Firefly - Tow Jockey Five Second Review

Some people believe this to be the greatest TV show ever made in the same way that some people believe JFK was the greatest president ever. The tragedy of an existence cut short before it's time and the yearning for what might have been cloud what actually was. This "Sci-fi Western" does some things very well. Each and every character in the crew is well realized. The "universe" feels plausible and consistent. The Reavers are a fantastic concept. Seriousness, action and humor serve to balance each other very well. It has it's flaws. Many of the ideas and characters are like luggage that Joss Whedon brings with him wherever he goes. The "catty" dialog between women on the show while interesting at first in the end is serves to aggrieve when one realizes that he uses the same technique over and over again. The scene where one main character is lying on the operating table with a gut shot while the rest of the crew gather around in pensive fear was at least in six episodes. In the end, Firefly is an adventure  written from the perspective of a boy in his mid-20's, past adolescence but not yet fully grown up. If I had more than 5 seconds I'd compare and contrast it to The Outlaw Josey Wales which is a similar story told from an older point of view...but I don't.

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