Persuasive Essay Firefly

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People always try to convince me that their favorite show is in someway a show I should be watching. I do usually give their shows a gander, and with an open mind I sit and stare at the screen constantly comparing it to my all time favorite show: Firefly. Sure over the years I have sat back and watched many television shows that have excited my imagination and given Firefly a run for its money. Shows such as Lost, or Doctor Who, or Sherlock have left quite an impression on me, but none like the Joss Whedon masterpiece. In my opinion Firefly trumps all other TV shows. So why with all the other space sci-fi shows out there is Firefly different? The answer to this is its originality to step outside of the typical sci-fi space opera trope, and to create a universe unlike that ever seen on the big or small screen. Most space sci-fi shows are all about traveling through the universe, and fighting or meeting extraterrestrials and the wackiness that ensues. Firefly unlike other shows was more of a space western than anything else. The shows opening theme was an …show more content…

Why would a show that was so good be so short lived? One reason was Fox network showed the episodes out of order and also had extended breaks between episodes. Whatever the case may be there are still millions of fans who watched it and in turn got it to be released on DVD/Blu-Ray. After its cancellation in 2003 an online petition by fans helped breath life back into Firefly. With this petition Whedon gained the right from fox and optioned it out as a film extension of the TV show. In 2005 Universal and Joss Whedon released the motion picture Serenity. The cast returned and gave a conclusion to the story Whedon was trying to tell in the series. Fans kept a show alive that had no chance due to network fumbling. These fans known as Browncoats, an homage to the shows main characters’ signature attire, were what saved the

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