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Monday, February 3, 2020

Firefly (2002 Series) & Serenity (2005)


Firefly (2002-2003 Series) & Serenity (2005 Movie)
Spyro Rating: 8,3 /10 as "A Sci-Fi Classic"
Creator & movie director: Joss Whedon
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Morena Baccarin, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin
Soundtrack "Ballad of Serenity" by Sonny Rhodes on Youtube
More details on IMDB (Series - Movie) and Wikipedia (Series - Movie)

There are people who gave up on Firefly series when they realized it can be challenging to find the correct "as intended" episode order. Those are the kind of people who miss two gems: the excellent 2002 series and the solid 2005 movie. 

Set in a dystopian future where the earth no longer exists while humanity survived by colonizing other planets. All colonies are ruled by a super-government that won a civil war. The series plot are the inter-galaxy adventures of Serenity's spaceship crew. 

While the Serenity (2005) movie can be enjoyed as a "standalone", it is strongly recommended to watch all series episodes before. Reasoning is not only for understanding characters development, Firefly episodes excellence in quality comes from well-written sub plots and lovely portrayed characters. Both elements do not age and it what makes Firefly an all-time classic.

The "Correct" Episode Order
1. Serenity8. Out of Gas
2. The Train Job9. Ariel
3. Bushwhacked10. War Stories
4. Shindig11. Trash
5. Safe12. The Message
6. Our Mrs. Reynolds13. Heart of Gold
7. Jaynestown14. Objects in Space
15. Serenity (2005 Movie)

Firefly (2002-2003) series unofficial trailer

Serenity (2005) movie trailer

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