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Originally Posted by Texas42
Hi, I have the movie "Serenity" but haven't watched it yet. Should I get and watch the series first? Is the movie a prequel or is it supposed to be after the series?
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In many ways and taken as a whole, the series is better than the movie! Things are not forced and why things are the way they are have been slowly revealed as they became relevant to the story. The series does not suffer the "Must have conclusion in 90 minutes" dilemma. Don't get me wrong, Serenity is great, just freakin' great. I have not watched it in a few months but plan to once I get through the last few shows of Firefly. But before I say any more,
No Serenity Spoilers!
So now that the series is readily available, I'd say watch it first as you have the option to do so. Serenity absolutely hooked me without knowing much about anything, the series however has blown me away. Seeing it after you have watched the series will likely be a better experience. I wish that was how I had seen it.
As to why it failed, I'll repeat what I've read that makes the most sense. The series was aired out of sequence with an emphasis on action driven episodes coming earlier than they should have. Fox wanted another Buffy and was not willing to let the series unfold sequentially which is how it was designed. Instead, each show had to stand on its own and they don't completely. You need to have the context of an earlier episode where something significant happened. The second inexplicable point is that not only were they shown out of sequence, FOX kept changing the night they were shown on. I saw 1 episode in 2002 and never could find it again. I gave up on it but so many did not and are the ones to thank for the fact that Serenity even got made. Some of this may be folklore but it is pretty much what I've read everywhere the topic is raised.
I've also come to understand that there is a letter writing campaign that may crack open the doors for SciFi to show the complete series in its correct sequence. I'll post the data later if anyone cares to write one. The out the door date for this is 12/30. The thinking is the series would pick up new viewers which may lead to newly produced episodes released to DVD or as a semi-regular mini-series. I've never been much of a letter writer, especially to ask for more of a commercial, ad driven venue. But I have written one as did my wife & 2 kids when I told them about it. You see, on their own they became fans as well. I am actually stunned that I have become a fairly rapid fan without prompting. I'm 45 fer chrissakes! You are a rapid fan of awaking on your own each morning, not a discontinued scifi series.
The Force is strong in this one!
