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FIREFLY!

The word no longer makes me think of a small beetle with organs using luciferase on luciferin to stimulate light emission. Nope. No longer! If someone said Firefly to me on the street (which happens all the time of course) I would be far more likely to respond "Shiny!" than the more common answer of "Who the hell are you?".

Firefly was an epic saga of 14 movies that explored the fact that Science Fiction can have drama, character depth, western elements, and comedy all wrapped into one package and work without a hitch.

Or was it a short-lived television series that got cancelled after 14 episodes? I suppose I'll stick with my definition.

Firefly was, in a word, semi-perfect. Hyphenated words count as one word, right?

Star Wars is, in a word, global.

That's not a bad thing mind you. Star Wars is fairly unique in that it tries to hit all demographics. Children (Jar Jar, Ewoks, and C-3PO and R2-D2 to a degree), teenagers (Darth Maul), and everyone else (Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Darth Vader). It's a great thing and it's what Star Wars is. This does have the side-effect however of creating some elements which can rub people the wrong way if they're not the demographic being aimed at (Jar Jar is most evident).

Firefly hits a much smaller demographic since it doesn't appeal directly to children... At all. I suppose there could be arguments made against this (in an episode that was never filmed Jayne was going to carry around a stuffed turtle throughout the entire episode, which would have been cute) but in all honesty if your show includes a traumatized girl and a space hooker... You're not aiming for kids.

Firefly aims at everyone who can enjoy quality television and are over the age of... I'll say 13. Though I think it would be best for 15 and up.

And they hit that mark over and over and over again.

If you cut out commercials Firefly clocks in at 10 hours. Then you add in Serenity (the film sequel to Firefly) and you get 12 hours... The same amount of time as the core of Star Wars.

Do I like my 12 hours of Firefly better than my 12 hours of Star Wars?

If you're asking that question then maybe you don't deserve to see it at all.
The real point is that now I have 24 hours to truly love.

Preview Firefly: Type in "Hello Cowgirl" on Google. Seriously. Seek out Serenity (Revised).
Buy Firefly on DVD
Buy Serenity on DVD

What is Firefly?
It's a gorram great TV show you nerf-herders!
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