firefly...a box set WorTh catcHing

i know that some of you folks are HUGE sci-fi fans...and the rest of you just stopped reading this blog! if you're still reading, there's a great tv series on dvd only that i think you'll enjoy. Firefly only lasted 1 season on the WB before getting the axe. if you liked Buffy, the vampire slayer, or star trek, or enjoy a well written show, then this is the series for you. it is a sci-fi western (yes, a western!) that includes some great moments of comedy, romance, and suspense. the 14 episodes center around a ship called Serenity, the captain, Mal, his renegade crew, and their adventures. if you're not so sure you want to add all 4 discs (or even just the first one) to your Netflix list, then get Serenity (the movie) instead. it is the same story with not as much detail, and is a little more complete than the tv show - so don't be surprised that you don't learn as much about some of the characters in the episodes. here's the one thing that you've got to promise: if you rent firefly, then you have to ignore the intro song. just skip to the next scene. hmmm...maybe the song is why the show got cut?