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| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
yeah, but you have your limitations  the first season of BSG was better in its ability to create the broader plot than firefly's was, which (pound for pound) makes it a better show that said, it was far better than B5s first season. |
Hehe, ok sure. But shall we wager a bet on the difference in budgets between BSG and Firefly? Sure, Joss Whedon has a good name for TV series' but BSG is a re-creation of a classic. That equals big bucks.
Not only that, but Firefly was kinda pushing the envelope a bit, genre wise, with what Joss Whedon referred to as a "Space Western." I've never seen a space-themed Sci-Fi attempt that. Oddly, that said, after watching the 1st DVD of Firely, I really didn't like it. I didn't feel close to any of the characters, and the plot was...odd, to say the least. But by the 2nd DVD, I was hooked. I still can't think of any Sci-Fi characters that I like more.
Firefly WAS trying to create a wicked story arc though, though River I suppose, but they had to sort of 'amend' that when they got canned, and make a short story out of it with Serenity. I don't doubt that the longer (series version) would have been epic though 
And yes, I agree that season 1 of B5 was a bit lame, because it lacked Sheridan. Sinclair was the 'jovial captain'.... Nobody wants that in a space station
EDIT!!! - Bruce Boxleitner was TRON 
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Not sure if it'd be worth it... 
you have to promise to buy it when it sees an australian release if you like it though. i read an interview today which mentioned that the ratings on the scifi channel were ordinary, so im guessing the only reason its still around is through dvd sales. 
