The series came out in 2002, did it not. So why now, why just the first five? If Hulu must take it away make a limited Edition Firefly week or something because this is absurd only the first five, and now after so many years taking away a great television show. This is heart breaking news.   See 2 other replies

Enough people do want the show back, and there are plenty of websites with enough hits to prove it, and the producers at FOX and Joss are all aware of this. The problem is that Serenity didn't do well enough in it's initial run to justify more. Joss has said that at this point, the only way Firefly is coming back is if a studio approaches him and asks him to bring it back. Part of the problem is also that FOX owns the rights until 2012. This is most likely why a cable network didn't pick up the show right away. At this point, the best we could hope for is a spinoff. Something like the upcoming "Browncoats: Redemption" movie.   See 20 other replies

It wasn't his secretive nature that made him dangerous, it was the belief that whatever he did to keep those secrets was justified. By nature, there are some things that most people would never consider doing. This limits the actions they can take at any given time. Book knew that the Operative did not think that way, and was trying to warn Mal that this was a man who would do anything to get River back.Mal needed to believe that River, and the secret she knew, was more important then they had always assumed. He needed to remove the his own limits to out smart and out maneuver the Operative. Which is exactly what he did by going to Miranda, and then bringing the Reavers with him.   See 78 other replies

FireFly wasn't even given a chance. But thats not even a surprise because all the rich pricks in hollywood would rather see rich people like them talking about pointless crap and getting divorces and what not. You say that they left a lot of stuff out? Are you kidding? Do you really wana watch a show that is totally predictable and takes an entire show to explain all the plot twits. I think that if any show deserved a second chance it FireFly. I love Fire Fly so much that I could watch the same 5 episodes on hulu over and over and never get bored. I've pretty much memorized Serenity and I don't mind saying it.   See 20 other replies

With respect, Andrew, I don't think I missed anything. The Operative who, as Book put it, "Believes hard, and never questions why.", is indeed dangerous because of his dedication for keeping official secrets without knowing what they are, but the idea that this stupid conviction can effectively be countered by one just as intensely felt, however random, IS silly. In the end, Mal adopts the closest thing to a belief that he'd had since his loss of faith. It takes the form of a kind of militant libertarianism (which is cool enough) and the Operative is broken inside. You can see the Operative's heart leave him as he is forced to watch the vid of the secret he has so ardently been suppressing and as he says his farewell to Mal at the end.Faith refers to facts, not fantasy. Jumping out of a plane and trusting that the guy who packed your chute knew what he was doing is faith. Jumping out without a chute because you saw Superman fly in a movie and think you can too is just silly. Doesn't matter how convinced you are; you're roadkill.In the end it's the fact that Mal was correct in his conviction, and the Operative incorrect in his that led to the Operative's change of heart.   See 78 other replies