Blog #7

I would like to talk about the series Firefly and also the movie Serenity as a whole.  I thought the series was phenomenal, that is…until it ended.   It left me with so many questions left unanswered.  I think the worst thing a writer could do is not finish a series.  I mean, I know he was cancelled, but he still then he was given an opportunity to do the job when given the movie opportunity and he failed miserably.  I have a few questions for Joss Whedon:

1) What happened to the men with blue gloves?

2) When River was placed in danger in almost every single episode, why did she not spring to action?

3) When did Shepherd Book get off the ship and move to a small planet and make a settlement?

4) Did River and Simon live a life of peace after the movie ended?

5) Did Mal and Inara ever end up together?

6) What did Reavers have to do with the assassin in the movie?

7) Why did Shepherd book know so much about warfare, and what did his badge say that allowed him to be given emergency care?

These are just a few questions that have occurred to me and I fear they will never be answered again.  I mean, the series was excellent: it was exciting, dramatic, funny, romantic and entertaining.  I just feel that the show should not have been cancelled.  I can’t put my finger on it exactly but something about this series seems unfinished and it seems as though Joss Whedon had a lot more tricks up his sleeve, but was wripped away from the project before he could further the plot.  Overall, I recommend the series, I just recommend that whoever watches doesn’t get their hopes up thinking that all the loose ends will be tied up, because the viewer is left to wonder on a lot of aspects of this series.