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Seldom is there a show of such quality and depth as this. Firefly lived for a brief and shining moment, only to be snuffed out by executive morons. For those that don’t know, here is a brief story. Joss Whedon after finishing his shows Buffy and Angel created a new epic that can only be described and a combination space opera and western. 20th Century Fox aired the show wrong. They did not play the show in the order it was filmed, which if any of you know Joss Whedon story telling style means anyone attempting to watch the show was completely lost as pieces of the story were completely lost on viewers who were watching episode 9 one week, and episode 5 the next. Thus it didn’t have nearly the push it should have.

In come the fans. Hardcore Joss fans who managed to catch the show DEMANDED a DVD set be released, and soon DVD sales skyrocketed from a show that barely reached the air. The signal would not be stopped. Enough sales happened that Joss was able to convince the bean counters a movie would be a wise and profitable idea, and while the movie in theatres did not quite make all it’s money back, again DVD sales of the movie brought in high numbers.

Now the fans speak again. An independant group is starting an online petition to bring season 2 to fruition. Maybe it’s an excercise in futility. Maybe this David will get squished by his Goliath. But if you love good TV, with thought provoking stories and well thought out characters I beg you to rent the DVDs, hell even download them, but for christ’s sake watch it and I guarantee you will fall in love with this show from the first episode. And click on this link to sign up to the petition. Save yourself from having to watch another show like Friends or The OC and lets bring back some good TV!