Firefly

FOX | Release Date: September 20, 2002

CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION

63	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews

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Critic Reviews

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Robert P. LaurenceFeb 23, 2013

Season 1 Review: Every situation, every character is a cliché, whether from the Western story shelf or the discount sci-fi stock. Judging from the dusty, rocky scenery, it might have been shot on the planet Borrego. Read full review

Jonathan StormFeb 23, 2013

Season 1 Review: A disappointingly forced effort from Joss Whedon...the show lacks any trace of the humor and subtlety that makes Buffy so much fun. [20 Sept 2002, p.D13]

Caryn JamesFeb 23, 2013

Season 1 Review: This time the wrenching together of genres is tortured. In its rough first episode on Fox tonight, Firefly is even more of a confusing mess than the description makes it sound. It's a crazy quilt of "Star Wars," "Mad Max" and "Stagecoach," just to mention the most obvious films it calls to mind. [20 Sept 2002, p.E26]

Tim GoodmanFeb 23, 2013

Season 1 Review: To call Firefly a vast disappointment is an understatement. Whedon has proven he's capable of brilliance, but this is mere folly. Read full review

Diane WertsFeb 23, 2013

Season 1 Review: The only thing deep in tonight's Firefly premiere, though, is the well of cliches into which Whedon dips for what passes for plot and exposition. [20 Sept 2002, p.B02]