Firefly - The Complete Series (DVD, 2009, 4-Disc Set)

Like many people, I missed this amazing show when it first aired on FOX. I only discovered it recently after seeing a preview for Serenity (the feature film spin-off). I get almost tongue tied when I try to describe the series. It crosses all genres. It's a western, a space fantasy, a drama, a comedy, a love story, a show unlike anything you've ever seen before!!! It's gritty and intense, drawing you into the center of the action. Despite the subject matter, you can't help feeling like this is all real. It must be the way it was filmed, very innovative. And the special effects team are geniuses! I was not a fan of Joss Whedon's other projects, like Buffy or Angel, but I bow down to the man for creating this masterpiece. The show revolves around a captain of a smuggling ship (a Firefly class called "Serenity") and the misfit crew he calls his family. There's the wacky pilot (who loves to play with toy dinosaurs), the first mate (a "warrior woman" who is married to the pilot), the bodyguard (not sure what to call him, but he's in love with his guns, LOL), the mechanic (a sweet girly girl who loves teddy bears and having sex in the engine room), passenger #1: the Companion (prostitution is legal and she gives the ship an air of class and sophistication), passenger #2: the Shepherd (a priest or minister, who hands out philosophical advice), passenger #3: a brilliant doctor (hiding out on the ship to protect his sister), and passenger #4: the doctor's sister River (a small girl with a big secret). Each episode runs the gamut of emotion. Lots of excitement and suspense, mixed with genuine heart. You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll be thankful you bought the set so you can enjoy these episodes again and again! Two thumbs way way up!!!