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Firefly

TV · 2002–2003 · 1 season

A warm, witty crew drama with a dusty Western swagger, balancing banter and heists against a quiet melancholy of loss and belonging.

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American space Western television series
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Class
TV
Year
2002–2003
Seasons
1
Episodes
14
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • survival
  • freedom
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
space opera, drama, space Western, space adventure, science fiction
Created by
Joss Whedon
Written by
Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, Jane Espenson, Jose Molina
Starring
Christina Hendricks, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite
Music
Greg Edmonson
Cinematography
David Boyd
Length
1 seasons, 14 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Country
United States
Languages
English

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