This was better than any generation of Star Trek or the last three “first three” episodes of Star Wars. Even though it was space opera it had a more “futuristic” feel (in the speculative predictive sense) than the Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica storylines. To me this made it more interesting.
The Western theme got way muted in the movie from the way it made the TV series so interesting.
I might write more later if I have time.
I just got Firefly for my birthday from my inlaws and I’ve watch the first DVD. Pretty fun stuff! I doubt that I’ll get through it before the movie goes to DVD, but I’m looking forward to see it.