Firefly
8.977%96%8.3
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
Richard reviewed
October 26, 2025•
Saw it on TV and it felt like someone finally made a space western for people who loved grit, heart and found family.
Then the network shot it in the back.
Set 500 years in the future, Firefly follows Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the Serenity, a beat up transport ship flying under the radar of the authoritarian Alliance.
It’s part sci-fi, part western and all soul.
The cast? Perfect. Nathan Fillion’s Mal is a space cowboy with a wounded heart, Gina Torres is fierce as Zoë, Alan Tudyk brings chaotic charm as Wash and Summer Glau’s River Tam is the mystery at the center of it all.
The tone? Witty, melancholic and deeply human.
It’s about survival, loyalty and carving out freedom in a universe that doesn’t care.
The writing sparkles with Joss Whedon’s trademark banter, but it’s the emotional undercurrents, the quiet moments between battles, that make it unforgettable.