Only 14 amazing episodes, this is the best Sci-fi TV show made (to date), it's funny, well written, well acted and great visuals, so why did this get axed? Buy this and you wouldn't be disappointed.

As mentioned by everyone who has reviewed this, the Firely series is a must-buy. It is a great example of the less nerdy side of sci-fi, in which you can get really get interested in the fates of the characters without needing an in-depth grasp of the storyline.

Everything about this series shines. The characters, the acting, the scripts, the whole world is so just believable.
Such a pleasant change from the moralisations of B5 and Star Trek - these feel like real people in a real situation.

The humour is also very good; some places made me genuinely laugh, most unusual for American shows, which seem to feature predicatability.

I cannot recommend this enough, as well as the follow-up film Serenity. I am an ardent Sci-fi fan from Asimov to Star Wars. This is the best of the lot.

I would choose 6 stars if I could

Two words: Joss Whedon! - Over the years Joss Whedon has delivered the most fantastic television ever. Maybe the first ever 3rd generation writer he got his start writing for sitcoms like Roseanne and moved on to treat such movie scripts as Speed, Alien Ressurexion and even earning an Oscar nomination for his part in the fabulous script for Disney Pixar's first hit Toy Story. He would also create Buffy The Vampire Slayer which for 7 years would deliver some of the very best television ever, he would also create a spin-off Angel, which was so amazing I cant do it justice. A common complaint with Angel was it's sudden cancellation just as it was more popular than ever but even though the complaints are justified at least you can sooth yourself with the fact that Angel got 5 seasons and 110 episodes, Firefly had no such luck.
In 2001 Joss Whedon takes his 2 week holiday in the middle of Buffy Season 3 and gets inspiration and for the next year would create a storied universe and in 2002 Firefly was born. Set 5000 years in the future the human race has outhgrown Earth and have spread out into the universe terraforming planets, colonizing and eventually a war broke out between a Galactic alliance and rebellious browncoats. Now the war is over and most the universe will happily comply to Alliance rules and regulations but some would rather do things their own way.
Malcolm Reynolds fought against The Alliance and when the war ended he bought himself a ship, firefly class, called Serenity. Over the years he's gathered a unique crew of misfits all looking to keep away from The Alliance for their own reasons. The crew includes Mal's old war friend Zoey, a semi-amoral space pirate called Jane, a goofy pilot called Wash, a companion (legalized prostitute) called Inara, a sweet family loving mechanic called Kaylee, a mysterious but lovely man of the cloth called Shepard Book and a former Alliance doctor called Simon who has spent his fortune to save his younger sister River a highly intellegent psychic who was brainwashed and tortured by The Alliance.
Over the mere 14 episodes of Firefly there's no way you cant fall in love with the ensemble aboard Serenity and be amazed by their hiest missions and mis-adventures. Untimely cancelled the show was passionately and vehemently embraced by rabid fans (including me) who, after many protests and pleas and appeals on the internet and at cons and so-forth managed to get something done that never happens... they made a movie!
To me there's no question Firefly was unfairly cancelled by profit obsessed executives who care more about ratings than quality programming. I often imagine the stories that would've unfolded if Firefly could've lasted 5 Seasons like Angel or 7 like Buffy and even though I have watched these 14 episodes over and over at least 100 times I never get bored.
Extra features include documentaries about the making of Firefly, commentary on selected episodes and many more features about possibly the greatest cancelled show in history! So let Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau and Ron Glass transport you to the wonderful world of Firefly!

Buffy was fantastic, Angel was better and Firefly is another step up. Funny, witty and entertaining, Fox cancelling it proves that they really don't have a clue. Buy the series, then buy Serenity and you've got yourself one beautiful little colloection.

this is one of my fav tv shows and i was hooked totally! i saw the film first and a friend mentioned it was based on a series so i decided to buy and find out for myself! all the cast suit the roles and the acting is very good! nathan as the captian of the ship was my favourite character by far! funny, entertaining, action and much much more! 10/10

All I have to say is I love this show. Everything from the storylines, the acting, the characters, etc are just fantastic which is quite a common thing with tv shows these days in my opinion. I wish it wasn't canceled, if it wasn't canceled then I actually believe that Firefly would be bigger than Joss's other shows Buffy & Angel from my point of view. But I'm glad what they done with this and Serenity also. Just wish the show was still on air, damn Fox.

I'm not going to waffle on about how good Firefly is... But seriously, if you don't even attempt to watch this show. You can't call yourself a SciFi fan. This is the single greatest tv show to have come out of America in the last twenty years (if not earlier).

Joss' vision is amazing, the scope of the man's mind is a wonder, and he see's tv for what it truely is, an art form.

To anyone who has reviewed this badly, really didn't get the man, but once you watch one of the ep's, you'll swear you know the crew and your a browncoat through and through!

Can't stop the signal :).

This is without doubt the most underrated and criminally ignored show ever. Finally, sci-fi with subtle intelligence thats not firmly wedged 'twixt its own cheeks. Brilliantly acted, superbly scripted and a cut above everything else he's ever done. Every episode is like its own mini movie, and if you liked serenity, thats a very good thing. Explores futurism lke a kind of Joss Whedon western Red Dwarf without making your brain bleed or making you have to sit through Shatner in a wig and a girdle philandering with green women (although lets face it, those were the days, gawd bless 'im) Unfortunately once again, it went far, far over the heads of the reality t.v. age and didn't even get chance to truly end and tell its full story, a bit like the Sci Fi Arrested Development. But just like Arrested Development, it doesn't make it any less worth watching over and over.
if you've ever expressed an interest in space, or you just like T.V. that raises the bar a little, Buy this now. and allow me to say I told you so in advance.

It was a pretty original premise to combine western and science fiction, but in the end, it offers little original when it actually went on the air.

Firefly brings us an unappealing and not very creative universe, with the typical cliché of an evil, over-controlling governement, and the small band of non-conformists who don't like playing by their rules. Throw in some reavers, groups of savage cannibals who despite their degenerative state are still capable of flying and mainting their space ships, and you have another run-of-the-mill science fiction show.

You wont' miss much If you haven't seen this