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Firefly was rated TV14 in the [[United States]] and as such, parental discretion is advised for young viewers. The series contains many strong themes which may not be appropriate for children: | Firefly was rated TV14 in the [[United States]] and as such, parental discretion is advised for young viewers. The series contains many strong themes which may not be appropriate for children: | ||
* [[Murder]] is commonplace in the series, committed even by the character Shepherd Book (a [[Christian]] [[minister]]). | * [[Murder]] is commonplace in the series, committed even by the character Shepherd Book (a [[Christian]] [[minister]]). | ||
| − | * The character Inara Serra is a "companion" a euphemism for [[prostitute]]. | + | * The character Inara Serra is a "companion," a euphemism for [[prostitute]]. |
* In one episode, another character River Tam rips pages out of Shepherd Book's [[Bible]] in a misguided attempt to "fix it." | * In one episode, another character River Tam rips pages out of Shepherd Book's [[Bible]] in a misguided attempt to "fix it." | ||
Revision as of 22:59, August 6, 2008
Firefly was an American science-fiction television program created by Joss Whedon. It was introduced as a mid-season replacement on the Fox channel in 2002. Fox cancelled the program after airing 11 of the 14 produced episodes. However, the show captured a small but extremely devoted fan following, and high DVD sales led to the production of a follow-up feature film directed by Whedon, Serenity, in 2005.
The show is set 500 years in the future, after humanity has fled earth and terraformed the planets and moons of a neighboring solar system. The story follows the crew of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity, whose captain and first mate are former members of the Independants, a recently defeated military movement against the system's centralized government, known as the Alliance. The war for Indpendence in the Firefly universe has strong parallels to the American Civil War, and indeed despite its space-opera setting Firefly's locations and characters are strongly reminiscent of American westerns.
The show is notable for its total lack of aliens and its use of muted sounds in space, both of which are unusual in space opera.
Family viewing
Firefly was rated TV14 in the United States and as such, parental discretion is advised for young viewers. The series contains many strong themes which may not be appropriate for children:
- Murder is commonplace in the series, committed even by the character Shepherd Book (a Christian minister).
- The character Inara Serra is a "companion," a euphemism for prostitute.
- In one episode, another character River Tam rips pages out of Shepherd Book's Bible in a misguided attempt to "fix it."
