. Unfortunately, in the Big Scheme over ratings (ONLY 4.7 Million viewers), it was cancelled after only 11 episodes out of 14, with a planned 7 year schedule. If you haven't seen the show, it's worth catching.It aired recently one the Science Channel
and was deemed the best Sci-Fi ever. When the show was released on DVD, it got excellent sales and there's still a grass-roots movement calling for a second season. While a new season might be fairly impossible since all the actors are older and have moved on, it's still one of my favorite shows to watch.After the show was cancelled, Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer
), decided that the story wasn't finished being told, so he created the movie aptly named Serenity
. With less details into how the crew got together and more details on plot, this movie culminates the original concept IMO. The Movie would be lost on most people if you saw it without watching the original 14 episodes, you simply need the back story on the characters to understand it.What I like about this Series and the Movie was that in most Sci-Fi Space style shows, there is a huge difference in time from now until when the show is supposed to take place. While this show is 500 years in the future, the Planets
and the Cities all have that Rural feel of when the US was expanding into the West.The Space Ships are rough and not all "Star Wars
" futuristic, there are very few "Ray Guns
" and more conventional weapons. The show focuses on surviving in space after "The Alliance" has won the war against the Rebels with excellent character development. Each of the characters lends to the larger picture and plot of each of the shows. (Quick rundown of the characters below.)1) The Captain and the code he lives by trying to make a living.
2) His right hand man that's really a woman that he fought beside in the war.
3) The talented pilot that happens to be married to the Right Hand Woman.
4) A gifted engineer that also happens to be a woman and is a mechanical genius.
5) The Brawny, less brainy guy that's crazy about weapons that offsets the rest of the crew.
6) A Shepard (Man of God) for spiritual healing that isn't exactly what he appears to be.
7) The Doctor that gave up everything to save his Sister and now is part of the crew.
8) His Sister that the Alliance is trying to find and capture that turns out to be surprisingly frail AND tough.
9) A Companion (legal prostitute) that has her shuttle (home & office) docked with serenity.
10) Various other recurring characters, some good, some bad.
The chemistry of the crew is "Just Right" IMO and each one of them develops nicely throughout the season. It's a shame that Fox gave up so easily on this show, it had a huge potential and still has a lot of followers hoping that something will change for a possible second season. I know I wouldn't mind seeing one, it was truly one of the Sci-Fi shows that you could really relate to because the characters are real people in a setting that's a little more believable than pointed ears. It was a refreshing change from your normal Star Trek
, Next Generation
and Deep Space Nine
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and then possibly get a one on one job interview, but more often than that, a Telephone interview.
, they have access to your 
now and search the Web for any Social Media you participate in. What ever happened to my "Time Off" being my business? I'm rather outspoken on occasion, does that make it a risk to be myself online? I am now to be judged by my 
conduct and not just my ability to perform the job in a Professional manner now?
has come a long way toward making everything more efficient, but we hit the point of diminishing returns in regards to employment. When an Employer is able to access your out of work habits and thoughts, it really starts to get to the heart of how 
is changing our lives at a pace that outstrips most everything else. We might as well get on with the whole implanted 
& 
location devices at this point. Oh wait... Too late... Your new fancy American Express Blue card uses 
and your phone has a 
locator built into it.
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Case was genuine, she turned it into a Trial by Media and made, I'm sure, a killing in ratings with a good chunk of the female audience following this case IMO. The 
trucks all day long into the early evening. On the weekend, there seems to be a concentration of these loud, obnoxious vehicles and our house seems to be ground zero for ALL of them! 
trucks with their jingly bells? I remember as a kid, hearing those bells from 500 feet away, dashing to the house, begging the Parents for $, selling my soul with promised chores and racing after the truck to get my treat. Then we had the Mr. Sofie truck that had this very nice musical melody playing in a calliope-like manner. They always came in the evening, after dinner, with their soft Ice Cream offerings. Once they announced their arrival, out of respect, they would turn off the music and start to serve the long line of eager young faces scrambling for position around their truck.
trucks? There's no subtle bells or brief music any longer. They patrol my neighborhood like sharks and play all kinds of music, appropriate or not, in a steady stream that destroys any possibility of sanity! It's like they all got together and figured out who was going to play what type of music to assure total and complete utter 
should their trucks overlap on their daily routes!
trucks that visit my neighborhood in Summer, on a Daily basis. On a Sunday, I have counted between 12-15 visits, sometimes by repeat offenders, in a single day. At what point is this considered noise pollution, disturbing the peace or flat out harassment? I'm all for free enterprise, but surely there has to be some sort of ordinances that protect the residents from this constant assault?