I really like Fox’s “Firefly.” The premise is cool, the scripts are wry, and most importantly, the appealing cast has scads of chemistry with each other. Offhand, I can’t think of a new show this season that I want to watch, other than this one. Clearly, that’s the universe’s way of saying, “this show isn’t going to last long.”
The future of “Firefly” seems in doubt, but “According to Jim” is still on the air. Will wonders never cease.
I’ve been trying to like it, honest. I’ve watched one episode all the way through, and made attempts at subsequent ones in which I last about 10 minutes before shaking my head and saying “but..I don’t really CARE…and he/she/it is doing something stupid that’s the premise of the story, isn’t he/she/it.” That could have been the episodes, or a character, or…i dunno. I’ve managed to ALMOST like John Doe, as in I’ll sit through one of every 2 episodes.
Then again, I’m too damn picky — and I also have the “If I like it, they will cancel it” syndrome.
I’m having trouble getting into it myself – party because it airs here on Friday nights, and party because they’re airing the episodes out of order. I think FOX is really doing a disservice to the show by disrupting the continuity, since that is Joss Whedon’s strongest point.
My wife and I have enjoyed it thus far. But we usually wind up taping it, because we always have dinner with friends at that hour on Friday evening. Then, when we get home, we watch the tape. Of course, we’re pretty big sci-fi geeks already, plus fans of “Buffy” and “Angel,” so it’s not really unusual that we would like “Firefly.” We ARE surprised it hasn’t already been cancelled.
I didn’t know they were screwing the continuity — I wasn’t even aware that it HAD continuity. Which might explain why I didn’t know…
I sometimes wonder about the drones in charge of TV programming. I know they have an incredibly low opinion of audience intelligence. They aim most shows at the group they think are most easily separated from their money. And they have no respect for any of the creative aspects of a show — it’s just a means to pry money from the audience, after all. Damn, COMMERCIALS are becoming more interesting than some of the shows they interrupt.