Firefly

We're nearly at the end of the DVD set for Firefly. It's such a pity that there were no further series made after this. We became hooked after seeing the movie "Serenity". The creator of Firefly and Serenity is Joss Whedon, who also created Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It has the same kind of tongue-in-cheek humour that appeals to all geeks (And to me. Does that make me a geek? Surely not!). It's set in a vague future where the crew of the spaceship Serenity are good guys stealing from bad guys to make money. A bit like Robbin Hood and his men, I suppose, except that they don't give to the poor much, and that the future in which this is set is like an old Western movie. So, there are horses, gun fights, desert landscapes, saloons, etc.





Just like in Buffy, it's got a motley crew of misfits, who are also wonderfully-gifted individuals. Kaylee, the ship's mechanic, has a special affinity for engines, but like Willow in Buffy, she's the geek of the class. Mal, the captain, is in love with Inara, but Inara is a "companion" (some sort of high-class prostitute), and, although it's pretty obvious to everybody that she loves him too, it looks like nothing will ever happen between them. And then there is River and her brother Simon (the handsome doctor, whom Kaylee fancies), who are on the run from the Alliance, who were using River for some experiments and have turned her into a weird individual to say the least... And I haven't mentioned Zoe, the fighter, who is truly devoted to Mal the captain, Wash, the pilot (who is also Zoe's husband), Book, the preacher, and Jayne, the mercenary who only cares about money (and women)...
If you want to find out more, there is plenty on the fansite and on the Serenity site.