Firefly

Nerf is known for constantly putting out new and stimulating guns that will make each other toy gun seem obsolete, well now they’ve in truth done it. The Nerf Firefly Rev-8 is one of the coolest Nerf guns because it does one thing the others don’t-it has glowing darts. If you love your Nerf gun battles and don’t want to let night fall or darkness get in your way, then don’t let it! The Nerf Firefly Rev-8 is the best choice for night Nerf wars, read on to learn more. The Nerf Firefly unquestionably earned it is name. With an 8 chamber drum that stores 8 glow in the dark foam darts, it is easy to see why it’s called the Firefly. All you have to do to fire the gun is cock it, pull it back and squeeze the trigger to unleash a barrel full of “fire flies” that will go straight toward your opponents and knock them straight out of the game. This is one of Nerf’s cooler guns because the foam darts light up, something that employed to be a huge problem with nighttime Nerf gun play. The darts would fly off at night and be lost evermore or at least unil the next morning. Now you may keep track of the darts and have an all night Nerf gun battle without having to worry in regards to losing your darts or knowing for sure if your dart hit your opponent. The Nerf Firefly Rev-8 is available online and in toy stores throughout the United States. Firefly FIREFLY :COMPLETE SERIES – Blu-Ray Movie As the 2005 theatrical release of Serenity made clear, Firefly was a science fiction conception that deserved a second chance. Devoted fans (or “Browncoats”) knew it all along, and with this well-packaged DVD set, those who missed the show’s firstborn broadcasts may see what they missed. Creator Joss Whedon’s ambitious science-fiction Western (Whedon’s third series after Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel) was canceled after only 11 of these 14 sequences had aired on the Fox network, but history has proven that it is demise was woefully premature. Whedon’s generic hybrid got off to a shaky get started when network executives demanded an action-packed one-hour premiere (“The Train Job”); in hindsight the intended two-hour pilot (also titled “Serenity,” and funnily enough, the final episode aired) provides a better introduction to the show’s conception and magnificent ensemble cast. Obsessive fans may debate the quirky logic of combining spaceships with direct parallels to frontier America (it’s 500 years in the future, and embattled humankind has expanded into the galaxy, where undeveloped “outer rim” planets struggle with the equivalent of Old West accommodations), but Whedon and his gifted co-writers and managing directors make it work, at least well sufficient to fashion a creditable context from the incongruous culture-clashing of past, present, and future technologies, along with a polyglot language (the result of two dominant superpowers) that combines English with an abundance of Chinese slang. What makes it work is Whedon’s delightfully well-chosen cast and their nine well-developed characters–a quintessentially Whedon-esque extended family–each supplying a distinguishable perspective on their adventures aboard Serenity, the junky but beloved “Firefly-class” starship they call home. As a veteran of the disadvantaged Independent faction’s war versus the all-powerful planetary Alliance (think of it as Underdogs vs. Overlords), Serenity captain Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) leads his compact crew on a quest for survival. They’re renegades with an amoral agenda, taking any occupation that recompense well, but Firefly’s complex tapestry of right and faulty (and peace vs. violence) is richer and deeper than it initial appears. Tantalizing clues in regards to Blue Sun (an insidious mega-corporation with a mysteriously evil agenda), it is ties to the Alliance, and the traumatizing use of Serenity’s resident stowaway (Summer Glau) as a guinea pig in the development of innovative warfare were clear indications Firefly was heading for stimulating revelations that were precluded by the series’ cancellation. Fortunately, the big-screen Serenity (which may be enjoyed independently of the series) ensured that Whedon’s wild extraterrestrial west had not seen it is final sunset. Its very existence confirms that these 14 sequences (and pleasurable bonus features) will endure as irrefutable proof Fox made a glaring fault in canceling the series. –Jeff Shannon On the Blu-ray discs Firefly has a picture that’s a little softer than most Blu-ray discs (especially in the effects shots), but it is an betterment over the DVDs (even in an upconverting DVD player or Blu-ray player), and the punchy sound (DTS HD 5.1 equated to the DVDs’ 2.0 surround) is a definitive upgrade. In addition to the introductory bonus features, there are a couple new ones: a 25-minute speech amid Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, and Alan Tudyk in which they talk about the series and a number of specific sequences (Fillion recalls thinking he was getting fired after the introductory episode), and a new commentary track by the four fellows on “Our Mrs. Reynolds.” And since it’s easy to get sucked into watching multiple episodes, it’s nice to have a Play All feature on the BDs. –David HoriuchiBeyond Firefly on Blu-ray Stargate: Continuum Blu-ray Sci-Fi Bundle Sunshine Stills from Firefly (Click for larger image)

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466 of 477 persons found the following review helpful.
9 faces looking into the black, seeing 9 dissimilar things
By Blair A. Petterson
I despise television. I even gave it up last year, and now only see a few shows a friend and I watch together. “The West Wing”. “24″. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”.

Until last fall. Then I saw “Firefly”, named more or less whimsically regarding a cargo ship whose end lights up when it accelerates. But this is no flashy futuristic show with regards to technical wonders, but rather a very nitty-gritty reputation study of nine very person people.

Joss Whedon, who formulated “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”, had an idea for a science fiction show distinguishable to that “Southern California born/spent time in Britain as a teenager” background of his: He read a book in regards to the ground level grunts of the American Civil War called “The Rebel Angels” and wanted to do a TV series in regards to the persons who didn’t make the history books: the humans history stepped on. He wanted to do a story set in a future regarding a ship and where it went. Not a vast engine of war or a great vessel of exploration and diplomacy, but an old tramp steamer of a ship, so little it didn’t even have a mounted gun, that made it is way through thick and thin by taking any job, anywhere, no questions asked.

The nine humans on board the Firefly-class ship “Serenity” aren’t rich, famous, in particular smart or peculiarly gifted, for the most part. They all have pasts, and not all of them are comfortable when it comes to talking with regards to themselves. They live in the aftermath of a major war that lead to the forceable unification of all of humanity, and not all of them were on the same side. The ship’s name, “Serenity” is that of the climactic battle of that war, and they find themselves still trapped psychologically in a war that ended six years before. They have doubts, fears, old pains and new concerns, like where their next occupation is coming from and whether they’ll live through it, because the few people that may hire them and will hire them have scant concern for ethics, the law or good manners. Sometimes your employer is more dangerous to you than the law you’re attempting to avoid.

And this is a show with regards to the outskirts: there are laser guns, hoverships and innovative technology, but few may afford them. Big Dumb Bullets are still for less than Flashy Powered Blasters, and on the frontier reliability is more indispensable than fashion, peculiarly when the other fellow has a habit of firing first. A horse will do you better than a powersled if you have lots of grasslands but no fix facilities or cash to pay. A man dressed like a cowboy may have artificial organs and a revolver, or own a space station and need to pick up innovative medicines or even transfer a herd of cows. “Serenity” flies among the Core worlds of innovative engineering and the newly terraformed Rim worlds, where people are thankful to have a wooden roof overhead.

It is this peculiar mix of the old and new that fascinates those looking for the unexpected: the comically severe and the deadly comical. Any given episode will shift you from adventure to terror, farce to drama, slapstick to deep thought and a sense of “boy, I didn’t see THAT coming” without a sense that no-one is at the wheel, or that the screenwriter is merely playing with your expectations. More importantly, there are no “cheats”: each action more deeply reveals the characters and who they are becoming. Unlike the broadcasts, this DVD shows the episodes, including three new ones, in their intended order.

“Firefly” is seldom what it original appears to be, either in terms of aspect or behaviour. No plot works out as expected, and persons may surprise you. Joss Whedon conveyed that “Buffy” was with regards to growing up, “Angel” is in regards to getting to work and “Firefly” is regarding being grown up and the selections you have to make as an adult. It’s not like any other show you’ve seen: a story of the nine people who find themselves on board a ship, looking into the black of space, and seeing nine dissimilar things looking back at them.

Even if you’ve seen all the firstborn season sequences broadcast on FOX and are waiting for the forthcoming 2005 Universal motion picture, this DVD has all sequences to date, including the three not antecedently broadcast in the U.S., and such extras as cast and creator commentaries, a blooper reel to equivalent any other show in history and a few other easter eggs here and there.

Like such outstanding television shows as “Hill Street Blues”, “Babylon 5″, “Homicide: Life on the Streets” or “The Supranos”, this will introduce you to people and places that will enrich you and your conception of the world. I still hate television. I’m buying this DVD.

1346 of 1442 humans found the following review helpful.
You can’t take the skies from me
By A
Firefly was a show that came on the heels of Fox’s general brilliant decision-making–right after it cancelled my beloved Dark Angel. I introductory thought this show would be awful, but I sat down and watched it–and it was love. Truly. It’s rare to find a show that may be taken badly that likewise made me laugh out piercing in each episode. The writing was extraordinary, and the actors/actresses were sheer gold. It was actually like watching a movie each time around. Yet again, Fox shot itself in the foot and iced another good show. Nonetheless, at least the DVD is soon to come. At least they had the decency to do that. Come on, sing it with me: “Take my love, take my land, take me where I can not stand. But I don’t care–I’m still free. You can’t take the skies from me…”

235 of 252 people found the following review helpful.
Best I’ve ever seen
By B. Harrah
I’d never heard of this show until I noticed the client reviews while browsing through Amazon.com … The response was so overpowering that I HAD to check it out. It is without a doubt the best series I’ve ever seen. I was exclusively absorbed by the stories and characters, and watched the entire series in one sitting – I just couldn’t stop. I hope another station picks up on this great show and carries it forward!! (and I may scarcely wait to see the movie!!!)

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