This show came out at a time I had begun my boycott of cable TV. I kept an active subscription just for this show... only for this show. At a time where there was no more Star Trek (let's face it, Enterprise wasn't really Star Trek) I needed my sci-fi fix.
When it finally aired I set my VCR to record it and after a couple of weeks, they switched the time slot (without notice) and I missed three weeks trying to figure out when it was aired. Not only did they mess around with the air dates, but they showed the episodes in a non-sequential format. References to episodes not aired yet were in the episodes currently running. I was confused, dropped the show, and dropped cable TV for 20 years. If you note the year (2002/2003) you'll notice that this is one of those shows that were assassinated by greedy execs looking to produce more lucrative garbage reality shows and would kill a good show to free up a time slot.
Only through the magic of the internet and streaming services did I finally get to watch this gem of a show (having not remembering it at all). When I got to the last episode and spent an hour trying to find where the rest of it was, I was then reminded why network TV made me cancel my cable subscription.
20 years later, this show is still worth watching. There are no frivolous characters in this show. Even the side-characters are amazing and aren't there just to take up space. When you hit the last episode, have the movie 'Serenity' ready to play as it is the closest you'll ever get to a conclusion.
Shiny?
When it finally aired I set my VCR to record it and after a couple of weeks, they switched the time slot (without notice) and I missed three weeks trying to figure out when it was aired. Not only did they mess around with the air dates, but they showed the episodes in a non-sequential format. References to episodes not aired yet were in the episodes currently running. I was confused, dropped the show, and dropped cable TV for 20 years. If you note the year (2002/2003) you'll notice that this is one of those shows that were assassinated by greedy execs looking to produce more lucrative garbage reality shows and would kill a good show to free up a time slot.
Only through the magic of the internet and streaming services did I finally get to watch this gem of a show (having not remembering it at all). When I got to the last episode and spent an hour trying to find where the rest of it was, I was then reminded why network TV made me cancel my cable subscription.
20 years later, this show is still worth watching. There are no frivolous characters in this show. Even the side-characters are amazing and aren't there just to take up space. When you hit the last episode, have the movie 'Serenity' ready to play as it is the closest you'll ever get to a conclusion.
Shiny?