Don't feel bad if you don't understand everything right away, Jules. One of the most appealing aspects of "Firefly" is that every episode reveals a little more about the universe the show is set in. It's not confusion you're experiencing, it's intrigue!
Oh, thank you!! I have to say that makes me feel better! I've watched the second episode and things fell into place more and I feel a bit more at ease with the crew now. I love them ☺️
That is so true. There's little drops here and there sprinkled throughout the episodes that you don't even think about until sometime after you seen them all. Example: "two by two. hands of blue".
@@julesreacts - This IS a space western. Remember that all the inner planets are "civilized" places where the Alliance rules. And the outer planets are a somewhat lawless frontier. It seems like the old west because it IS like the old west. On a planet that is just starting to become inhabited, nobody cares about fine clothes, high-tech gadgets, or creature comforts. The important things are food, cattle, chickens, seed, medicine, tools, etc. They are farmers and cowboys settling a new place, and the bare essentials of survival are the currency they deal in.
"It's not confusion you're experiencing, it's intrigue!" That is one of the wisest and most enlightening comments I’ve heard regarding these types of shows. Well done sir!
For me, Firefly will always be when television sci-fi finally came into its own. No more silly aliens. A dramatic reduction in technobabble. This is, to quote creator Joss Whedon "About nine people looking out into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things." Is it perfect? No, but there's no such thing as perfection. It was the first, and, IMHO, boldest step forward in television sci-fi since the original Star Trek. It is pure, it is timeless, and it led to things like RDM's re-imagined 'Battlestar Galactica', and the adaptation of 'The Expanse'. I am a Browncoat for LIFE! Glad to have you with us, Jules! ^_^
11:02 The strawberry... This scene is even more effective when you learn that Jewel Staite, the actress, does not like strawberries in real life. When she first started doing conventions and autograph signings, fans were bringing her fresh berries and flavored baked goods until she had to let the cat out of the bag.
I arrived to the Firefly universe late. I actually got introduced by watching the wrap-up movie Serenity first about two years after it was released. I instantly fell in love. And it ruined nothing for me. Not even the spoilers. I wanted to immediately go back to the Firefly series and know more. And I still rank this as maybe my all-time favorite series and movie. So much so that all my vehicles have personalized plates with some sort of Firefly reference on them. Yes. I'm a nerd. And a member of the Browncoats. So enjoy! You might also find yourself a fan for life.
NO WAY! Firefly licence plates? I don't want you to give away any personal details, but I'm really curious if you could allude to what one of them is! That sounds so cool 😄
Firefly is my favorite series ever. A lot of your questions will be answered as the series progresses. I'll give you a little background without any spoilers. Basically the initial concept was what if the Rebellion had lost in Star Wars, and what if the Western elements were more forward. In the Firefly universe, it's the relatively near future. An alliance between the USA and China lbecomes a one world government. You will hear and see Chines elements on occasion. Mostly to cover cursing. As resources dwindle and contamination increases, humans spread to other planets. Yhey use terraforming to make them habitable. The core worlds run by the Alliance are bright, beautiful, futuristic, and corrupt. On the outer planets, settlers are dropped of with minimal basic supplies and have to make due with what's available. Hence the 19th century/Wild West aesthetic. Resentment grew over Alliance treatment of some of these worlds and there was a civil war. The rebel "Browncoats" fighting for independence vs the Alliance, which is what we see in the beginning of the series (Mal and Zoe at the battle of Serenity Valley). The Alliance won the war shortly after than battle. Some of those who fought for independance stayed on the outskirts of society. With Alliance tarrifs and regulations, there's plenty of demand for all manner of goods and services without those additional fees. So our intrepid crew make their way smuggling and taking whatever other jobs they can to keep them flying. Enjoy the show. Welcome to our ranks. Those of us who loved a piece of art, but were left bereft. Broken hearted as it was ended far too soon.
Hi Eric! Thank you so much for the background without the spoilers. Very much appreciated! I have a gaming channel and I get so many spoilers for games there, but everyone here on this channel have been amazing! I am so grateful for that 💜 I absolutely love the characters so much already and I can't wait to share more with you guys 🥰 I have the second episode ready to come out next week!
This series and 24 helped me and my brother reconnect after just drifting apart for years. We're different people entirely but we like the same kind of film & tv.
The inspiration for the show came from books about the time after the US Civil War. North and South were trying to build new lives, people were moving west to find new opportunities, and the U.S. Army was the principal display of federal authority in the territories and states. Courts and Marshals had a lot of ground to cover and were heavily outnmbered. Manifest Destiny and the expansion of telegraphs, railroads, and civilization pits East Coast society against Western self-sufficiency. In other words, it is all over the map. The setting takes place in the 'Verse, with terraformed planets and moons. Humanity took the long ride between stars in generation sleeper ships as Earth-That-Was could not support their numbers. The dominant sources of resources were a mixture of American and Chinese societies, including enclaves of different nations and cultures.
In addition to the 14 episodes, there eere the R Tam Sessions as a viral online ad campaign for the movie Serenity by Universal Studios. Beyond that, there are licensed tabletop roleplaying games for the series and the movie, graphic novels, novels, and continuing comic book titles that are canon due to the oversight of the Whedons.
Oh, thank you so much! Welcome aboard 💜 I'm still learning the ropes and getting the hang of it all, but it's a lot of fun, if not challenging, to try new things 😊
I remember watching this show when it came out, fox network really messed it up, playing episodes out of order, randomly changing air date and times. The rumor is that they wanted the show to fail because they thought it was too expensive to produce, but it was so good! The music is amazing, all the actors are awesome... it's kind of a mix of western and sci fi, with some planets super advanced and others not so much. Firefly has been deemed 'the greatest show ever cancelled in its first season.' Enjoy! Also, if you commit to watching the series, you MUST also commit to watching the 'Serenity' movie that came out a few years later as a kind of epilogue to the show!
From what I've seen so far, it's wonderful! I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but the characters in this are just SO endearing and wonderful that it's such a pleasure to watch, even if I feel out of my depth! I don't have access to the Serenity movie, but maybe I can find it on Ebay!
@@julesreacts don't think of it too much like a sci fi, maybe more like a western. The crew flies their giant horse (ship) to the next town (planet) and have an adventure! xD
@Rick King 22 - More to the point, the studio execs who green-lighted the show were replaced by new execs, who were more interested in making their own mark, than in continuing someone else's project, so they did everything they could to sabotage it.
One of the little things that most people miss is... The opening scene, Mal kisses his cross and prays, as he is a devout Christian. When he was left behind though, his faith stayed on that battlefield. It was one of the defining moments in his life and it's never overtly explained on the show.
Its a Space Western. When it was originally aired Fox insisted that they wanted the first episode to have more action so the episode The Train Job was shown first. So they didn't have this introduction to the characters. Due to Fox messing around with the schedule it didn't do too well and was axed after just one season.
Welcome to Firefly, Jules. This is as you know a favorite for a lot of people, and hopefully will be for you, too! I’m glad you’re enjoying the show, and that you decided to treat us to your reactions for it. 😊🌬🍁💫🌌☮️ Cheers- Jameson
I am loving mixing things up a little with another show for us to watch! It's really good so far, and the characters are SO lovely! Thank you for being here Jameson 😄💜
This is great fun, your going to enjoy this Jules! Hulu's sequence of episodes is the way most people watch the series. Serenity, The Train Job, Bushwhacked, Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash, The Message, Heart of Gold, Objects in Space. You'll want to follow up with the movie Serenity. Looking forward to your reactions!
This is definitely the appropriate watch order. If you want a little extra flavor you can watch the River Tam Sessions on TH-cam after the last episode but before the movie.
@@NemedPhoenixMagic that is definitely a matter of opinion. I enjoyed the film. It does a good job of tying off the major loose ends while leaving some lesser things unexplained. I concede that there are a couple of rather sad moments and a moment that verges on a deus ex machina but overall I think it did about as good a job as could be expected given the cancellation of the series.
It's so nice to see your first impression of the the show and then how you react to the movie at the end. It's hard not to fall in love with the characters.
"It's futuristic, but it seems so old-fashioned in so many ways..." Welcome to the wonderful wide world of the "space Western." _Firefly_ is one of the best-written examples.
Basically, you named it when you said "space cowboys." It's a Space Western. You'll see other blendings of things as you go forward. I think you've found a new favorite!! Welcome!
I once heard a TV reporter, who was covering a police chase, in which the suspect had just made a u-turn say that 'he just pulled a 'Crazy Ivan''! I nearly fell out of my chair. I kept backing it up to hear him say it again. LMAO
Adam Baldwin(Jayne) has a broad presence in science fiction, including "Independence Day," "Predator 2," and "The Last Ship" TV series. This, in addition to numerous other projects.
It was cancelled because fox panicked when they thought the series was too "complicated" for the general audience, and did such mistakes as airing the episodes in the incorrect order etc, to confirm with more "traditional" TV expectations. The pilot was aired close to last, the train job first. The result, a series where the audience had a very hard time establishing any relationship with the characters, which fox took as a sign they had been right all along.
If you go back, Badger HIRED them to salvage that cargo, but didn't expect them to get caught. Joss Whedon spoke of this being a space Western, the past reset into the future, being used to tell a story about our present.
This was originally a two-parter when shown on TV, hence the double length. Have fun on your journey. The fence was Badger. The reason for the tech imbalance in the show is effectively the idea that horses can make other horses, whilst cars and tractors need a factory and an entire infrastructure to support it and them. Most of the fringe, where the show is set, just has settlers dumped on them to make do. The core worlds are high tech, but, for reasons you will find out, the crew of the Serenity rarely venture near them. And yes, everyone loves Kaylee.
Shiny! I'm new here, I'm so happy to see a new person discover Firefly. This is my favorite sci-fi show of all time, and I'm a sci-fi nerd. I'm looking forward to watching the series again through fresh eyes.
As mentioned previously, to begin any series is very difficult for the first few episodes, let along the very first episode. You're trying to remember this or that, you're trying to place characters into a role they might fit, you're not sure who's really a good person or not, let alone trying to remember everyone's names. Other reactors mentioned how they felt there was simply too much going on from this first episode that they thought they wouldn't like it or want to continue reacting to it. But, alas ....... usually after 3 episodes in ...... everyone loves it, loves the characters, and immediately becomes a "brown coat". With the amount of "brown coats" we've gained over the years since this series aired on TV, I have no doubt the Alliance would have lost the war in Serenity Valley that fateful day so many years ago.
Yay! I only watched Firefly for the first time last year and it's so much fun. The cast clearly all enjoy working together and have great chemistry. It's a real shame that Fox, who gave The X-Files a chance a decade earlier, couldn't see the gem they had with Firefly and cancelled it prematurely. But at least they got a chance to later wrap things up with a movie (also called Serenity) that I actually think is a pretty good "ending" for the story.
FOX management underwent a "political upheaval" right after the contract was signed for 5 seasons x (22 to 24 episodes per season) of "Firefly". New FOX Execs were eager to erase their predecessors work. Every dirty trick in the book was used to get "Firefly" canceled as that was the only way to "break the old contract".
Very happy you are reacting to this show. It's a great ride, but also has a lot of heart. I think the "Law of Salvage," that the characters on the show are operating on, is based after actual maritime law, just used for situations in space, instead of the sea. Though, they do seem to want to avoid the Alliance, so maybe what they are doing is only "semi-legal."🤠
There's a lot to learn and take in with this first episode! I feel a bit out of my depth but the characters are simply wonderful so far. I like them all 🥰
Tne law of salvage has been used quite often in Westerns with riverboats and seafaring cargo vessels and shanghaiing people as crew without proper skills. If it were a registered salvage operation, they would have full claim to all assets including personal goods. As an illegal salvage run, Badger identified where the highest value would be and hoped to sell it on the black market. The value dropped once everyone watching the trade knew the Alliance was looking and that it was blatantly marked. Patience was willing to risk it as it was consumable and she had a planet of mouths to feed. Not that she intended to pay.
I just discovered your channel and greatly enjoyed this reaction, so I'm subscribing and am about to start binge-watching your previous reactions. Thank you, dear lady!
In the Firefly universe, the core planets are what you'd expect from a futuristic civilisation that has spaceships etc. The outer planets are much less developed. Since Mal and Zoe were on the losing side in the war with the Alliance, which is now the government, and aren't exactly law-abiding, they tend to stay away from the core.
So, this is supposed to take place a long long while in the future, after the earth was destroyed. The setting was someone taking the idea of a Space Western literally and running with it, which sounds like a bad idea on paper, but this was actually extremely well done. There were a lot of factors that led to only a single season, including the show not being broadcast in order, and little advertising about the show, and the channel having other shows that it liked the thought of more that it wanted to broadcast instead of this.
Lawrence Dobson : Alliance mole who signaled the fleet, tried to bribe Jayne, beat up Shepherd Book, shot Kaylee. He was shot by Mal and tossed off the ship. Badger (played by Marc Sheppard) : crimelord who sent the crew on the salvage rub, refused to take the cargo. [Marc was not told until the episode was shot, but his audition was so good that he was given the role that Joss Whedon had written for himself. Yep, he took the bossman's job.] Patience : major player on the frontier world Whitefall.
First off welcome to The Browncoats. Amazing and fun reaction. Be prepared to fall in love with this show as fast as Kalyee fell for Simon. Looking forward to reactions from the rest of the show.
This series was brilliant, and because it was so good it was maddening when it was cancelled in the first season. After you finish the series you will want to watch the film "Serenity" that ties up the story very well.
When Gene Roddenberry was originally trying to sell the idea of Star Trek, he described it as "like Wagon Train, but to the stars", referring to a popular TV Western show of the time (you might recall it refers to space as the "final frontier"). The best brief description of Firefly I've heard is "it's like Wagon Train in space, but done as a Western"! It's a genre mashup which works surprisingly well...
For what its worth, in my own humble opinion, this was one of the best things I ever saw..........I loved every episode, the characters were excellent, the premise of the series was so original, it was well written, there really was a great chemistry between the actors, and it was so tragic that this was cancelled because the studio didnt grasp what a winner they had on their hands (especially when you see some of the much worse stuff on TV that went on to four or five series)........
I wasn't expecting this today Juliette, what a lovely surprise! This will be a nice end to an awful day (I finally ran out of excuses to put my work training on hold). I absolutely love this show and I hope you'll end up loving it too. This is definitely one of those shows that got cancelled way too soon.
Oh no, Neil... that dreaded day finally caught up with you 😫 The good news is that you won't have to do it again for a while. I hope it didn't give you too many problems today!
Hi Jules! I just found your channel thanks to the algorithm and I'm an instant fan. You have an amazing personality and this is going to be so much fun to go on this journey with you. Im so happy you're doing this show. One of my all time favorites. You will fall in love with these characters so quickly. Jane is a character you love to hate, but, soon, you will eventually hate that you love him. He makes you want to believe in him, but you never really know if you can trust him. This show does a great job of bringing a lot of questions to your mind and eventually you'll get your answers but they take their suspenseful time doing so. Lol. And remember, there is a full length movie at the end called Serenity that will tie up loose ends left by the cancelation of the show. The series was released in an odd backward order when it came out, but you are going in the correct order. The pilot you just watched is actually two episodes in one. That's why it's longer than the other episodes. It is considered a space western. It's very unique in that. You're also doing the XFiles! That's awesome. I've only seen the first season of it myself. So that will be a lot of fun to follow you on too! Anyway, thank you for your channel. You're going to grow so fast here and I can't wait to watch your channel grow from the beginning.
Oooh Mel, I just bought Serenity from Ebay yesterday! So we are all set for when the time comes 💜 The X Files is wonderful! I'm not sure if it will make much sense to you if you watch the edited down reaction versions, but I do hope you can follow along 😄 It will be wonderful to have you on board here, Mel!
The reaction that introduced me to your channel. I may have to do a rewatch. Then again firefly reactions are like watching a trainwreck. You know what's going to happen but you can't look away.
Arnie, thank you so much and welcome! When I look back at this first episode and how clueless I was to the whole journey... it makes me laugh! It will be very interesting watching this again from the beginning when I'm done and actually understanding so much more about the characters and their world 💜
Sci-Fi Space-Western is a good description. You'll get accustomed to the setting quite quickly. Your impression of them as a group of self-employed freelancers doing jobs for money, some legal and some not, is accurate. Not quite pirates, but not quite a merchant vessel, either. :P The big guy, Jayne, may grow on you over time. For instance, in this episode you can see that he really cares about Kaylee. He was annoyed that she was showing interest in Simon at the dinner table, and you saw him scared for her when he was watching through the window of the med-bay after she'd been shot. He was also about to do some very painful things to the guy that shot her before Shepherd Book stopped him. I think that being a brash tough-guy, he appreciates Kaylee's innocence and sweetness and has a bit of a crush on her. You can also tell that he respects Captain Mal, because he'll mouth off a bit occasionally, but when Mal tells him to settle down, he does it right away. I hope that you enjoy the series, and the cinema movie Serenity that kind of caps off the whole thing.
I'm still on the fence with Jayne 🤭 I haven't seen enough to make up my mind, but perhaps that's just Jayne! Interesting to hear that he might have a bit of a crush on Kaylee... but to be fair, who wouldn't 😍
One other thing of note. Earth was essentially dominated by the US and China. So everybody is bilingual speaking both English and Mandarin. This allowed the show to use dialogue that wouldn't be allowed by US censors on TV. The censors don't seem to care if offensive dialogue is in a foreign language. It's usually pretty easy to guess given situation and tone to fill the gap. Great series though. I loved it because space cowboys was so different and original. Welcome to the Brown coats and enjoy the ride! Btw, if you want to try another Sci-fi I would suggest Orphan Black starring Tatiana Maslany (currently in She Hulk). It's a female led series that takes place in current day Canada. So it's a science based sci-fi rather than space. The show orinally aired on Space Channel in Canada and BBC America in the US. After season 2 it was airing in over 100 countries. Through all the various award sources Maslany had 39 best actress nominations and 23 wins over the five seasons. In Canada she won best actress in a drama series all five season. It's a very original story that is 10 episodes per season. Firefly and Orphan Black are two of my favorite shows to watch reactions to.
I'm glad you really liked this show. The show takes a few episodes to find it's stride, but once it does, there is a string of 4 or 5 episodes that are some of my favorite tv episodes of all time. Sadly, Fox never gave the show a chance. They aired the episodes out of order, and actually aired the pilot movie you just watched last. There was a brief shimmer of hope when they increased the episode order from 12 (the pilot technically counts as two episode) to 15. But then they never aired three of them. In Canada, we had to wait for the show to be rerun by Space, out sci fi channel. The year 2002 was a great time to be a sci fi fan. Not only did we have "Firefly", there was "Stargate: SG1", "Andromeda", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Smallville", "Dark Angel", "The X-Files", "Jeremiah", "Odyssey 5", "Earth: The Final Conflict", "Mutant X", "Lexx", and "Farscape".
@@Razzlion The year 2002 also coincided with the start of entire seasons of TV shows being released on DVD, for our home libraries. "Andromeda" is not too pricey to pick up as a complete series collection, but hold on to those "Dark Angel" DVD's, as they're out of print, and very expensive. I don't even think the show is available for streaming (legally) anywhere.
Thank you, Dale 💜 I loved the Book and River scenes, too! I've liked Book from the beginning so it's always nice to see him get a bit more screen time.
I actually never watched Firefly, which is surprising as I love sci-fi, but it definitely had (and still has) a loyal fanbase. You'll always find it in lists of "shows that were cancelled too soon". I know quite a bit of the cast, but from other things. Hope you enjoy, Juliette!
@@julesreacts You should try Quantum Leap (the original from the 80's-90's). It's not hardcore science fiction. Each episode contains it's own self contained story and it's definitely different from The X-Files and Firefly
@@tabithamartin4092 Yup, for some reason I haven't gotten around to it. I've watched all the "Trek" stuff, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Blakes Seven, Red Dwarf, The Expanse, Orphan Black, Humans, Westworld, Babylon 5, Torchwood, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica...and much more. It's been on my "need to watch" list forever.☹
Clash5j-- well ya should. You can binge watch the whole thing in a weekend- not that you SHOULD do that, but you can. That's all the committment it takes.
Visiting your channel for the first time. I see you're covering X-Files! And now Firefly! Welcome to the Browncoat nation. I loved your reaction video. Can't wait to see more. I've watched this show so many times already, I love it so gorram much.
Oh man, I don't like to start a reaction series when they've just started, negating the possibility of binging multiple episodes, but I really hope that I remember to come back here in a month or so.
For some context: The setting for the series is a nod back to just after the American Civil War. Capt Mal and Zoe fought for the Rebel side of the war. They were known as "Independents". Now that the war is over and they were on the losing side they're kind of on the outside of society, and still a bit angry. So, they're outlaws working in the "fringe" of civilized space, much like post ACW confederate soldiers became outlaws in the "territories" or unincorporated areas outside the borders of the land officially claimed by the US gov at that time. And it's in space.
One of my all time favourites series. Don't be dissapointed about the single season. I for one think that was for the best. The movie was a good wrap up imo.
Thank you for deciding to show your reactions to Firefly, which is my favorite TV show ever! From your comments, it sounds like you're a "Browncoat," as are the vast majority of people who watch, and eventually love Firefly! When Firefly was on the air, I only saw a few episodes, and it turned out they were shown out of order (the first ep I saw was "Safe" and the second was "War Stories,") because Fox did a horrible job of promoting the show, and I had no idea what the show was even about. But after the DVDs came out, I was sold on it, and I watch Firefly at least twice a year, it's that good! The writing and dialog on the show are incredible, and you will find that you will quickly fall in love with all the characters. Each episode builds on the last, and you learn more and more about the characters in every episode. The show is really amazing, because although it's a "science fiction" show, it's a character based show, and you'll also find that the ship, Serenity, is also a character on the show as well. Welcome to "The Browncoats!" 🙂
Mmmm I totally agree! Perhaps the genre may put a lot of non sci-fi fans off, as I never thought I'd like the genre. But you're exactly right, it's the CHARACTERS that make it and oh my gosh are they amazing 😍
@@julesreacts I envy you in never having watched it, it makes you wonder what they could have done, if there had been interest in the series from the network. Nice reaction good audio nice relative volumes, thanks later kid.
Awesome to see you watch this, as others have said, the more you watch the more the worlds unfurl. In any case you’re spot on, it’s a space western. There’s reasons for this but I don’t want to spoil everything in how the show tells the story. But a quick way of thinking about it for the mix of sci fi and western to make sense, think of it like what happened when places like Europe sent out colony ships to new lands. They came from an advanced society, and people in those colonies were on the fringes so they didn’t have access to all the tech as they settled “wild” new lands, and later on in history much like the Wild West of North America when it went west from the more “civilised” east part of North America. Also I might just be repeating what others have said… some things to keep in mind is that on this future there’s a huge influence of Chinese on the language, which for some is rather out there at first… however it is also just a sneaky way of the writers of the show to sneak in a lot of cursing past the censors most of the time; sometimes by the tone it’s obvious they’re saying something negative, other times it’s flat. There are other things I can mention, but I again want to stray from explaining too much and probably repeating things. Just take it in and enjoy, you’re doing great and I don’t think your out of your depth at all, just think of it as Red Dead Redemption 2 in space, with criminals with their own codes of conduct even if they go afoul of the law, or the Alliance in this case. Oh and everybody loves Kaylee, she’s just the sweetest person amongst all these space cowboys.
Kaylee is an angel 🥰 she's so pretty and her voice is ruttin' incredible! I do love the Chinese/American blend. Everything about this series is so unique. I just absolutely love it so much, the more I watch. I can't wait to share the next episode 🤗🤗
The Si-Sy Spaghetti western genre was brought to real prominence by Star Wars. Here, it is taken to a new level giving the show a verry distinctive feel. I will be watching for more of you reacting to the show. I have always loved it.
Yeah, I think the thing to realize is that resources are spread so thin that as you move out of the central planets, their ability to maintain technology goes down so they may have spaceships, but clothing is handmade and as you get further out, you go to places where people have almost nothing
The worlds look low-tech because they're outer colony planets. Later we visit one of the Alliance core worlds. The show pretty much created the genre of "Space Western". The colony worlds of the former Independents are a mix of Old West and "Used Future" (Used Future being the look of Star Wars, Dark Star, and Alien). The Alliance tends to go more for off-white plastic, indirect blue lighting, and signs all done with the Eurostile Bold Extended font.
Joss doesn't stop for exposition, explanation. So you will find yourself asking, what's going on? Bug Joss will usually give you AN answer in a few minutes.
I stumbled across your channel. I love Firefly. The show is set in the future. USA and China were the major power. The cultures were blended. Most of the Chinese spoken was curse words to get around the censors.
Thank you so much, Dale! I hope you enjoy the videos 🤭 I've found myself thinking about their Chinese spoken curse words, I find that rather endearing!
@@julesreacts apparently the spoken chinese in the show is almost completely unintelligible to people who are actually fluent, but the written chinese is all pretty competent up until the movie, which didn't employ a single translator.
@@sirmoonslosthismind there's at least one Chinese woman who did a video reacting to the Chinese spoken in the show, and she was able to get most of it. :)
@@ernesthakey3396 cuz that's a sign of quality, right? how would you feel about struggling with, and eventually being able to get, "most" of the english in a show?
@@sirmoonslosthismind I'm not saying it's high quality, just that at least some native speakers managed it okay. And I HAVE watched movies that were completely dubbed in bad English. :) That's when I turn on subtitles. I have also watched movies in French, and my high school French being nowhere adequate to the task, I had subtitles on but tried to also 'hear' the language as best I could. In any case, my comment was not intended to attack you in any way.
The show, And Hopefully Only the Show, will reveal much of the story, slowly. The war, at the beginning, was between the Alliance, and the rebels. The captain, and Zoe, were on the losing side, so things are a bit rougher for him and the crew. That will pretty much do it for background. It is unusual, so far as genre goes, because there hadn't really been anything like it before, a Science Fiction Western. That is pretty much anyone knew, upon first viewing this program, so you are good to go, Juliette!😉 More will become clearer, as the show goes on. The reason the order is talked about so much is that the episodes were shown out of order by the TV network, and some were not shown at all. But rest assured you are viewing them in the correct way. I am glad you liked this first episode so much. Have a great unspoilered run!.
An unspoilered run is something I definitely much want on any occasion, Tom! Sometimes, things Sadly Never go to plan but I will try hard to avoid anything too crazy! I was a little bit confused by this first episode as I have NEVER seen a futuristic western cowboy type genre before, so it's certainly original! I have to say that after watching the Train Job when things were explained once more, it sunk in a little better for me. I am feeling a little more confident with it, but very green still when it comes to this genre as it's not really something I watch but the characters are so wonderful and endearing, that it makes it very easy to sit down and get into it! Plus, it's so funny too! I never expected it would have those moments, but I'm glad it does 😊 I'm already looking forward to more, Tom 😄
Yes, Sadly Never, indeed. This is a pretty good group though, so one can always hope. The Firefly fans can certainly be fanatical, but they understand the initial impact which unspoiled viewing can have on first-time watchers, as well. I knew that science fiction wasn't something you would normally seek out, but I was certain that the ensemble cast was perfect for you, and your solid interest in well told stories. The Train Job is a great episode as well, and complements the opening so well. I look forward to watching it!🙌
Tom, may I say that this video seems to have taken off but in stark comparison to the gaming community, there are no spoilers and everyone is LOVELY. I'm actually very shocked. Who'd have thought there would be a community who is lovely and pleasant? I think I've been in the wrong category for a while 🤣
it's just too good to spoil! I figured it would be popular, and, more importantly, I just had a feeling you would enjoy it all, very much. The cast transcends the stories, or rather, the way the stories are told, allows the cast to fully explore the characters and their relationship to each other, making them the real story. Even Serenity, the little old Firefly.😂
Firefly is an excellent series and was cut short. It was plagued with issues such as the episodes being played out of order on tv. The fans did a fundraising campaign to make the movie.
It's SO wonderful already! I'm beginning to understand the characters a little better after watching The Train Job, so that has helped somewhat. It's so funny and intriguing! I love it 💜
The Serenity crew aren't strictly pirates, but they operate as independent shipping on a pretty thin margin. They take the jobs they can get - legit if possible, otherwise if necessary (and it often is). Mal and Zoe fought against the Alliance in the war, which they lost, so they have no love for the authorities.
The idea of this future is they are on a frontier making a living whatever way they can trying to stay out of the rigid somewhat authoritarian system the Alliance. The reason they are riding horses etc. is that horses don't break down like mechanical things, especially when you're planet is so far away from the nearest repair facility. A future frontier will have a lot in common with the old North American and Australian frontiers, without the indigenous peoples.
As an old codger who grew up on Star Trek, Star Wars, etc., I love Firefly more than I think any sci-fi project. The writing and the cast are just too good, and you've got some great episodes coming up.
I love the term old codger! I'm getting there myself and quite happily so 🤭 I never thought I liked sci-fi much, but I'm absolutely proved wrong. I cannot get enough of this show! It's amazing!
@@julesreacts - Yeah, right, I can tell just by lookin' at you how OLD you are! 😆 And once you get done with the series, there's the follow-up movie "Serenity" which is great. They had a bigger budget to work with and it really shows.
Haha I just turned 42 but I'm guessing you might have a few years on me 😉 I've found Serenity on Ebay so I should be set! I can't wait for more. I'm already sad there's just the one season!
@@julesreacts - Would have never guessed you were in your 40's at all! Look at you go, 42! And, yeah, you're sad like so many of us, including the cast, but what ya gonna do? Glad I discovered your channel and looking forward to more reactions!
The reason for the interesting mix of super high tech and more primitive is that it is very expensive to transport industrial machinery and consumer products from one planet to another, so often settlers have to start at a much lower level of technology, what they can make from what they find. As a planet becomes more advanced, population grows and more tech is imported, a planet can become more technologically advanced. Persephone is somewhere in the middle of this process. Whitefall is closer to the beginning.
Ahhh...Firefly. One of the best shows ever made.
It's VERY good so far!
@@julesreacts it only gets better.
Correction; best show ever period.
Don't feel bad if you don't understand everything right away, Jules. One of the most appealing aspects of "Firefly" is that every episode reveals a little more about the universe the show is set in. It's not confusion you're experiencing, it's intrigue!
Oh, thank you!! I have to say that makes me feel better! I've watched the second episode and things fell into place more and I feel a bit more at ease with the crew now. I love them ☺️
That is so true. There's little drops here and there sprinkled throughout the episodes that you don't even think about until sometime after you seen them all.
Example: "two by two. hands of blue".
@@julesreacts - This IS a space western.
Remember that all the inner planets are "civilized" places where the Alliance rules. And the outer planets are a somewhat lawless frontier. It seems like the old west because it IS like the old west. On a planet that is just starting to become inhabited, nobody cares about fine clothes, high-tech gadgets, or creature comforts. The important things are food, cattle, chickens, seed, medicine, tools, etc. They are farmers and cowboys settling a new place, and the bare essentials of survival are the currency they deal in.
"It's not confusion you're experiencing, it's intrigue!"
That is one of the wisest and most enlightening comments I’ve heard regarding these types of shows. Well done sir!
@@cristonsloan Thank you sir. That made my day.
For me, Firefly will always be when television sci-fi finally came into its own. No more silly aliens. A dramatic reduction in technobabble. This is, to quote creator Joss Whedon "About nine people looking out into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things." Is it perfect? No, but there's no such thing as perfection. It was the first, and, IMHO, boldest step forward in television sci-fi since the original Star Trek. It is pure, it is timeless, and it led to things like RDM's re-imagined 'Battlestar Galactica', and the adaptation of 'The Expanse'.
I am a Browncoat for LIFE!
Glad to have you with us, Jules! ^_^
Thank you for letting me wear this delightful coat of brown! I got it on sale 😆
@@julesreacts You're a Browncoat, now, mei-mei! Keep flyin'! 😁
Malcolm Reynolds, Innara Serra, Hoban 'Wash' Washburn, Zoe Washburn, Jayne Cobb Sheppard Book, Simon and River Tam
11:02 The strawberry... This scene is even more effective when you learn that Jewel Staite, the actress, does not like strawberries in real life. When she first started doing conventions and autograph signings, fans were bringing her fresh berries
and flavored baked goods until she had to let the cat out of the bag.
Well she's one heck of an actress as that was so convincing 🤭
I arrived to the Firefly universe late. I actually got introduced by watching the wrap-up movie Serenity first about two years after it was released. I instantly fell in love. And it ruined nothing for me. Not even the spoilers. I wanted to immediately go back to the Firefly series and know more. And I still rank this as maybe my all-time favorite series and movie. So much so that all my vehicles have personalized plates with some sort of Firefly reference on them. Yes. I'm a nerd. And a member of the Browncoats. So enjoy! You might also find yourself a fan for life.
NO WAY! Firefly licence plates? I don't want you to give away any personal details, but I'm really curious if you could allude to what one of them is! That sounds so cool 😄
Firefly is my favorite series ever. A lot of your questions will be answered as the series progresses. I'll give you a little background without any spoilers. Basically the initial concept was what if the Rebellion had lost in Star Wars, and what if the Western elements were more forward. In the Firefly universe, it's the relatively near future. An alliance between the USA and China lbecomes a one world government. You will hear and see Chines elements on occasion. Mostly to cover cursing. As resources dwindle and contamination increases, humans spread to other planets. Yhey use terraforming to make them habitable. The core worlds run by the Alliance are bright, beautiful, futuristic, and corrupt. On the outer planets, settlers are dropped of with minimal basic supplies and have to make due with what's available. Hence the 19th century/Wild West aesthetic. Resentment grew over Alliance treatment of some of these worlds and there was a civil war. The rebel "Browncoats" fighting for independence vs the Alliance, which is what we see in the beginning of the series (Mal and Zoe at the battle of Serenity Valley). The Alliance won the war shortly after than battle. Some of those who fought for independance stayed on the outskirts of society. With Alliance tarrifs and regulations, there's plenty of demand for all manner of goods and services without those additional fees. So our intrepid crew make their way smuggling and taking whatever other jobs they can to keep them flying. Enjoy the show. Welcome to our ranks. Those of us who loved a piece of art, but were left bereft. Broken hearted as it was ended far too soon.
Hi Eric! Thank you so much for the background without the spoilers. Very much appreciated! I have a gaming channel and I get so many spoilers for games there, but everyone here on this channel have been amazing! I am so grateful for that 💜
I absolutely love the characters so much already and I can't wait to share more with you guys 🥰 I have the second episode ready to come out next week!
This series and 24 helped me and my brother reconnect after just drifting apart for years. We're different people entirely but we like the same kind of film & tv.
I love that Firefly helped you in such an important way 💜
The inspiration for the show came from books about the time after the US Civil War. North and South were trying to build new lives, people were moving west to find new opportunities, and the U.S. Army was the principal display of federal authority in the territories and states. Courts and Marshals had a lot of ground to cover and were heavily outnmbered. Manifest Destiny and the expansion of telegraphs, railroads, and civilization pits East Coast society against Western self-sufficiency.
In other words, it is all over the map.
The setting takes place in the 'Verse, with terraformed planets and moons. Humanity took the long ride between stars in generation sleeper ships as Earth-That-Was could not support their numbers.
The dominant sources of resources were a mixture of American and Chinese societies, including enclaves of different nations and cultures.
In addition to the 14 episodes, there eere the R Tam Sessions as a viral online ad campaign for the movie Serenity by Universal Studios. Beyond that, there are licensed tabletop roleplaying games for the series and the movie, graphic novels, novels, and continuing comic book titles that are canon due to the oversight of the Whedons.
New reactor watching Firefly? Good enough for me!
Oh, thank you so much! Welcome aboard 💜 I'm still learning the ropes and getting the hang of it all, but it's a lot of fun, if not challenging, to try new things 😊
I remember watching this show when it came out, fox network really messed it up, playing episodes out of order, randomly changing air date and times. The rumor is that they wanted the show to fail because they thought it was too expensive to produce, but it was so good! The music is amazing, all the actors are awesome... it's kind of a mix of western and sci fi, with some planets super advanced and others not so much. Firefly has been deemed 'the greatest show ever cancelled in its first season.'
Enjoy!
Also, if you commit to watching the series, you MUST also commit to watching the 'Serenity' movie that came out a few years later as a kind of epilogue to the show!
From what I've seen so far, it's wonderful! I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, but the characters in this are just SO endearing and wonderful that it's such a pleasure to watch, even if I feel out of my depth!
I don't have access to the Serenity movie, but maybe I can find it on Ebay!
@@julesreacts don't think of it too much like a sci fi, maybe more like a western. The crew flies their giant horse (ship) to the next town (planet) and have an adventure! xD
🤣🤣 so Mal is Arthur Morgan, then? Gotcha 😄 There better not be a Micah!
@@julesreacts 🤐🤣
@Rick King 22 - More to the point, the studio execs who green-lighted the show were replaced by new execs, who were more interested in making their own mark, than in continuing someone else's project, so they did everything they could to sabotage it.
One of the little things that most people miss is... The opening scene, Mal kisses his cross and prays, as he is a devout Christian. When he was left behind though, his faith stayed on that battlefield. It was one of the defining moments in his life and it's never overtly explained on the show.
Its a Space Western. When it was originally aired Fox insisted that they wanted the first episode to have more action so the episode The Train Job was shown first. So they didn't have this introduction to the characters. Due to Fox messing around with the schedule it didn't do too well and was axed after just one season.
Welcome to Firefly, Jules. This is as you know a favorite for a lot of people, and hopefully will be for you, too! I’m glad you’re enjoying the show, and that you decided to treat us to your reactions for it.
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Cheers- Jameson
I am loving mixing things up a little with another show for us to watch! It's really good so far, and the characters are SO lovely! Thank you for being here Jameson 😄💜
This is great fun, your going to enjoy this Jules! Hulu's sequence of episodes is the way most people watch the series. Serenity, The Train Job, Bushwhacked, Shindig, Safe, Our Mrs. Reynolds, Jaynestown, Out of Gas, Ariel, War Stories, Trash, The Message, Heart of Gold, Objects in Space. You'll want to follow up with the movie Serenity. Looking forward to your reactions!
Amazing, thank you so much! I think that's the order I have them in, too ☺️
This is definitely the appropriate watch order. If you want a little extra flavor you can watch the River Tam Sessions on TH-cam after the last episode but before the movie.
And if you really REALLY want to enjoy it, then don't bother with the Serenity movie at all, just wrecks the whole thing.
@@NemedPhoenixMagic that is definitely a matter of opinion. I enjoyed the film. It does a good job of tying off the major loose ends while leaving some lesser things unexplained. I concede that there are a couple of rather sad moments and a moment that verges on a deus ex machina but overall I think it did about as good a job as could be expected given the cancellation of the series.
"That's sort of a Raider-type ship, if you were in Fallout."
Now, you're speaking my language. I've enjoyed watching you react to Firefly.
They are SO like the Raiders in Fallout!!
It's so nice to see your first impression of the the show and then how you react to the movie at the end. It's hard not to fall in love with the characters.
For real! They are all amazing!
"It's futuristic, but it seems so old-fashioned in so many ways..."
Welcome to the wonderful wide world of the "space Western." _Firefly_ is one of the best-written examples.
It's BRILLIANT!
Basically, you named it when you said "space cowboys." It's a Space Western. You'll see other blendings of things as you go forward. I think you've found a new favorite!! Welcome!
I have indeed found a new favourite show!! It's amazing 😄😄
Oh, my dear, Jayne is absolutely to be trusted....to be Jayne.
I'm not so sure about him yet 🤭
I once heard a TV reporter, who was covering a police chase, in which the suspect had just made a u-turn say that 'he just pulled a 'Crazy Ivan''!
I nearly fell out of my chair. I kept backing it up to hear him say it again. LMAO
HA! I am looking forward to hearing that in real life too 🤣
This is a really well done character driven show. Not surprised you liked it. The best part is that the characters will only grow on you.
It's FANTASTIC! The characters are what makes it. I just love them 🥰
Its really interesting seeing someone experience a space western for the first time!
It's such a unique genre!!
Adam Baldwin(Jayne) has a broad presence in science fiction, including "Independence Day," "Predator 2," and "The Last Ship" TV series. This, in addition to numerous other projects.
Love love LOVE this show. Just great characters and writing.
100%! Best show ever 🤩
It was cancelled because fox panicked when they thought the series was too "complicated" for the general audience, and did such mistakes as airing the episodes in the incorrect order etc, to confirm with more "traditional" TV expectations. The pilot was aired close to last, the train job first. The result, a series where the audience had a very hard time establishing any relationship with the characters, which fox took as a sign they had been right all along.
One of the best reactions to the first episode of Firefly! I love this series and I predict you will as well. Subbed so I won't miss the rest!
Micah, thank you so much! Wow, that's just so wonderful to hear. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series ☺️ I'm hoping for one episode a week!
If you go back, Badger HIRED them to salvage that cargo, but didn't expect them to get caught.
Joss Whedon spoke of this being a space Western, the past reset into the future, being used to tell a story about our present.
Happy to have another person find this show. Enjoy the journey. It is short, but very, very sweet.
I love it so much already, Kelly 💜 it's amazing for sure!
This was originally a two-parter when shown on TV, hence the double length. Have fun on your journey.
The fence was Badger. The reason for the tech imbalance in the show is effectively the idea that horses can make other horses, whilst cars and tractors need a factory and an entire infrastructure to support it and them. Most of the fringe, where the show is set, just has settlers dumped on them to make do. The core worlds are high tech, but, for reasons you will find out, the crew of the Serenity rarely venture near them. And yes, everyone loves Kaylee.
i loved this show so much and your reactions are going to make me rewatch it again.
Bowler Hat Boy is named Badger, and the actor is Mark Sheppard. Great actor. The Grandpa is Ron Glass, the late great actor.
Thank you for reacting to one of my favorite shows. For me it has stood up well to rewatching. It made me aware of and a subscriber of your channel.
Hi Jeff, thank you so much! I really hope you enjoy the rest of the series 💜
I rewatching you do this because I really enjoyed this journey with you before
That's nice to know, thank you!!
Shiny! I'm new here, I'm so happy to see a new person discover Firefly. This is my favorite sci-fi show of all time, and I'm a sci-fi nerd. I'm looking forward to watching the series again through fresh eyes.
✨shiny ✨ welcome, Kevin! Glad to have you here and I hope you enjoy the videos. Keep an eye out for the next episode tomorrow 💜
As mentioned previously, to begin any series is very difficult for the first few episodes, let along the very first episode. You're trying to remember this or that, you're trying to place characters into a role they might fit, you're not sure who's really a good person or not, let alone trying to remember everyone's names. Other reactors mentioned how they felt there was simply too much going on from this first episode that they thought they wouldn't like it or want to continue reacting to it. But, alas ....... usually after 3 episodes in ...... everyone loves it, loves the characters, and immediately becomes a "brown coat". With the amount of "brown coats" we've gained over the years since this series aired on TV, I have no doubt the Alliance would have lost the war in Serenity Valley that fateful day so many years ago.
Great first Firefly reaction! Excellent editing, too! Welcome aboard!
Thank you so much, Ray ☺️ I am glad you enjoyed the editing too, that means a lot to me 💜
Yay! I only watched Firefly for the first time last year and it's so much fun. The cast clearly all enjoy working together and have great chemistry. It's a real shame that Fox, who gave The X-Files a chance a decade earlier, couldn't see the gem they had with Firefly and cancelled it prematurely. But at least they got a chance to later wrap things up with a movie (also called Serenity) that I actually think is a pretty good "ending" for the story.
FOX management underwent a "political upheaval" right after the contract was signed for 5 seasons x (22 to 24 episodes per season) of "Firefly". New FOX Execs were eager to erase their predecessors work. Every dirty trick in the book was used to get "Firefly" canceled as that was the only way to "break the old contract".
Very happy you are reacting to this show. It's a great ride, but also has a lot of heart.
I think the "Law of Salvage," that the characters on the show are operating on, is based after actual maritime law, just used for situations in space, instead of the sea. Though, they do seem to want to avoid the Alliance, so maybe what they are doing is only "semi-legal."🤠
There's a lot to learn and take in with this first episode! I feel a bit out of my depth but the characters are simply wonderful so far. I like them all 🥰
Tne law of salvage has been used quite often in Westerns with riverboats and seafaring cargo vessels and shanghaiing people as crew without proper skills.
If it were a registered salvage operation, they would have full claim to all assets including personal goods. As an illegal salvage run, Badger identified where the highest value would be and hoped to sell it on the black market. The value dropped once everyone watching the trade knew the Alliance was looking and that it was blatantly marked.
Patience was willing to risk it as it was consumable and she had a planet of mouths to feed. Not that she intended to pay.
I just discovered your channel and greatly enjoyed this reaction, so I'm subscribing and am about to start binge-watching your previous reactions. Thank you, dear lady!
Thank you so much, Howard 😁 Glad to have you here!
In the Firefly universe, the core planets are what you'd expect from a futuristic civilisation that has spaceships etc. The outer planets are much less developed. Since Mal and Zoe were on the losing side in the war with the Alliance, which is now the government, and aren't exactly law-abiding, they tend to stay away from the core.
I'm curious to see if they ever venture into the core planets, I guess I will wait and see 🤗
So, this is supposed to take place a long long while in the future, after the earth was destroyed. The setting was someone taking the idea of a Space Western literally and running with it, which sounds like a bad idea on paper, but this was actually extremely well done. There were a lot of factors that led to only a single season, including the show not being broadcast in order, and little advertising about the show, and the channel having other shows that it liked the thought of more that it wanted to broadcast instead of this.
Lawrence Dobson : Alliance mole who signaled the fleet, tried to bribe Jayne, beat up Shepherd Book, shot Kaylee. He was shot by Mal and tossed off the ship.
Badger (played by Marc Sheppard) : crimelord who sent the crew on the salvage rub, refused to take the cargo. [Marc was not told until the episode was shot, but his audition was so good that he was given the role that Joss Whedon had written for himself. Yep, he took the bossman's job.]
Patience : major player on the frontier world Whitefall.
HA! Taking the boss' job is definitely something to keep on your resume!
First off welcome to The Browncoats. Amazing and fun reaction. Be prepared to fall in love with this show as fast as Kalyee fell for Simon. Looking forward to reactions from the rest of the show.
Thank you for the kind welcome! I cannot wait to share more. I'm simply in love with it already 🥰
This series was brilliant, and because it was so good it was maddening when it was cancelled in the first season. After you finish the series you will want to watch the film "Serenity" that ties up the story very well.
Thank you, Fred! I definitely will buy the movie as well 💜
When Gene Roddenberry was originally trying to sell the idea of Star Trek, he described it as "like Wagon Train, but to the stars", referring to a popular TV Western show of the time (you might recall it refers to space as the "final frontier"). The best brief description of Firefly I've heard is "it's like Wagon Train in space, but done as a Western"! It's a genre mashup which works surprisingly well...
Just subbed, I'm SO psyched to watch your reactions to Firefly!
Yay! Thank you so much!! The second episode is coming out next week 💜
For what its worth, in my own humble opinion, this was one of the best things I ever saw..........I loved every episode, the characters were excellent, the premise of the series was so original, it was well written, there really was a great chemistry between the actors, and it was so tragic that this was cancelled because the studio didnt grasp what a winner they had on their hands (especially when you see some of the much worse stuff on TV that went on to four or five series)........
I wasn't expecting this today Juliette, what a lovely surprise! This will be a nice end to an awful day (I finally ran out of excuses to put my work training on hold).
I absolutely love this show and I hope you'll end up loving it too. This is definitely one of those shows that got cancelled way too soon.
Oh no, Neil... that dreaded day finally caught up with you 😫 The good news is that you won't have to do it again for a while. I hope it didn't give you too many problems today!
Hi Jules! I just found your channel thanks to the algorithm and I'm an instant fan. You have an amazing personality and this is going to be so much fun to go on this journey with you. Im so happy you're doing this show. One of my all time favorites. You will fall in love with these characters so quickly. Jane is a character you love to hate, but, soon, you will eventually hate that you love him. He makes you want to believe in him, but you never really know if you can trust him. This show does a great job of bringing a lot of questions to your mind and eventually you'll get your answers but they take their suspenseful time doing so. Lol.
And remember, there is a full length movie at the end called Serenity that will tie up loose ends left by the cancelation of the show. The series was released in an odd backward order when it came out, but you are going in the correct order. The pilot you just watched is actually two episodes in one. That's why it's longer than the other episodes. It is considered a space western. It's very unique in that.
You're also doing the XFiles! That's awesome. I've only seen the first season of it myself. So that will be a lot of fun to follow you on too!
Anyway, thank you for your channel. You're going to grow so fast here and I can't wait to watch your channel grow from the beginning.
Oooh Mel, I just bought Serenity from Ebay yesterday! So we are all set for when the time comes 💜
The X Files is wonderful! I'm not sure if it will make much sense to you if you watch the edited down reaction versions, but I do hope you can follow along 😄 It will be wonderful to have you on board here, Mel!
@@julesreacts I'm glad you got a copy.
I'm about 10 episodes into the first season of the X-Files so I should catch up to you soon.
You rock the house ! Mrs Jules!
Haha, thank you Mr Fox!
fun fact: 10:57... the actress who plays Caylee, really HATE the strawberries...XD
Haha yes I have heard that!!
I didn't realize you had a reaction channel. Subscribed.
Ah, thank you!! Hope you enjoy!
The reaction that introduced me to your channel. I may have to do a rewatch. Then again firefly reactions are like watching a trainwreck. You know what's going to happen but you can't look away.
Oh my goodness me, yes!! Firefly is unforgettable 🥰🥰
@@julesreacts When you hit 1 million subscribers do a re-watch so others can see the show.
haha deal!
Oh goodie...I found someone new that's reviewing my favorite show ever. So glad to join you on this journey.
Arnie, thank you so much and welcome! When I look back at this first episode and how clueless I was to the whole journey... it makes me laugh! It will be very interesting watching this again from the beginning when I'm done and actually understanding so much more about the characters and their world 💜
Sci-Fi Space-Western is a good description. You'll get accustomed to the setting quite quickly.
Your impression of them as a group of self-employed freelancers doing jobs for money, some legal and some not, is accurate. Not quite pirates, but not quite a merchant vessel, either. :P
The big guy, Jayne, may grow on you over time.
For instance, in this episode you can see that he really cares about Kaylee. He was annoyed that she was showing interest in Simon at the dinner table, and you saw him scared for her when he was watching through the window of the med-bay after she'd been shot. He was also about to do some very painful things to the guy that shot her before Shepherd Book stopped him. I think that being a brash tough-guy, he appreciates Kaylee's innocence and sweetness and has a bit of a crush on her.
You can also tell that he respects Captain Mal, because he'll mouth off a bit occasionally, but when Mal tells him to settle down, he does it right away.
I hope that you enjoy the series, and the cinema movie Serenity that kind of caps off the whole thing.
I'm still on the fence with Jayne 🤭 I haven't seen enough to make up my mind, but perhaps that's just Jayne! Interesting to hear that he might have a bit of a crush on Kaylee... but to be fair, who wouldn't 😍
First time at your channel, but Firefly is an insta sub from me. Glad you're taking this journey...thanks for letting us tag along!
Awesome! Thank you, Richard! I hope you enjoy the videos 💜
One other thing of note. Earth was essentially dominated by the US and China. So everybody is bilingual speaking both English and Mandarin. This allowed the show to use dialogue that wouldn't be allowed by US censors on TV. The censors don't seem to care if offensive dialogue is in a foreign language. It's usually pretty easy to guess given situation and tone to fill the gap. Great series though. I loved it because space cowboys was so different and original. Welcome to the Brown coats and enjoy the ride!
Btw, if you want to try another Sci-fi I would suggest Orphan Black starring Tatiana Maslany (currently in She Hulk). It's a female led series that takes place in current day Canada. So it's a science based sci-fi rather than space. The show orinally aired on Space Channel in Canada and BBC America in the US. After season 2 it was airing in over 100 countries. Through all the various award sources Maslany had 39 best actress nominations and 23 wins over the five seasons. In Canada she won best actress in a drama series all five season. It's a very original story that is 10 episodes per season. Firefly and Orphan Black are two of my favorite shows to watch reactions to.
I'm glad you really liked this show. The show takes a few episodes to find it's stride, but once it does, there is a string of 4 or 5 episodes that are some of my favorite tv episodes of all time. Sadly, Fox never gave the show a chance. They aired the episodes out of order, and actually aired the pilot movie you just watched last. There was a brief shimmer of hope when they increased the episode order from 12 (the pilot technically counts as two episode) to 15. But then they never aired three of them. In Canada, we had to wait for the show to be rerun by Space, out sci fi channel.
The year 2002 was a great time to be a sci fi fan. Not only did we have "Firefly", there was "Stargate: SG1", "Andromeda", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Smallville", "Dark Angel", "The X-Files", "Jeremiah", "Odyssey 5", "Earth: The Final Conflict", "Mutant X", "Lexx", and "Farscape".
Thank you for reminding me about Andromeda and Dark Angel, i know what i'm digging out of the attic tomorrow!
@@Razzlion The year 2002 also coincided with the start of entire seasons of TV shows being released on DVD, for our home libraries. "Andromeda" is not too pricey to pick up as a complete series collection, but hold on to those "Dark Angel" DVD's, as they're out of print, and very expensive. I don't even think the show is available for streaming (legally) anywhere.
I subscribed just because you chose Firefly, so thanks for that. Looking forward to the reactions!
Thank you so much, Karl! I am glad to have you here 💜
Great episode and reaction. I love Jayne's song. The Book and River scenes were great.
Thank you, Dale 💜 I loved the Book and River scenes, too! I've liked Book from the beginning so it's always nice to see him get a bit more screen time.
I'm not sure what I'd make of a person who didn't fall in love with Kaylee right away
I actually never watched Firefly, which is surprising as I love sci-fi, but it definitely had (and still has) a loyal fanbase. You'll always find it in lists of "shows that were cancelled too soon". I know quite a bit of the cast, but from other things. Hope you enjoy, Juliette!
I love it a LOT so far! I'm not usually a sci-fi fan so we are kind of the opposite here! I think this might change my mind on the genre 🤭
@@julesreacts You should try Quantum Leap (the original from the 80's-90's). It's not hardcore science fiction. Each episode contains it's own self contained story and it's definitely different from The X-Files and Firefly
@@clash5j you STILL havent watched Firefly yet???
@@tabithamartin4092 Yup, for some reason I haven't gotten around to it. I've watched all the "Trek" stuff, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Blakes Seven, Red Dwarf, The Expanse, Orphan Black, Humans, Westworld, Babylon 5, Torchwood, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica...and much more. It's been on my "need to watch" list forever.☹
Clash5j-- well ya should. You can binge watch the whole thing in a weekend- not that you SHOULD do that, but you can. That's all the committment it takes.
Twenty years later, the theme song still raises a lump in my throat, and brings a tear to my eye.
Visiting your channel for the first time. I see you're covering X-Files! And now Firefly! Welcome to the Browncoat nation. I loved your reaction video. Can't wait to see more. I've watched this show so many times already, I love it so gorram much.
Oh thank you so much, I really hope you enjoy the series and hopefully stick around for the X Files too 😄
I was also leary about it being a space western at first, but hey - it works :)
It really does 🥰
Oh man, I don't like to start a reaction series when they've just started, negating the possibility of binging multiple episodes, but I really hope that I remember to come back here in a month or so.
That makes sense! I hope you remember to come back 😄 The second episode is scheduled for tomorrow!
For some context:
The setting for the series is a nod back to just after the American Civil War. Capt Mal and Zoe fought for the Rebel side of the war. They were known as "Independents". Now that the war is over and they were on the losing side they're kind of on the outside of society, and still a bit angry. So, they're outlaws working in the "fringe" of civilized space, much like post ACW confederate soldiers became outlaws in the "territories" or unincorporated areas outside the borders of the land officially claimed by the US gov at that time.
And it's in space.
One of my all time favourites series. Don't be dissapointed about the single season. I for one think that was for the best. The movie was a good wrap up imo.
I really enjoy it so far, Kasper! Nice to see you 😊😊
Thank you for deciding to show your reactions to Firefly, which is my favorite TV show ever! From your comments, it sounds like you're a "Browncoat," as are the vast majority of people who watch, and eventually love Firefly! When Firefly was on the air, I only saw a few episodes, and it turned out they were shown out of order (the first ep I saw was "Safe" and the second was "War Stories,") because Fox did a horrible job of promoting the show, and I had no idea what the show was even about. But after the DVDs came out, I was sold on it, and I watch Firefly at least twice a year, it's that good! The writing and dialog on the show are incredible, and you will find that you will quickly fall in love with all the characters. Each episode builds on the last, and you learn more and more about the characters in every episode. The show is really amazing, because although it's a "science fiction" show, it's a character based show, and you'll also find that the ship, Serenity, is also a character on the show as well. Welcome to "The Browncoats!" 🙂
Mmmm I totally agree! Perhaps the genre may put a lot of non sci-fi fans off, as I never thought I'd like the genre. But you're exactly right, it's the CHARACTERS that make it and oh my gosh are they amazing 😍
This series was originally sold as Cowboys in Space.
I absolutely love this series. I also enjoy watching other people come to love it. Keep watching!
Hi Steve, thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the videos and thank you for watching 😊💜
remember its only a partial season, welcome to the Brown Coats
Happy to be part of the team for however long it lasts 😄
@@julesreacts I envy you in never having watched it, it makes you wonder what they could have done, if there had been interest in the series from the network. Nice reaction good audio nice relative volumes, thanks later kid.
Thank you, Dr Who! Much appreciated 💜
@@julesreacts My pleasure Jules, great series enjoy
Not even 3 minutes in and my first thought is "Jules sounds like a Gamer. ".
Haha yep, I am indeed!
Awesome to see you watch this, as others have said, the more you watch the more the worlds unfurl. In any case you’re spot on, it’s a space western. There’s reasons for this but I don’t want to spoil everything in how the show tells the story. But a quick way of thinking about it for the mix of sci fi and western to make sense, think of it like what happened when places like Europe sent out colony ships to new lands. They came from an advanced society, and people in those colonies were on the fringes so they didn’t have access to all the tech as they settled “wild” new lands, and later on in history much like the Wild West of North America when it went west from the more “civilised” east part of North America. Also I might just be repeating what others have said… some things to keep in mind is that on this future there’s a huge influence of Chinese on the language, which for some is rather out there at first… however it is also just a sneaky way of the writers of the show to sneak in a lot of cursing past the censors most of the time; sometimes by the tone it’s obvious they’re saying something negative, other times it’s flat.
There are other things I can mention, but I again want to stray from explaining too much and probably repeating things. Just take it in and enjoy, you’re doing great and I don’t think your out of your depth at all, just think of it as Red Dead Redemption 2 in space, with criminals with their own codes of conduct even if they go afoul of the law, or the Alliance in this case.
Oh and everybody loves Kaylee, she’s just the sweetest person amongst all these space cowboys.
Kaylee is an angel 🥰 she's so pretty and her voice is ruttin' incredible! I do love the Chinese/American blend. Everything about this series is so unique. I just absolutely love it so much, the more I watch. I can't wait to share the next episode 🤗🤗
The Si-Sy Spaghetti western genre was brought to real prominence by Star Wars. Here, it is taken to a new level giving the show a verry distinctive feel. I will be watching for more of you reacting to the show. I have always loved it.
Everyone ♥ Kaylee. She's adorable! Even Jayne was worried about her. ♥ this show!
Don't worry about what you don't know. Everyone who ever watched the series has to learn the who, what and where.
Be safe
Ah, thank you so much! I do feel a little less like a fish out of water now. Looking forward to sharing more 💜
I just found your channel - great reaction. I'll now have to work though your series views.
Yeah, I think the thing to realize is that resources are spread so thin that as you move out of the central planets, their ability to maintain technology goes down so they may have spaceships, but clothing is handmade and as you get further out, you go to places where people have almost nothing
The worlds look low-tech because they're outer colony planets. Later we visit one of the Alliance core worlds.
The show pretty much created the genre of "Space Western". The colony worlds of the former Independents are a mix of Old West and "Used Future" (Used Future being the look of Star Wars, Dark Star, and Alien). The Alliance tends to go more for off-white plastic, indirect blue lighting, and signs all done with the Eurostile Bold Extended font.
can't wait for the movie! So i'm going to keep watching your playlist over and over until it comes out :)
Awww YAY! Thank you!!
Joss doesn't stop for exposition, explanation. So you will find yourself asking, what's going on? Bug Joss will usually give you AN answer in a few minutes.
hehe that's good to know! I kind of like finding out stuff as we go along, too.
I stumbled across your channel. I love Firefly. The show is set in the future. USA and China were the major power. The cultures were blended. Most of the Chinese spoken was curse words to get around the censors.
Thank you so much, Dale! I hope you enjoy the videos 🤭 I've found myself thinking about their Chinese spoken curse words, I find that rather endearing!
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apparently the spoken chinese in the show is almost completely unintelligible to people who are actually fluent, but the written chinese is all pretty competent up until the movie, which didn't employ a single translator.
@@sirmoonslosthismind there's at least one Chinese woman who did a video reacting to the Chinese spoken in the show, and she was able to get most of it. :)
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cuz that's a sign of quality, right? how would you feel about struggling with, and eventually being able to get, "most" of the english in a show?
@@sirmoonslosthismind I'm not saying it's high quality, just that at least some native speakers managed it okay. And I HAVE watched movies that were completely dubbed in bad English. :) That's when I turn on subtitles. I have also watched movies in French, and my high school French being nowhere adequate to the task, I had subtitles on but tried to also 'hear' the language as best I could. In any case, my comment was not intended to attack you in any way.
this show was like sooo many i like, after the first season it was lost. but it is one of coolest.
Welcome to the Firefly fandom! :D The genre is scifi, it's just a somewhat realistic interpretation of what the future would be like. :)
Oh, thank you Michael! I am very happy to be a part of this wonderful little group 😄
Love your reaction x
Oh thank you, George!!
The show, And Hopefully Only the Show, will reveal much of the story, slowly. The war, at the beginning, was between the Alliance, and the rebels. The captain, and Zoe, were on the losing side, so things are a bit rougher for him and the crew. That will pretty much do it for background.
It is unusual, so far as genre goes, because there hadn't really been anything like it before, a Science Fiction Western. That is pretty much anyone knew, upon first viewing this program, so you are good to go, Juliette!😉
More will become clearer, as the show goes on.
The reason the order is talked about so much is that the episodes were shown out of order by the TV network, and some were not shown at all. But rest assured you are viewing them in the correct way.
I am glad you liked this first episode so much.
Have a great unspoilered run!.
An unspoilered run is something I definitely much want on any occasion, Tom! Sometimes, things Sadly Never go to plan but I will try hard to avoid anything too crazy!
I was a little bit confused by this first episode as I have NEVER seen a futuristic western cowboy type genre before, so it's certainly original! I have to say that after watching the Train Job when things were explained once more, it sunk in a little better for me. I am feeling a little more confident with it, but very green still when it comes to this genre as it's not really something I watch but the characters are so wonderful and endearing, that it makes it very easy to sit down and get into it! Plus, it's so funny too! I never expected it would have those moments, but I'm glad it does 😊
I'm already looking forward to more, Tom 😄
Yes, Sadly Never, indeed. This is a pretty good group though, so one can always hope. The Firefly fans can certainly be fanatical, but they understand the initial impact which unspoiled viewing can have on first-time watchers, as well.
I knew that science fiction wasn't something you would normally seek out, but I was certain that the ensemble cast was perfect for you, and your solid interest in well told stories.
The Train Job is a great episode as well, and complements the opening so well.
I look forward to watching it!🙌
Tom, may I say that this video seems to have taken off but in stark comparison to the gaming community, there are no spoilers and everyone is LOVELY. I'm actually very shocked. Who'd have thought there would be a community who is lovely and pleasant? I think I've been in the wrong category for a while 🤣
it's just too good to spoil!
I figured it would be popular, and, more importantly, I just had a feeling you would enjoy it all, very much. The cast transcends the stories, or rather, the way the stories are told, allows the cast to fully explore the characters and their relationship to each other, making them the real story. Even Serenity, the little old Firefly.😂
Firefly is an excellent series and was cut short. It was plagued with issues such as the episodes being played out of order on tv. The fans did a fundraising campaign to make the movie.
Firefly is one of my absolute favorite show. I am glad you are watching it and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
It's SO wonderful already! I'm beginning to understand the characters a little better after watching The Train Job, so that has helped somewhat. It's so funny and intriguing! I love it 💜
@@julesreacts Fantastic. I can't wait to watch more of your reactions.
The Serenity crew aren't strictly pirates, but they operate as independent shipping on a pretty thin margin. They take the jobs they can get - legit if possible, otherwise if necessary (and it often is). Mal and Zoe fought against the Alliance in the war, which they lost, so they have no love for the authorities.
Definitely makes sense! Who doesn't love a semi-pirate 😉
One of the best ensemble casts of all time!
Just subbed and I'm looking forward to more Firefly reactions! This was quite fun.😎👍
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Awesome! Thank you, Caesius! I appreciate that very much 💜
Great video
Thank you so much!
The idea of this future is they are on a frontier making a living whatever way they can trying to stay out of the rigid somewhat authoritarian system the Alliance. The reason they are riding horses etc. is that horses don't break down like mechanical things, especially when you're planet is so far away from the nearest repair facility. A future frontier will have a lot in common with the old North American and Australian frontiers, without the indigenous peoples.
As an old codger who grew up on Star Trek, Star Wars, etc., I love Firefly more than I think any sci-fi project. The writing and the cast are just too good, and you've got some great episodes coming up.
I love the term old codger! I'm getting there myself and quite happily so 🤭 I never thought I liked sci-fi much, but I'm absolutely proved wrong. I cannot get enough of this show! It's amazing!
@@julesreacts - Yeah, right, I can tell just by lookin' at you how OLD you are! 😆 And once you get done with the series, there's the follow-up movie "Serenity" which is great. They had a bigger budget to work with and it really shows.
Haha I just turned 42 but I'm guessing you might have a few years on me 😉 I've found Serenity on Ebay so I should be set! I can't wait for more. I'm already sad there's just the one season!
@@julesreacts - Would have never guessed you were in your 40's at all! Look at you go, 42! And, yeah, you're sad like so many of us, including the cast, but what ya gonna do? Glad I discovered your channel and looking forward to more reactions!
The reason for the interesting mix of super high tech and more primitive is that it is very expensive to transport industrial machinery and consumer products from one planet to another, so often settlers have to start at a much lower level of technology, what they can make from what they find. As a planet becomes more advanced, population grows and more tech is imported, a planet can become more technologically advanced. Persephone is somewhere in the middle of this process. Whitefall is closer to the beginning.
Oh thank you for letting me know! It's such a fascinating blend 😀
Everyone loves Kaylee.
She's so... shiny ✨
Really looking forward to seeing your journey through this series.
So glad to have you here 😊😊