HBO is running one of my favorite movies tonite (and earlier in the day), based on one of my all time favorite TV series -- shortlived though it may have been -- Firefly. The movie was appropriately named Serenity, as that was the name of the ship, ooops make that "boat" that the crew of pirates/robin hood types went flying around the 'verse in as they pulled odd jobs and tried to make a living wage.
I've written about Serenity in the past, and a bit about Firefly also. It was a great series, and a great movie. Sadly one that many people seemed to have missed or ignored along the way.
I still bump into people that tell me they've never seen the show, nor the movie, and though I wish I could say I was surprised, I'm not. The TV series was handled badly by FOX (airing shows out of order, and airing the show on a bad television viewership night). The movie got slightly better treatment, but because many people had never heard of the show there was just not that much interest in the film.
In anycase, I watched a bit of the film earlier as I didn't notice it was on until late. Now I have my TiVo box recording a copy, even though I have the movie on DVD. I can't start watching the movie without being terribly sad that the many stories that could have been told about the crew and the ship will never come. I wish I could enjoy the pleasure of many more episodes along the way, and lots of adventures to watch and enjoy.
Not to denigrate the Star Trek franchise, but the crew of Serenity could have given those folks a run for the money if they had just a bit more support from the network(s) along the way.
