So I'm watching the reruns of Firefly on the SciFi Channel. It merely reminds me that the execs at FOX are complete morons. How they dropped this truly magnificent show is beyond me, but they seem to be getting pretty good at doing it. I mean, they air it out of order, if they air it at all, and hardly promote it...and then wonder why nobody watched it. Idiots. I despised them for cancelling Family Guy, abhored them for not renewing John Doe, but I think just outright dropping Firefly was entirely unforgiveable. Even their newest accomplishment, House (one of the greatest new shows to premier last year) can not make up for what they have done. They are too far gone, and they don't deserve House.
Firefly is a work of art. And despite it's abysmal failure, the show has picked up quite a following. It's ironic then, that the very words of the opening theme seem to just echo the fate of the series.
Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand. I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me.
Fox just didn't know what to do with an original thought, that's the problem. If it didn't involve the sleezy shenanigans of undeserving brats (cough...The O.C....cough), then how could it possibly be a hit? They're all idiots.
I want to see the new Firefly movie, Serenity, do well for three reasons:
1) Firefly was a great show. It had a great story, a great cast, and a great chemistry, and I would love to see it continue.
2) (Almost) everyone involved deserves it. Wheldon deserves it for imagining such a masterpiece. The actors (and crew) deserve it for bringing that masterpiece to life. And we, the fans, deserve it for recognizing such a masterpiece. The only ones who don't deserve it is FOX, for trying to screw with the show. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And Firefly was not broekn.
3) Which brings me to my final reason for wanting Serenity to be a smash hit. To show the world that the execs at FOX are all brainless idiots.
To the crew of Serenity, you keep flying, and I'll be there for your adventures.
