Quote Originally Posted by rong View Post
Firefly looked like a low budget show from the 80s with horrific acting so I didn't get past ep 1.
This just baffles me. Maybe it's because youre British and there are some subtle things that appeal to Americans but not Brits. But even then that doesn't make sense since it was your guy who constructed the Byronic hero, which is one of the main appeals to the show. However, the US embraces that archetype much more than any other cultures do.

Firefly is a mashup of just about every genre there is and it was never low budget and low production values. It was meant to be gritty as well as jovial. The show is second to none and way ahead of its time. It's one of those "if you don't like it it's because you're wrong" kinda things