Firefly

Back in 2002, Joss Whedon, the creative force behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, took a break from vampires and demons to create Firefly, a western set five hundred years in the future. It was a great show with creative concepts, interesting characters, clever dialogue and low ratings. Fox canceled it after nine episodes.

Thankfully, the complete series made it to DVD (all 14 filmed episodes), so I was able to add the four-disc set to my Netflix queue. I recently finished the first disc and just started the second one. The show is as good as I remembered it. Actually, after listening to the commentary by Whedon and Nathan Fillion, who played Captain Malcolm Reynolds, it's better than I remember.

Like most of my favorite shows, Firefly has a great theme song. The lyrics that capture the spirit of the story are set to a simple country tune. It's not as easy to hum as, say, the theme from Lost, but then again, most songs aren't.

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me

Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me

There's no place I can be
Since I've found serenity
But you can't take the sky from me

In September, the show is slated to hit the silver screen as Serenity. I would have preferred more seasons on television, but I guess I'll have to settle for a major motion picture (and possible sequels) instead.