interesting plots (often with twists at the end), wry humor, a ship that takes on qualities of an additional character, and an internally consistent surrounding "universe". Firefly had most of the elements that gave the original "Star Trek" its generational staying power, with upgraded edginess and production values enabled by 36 years of societal and cinematic development. It compares favorably to even more recent SciFi series in a similar vein, like the Expanse. Firefly is definitely worth watching, even twenty years after its original premier. The Firefly movie - Serenity - is even better (in my opinion), and shows what Firefly could have developed into over a couple of years, if Fox had launched it right, and had the foresight to stick with it and develop it into a multi-decade franchise (ala Star Trek) instead of canceling it due to disappointing short-term ratings (more echoes of Star Trek).

Loved this show. The CGI isn't the best but the story line and the acting make up for that. This Blue Ray set has all the episodes in chronological order which makes it easier to follow than the dates that it aired (part of the reason no one got into it first time around). If this show came out now on one of the streaming services, it would be a hit. (Prime - take note!)I really liked this Robin Hood gang that was always trying to do the right thing which may not have been on the right side of the law. The show is a SciFi Western. Sounds strange? Watch it and you will like it too.Too bad the TV network had to ruin it and cancel it early. They showed episodes out of order and sometimes went weeks or months between airing the next installment. Luckily, they made a movie called "Serenity" which would try to tie up the loose ends the series left when it was cancelled. This box set has a actor cards and a small poster in it for the fans.

This is a very fun sci-fi western. Great characters. I wish there was a second season. Ended too soon.

Series is great, only ten episodes but be sure to get the Serenity movie in your chosen format (I went 4k, looks great). This copy looks great, its shiny, audio is good, keep in mind this is an older series meaning it was never in hi-def to begin with. Watched it with the kids for the first time and everyone seemed to enjoy it binging 2-3 episodes at a time.

One of the greatest "What could have been" sci-fi series of the early 2000's. The show was cancelled after only about half a season by the Fox network, and other than the 2006 movie Serenity, was never revived.Despite that it was a great series built around a great group of characters who worked together to eke out a living in the frontiers of space travel.

I wasn't sure if Firefly could be upscaled/reimaged but it's good. Lots of really great landscapes in high detail, well worth the upgrade.

Firefly is a gem and it's sad they never got to finish the series. Still the episodes that do exist are amazing and this is definitely worth the price.

Firefly is a one season, way above average, space opera that I really found a breath of fresh air. It is unlike Star Trek in that the series takes place within one solar system, and has no aliens. It's about the crew of one ship - the Firefly class cargo hauler, Serenity. The crew - almost always just one step ahead of the authorities - is an interesting group of outliers (and would be outlaws) who are just trying to eek out a living on the fringes of humanity's recently adopted home system of planets. They go from one terraformed outer planet or moon to the next doing jobs that involve either smuggling or other scores that most crews won't take. Needless to say, their line of business becomes very risky and some dust ups, or business "disagreements" are inevitable. Firefly is uncharacteristically authentic and almost never preaches the tropes of other sci-fi shows. It also has an interesting sense of humor (characters often swear in Chinese, among other things).After its cancellation, many of the fans rallied to the cause and the series creator (Joss Whedon) put a feature film together based on the series. Serenity was the result. I think both are really good, but that's for another review.