# Firefly picked up by Sci Fi Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 16, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496 "2005-06-16T05:03:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/21 "2005-06-17T07:11:46Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Where were you last month](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317791&highlight=firefly)? Well, damn. I hadn’t yet taken an interest in Firefly at the time. 😛 \*scampers back into cave ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/22 "2005-06-18T01:35:47Z")
Here’s something interesting: I just looked the DVD top sellers on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Firefly is still at #11! That’s just amazing for a show that’s been on DVD for what, over a year now? Not bad for a show that was killed a third of the way through its first season. BTW, it’s also on sale right now for $29.99, so all you lurkers thinking, “What’s the big deal about Firefly” have a chance to get the box set dirt cheap. [Amazon top DVD sellers](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/dvd/all/ref=d_hp_sn_ts/103-6869467-9423015) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/23 "2005-06-18T02:42:19Z")
> [@Tarrsk](#): > > Without question! > > Roughly speaking, Firefly is a space western, adroitly combining character drama, action, and comedy. It’s simultaneously one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen, as well as one of the most poignant- pretty damned impressive considering it only ran for half a season! 🙂 Sounds pretty ambitious - and well worth a look-see. > [@Tarrsk](#): > > Instead, the soundtrack (a gorgeous mix of western twang, world music, percussion, and occasional orchestration) carries most of the space scenes. That alone makes it tempting. Thanks for the response. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/24 "2005-06-18T03:25:24Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > Here’s something interesting: I just looked the DVD top sellers on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Firefly is still at #11! That’s just amazing for a show that’s been on DVD for what, over a year now? Not bad for a show that was killed a third of the way through its first season. > > BTW, it’s also on sale right now for $29.99, so all you lurkers thinking, “What’s the big deal about Firefly” have a chance to get the box set dirt cheap. > > [Amazon top DVD sellers](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/dvd/all/ref=d_hp_sn_ts/103-6869467-9423015) That _is_ dirt cheap. I’ve bought three box sets (one for myself, the others for friends and family I know would enjoy the show), and they ain’t cheap. Worth it, but not cheap. If I thought the extra $20 I paid for each set went into the hands of anyone else but the retailer, I’d think it was worth it. Ah well. Anything to keep the signal alive. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/25 "2005-06-18T03:32:07Z")
> [@BayleDomon](#): > > Anything to keep the signal alive. Hey now. Can’t stop the signal. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/26 "2005-06-18T03:34:31Z")
I agree with those saying give it a second chance (in the correct order). After watching some episodes when they were on, I was lukewarm to it, but re-watching on dvd, I absolutely love the show. TV with no Joss is just a crime, period. And yes, it is some of the best-written sci-fi on film ever. This from someone who will watch ANYTHING that is even remotely sci-fi in the hopes of someone finally getting it right. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/27 "2005-06-18T05:18:41Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > You should try giving it another chance. I don’t know a single person who, having watched at least five or six epoisodes in the proper order, didn’t fall in love with the show. Meet my wife, **auntie em**. 😛 That said, she still gets to go with me to the pre-screening of _Serenity_ next Thursday. Lucky girl. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/28 "2005-06-18T11:14:23Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Oh, OK. They’re going to stick it in front of SG-1 on [Friday nights](http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=31260). That’s not so bad. NOOOOOOO! That’s _bad_ - I won’t be able to get home from work in time to watch it! Oh, the _humanity!!!.._ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/29 "2005-06-18T23:42:49Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > NOOOOOOO! That’s _bad_ - I won’t be able to get home from work in time to watch it! Oh, the _humanity!!!.._ No it’s okay. They make these things called VCRs to record tv when you’re not home. They’re the wave of the future. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/30 "2005-06-18T23:57:10Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > NOOOOOOO! That’s _bad_ - I won’t be able to get home from work in time to watch it! Oh, the _humanity!!!.._ Here on the West Coast, we get the East Coast feed, but then they re-run them so we can watch them in their intended time-slots. They don’t do that where you are? ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/31 "2005-06-19T08:15:07Z")
I guarantee that newcomers to **Firefly** won’t watch it on the Sci-Fi Channel past “Serenity” because they’re going to immediately rush out and buy the DVD set. Why would anyone wait _a whole week_ to watch “The Train Job”? I didn’t care for **Buffy the Vampire Slayer** or **Angel** , but I was hooked on **Firefly** less than an hour into “Serenity.” By the end of the episode, I knew two things: that I had to buy the DVD set and marry Kaylee. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/32 "2005-06-19T09:49:15Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > I didn’t care for **Buffy the Vampire Slayer** or **Angel** , but I was hooked on **Firefly** less than an hour into “Serenity.” By the end of the episode, I knew two things: that I had to buy the DVD set and marry Kaylee. 😃 Hey, hands off, she’s taken! …not by me, unfortunately. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/33 "2005-06-19T10:04:55Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > No it’s okay. They make these things called VCRs to record tv when you’re not home. They’re the wave of the future. 😛 My VCR is _broken_!!! ☹☹☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rainbowthief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@Rainbowthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rainbowthief)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/34 "2005-06-19T21:46:25Z")
> [@Tarrsk](#): > > Hey, hands off, she’s taken! > > …not by me, unfortunately. ☹ \That’s okay, I need time to become rich and famous anyway. By then, I’m sure I can find a way to sweep her off her feet.\ Am I the only Kaylee devotee whose heart sank when he saw her screwing that blonde meathead in the engine room in “Out of Gas”? ☹ > [@Broomstick](#): > > My VCR is _broken_!!! ☹☹☹ Great opportunity for you to make the switch into a DVD recorder. I bought my first one last month and absolutely love it. You can get them for under $100.00 USD now. Really, there’s no use in buying another VCR. You’re better off investing that money into a large spindle of DVD-R discs and transferring your VHS material. Well, maybe buying a cheapie VCR to play stuff you have on VHS that’s copy-protected so you can’t dub it onto DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/35 "2005-06-19T22:41:40Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > Am I the only Kaylee devotee whose heart sank when he saw her screwing that blonde meathead in the engine room in “Out of Gas”? ☹ I was shocked and disillusioned, too. Not pure, sunshiney Kaylee!! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/36 "2005-06-19T22:44:14Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > Am I the only Kaylee devotee whose heart sank when he saw her screwing that blonde meathead in the engine room in “Out of Gas”? ☹ That seemed out of character to me. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/37 "2005-06-20T00:30:45Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > That seemed out of character to me. I thought it just showed that there’s more to Kaylee than meets the eye. She has layers. And she loves mechanical stuff and, presumably, mechanics. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/38 "2005-06-20T00:42:27Z")
> [@Rainbowthief](#): > > Great opportunity for you to make the switch into a DVD recorder. I bought my first one last month and absolutely love it. You can get them for under $100.00 USD now. Really, there’s no use in buying another VCR. You’re better off investing that money into a large spindle of DVD-R discs and transferring your VHS material. Well, maybe buying a cheapie VCR to play stuff you have on VHS that’s copy-protected so you can’t dub it onto DVD. Um… you obviously have no way of knowing this… but you’re talking to someone who bought a turntable in order to keep playing the _vinyl record_ collection at home 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/39 "2005-06-20T04:34:31Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > That seemed out of character to me. Maybe, I’m not so sure. I think it is wonderful that we see a woman who we percieve as sweet and naive have fun, no-strings-attached sex. It’s good for shaking up our gender-stereotypes. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496/40 "2005-06-20T06:02:41Z")
> [@sturmhauke](#): > > That seemed out of character to me. Why? Kaylee has always had a very sexually open personality. In Heart of Gold she was delighted that they had male prostitutes, and after Jane went off with a whore Kaylee gave Simon a very significant look. In other episodes she’s made other sexually open comments (“Have good sex!”). It’s just that she _looks_ so sweet and innocent… The whole matter of sex in the Firefly society is clearly much more open than it is today. Companions are well respected, Zoe has no problem telling the captain to take them helm “because I need this man to tear my clothes off”, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-picked-up-by-sci-fi-channel/308496.md?page=3)