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Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] | ![Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51734pRq2%2BL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $89.98
Buy New: $40.00
You Save: $49.98 (56%)
New (20) Used (8) from $37.40
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 424
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 665
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: FOXBR2253369
UPC: 024543533696
EAN: 0024543533696
ASIN: B001EN71CW
Release Date: November 11, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 658 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
As the 2005 theatrical release of Serenity made clear, Firefly was a science fiction concept that deserved a second chance. Devoted fans (or "Browncoats") knew it all along, and with this well-packaged DVD set, those who missed the show's original broadcasts can see what they missed. Creator Joss Whedon's ambitious science-fiction Western (Whedon's third series after Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) was canceled after only 11 of these 14 episodes had aired on the Fox network, but history has proven that its demise was woefully premature. Whedon's generic hybrid got off to a shaky start when network executives demanded an action-packed one-hour premiere ("The Train Job"); in hindsight the intended two-hour pilot (also titled "Serenity," and oddly enough, the final episode aired) provides a better introduction to the show's concept and splendid ensemble cast. Obsessive fans can debate the quirky logic of combining spaceships with direct parallels to frontier America (it's 500 years in the future, and embattled humankind has expanded into the galaxy, where undeveloped "outer rim" planets struggle with the equivalent of Old West accommodations), but Whedon and his gifted co-writers and directors make it work, at least well enough to fashion a credible context from the incongruous culture-clashing of past, present, and future technologies, along with a polyglot language (the result of two dominant superpowers) that combines English with an abundance of Chinese slang.
What makes it work is Whedon's delightfully well-chosen cast and their nine well-developed characters--a typically Whedon-esque extended family--each providing a unique perspective on their adventures aboard Serenity, the junky but beloved "Firefly-class" starship they call home. As a veteran of the disadvantaged Independent faction's war against the all-powerful planetary Alliance (think of it as Underdogs vs. Overlords), Serenity captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) leads his compact crew on a quest for survival. They're renegades with an amoral agenda, taking any job that pays well, but Firefly's complex tapestry of right and wrong (and peace vs. violence) is richer and deeper than it first appears. Tantalizing clues about Blue Sun (an insidious mega-corporation with a mysteriously evil agenda), its ties to the Alliance, and the traumatizing use of Serenity's resident stowaway (Summer Glau) as a guinea pig in the development of advanced warfare were clear indications Firefly was heading for exciting revelations that were precluded by the series' cancellation. Fortunately, the big-screen Serenity (which can be enjoyed independently of the series) ensured that Whedon's wild extraterrestrial west had not seen its final sunset. Its very existence confirms that these 14 episodes (and enjoyable bonus features) will endure as irrefutable proof Fox made a glaring mistake in canceling the series. --Jeff Shannon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 The best TV show of all time December 1, 2008
...now in HD. Nothing really to add that hasn't been said time and time again. Oh, well please Universal make more Firefly/Serenity shows/movies. Thanks.
 Good luck playing these discs November 29, 2008
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
I hope you have a set top player or a PS3. If you have a PC and are trying to watch these, you will probably have trouble. They are using a new version of BD+ protection. That means they require you to upgrade your player software and you must use an HDCP capable display.
That's all fine, but none of the updated software will play these discs. PowerDVD, WinDVD and TotalMedia all choked. So I have 3 very expensive coasters. Very disappointing.
If customer can't play the content they have paid for then the studio has FAILED miserably. Fox screws fans again.
Outstanding! November 19, 2008
Loved everything about this. I always want more extras but for a show with one short season we probably everything there is.
 Blu-ray not worth it November 19, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The blu-ray version isn't worth it. It is an improvement, but I'm not feeling the full HD experience I've come to expect, and only a few extra features/commentaries have been added.
If you are purchasing the series for the first time, you may as well go with the blu-ray. But if you own the DVD, I wouldn't rush to buy this one.
it is what it is... November 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
considering the source(if it's not shot in HD,it will only be as good as the source)this is the best picture you will get for this show,if you have a good set up for Blueray.you will also get better sound than the DVD.as for the show,if you have seen it and do not love it i cannot help you...now about a Buffy Blueray....
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