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Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the reaver-madness dept.

kulakovich writes, "Hot on the heels of Stargate's cancellation, the SciFi Channel is running an entire season of Firefly starting at 8am (Eastern) on September 18th. This news is fresh from yesterday's posting on the Whedonesque blog. Start making space on the PVR!"

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  1. Why Did This Even Get Posted? by Captain+Smirk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Someone tell me why this is even a Slashdot story? The SciFi channel runs marathons every weekday, running a different series every day. This will not be the first time they've run Firefly. Firefly was a sub-standard show that only managed to attract a handful of nerds and wasn't even able to stay on the air for an entire season, despite being the pet project of the network president. It is no wonder the movie bombed. On the other hand, maybe I'm just bitter that Fox cancelled Dark Angel (a superior show that had already lasted two complete seasons and was drawing decent ratings) to make room for this garbage. By the way, you can also find Dark Angel on the SciFi channel.

    1. Re:Why Did This Even Get Posted? by Captain+Smirk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      When it first came out, I didn't watch it mainly because I was bitter about Dark Angel.
      Recently, however, I tried watching several episodes on SciFi to give it a chance. There are a lot of redeeming aspects of the show, but I felt the character development was poor and the plots were just not that engaging. The show just didn't make me care enough about any of the characters - which is why I believe it never really became a mainstream hit.
      And I agree at least in part with your comparison to Stargate - the acting on Firefly is superior. But the characters on Stargate are more likeable, which accounts for that show lasting for 10 seasons.
      Of course, it's all subjective.