Summary"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 coming 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 found Serenity, you can't take the sky from me." Firefly is set fi... Read More
Created By:Joss Whedon
Firefly
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 20, 2002
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
53% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
30% Mixed
9 Reviews
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17% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Jun 14, 2013
83
'Firefly' benefits enormously from Whedon's ability to take the clichés of any genre and give them a good, hard yank.
User score
Universal Acclaim
91% Positive
514 Ratings
514 Ratings
3% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
6% Negative
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
Mar 11, 2026
10
This is among one of my favorite TV shows of all time. The awesome atmosphere and setting of the spaceship, the charm of the characters and the chemistry between all of them, and the wonderful adventures that always draws me in for the rest of the episode. This show never feels like a drag when watching, and the "whedonizaton" of the dialogue never feels super forced or out of place (Unlike some marvel movies that have been coming out recently). My only complaint about this show is how Fox decided to cancel it after the first season! Joss planned for this to be a big, vast world, where river's story was more fleshed out, along with the reavers. I will say, there is a risk with that, because while it could have ended up being 4 more seasons of amazing sci-fi content, maybe breaking out to the mainstream so more people would know about this show, it could have also had a sad decline in quality as the seasons progressed. Only god knows whether it only having one season saved it or held it back. Overall, I love every episode of this show, and i never fail to get entertained by this show.
Jan 26, 2026
10
The show intended to be a Star Wars kind of drama with a lot of people trying to figure out their lives in a bleak pioneer environment.
Feb 24, 2013
75
Based on tonight's premiere, this mix of "Star Wars" and "Stagecoach" could prove to be visually ambitious, thematically provocative and full of crackling dialogue. [20 Sept 2002, p.1]
Feb 23, 2013
63
The characters, initially at least, aren't nearly so original and fully imagined, and that's a problem in any show. Fortunately, in space, no one can hear you yawn.[20 Sept 2002, p.46]
Feb 23, 2013
60
Whedon's dialogue here, without contemporary pop culture to play against, feels a touch heavy. And there's only one great laugh, rare for so clever a writer. The result is that Firefly is intriguing but not compelling, but it least has the promise of a bright fellow at the helm. [20 Sept 2002, p.C3]
Feb 24, 2013
40
Firefly does some pretty fancy flitting now and then, but for the most part it's a trip that's been taken too many times before.
Feb 23, 2013
20
The only thing deep in tonight's Firefly premiere, though, is the well of cliches into which Whedon dips for what passes for plot and exposition. [20 Sept 2002, p.B02]
Jan 15, 2026
10
My favorite TV Show of all time. Funny, action packed, and a great story. I revisit this show all the time and wish that it ran for a few more seasons. What we have is a perfect experience all around though, so I guess I can't complain.
Feb 1, 2023
10
Wonderful. Just wonderful. The character development in this hilarious yet also deep and impactful series is amzaing, and it is such a shame it was cut short, as the series was set up to easily run on for five or six more solid seasons. The only bad thing I can think of is the incompleted plot, but that is only because they canceled the show due to advertising and marketing stuff. Since then, the show has gained a cult following of practically everyone who has seen the show. 11/10 (extra point for the great concept that could have been expanded and made even better (if that's even possible))
Apr 5, 2021
4
Why do people stan for this barely watchable series? Feels like the Hanna-Barbera of SciFi.
Oct 5, 2024
0
Bonne nouvelle (quand même), il n’y a eu qu’une seule saison de ce truc ! mais 14 épisodes (quand même), ce qui fait au bas mot (quand même) 14 épisodes de trop. Bien sûr, très peu de moyens ici, ce qui ne constitue pas une excuse ou une dispense pour autant… Sinon, t’imagines ? tiens, voilà une dispense, t’as le droit de faire de la merde ! (autant que tu veux). Alors évidemment, ce tout petit budget nuit déjà beaucoup à cette piètre série de SF mais quand on n’a pas de pétrole, on a des idées, non ? eh bien non, pas d’idées non plus, non, non. Dans le genre bidon, je croyais avoir tout vu avec Stargate SG-1 (par exemple) mais ici, ils se surpassent ! même les acteurs sont mauvais et n’y croient pas (et les actrices aussi, pour la parité, si, si). Comment résumer tout cela en quelques mots ou quelques « marques » de comparaison : Tati, Prisunic, Leader Price, Lidl, Aldi…
Production Company:
- Mutant Enemy
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date:Sep 20, 2002
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Hugo Awards
• 3 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Visual Effects Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
