Firefly

[Buster's Uncle]

The mechanic -Jewel something- is one of those sort of ladies you see a lot on TV - showbidess is pretty incompetent at casting "average" looks.  -Yeah, she's hot.

[Elok]

Staite.  Jewel Staite.  And Heart of Gold (the whorehouse one) was easily the worst episode.  I mean, I watched it on the second go this week, but only because I was seriously bored.  When you see a guy attacking a brothel with a laser pistol while riding a hovercraft, you can't help thinking that maybe they were starting to run out of good story ideas towards the end there.  The other clue being "War Stories," where Inara hires a female client and gives her a back-rub onscreen in a scene that reveals nothing about her character or the plot.

[Unorthodox]

The other action in 'war stories' is fairly decent though.  The 'companion' does a whole lot of nothing for the whole series as far as I can tell.  Theoretically, her being on board lets them get into places they otherwise wouldn't be able to, but I can think of one, possibly 2 times it was relevant. 

[Lord Avalon]

Firefly was, in a way, like our generation's Star Trek: a deeply weird, thoughtful sci-fi show that the studio suits never liked but the fans adored.  Both were cancelled at the first excuse.

Actually Star Trek was saved from cancellation in its second season due to a fan letter-writing campaign. And it got a third season before finally getting the axe.


I enjoyed Firefly a lot, so of course Fox cancelled it too dang soon.

[Elok]

The other action in 'war stories' is fairly decent though.  The 'companion' does a whole lot of nothing for the whole series as far as I can tell.  Theoretically, her being on board lets them get into places they otherwise wouldn't be able to, but I can think of one, possibly 2 times it was relevant.

Sure she does something.  She gets into angry arguments with Mal, for whom she provides a really messed-up love interest.