Moxie Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Okay, I know I'm a few years behind the times; we just started Netflix so I'm catching up. DH and I finished watching Firefly. What a great show!! How in the world was that not continued?!? I'm so bummed that it is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I hear you. I learned about it only after it was on DVD, and I felt the same way. All the junk that is on TV and Firefly was what they chose to cancel?? If you haven't watched the movie Serenity, go do that now. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have never heard of it. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I know, right! :glare: This is a great tragedy and mourned by sci-fi fans all around. You didn't say if you have seen Serenity, watch it if you haven't already. I saw the movie first and then the series. Still my favorite movie of all time. Heart wrenching though. And of course, in the interest of Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion fans, don't forget Dr. Horrible's Sing A Long Blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 There is a Hollywood rule that all thoughtful shows must be canceled. I loved Firefly too. Sob. But you can do the Star Trek fan thing and memorize all the episodes, quote dialogue, and pretend you live in space. There are two books about the series available on Amazon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhornby56 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yeah, my husband had some serious withdrawals. He really, really mourned that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have never heard of it. :001_huh: If you like sci-fi or Joss Whedon. Watch Firefly immediately. Truely great TV series. It did not get to finish its first season, but all of the filmed episodes are on the DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 What are your favorite underappreciate TV gems? I watched Due South after the series was over and LOVED it. I ended up buying all the seasons on DVD. Then to follow up my Paul Gross appreciation I bought the three seasons of Slings and Arrows. One of my top TV series ever. I don't know if it originally aired on a premium station or if Canadian sensors are that much different than U.S. but there is some strong language. I recommend both series highly. Anyone else have a favorite they would like to mention? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 What are your favorite underappreciate TV gems? I watched Due South after the series was over and LOVED it. I ended up buying all the seasons on DVD. Then to follow up my Paul Gross appreciation I bought the three seasons of Slings and Arrows. One of my top TV series ever. I don't know if it originally aired on a premium station or if Canadian sensors are that much different than U.S. but there is some strong language. I recommend both series highly. Anyone else have a favorite they would like to mention? My husband thinks Slings and Arrows is the best TV show ever. I'm not sure I disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Serenity will be showing at a theater near me next month for a midnight showing. WooHOO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 With the season finale of Castle (Nathan Fillion stars) this week, I've dragged out my Firefly DVDs for a fun spring treat. I truly prefer Capt. Mal to Rick Castle... We love FF. Sigh. The movie was fun, but I prefer the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon in TN Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I remember watching it when it was on tv and was SO bummed that they cancelled it. We now have both the series and Serenity on DVD. It was an awesome show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you want more sci-fi....Have you watched the Stargate SG1 series? My favorite TV show of ALL time. If you haven't, be aware the first episode has a nude scene. None of the rest of the ten seasons did. I love me some Jack O'Neill...Sam Carter...Daniel Jackson....and Teal'c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 We did it backward, we watched Serenity first. Made no sense so I watched Firefly, dh has yet to. :toetap05: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 If you want more sci-fi....Have you watched the Stargate SG1 series? My favorite TV show of ALL time. If you haven't, be aware the first episode has a nude scene. None of the rest of the ten seasons did. I love me some Jack O'Neill...Sam Carter...Daniel Jackson....and Teal'c. My dd (now 19) watched this series together for years. Sort of a mom and daughter appointment thing. Don't forget Jonas Quinn (Daniel's replacement in Season 5) he never got enough appreciation. I loved the spin-off, Atlantis, too. Love, love, love Rodney McKay. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have absolutely nothing to add to the discussion. Just saying that Firefly rocked. Slings and Arrows is one of the best TV shows EVER. And Paul Gross is unexpectedly sexy in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I LOVE good TV show recommendations. I am going to put Firefly in my queue right now. A great show that got cancelled after only a few seasons was Pushing Daisies. We love that show. My daughters, husband, and I all enjoyed watching it together. Thanks! Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 (edited) Don't forget Jonas Quinn (Daniel's replacement in Season 5) he never got enough appreciation. I loved the spin-off, Atlantis, too. Love, love, love Rodney McKay. :D :iagree:Jonas was smarter, but not as hot as Daniel :001_smile: McKay is awesome-I loved him in "The Tao of Rodney." And in the Teal'c vs. Ronan fight, I think Teal'c would have won. Firefly rocked, should never have been canceled. ETA: I hated Stargate Universe and stopped watching it. Edited May 19, 2011 by theYoungerMrsWarde forgot the word "fight" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 "Do you want to be Captain of this ship?" "Yeah!" "Well.. you can't!" We quote that line all the time around here. LOL Watched Serenity first and then Firefly. Another show I loved was Jericho! Definitely underrated. I think Friday Night Lights is underrated as well. This is their last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 With the season finale of Castle (Nathan Fillion stars) this week, I've dragged out my Firefly DVDs for a fun spring treat. I truly prefer Capt. Mal to Rick Castle... We love FF. Sigh. The movie was fun, but I prefer the series. One of my sons may or may not be named after Captain Mal (MAY). I like the line from Serenity, "That's not your way." "I have a way now? Is that better than a plan?" Because yes, Captain Mal does have a way, and I like it. I LOVE good TV show recommendations. I am going to put Firefly in my queue right now. A great show that got cancelled after only a few seasons was Pushing Daisies. We love that show. My daughters, husband, and I all enjoyed watching it together. Thanks! Elise in NC WE LOVE PUSHING DAISIES!!!!! I got the kids' nicknames from there. Pigby got Pigby because when he hugged, he'd give these little wimpy hugs, so I'd say, "Squeeze Pigby" Kristen Chenoweth-style. And then Digby got Digby because Pigby and Digby go together. Then when baby girl came along, I wanted to name her Charlotte irl, because "wouldn't it be awesome to have a girl named Chuck?!" DH didn't agree so we named her something else. Then when I put them on my signature, I said, "Well fudge on that, I'm gonna have a girl called Chuck anyway!" And thus she became Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 :iagree:Jonas was smarter, but not as hot as Daniel :001_smile: McKay is awesome-I loved him in "The Tao of Rodney." And in the Teal'c vs. Ronan, I think Teal'c would have won. Firefly rocked, should never have been canceled. ETA: I hated Stargate Universe and stopped watching it. Loved SG1 and Atlantis, could not get into Universe. (meh). Did you see that the star that played Ronan will be the new Conan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I have absolutely nothing to add to the discussion. Just saying that Firefly rocked. Slings and Arrows is one of the best TV shows EVER. And Paul Gross is unexpectedly sexy in it. Paul Gross is v. sexy! Have you seen Men with Brooms and Wilby Wonderful. Both are Canadian movies starring Paul Gross, I recommend both of them (not PG rated) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 My husband thinks Slings and Arrows is the best TV show ever. I'm not sure I disagree. I put off watching it for years because I was sure it would disappoint after all the raves it received from friends. Silly me... it's delightful (and full of familiar faces if you grew up watching Canadian TV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindyD Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I LOVE good TV show recommendations. I am going to put Firefly in my queue right now. A great show that got cancelled after only a few seasons was Pushing Daisies. We love that show. My daughters, husband, and I all enjoyed watching it together. Thanks! Elise in NC Okay, a little o/t, but the band that sings the song for Pushing Up Daisies is Seabird and I LOVE THEM!! I'm seeing them tomorrow night in concert! I loved FF too, the good ones always get cancelled. I don't even bother watching a new show anymore. I wait for it to make a season or two before I start so that I don't get caught up and then disappointed if it doesn't make the cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Paul Gross is v. sexy! Have you seen Men with Brooms and Wilby Wonderful. Both are Canadian movies starring Paul Gross, I recommend both of them (not PG rated) Ooh. I hadn't even heard of those... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 but just as smart (and funnier) was the *one season* of Sports Night, by the same folks that brought us West Wing. All the good ones get canceled. Yup! it's one of Murphy's Laws. In sci-fi, we loved Torchwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 We've just been watching this! I watched them all and the movie a couple weeks ago, but dh just watched the last one last night and tonight we'll see the movie! I loved it so much, I wish there were more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I watched Firefly and the movie. Now, I have no clue why it was cancelled. Given what passes for entertainment, I can't figure out why it was cancelled. But, I didn't like it that much either. Now, Dr Horrible is my Fave Rave. Gosh, I wish my kids were old enough to see it. But there is that one line... and I would have to hear it all bloody day. DH did dress up as Captain Hammer one year. Captain Hammer corporate TOOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 We love sci fi. Firefly is awesome! I like all of the Stargates, even Universe. We are big Star trek fans (we have a ferret named Ferengi and describe our family as being Klingon-ish :D) We just recently got into Eureka and love it as well. We watch all our series through netflix and can't wait for the next season of V to come out. Now the part that will get me shot...I could never get into Dr. Who or Torchwood. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Okay, I know I'm a few years behind the times; we just started Netflix so I'm catching up. DH and I finished watching Firefly. What a great show!! How in the world was that not continued?!? I'm so bummed that it is over. We felt the same way when we finally watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Firefly is my favorite show ever. I saw Serenity first. My wife even likes it a lot, and she hates sci-fi. I am a HUGE Star Wars fan (like, I went to a convention dressed as a Jedi, and I have participated in a lightsaber choreography contest-its on my youtube channel by the way :P), but my wife can't stand it. The thing she liked about Firefly was no aliens. The reason it was canceled was due to ratings. The geniuses at Fox aired it out of order and kept changing the time slot. They canceled it before even the whole season aired (several episodes never did). Hard to keep an audience that way. It gained a huge audience after it went to DVD, which is where the movie comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 It was creative and the characters were different from what you usually see on tv. I enjoyed watching it, though it was bittersweet since I knew it ended. It's sad that good shows can't make it, yet there is so much junk on tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 My husband thinks Slings and Arrows is the best TV show ever. I'm not sure I disagree. Pushing Daisies. Very funny, very smart, amazing cast, so of course it didn't continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon in TN Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I watched Firefly and the movie. Now, I have no clue why it was cancelled. Given what passes for entertainment, I can't figure out why it was cancelled. But, I didn't like it that much either. Now, Dr Horrible is my Fave Rave. Gosh, I wish my kids were old enough to see it. But there is that one line... and I would have to hear it all bloody day. DH did dress up as Captain Hammer one year. Captain Hammer corporate TOOL I LOVE DR. HORRIBLE!!! I have it on my iphone and now my ipad just so I can watch it whenever I want to. Joss Wheden is such a creative genius. And did anyone catch that he was one of the screen writers for Toy Story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I feel your pain, lol. It is unfathomable to me still. It started when they put it on at 10pm and got worse when they aired Bushwacked first instead of the pilot. You would think though, after the stellar runs Joss had with BTVS and Buffy that they would have given him more time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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