That was quick... Our ever reliable industry sources are telling us that Universal will soon announce the DVD release of Joss Whedon's Serenity for 12/20. Early word indicates that the disc may include Whedon audio commentary, along with at least 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes (Future...
The characters are very Joss Whedon and you gotta love them. I think I read somewhere Joss says that it is more about the characters and the rest is just a canvas for the characters to interact.
I just watched the last episode last night(sob) and I have to agree with the above statement. I liked the first couple of shows (though a bit dry) but then after the first few episodes the cast and writing hit it's stride. The right dose of humour was added and the cast played off each other...
I enjoyed the show though it did seem to start the story as if(even though it was the original pilot) this was something like the 3rd of 4th episode and there sure were a lot of characters to keep track of. With a lot of the characters not your every day nice sympathetic beings, I am guessing...
I watched the very first episode that was televised during it's original airing. I guess, maybe, that it lost it's impact since they didnt show them in order. I am going to give it one more chance since I love Joss' other stuff.