Joss Whedon is great! Firefly was Whedon's third tv series (after Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel), and even though it was cancelled by Fox mid-way through it's first season, it's become . In fact, around two years after Firefly was cancelled, the entire cast was reassembled to film Serenity. This is such a great show- funny, entertaining, well-written, and the cast is incredible. You should definitely give this a chance!

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Five hundred years in the future, there is a whole new frontier, and the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity is eager to stake a claim on the action. They'll take any job, legal or illegal, to keep fuel in the tanks and food on the table. But things get a bit more complicated after they take on a passenger wanted by the new totalitarian Alliance regime. Now they find themselves on the run, desperate to steer clear of Alliance ships and the flesh-eating Reavers who live on the fringes of space.

One of Firefly's stars, Nathan Fillion, recently popped up in a new Fox show, Drive. Let's hope Fox doesn't cancel this show, too!

Firefly is a a fun, adventurous, science fiction slash Western series, loved by the few people who saw it (which wasn't very many). Don't expect a huge budget production, but do expect a cast that starts to click as the season progresses. The movie Serenity brought Firefly into the public eye. (via Alain Avakian)

A sci-fi western with the Joss Whedon touch. Like all Joss Whedon series, you'll have to live with the pain of it not being very long lived. These shows are worth watching if you can deal with the fact that there won't be any more.

One of the best science-fiction series ever on television, this show was cut too short.

The series is MUCH better than the movie, and lots of fun.
Kind of like Star Trek, but with more humor.

This is such an amazing show. Cowboys in space. And we all speak Chinese.

I am completely sad that this show didn't hit!!! It was really an awesome show.

Another Joss Whedon gem-this one tragically short-lived. With an incredible cast (nobly led by the adorably charming Nathan Fillion), after you finish the season you'll be left wanting more. And luckily, you can have it with the follow up major motion picture, Serenity.

great series - characters you love, great sense of humor, great story