Firefly: Full Series Retrospective

[@drewhammond5203]

Serenity is a top ten for me to this day. "Do you know what your sin is, Mal?" "Aw hell, I'm a fan of all seven- but right now, I'm gonna have to go with wrath"

[@cousinzeke4888]

"Mercy is the mark of a great man." Stab "I'm pretty good." Stab "I'm okay."

[@drewhammond5203]

@@cousinzeke4888 "You got a wife? I want a wife. All I got's that dumbass stick sound's like it's raining."

[@kensummers7757]

I could stand to hear a little more…

[@drewhammond5203]

@@kensummers7757 "you can't anger me" "Please, spend an hour with him"

[@wren7195]

@@drewhammond5203 *raises her hand* "I'll be in my bunk."

[@5punkybob]

A guy at me first job 16 years ago introduced me to firefly and lent me his box set. I went into depression when I watched the last episode knowing the series was already cancelled! Then he told me serenity was coming out and we went to see it together. I’d never seen so many grown men cry when Wash died.

[@TehFrenchy29]

It's been 18 years and it still feels "too soon".

[@achimdemus-holzhaeuser1233]

The main reason for me they can‘t bring Firefly back. Wash was the Heart of this Family and is impossible to replace. What makes me happy is that Alan Tudyk is amazing in every role he takes and is one of the underapreciated actors of the last decades

[@CKPill]

Tudyk work in current show Resident Alien rocks. Hope you check it out. Hard to have a fav in that show when all were top notch, but he definitely may have been mine

[@FowlManor]

I'm a leaf on the Wind, watch how I soar 😭

[@quinnmarchese6313]

ya'll should watch Con Man. its a meta series where Alan Tudyk plays an actor "from a cancelled too soon, cult favorite sci-fi tv series" as he attends fan conventions, looks for work, and what not. it also features Nathan Fillion, heavily implies that the fictional show was Firefly, and has like Felicia Day, Casper Van Dien, Sean Aston, Nolan North and a whole bunch of other interesting people in it

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

“It’s never too late to bring something back… and ruin it.” Your closing words are the de facto mission statement of every major studio today. Please, guys, don’t try to reboot Firefly. Leave it as the perfect little gem it is, don’t dig up and desecrate the corpse.

[@jaredouimette1]

It's a woke reboot and its already been announced.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

@@jaredouimette1 Crap. Well, we can always hope. But if it's bad, fans shouldn't watch it. The reason studios make schlocky reboots is that they think they have a guaranteed audience for any sh*tshow they grind out. Today, with Peak TV, there are plenty of good shows, there is no excuse for watching junk.

[@CosmoShidan]

@@seanmcmurphy4744 I just want to point out that a Firefly reboot would be beneficial, because it's references to the American Civil War (ACW) are most jarring with the futuristic elements. Jettisoning any reference to the ACW reference would be a fresh start to making the series less racist as it favoured the bigoted losing side. Ergo, it's an opportunity for a fresh start.

[@seanmcmurphy4744]

@@CosmoShidan Might be a benefit. We can always hope

[@Nick-ce6lt]

​@@jaredouimette1 NO. Really? I just watched it for the first time yesterday/today. That's a shame, it was the best thing I have seen in a long time, maybe except severance. I'm not going to watch it, or at least wait 15yrs again when I will be as old as the actors.

[@madiantin]

"I could stand to hear a little more." Such great lines in this show. I was hooked the moment Mal kicked the dude into the engine. Fabulous.

[@slewone4905]

heck, I live my life by it's philosophy. Might have been the losing side, still not convinced it's the wrong side leaf in the wind and the one I really follow. If you can't do something smart, do something right.

[@thatjeff7550]

One of my favorite memories is tied to Firefly. I parented two girls into adults, all the while trying my best to get them interested in certain sci-fi shows with limited success. (DS9 stuck; Star Wars did not) One winter, I needed to go out and I grabbed this toboggan with the earflaps and pom-pom, went out to do what I needed to do, came back in, saw my wife and girls around the dining room table and said, "Hey, guess who I am?" Eldest: Pippi Longstocking? Me: What? No! Jayne! Eldest: The Hero of Canton? I don't think so. I had *never* shown them that show. It warmed my cynical heart to learn they found it themselves.

[@bradleylovej]

Precious memory, indeed

[@davidthane9002]

Struck a chord, thanks!

[@tehdii]

It is easier to write the way to live than conduct a way of living that is crystal. Many authors, scientists, politicians, actors showing us how many of them are business driven creatures as the whole industry is. Firefly is the ideal I dream about but only few of us will be able to realize it. I know one person whose family is like a mini Firefly crew. It is a marvel to watch them. Sadly the more I watch the series the more I get frustrated by the world around and myself. The white noise of ever present business is such a toxic atmosphere to live in. Media do not promote either heart nor mind. I am reading Neuromancer and the way Gibson describes the world was on point 45 years ago...

[@thatjeff7550]

@@tehdii what sticks in my head from Neuromancer is the MC trying to sell "some hot 5 megs of RAM..." early on in the story. LOL

[@tehdii]

@@thatjeff7550 3 megs if I recall correctly, client from Hitachi :) The specs are unimportant, the spirit of the book is constantly fresh :) While I am here I disagree a bit with Peter Watts only in the matter that the specs are no longer modern edge so the book lost its charm in any way. By that logic, everything is/will be trash ;)

[@MsMelyjean]

In "Safe" they didn't just leave Simon to leave him they left because they urgently needed to save Shepard's life.

[@jamesmaas7244]

Firefly came at the right time. We had sci-fi shows about empires, and the ones where the heroes always win. But Firefly took the chance to show us regular folk (for the timeline),struggling to get by. It made it more real.

[@slewone4905]

these kind of shows rarely make money (in the short term) . I screamed at my sister why her studio decided to make a movie from a failed TV series. She said we know we would lose money, but we really wanted to convince Joss Wheddon to do some TV series for us, and so we were willing to eat the loss. Lot of our classics are cult favorites. They don't make money , until they get syndicated. Battlestar galactica, the reboot, was a loser, but the studio kept it going , because it was well reviewed and anchored the entire sci fi network. And don't get me wrong I loved the movie, But economically it's a hard sell.

[@CosmoShidan]

No, space opera shows where the good guys didn't always win was pioneered by UFO, Space 1999, and Blake's 7. And before that, we had Farscape and Starhunter. Firefly didn't anything new, other than beat the same tunes that the latter shows did.

[@Elen8878]

Every time I think about what firefly could have been, it’s gut wrenching. But then I think about what it was, and I get the warm fuzzies. Thanks for a beautiful review and a reminder that just because a good thing ended, doesn’t make it any less good .

[@mikemelina7395]

The series and movie were as close to perfect as Hollywood can get, which explains why it had to end early. Half a season of Firefly was better than 8 seasons of Dexter. Too good to last.

[@garypotter5569]

"As close to perfect as Hollywood can get!" ...and that's what it had to die.

[@mrbransformer4184]

Even Joss, he’s as perfect as Hollywood can get???

[@Shawnchapp]

@@mrbransformer4184 personality probably not but story telling? yes.

[@JustinSeara]

Why? That doesn’t make any sense? Why would it “have” to end because it’s good? Makes no sense other than you trying to be clever and funny.

[@mikemelina7395]

@@JustinSeara I'm sure you're right.

[@migmit]

Bushwacked's ending was very logical and quite satisfying. Yes, Alliance won't let Serenity go, but it wasn't the Alliance that made that call. It was the cruiser's commander - a decent man with certain preconcieved notions that push him into the villains' territory. He didn't "try" to pin the Reavers' atrocities on Mal and the crew, he simply didn't believe in Reavers (having never encountered them), and so he made a logical next step. We clearly see that he learned a thing or two.

[@dilanrajapaksha]

Honestly felt way more believable than the ending of Serenity. Like sure a career assasin is gonna kill every person the Serenity crew did deals with, but when they're completely at his mercy he just lets them all go??

[@migmit]

@@dilanrajapaksha You mean, Serenity the movie? Yeah, it's not the most believable.

[@technicolorskies5432]

​@@dilanrajapakshait makes sense that the operative would let them go. He had been fighting for a better world, and now he sees everything was a lie. The unrealistic part is the soldiers not immediately shooting the moment they pulled down the wall. They're asking the operative "do we have a kill order?" Uh well five minutes ago you were trying to blow their ship out of the sky so I think so...

[@sahmnancy]

I still throw out obscure quotes whenever appropriate, and I'm convinced that when I get to heaven I'll be handed a DVD with ten more seasons of it.

[@bagbunny]

Gotta say I was surprised that the Reavers were only in two episodes. They really did leave a strong impression, and the actors dialogue about them really hammered it in about how horrible they were.

[@yorgborg7899]

I assume the plan was to bring them in as a reoccurring horror element throughout multiple seasons. And you don’t want to use a horror element too much, or else the audience becomes desensitized. It makes a greater impact when its used as sparingly as possible.

[@jc-kj8yc]

They had more plans for them and honestly we're lucky these didn't happen.. They had some really bad ideas

[@yorgborg7899]

@@jc-kj8yc Well hearing plans and watching plans unfold are entirely different in my experience. And since they did so well so far, I feel a bit of faith is warranted that they may have been able to pull it off.

[@jc-kj8yc]

@@yorgborg7899 maybe, but Inara killing a full ship of reavers by poisoning them whilst getting gang raped seems pretty much a doomed premise to me. That's just tasteless imo.

[@yorgborg7899]

@@jc-kj8yc If it came out of left field sure. But they probably would have made it make sense through build up and stuff. For example, someone in that profession, having poison on hand is logical. In fact historically speaking brothels and poisons have a long history. Assuming she died with the reavers, it would have worked as a tearful goodbye for a character. And it would have underscored how messed up the reavers and would have strengthened the audiences hatred for them. And that hatred would have made for a large conflict of interest once the origins of the Reavers was revealed. Both the Serenity crew and the audience would have been conflicted since we would be hating people for stuff that was basically not their fault. It could have even led to people shifting their burning anger from the Reavers to the Government.

[@jeffco5237]

Best closing line "It’s never too late to bring something back… and ruin it.” - Thank you.

[@MrGrombie]

As a guy who has seen all of Trek, Wars, and Gate (best of the Stars), Firefly was an amazing show that deserved better. I still see fellow Browncoats from time to time and we always agree on the same things. 😂

[@MrGrombie]

3:50 Woah now.... don’t care if this was a joke or not. Too far.... 😂

[@TheCardinalFang]

The sequence in "Serenity" where we first see the ship establishes the whole tone of the world to perfection. The ship drifting into the clouds coming in to land... then a bit falling off and Mal just going "what was that". Followed by all the discussions with all the crew members - establishes who, and what concisely without it feeling like exposition

[@angeliaparker-savage5401]

Canceling this series was a damn sin. I still feel cheated. And yes, Firefly STILL holds up today. I binged it just two days ago. See, if they'd have put it on the CW, it would probably still be on (same with Constantine). We have the CW to thank for 15 awesome years of Supernatural. Fox doesn't seem to be a very good network for good shows. Note: There is a Firefly trade comic that addresses Book's background. And as to Serenity--fun fact--if you stop watching at a certain point, Wash didn't die. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

[@CosmoShidan]

Firefly doesn't hold up today and not even back then, as it had so much stacked against it, especially since it's KKK propaganda.

[@nurbsivonsirup1416]

Honestly, I'd rather have a series close to my heart cancelled than see it run into the ground.

[@morgantrias3103]

Yeah you don't get to watch much if yu can't handle Book dying though. Which is for the best, really hate Serenity.

[@angeliaparker-savage5401]

@@morgantrias3103 Notice I said Firefly, not Serenity. I was NOT happy with Serenity, mostly because of what happened to Wash. What happened to him and Book was completely unnecessary.

[@mikaylaswansong2204]

I agree it holds up. I stumbled on it pretty late, maybe four years ago, and I still binge it and Serenity every few months; it’s my comfort show. I love it so much. (I also agree about stopping Serenity and remembering Wash as alive)

[@NomeDeArte]

Nice recap. Out of gas is one of the best episodes from a series, ever. 3 time lines, the way you know more about the characters, the ending, is amazing.

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

Best science fiction ever. Better than Star War.

[@playfulpanthress]

16:30 Dude, it makes perfect sense. Mal saved that purple belly’s life. Not to mention all the paperwork he avoids by just claiming they found the survivor who went nuts and homicidal. An arrogant bastard like that was saving face. And about ‘Safe’, did you not notice they didn’t show up til nightfall?? All that fire would make it pretty easy to spot from the air. And don’t forget Mal and Zoe know the basics of tracking through the military and Jayne was hired for his tracking skills. Hell, I could have found them at night from the air. There is only so far from town they could be. I like your video, but the Show gives you all the information you need to understand how they do things.

[@AnonEyeMouse]

I did get the feeling this guy was only watching about 80% to 90% of the talkie bits because he misses key little details. In Safe they turn up all gun-toting and big damn hero style. They didn't know the Tams were about to be burned... but that also didn't know they had made friends and played nice either so the crew still would be mounting a rescue from kidnappers. It's a bugbear of mine that reviewers shout pothole or convenience when they just didn't listen to the dialogue or the plot. For example, seeing the Alliance as a big bad guy when Inara and Book and Simon are all alliance. The alliance is a Utopia being constructed. It will fail probably but there are strong reasons to support it. In a system that has rich billionaires enacting their rape fantasies on whole moons and sadistic mud plantation owners there is a reason for a civilising unification war... even if it fails as it succeeds.

[@playfulpanthress]

@@AnonEyeMouse I agree. The shallow view is the Browncoats are the confederacy with better PR. And while the moons wouldn't be under the boot of the Alliance, as you say, many people will be crushed by some sadistic rich asshole. Both sides have good and bad. We got a taste of Browncoats gone bad in "The Message", and I can't help but think if the show had gone on we would have gotten more of that. Which depresses me cause I want more. 😭

[@jamesripley6712]

Book needed medical attention ASAP as he had a chest wound , the Hill Folk kidnapped themselves a doctor , so Simon although a captive would be in no physical danger , . This would give Mal time to get medical help for Book and then come back a search for River & Simon .

[@froyothewolf]

Thank you for pointing that out. I understand the reviewer means no ill-will, but I appreciated the small spark of humanity in the Alliance guy, even if leveraged for all its benefits afterwards anyway. Also, I thought it made sense that Book needed treatment ASAP, and then after they took the whole day searching for the Tams.

[@ClichéGuevara-2814]

Might be the first sci-fi series to have action take place in space, but it's always silent except for communications devices...a lovely detail.

[@MsMelyjean]

Mal shot by Patience in the pilot, "Serenity"; Mal stabbed by Niska's main henchman in "Train Job"; Mal stabbed by Atherton Wing in "Shindig"; Mal's ear cut off in " War Stories". Do I get the penny?

[@SlipMaker]

I think you missed the gunshot to the chest in “Out Of Gas”, but I forgot about the cut off ear so I’ll give it to you. The penny’s in the mail!

[@Bananacat505]

My dad showed me this beloved series and I've been in love with it ever since and as much as I would love to see more its set for its time. Unfortunately, its rebirth would be an abomination and I'm content with loving the show for what it was about and letting it rest in peace as it should.

[@mleko23]

I'll never get over it...

[@sureno1833]

Best. Show. Ever. Period.

[@klchu]

I did a re-watch with my kids in 2022 and it was great. They loved it, too. We were even lucky enough to meet Summer Glau at a convention.

[@karacoconutag]

It cracks me up that there were commercials promoting Firefly with "Walking On the Sun" as the song. How very 2002.

[@startingQB]

Actually, they do explain how the find Doc and River. When Wash comes back from looking for them, he says something like "apparently people in the mountain like to take people sometimes." The issue is, they didn't have time to deal with it then.

[@Snuffy03]

The greatest series of all time.

[@jeffrudd5590]

One of the greatest shows ever to be stupid dropped by any TV network.

[@fsj197811]

I'm going to have to go back and watch the episodes in their intended order. Thanks for sharing.

[@joshg2188]

So happy that I found this channel through the insane algorithm in my brain thinking "hey, I wonder if anyone's done a Terriers retrospective" and then finding all this good content. Keep up the awesome stuff!

[@robertthurman9866]

Thanks for doing this. I have never seen an episode of the show. After your overview it sounds really good. I will check it out. The interplay of the characters reminds me of one of my favorite shows.

[@lexloose2112]

I still love FireFly. Was brilliant

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Hell, I may finally check these out. I remember YEARS ago a couple buddies telling me how awesome the show was and how the movie (which had just came out) actually managed to hold up which surprised the shit outta me. Nice retrospect!

[@CosmoShidan]

I can tell you, it actually sucks and very shallow once you apply intellect to it.

[@kieroncampion120]

@@CosmoShidan Nah, your comprehension skills are just bad, sir. You think it's shallow because you see your self in it.

[@CosmoShidan]

@@kieroncampion120 Let me tell you this, Firefly is KKK propaganda and several of its characters are nothing but racist stereotypes.

[@kieroncampion120]

@@CosmoShidan Well yeah obviously.

[@CosmoShidan]

@@kieroncampion120 That's what I mean by shallow. It sucks because it's boring and not very funny.

[@mbryson2899]

I've seen a lot of Firefly videos and retrospectives. This one is among the best.

[@georgec7782]

Every single time someone's asks about a show that should not have been cancelled, my answer is Firefly. I have gotten so many people hooked on Firefly (then they hated me for making them fall in love with a show that barely made it a season )

[@bigwhitehound]

Best TV series in history!!!!

[@kpax2066]

My personal favorites are "Out of Gas", "War Stories" and "Jaynestown" but that may change in a week because I love all of them.

[@tavastian3288]

Bestest show ever made

[@zeevshaff]

Just watched it for the first time, amazing. A must watch

[@fallingintime]

I wonder what your thoughts on Farscape is. Kinda feels like that show did a pretty fine job at following up on that space western vibe with strong characters. I also think it's villians are so well done and far more interesting. It's second and third seasons are the best of scifi imo

[@morgantrias3103]

"following up on" or "following through with" since Farscape predates Firefly by many years. But yes I've often gotten them mixed up and not just because the names are almost identical

[@kpax2066]

Malcolm Reynolds is my favorite fictional character in science fiction. Hands down.

[@slewone4905]

Well, look how he acts. When Simon was held hostage, we know who shot first. Didn't want to talk about it, didn't give a second thought. Didn't care if he might miss. He was a man hardened by war. some compare him to Han Solo, but I never liked him. we feel Mal's pain.

[@Khepriem]

Don't mind me, just calling it before it happens for bragging rights. One day KZbin's algo will realize how gold this channel is and your backlog of great content will compel all those new subs to stick around for hours, pushing your channel even further until you get 100k+ subs in a single month.

[@SlipMaker]

Thanks! I think it’s fair to say my days of not having 100,000 subs are certainly coming to a middle.

[@shallendor]

Firefly was such a great series that was killed way too soon! So many great characters, both hero and villain! Firefly and Brisco County Junior are so alike, bring sci-fi westerns with great casts killed by FOX after 1 season!

[@Tomathias]

the community scene about this show being unjustly cancelled is why i'm watching this video

[@mickgi]

I love this series. still watch it once every 2 or 3 years. I wish it had more seasons. Still hope it will come back one day, with most of the original cast. RIP Ron Glass (Book).

[@Harbringe]

It took watching the series in proper order to realize it was good. And Serenity was awesome

[@mikeschotte9480]

The video outro with Jubal Early was greatness. Enjoyed your recap. Someday I need to record a video about my original pieces of the Jaynestown statue prop.

[@OffRampTourist]

Best analysis I've seen of this, one of my top 5 favorite sci-fi series/universes. Agree completely about the better Serenity ending. I'm going to imagine a scenario where it went that way instead.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

Yeah, whoever decided to cancel Firefly should have been set on fire.

[@Quarter324]

Not sure if the KZbin algo or the sites knowledge that I love Firefly brought me here, but regardless this is a great retrospective! I can totally see this channel just blowing up one of these days and I hope it does.

[@JeffKelly03]

Great video. I had not seen your channel before but it popped up in recommended. Well done, algorithm.

[@SK-yx7hm]

Almost every time I think of this series I have to rewatch it, its that timeless. We were absolutely robbed.

[@ednoisedem]

I prefer to think about the cancellation of Firefly the other way around - we got one GREAT TV season plus one awesome movie. I am grateful. It feel fantastic to watch those. I dont ask for more.

[@siechamontillado]

Slip Maker gonna take us out to the black, tell them we ain't coming back, burn the land, boil the sea, they can't take the sky from me.

[@grumpybear42]

24:15 thank you for not running that whole disturbing clip. That hologram actress deserves recognition. That death was Chilling!

[@Araanor]

The saying doesn’t mean that you make your own luck, it says that if you want success you have to be prepared if an oportunity arrives. Doesn’t say anything about wether an opportunity arrives

[@johnm_85]

I binge Firefly 2-3 times a year

[@charlesault806]

This was an awsome series with great casting. It died before its time.

[@playfulpanthress]

20:40 ‘Ariel’ is great! His scene with the intern taking dilaftin and how the patient should be dead, was so hot!! Intelligent characters flexing their smarts gets me Dewey in the nether regions!!

[@Doughy_in_the_Middle]

My (48M) daughter (22F) and I spent the better part of the summer and this fall watching ALL of Doctor Who (Eccleston through Whitaker), finishing JUST in time for the 60th. As we were finishing things off, I was like, "Well...which fandom next?" as we watched Supernatural last fall through most of spring this year. I decided on Firefly cuz it was short. In less than a week, we plowed through ALL of the show and even watched Serenity the movie and she loved every minute of it. That is, until "Watch me soar...". I lessened the blow when it was coming by saying, "Sweetie, I'm just saying now...I'm sorry." "Wait...someone's gonna DIE NOW???" It took at least a solid two minutes for her to pick up her jaw. Then, as the Reapers were hacking their way in, "OMG, do ANY of them survive???" Yeah, like you said at the beginning, this still rocks and holds up completely. (And yes, we watched it in PROPER order.)

[@renep5008]

Firefly’s totally awesome that still holds up today! Was finally able to watch all 14 episodes (en order) years later and after watching the Serenity movie. Now I’m a fan too.

[@CosmoShidan]

No it doesn't. Looking back at it 20 years later, the show is really just propaganda for the infamous Lost Cause myth. I.e., it was about ex-confederates in space. Let that sink in.

[@Nick-ce6lt]

I just binged it for the first time. So good. Better than most stuff today (cept maybe Severance)

[@CosmoShidan]

@@Nick-ce6lt I binged it for the first time last year, and I thought it was beating the same drums as Outlaw Star, Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. IMO, it sucked.

[@Nick-ce6lt]

@@CosmoShidan If you think it sucked because it had bad writing and was boring fair enough and I respect your opinion. However everything just now on a different thread was about how it's a secret KKK show. If that is actually why you hate it then I don't respect you and you are an idiot.

[@nagger8216]

@@CosmoShidan I definitely see the obvious parallels but I don't think it was intentionally promoting the Confederacy, I think the showrunners assumed people would be smart enough to realize that. I mean, Zoe fought on the side that parallels the Confederacy for fuck's sake, if that really was the angle they were going for I doubt that would've been the case. Not to mention the Alliance are the guys that dress up in grey and look like the Nazis while the ones fighting for independence are nicknamed 'browncoats' and dress up as American soldiers from WWII, it's obviously taking inspiration from more than just the American Civil War

[@phtevenj]

Yeah i binge watch Firelfy at least once a year.... also lately several people have been doing reactions to it so ive been watching it multiple times a day sometimes

[@Reds_dead]

I fuckin love this show, have since I was 8 glad to see people still giving it love 20 years later

[@JediMcPimp]

You're officially the first person I've heard say Ariel is their favourite episode. Personally, it would rank on the lower end for me. (Though I get if Jayne is your favourite character how Ariel fits in there nicely) Out of Gas will always be my favourite. Unique storytelling with a hard emotional core while also being an origin story. *chef's kiss*

[@Nick-ce6lt]

Jaynestown is the best episode

[@garypotter5569]

"Out of Gas" is a whole other level of writing and performing.

[@vandalg282]

For me its top 3, we learn that Jayne ultimately is a scumbag, with his heart only interested in money...no twists, no second guessing, he is what he claims to be, the beautiful thing being; so is Mal...he's not a heartless piece of trash, but he'll gladly, let you die a very slow death, if you ever betray him or his crew. While one might think that Mal let him (Jayne) live because he has a soft spot for him, he really only does so, to prove a point and to keep a reliable crewmate on his side...Jayne will actually do anything for the buck, however he's also efficient, as the job was done cleanly if not for the betrayal of the alliance officer. Mal knows that while dumb, and cold, Jayne has his uses.

[@Roadyheid]

Concur. I consider "Out of Gas" to be one of the finest hours of television, ever.

[@bradleylovej]

I love Ariel. It's probably my third favorite episode after Shindig, then Trash.

[@giaxxone]

20 years! Where’d that go? Granted I didn’t watch it until after I saw Serenity. Still, what the hell man!

[@kurakuson]

I still enjoy the Firefly re-runs on Tubi. One of my all-time Sci-Fi favorites.

[@Thealexglass]

16:55 They do explain why they couldn't do this earlier. The time crunch situation of Book being shot meant they had to go somewhere they knew would have a doctor instead of flying around looking for forest people.

[@bazatronmurphy8596]

Great review, great show, my favourite Sarah Paul performance.

[@custodiansrock]

I didn't watch this series until I bought the DVD box set a few years ago. At least i was able to watch each episode in the correct order. I wish the Sci Fi network or AMC would have picked up the show. I think it could have run for a few more years.

[@Someguy-j9e]

Still miss this show

[@brianban110]

great show and movie

[@thorstenmuller8062]

Best series EVER!!!

[@tehdii]

I watched Firefly for the first time in 2015. How big smile I always have when in the old movies I see the crew. Few month ago I have re-watch Matrix 3. I was in the cinema back in the days not knowing that Zoe is in it ;) The same goes about Buffy's team.

[@JaniceSeagraves]

I bought the series (and the movie) then rewatch the series in order, which I didn't get the chance to do while it aired. I enjoyed the hell out of it.

[@distriawhirlwind7367]

Mal is Robin Hood, and I'm guessing you know that. Comments do help the algorithm, don't they? I've been watching your Series Restrospectives for two days straight. Nice work. Thanks.

[@CosmoShidan]

More like Jesse James or Nathaniel Forrest, both of whom were KKK.

[@marcturmel924]

It's precious because it had a very short life, I still watch it yearly...

[@UltimatePerfection]

It's nice of you to do a retrospective on the first season of this show.

[@rachelodell8323]

Let me just say. It is so rare I genuinely laugh out loud while watching KZbin alone. And I burst out laughing when you talked about getting Jayne repeatedly on character tests 😂🤣

[@nonyabusiness8731]

Few times a year I binge this so good and short lived

[@MountainRhode]

It was outstanding. So much heart from deeply flawed and human characters. The antithesis of modern Hollywood. They should show this as a paradigm of how good TV could be, in comparison to the drivel and 'content' we get today

[@billydilly7077]

Im kinda surprized you didnt talk about the Star Wars lore involved into this series. With looking for "Carbonite Solo" in almost every episode and the glimse of an Imperial Shuttle in one of the loading docks. Joss is a huge SW fanatic.

[@EddyTheMartian]

Another show I was planning on watching! Gotta move it up to watch your video 💪🏽 Again haven’t watched it but I know it’s another great video, love your videos and I hope more of them go big like the Dexter (how I found you) cause you deserve it.

[@morganoconnell9824]

It’s worth it. As a browncoat I may be biased. But it’s my favorite show of all time and holds up to this day. Yes there are bits we can pick that have issues. But in comparison to long lived sci-fi shows it pulls you in immediately and has a quick pace (looking at you Star Trek.

[@jimmyolsenblues]

your recap is so good, i want another rewatch . i own this show. legally .

[@HeavyDrop_]

Firefly & Serenity will ALWAYS be Awesome!!! ...and Jayne is the goodest character on the crew. Sue me.

[@CosmoShidan]

Jayne Cobb's Dr. Smith and Kerr Avon put together, but lacking in intelligence or originality.

[@rbu2136]

Such a great show. Really enjoyed it.

[@rbu2136]

Wait the creator of the tick was a writer yet of the show!? Wowww hahah spoooon!

[@alexmorgan8814]

This is my second favorite show of all time, second only to South Park. I can watch firefly over and over and over.

[@patriciayoung3267]

How I loved this show.

[@johnnymurray6275]

SCI FI ENTERTAINMENT PERFECTION!!!! Blessed be!!! 🖤🖤🖤🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@darioscomicschool1111]

13:00 Thank you! 20:50 That Episode was JUST AMAzING!

[@stickyrick1939]

and another absolutely amazing video. I swear you're only getting better and better.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

One of the 'reveals' that annoyed me was finding out about Book's intended backstory. Lot of the 'inconsistencies' vanish if you imagine him as a retired Alliance Assassin....

[@alleriapython]

That was hinted at in war stories. I figured that out really quickly.

[@KS-xk2so]

Wow.... talking best episodes, and no Out of Gas? Thats.... insane?

[@k.w.2275]

My favorite for the series and one of my favorite of all tv!

[@JerryListener]

Yay that tune returns to my internal Playlist. "The hero of Camden..."

[@levisimpson4454]

This channel really brings me back to the 2004-2008 era of tv. I had a bent for watching cancelled-too-soon shows throughout the aughts, usually being funneled to them by avclub tv coverage back when that site didn't blow. I wonder how Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me hold up

[@ynkybomber]

I watch every year and this show holds up amazingly! Best sci-fi show ever.

[@slewone4905]

I watch Mal's speech when I need a pickme up.

[@faithcastillo9597]

Gotta watch this again.

[@natewhitten1454]

glad you covered this! always enjoyed Firefly

[@deathshaker0026]

My fave episodes are objects in space, and out of gas.

[@jimslancio]

13:53 Jubal Early was clearly the model for the field agent in the Serenity movie.