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Firefly (2002) series

Discussed in 7 episodes · 6 film takes
PKA Score 6.7/10
Woody
6.6/10
3 takes
Kyle
6.8/10
3 takes
IMDb 8.9
PKA rates this 2.2 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 404PKA 502PKA 600PKA 699PKA 797PKA 404: +0.16 (1 take)PKA 428: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 438: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 539: +0.42 (2 takes)PKA 797: +0.00 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 404 @ 15:06 — PKN 404
Hosts briefly discuss the show ending too soon after a strong start
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“That started really strong and just – it's a shame that it ended too soon.”
▶ PKN 539 @ 39:51 — PKN 539
Discussion of cancellation after one season, fan base disappointment, movie Serenity conclusion, comparison to other shows
Kyle ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“i didn't think firefly was the most groundbreaking thing ever”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“they made a movie that I think is really good. That kind of like put that, you know, period on the end of the sentence.”
▶ PKN 427 @ 42:16 — PKN 427
Using as comparison while discussing The Expanse universe setting
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I'm watching this pretending like we're in the Firefly universe. I'm waiting on that Nathan Philman guy or whatever his name is to like ride in at any moment with that whore he was palling around with.”
▶ PKA 326 @ 17:57 — Painkiller Already #326
Cult sci-fi TV show that inspired Serenity film
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“whenever I see him in something, and Scott Bakula also, you know, whenever I see – I don't know. There's a bunch of guys who are in, like, the sci-fi stuff from the 90s and the 80s that, like, I really dig”
▶ PKA 438 @ 1:00:09 — Painkiller Already #438
Mentioned as a really good show in discussion of favorite television
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Firefly was a really good show you know a lot of the HBO shit is just good but the wire it is just nails it on so many fronts”
▶ PKA 428 @ 2:24:18 — Painkiller Already #428
Brief comparison to The Expanse as a show about lower-status ship with good storytelling
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I see firefly for that reason yeah yeah firefly is a not the show's low budget but the people in the show are low budget right”
▶ PKA 797 @ 1:04:18 — PKA 797 W/ Hutch & Vito: Fixing The New Woke Harry Potter
Discussion about the upcoming animated Firefly series with aging original cast
Woody ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“You know what I'm looking forward to? Firefly. I think there's an animated Firefly coming out.”
Woody · unverified◆ mixed · news/off-topic, not scored
“All the actors are a 105 years old now. What the fuck. See, I'm okay with the actors being kind of old as long as they don't try to play younger versions of themselves.”