I thought Firefly was easily the best first season of TV that Whedon's ever done. I am a fan of Buffy and Angel, but dislike some of the same things you dislike about it. I think those shows were at their best when they focused on the the relationships between the characters (not the romantic relationships) and in the fighting scenes. The only cutesy stuff I enjoyed were the riffs on Angel being so well groomed and vain for a supposed brooding vampire guy.
"Serenity" was one of the high points of the show, but there are two or three other episodes that I'd put in my personal top 20 hours of series of TV. I think that one of the reasons why the series worked so well for me is that it really took the western genre seriously. They treated it with respect. It wasn't just a gimmick. There are some great nods to classic westerns here and there, too.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the series when you've viewed the whole thing.
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Date: 2005-02-18 03:50 pm (UTC)"Serenity" was one of the high points of the show, but there are two or three other episodes that I'd put in my personal top 20 hours of series of TV. I think that one of the reasons why the series worked so well for me is that it really took the western genre seriously. They treated it with respect. It wasn't just a gimmick. There are some great nods to classic westerns here and there, too.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the series when you've viewed the whole thing.