Captain Malcom ‘Mal’ Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship “Serenity”, Mal his crew of hired transporters, Mal’s ensign Zoe Alleyne Washburne, Zoe’s husband, pilot Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne, muscular former combat soldier Jayne Cobb, young engineer Kaylee Frye, former Alliance medical officer Simon Tam, his teenage sister River (Both on-the-run from the Interplanetary government “The Alliance”), the beautiful “companion” Inara Serra and religious man Shepard Book do legal or illegal jobs (smuggling, protecting, guns-for-hire, robberies) as the Serenity crew travels across the outskirts of Outer Space for food, money, anything to make a living on, as The Serenity crew tries to stay under the radar of The Alliance and pulls dangerous jobs in the Alliance controlled star systems. Written by Daniel Williamson

My thoughts

This show only lasted for 14 episodes. To be honest I have no idea why they stopped making this series. Firefly is like the wild west only in space!

Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds played by Nathan Fillion really helps to make this show what it is.. Excellent! The supporting cast was so well cast that they used the same actors in the movie Serenity 2005. The mix of conflicts between the Alliance, Brown Coats, Reavers and the rest of the worlds makes this show so engaging. You will most likely be hooked before the first episode ends.

I give Firefly a rating of 4.5/5

• Creator(s): Joss Whedon
• Directed by: Joss Whedon
• Year released: 2002
• Actors: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite
• Writers: Joss Whedon
• IMDB link: View it on IMDB