Haven’t seen “Firefly” but the movie based on the series is “Serenity” and it blew me away when I saw it for the first time.
First rate cast and lots of action. I picked out elements of Star Wars, Andromeda, and Farscape woven deftly (like that word?) into it.
Carpica was so stupid that I turned the channel. Space Above and Beyond was amateurish and had things that defied the laws of physics, plus using machine guns in space.
Best series of recent times was “Farscape”. All I can say about it is “Incredible”. Met a lot of the cast. Really funny, laid back people, but then again, they’re Aussies.
Gigi Edgley - cute as a bunny. Same for Rae Lee Hill. Got a great picture of me and Bianca Chiaminello (sp), Miss Australia and one of the show’s prettiest women. I know life is hard, but someone has to pose with them (and with Chase Masterson, Robin Curtis, Tracy Scroggins and Tanya Roberts).
Scifi-chicks rule!!!
See, I felt Space:AAB started to get it right towards the end of the first season. It definitely didn’t grab my interest early on - the pilot was horrible and the R. Lee Ermey cameo in it was just painful. But, by mid-season, I thought the show was hitting its stride. I especially enjoyed the episode with the prototype enemy fighter - the plot which would later be recycled for the BSG ep “Scar”.
Each to their own, of course. I liked SPACE: 1999 a whole lot, too. :-)