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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 1070908" data-attributes="member: 158">For me, it wasn't the moment when Mal kicked captured lackey #1 into the turbine that sucked me in - it was when he went to captured lackey #2 and started the same speech... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The show got NOTICABLY better in the last four episodes they showed, which is the saddest part - if it doesn't grab you quickly, it tends to get kicked to the curb.But the biggest draws of the show to me were:1. The realistic character interactions, and that all actions, good and bad, had consequences.2. The show had secrets - LOTS of them. I STILL wanna know who the hell the preacher really was.3. The show did not rely on science and effects to tell its story - it only supplemented it.4. The social commentary, while I don't always agree with it, made the show strong and dealt with other issues than racism, intolerence, etc. Its commentary ranged on subjects like trust, family, sacrifice, the limits a person goes to keep their personal morality intact, etc.5. The &quot;Star Trek's dingier, more direct-talking cousin&quot; approach is one that I liked. In terms of Odd couples, if Star Trek is Felix, then Firefly was Oscar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 1070908, member: 158"] For me, it wasn't the moment when Mal kicked captured lackey #1 into the turbine that sucked me in - it was when he went to captured lackey #2 and started the same speech... :) The show got NOTICABLY better in the last four episodes they showed, which is the saddest part - if it doesn't grab you quickly, it tends to get kicked to the curb. But the biggest draws of the show to me were: 1. The realistic character interactions, and that all actions, good and bad, had consequences. 2. The show had secrets - LOTS of them. I STILL wanna know who the hell the preacher really was. 3. The show did not rely on science and effects to tell its story - it only supplemented it. 4. The social commentary, while I don't always agree with it, made the show strong and dealt with other issues than racism, intolerence, etc. Its commentary ranged on subjects like trust, family, sacrifice, the limits a person goes to keep their personal morality intact, etc. 5. The "Star Trek's dingier, more direct-talking cousin" approach is one that I liked. In terms of Odd couples, if Star Trek is Felix, then Firefly was Oscar. [/QUOTE]

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