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Disc 1: Commentaries on "Serenity" parts 1 & 2 and "The Train Job." Disc 2: Commentary on "Shindig." Disc 3: Commentaries on "Out of Gas" and "War Stories." Disc 4: Commentaries on "Objects in Space" and "The Message;" featurettes "Here’s How it Was," Making of "Serenity," "The Tenth Character;" Joss Whedon's Tour of the set; Alan Tudyk's audition; gag reel; Joss Whedon sings the Firefly theme; deleted scenes, including "Serenity," scene 1 (running time 1:34), "Serenity," scenes 74-75 (running time: 4:34), "Our Mrs. Reynolds," scene 18 (running time 3:39), and "Objects In Space," scene 6 (running time 2:08); Easter Egg of Adam Baldwin singing "Hero of Canton." French- and Spanish-dubbed options. Spanish- and English-language subtitles.
Full Product DetailsSide #1 -- Disc 1
1. Last Stand
2. Vultures
3. Main Titles
4. Crew Plus One
5. Den of Thieves
6. A Boatful of Citizens
7. Public Relations
8. Companionable
9. Mole on Board
10. Worth Killing For
11. A World of Trouble
12. Bribery
13. Campfire Stories
14. Mean Old Man
15. Lost in the Woods
16. Government Goods
17. Impatience
18. Return of the Reavers
19. Still Flying
20. End Titles
1. U Day
2. Main Titles
3. Nightmare
4. Job Offer
5. The Train
6. The Merchandise
7. Confab
8. Interrogation
9. Rescue Plan
10. Good Samaritans
11. No Thanks
12. End Titles
1. Ball Game
2. Main Titles
3. Investigation
4. Derelict
5. Sole Survivor
6. The Reavers
7. To Each His Own
8. Captured!
9. Cross-Examination
10. Deadly Passenger
11. Uncivilized
12. End Titles
Side #2 -- Disc 2
1. Bar Brawl
2. Main Titles
3. Companion's Delight
4. Favored Guests
5. Attractive Couples
6. Poker Game
7. Care to Dance?
8. My Kind of Party
9. Swordplay
10. The Duel
11. Exciting New Crime
12. End Titles
1. Brotherly Love
2. Main Titles
3. Cattle Rustlers
4. Shopping
5. River Dance
6. Left Behind
7. Medical Emergency
8. Proof of Identity
9. Mind Reader
10. Witchcraft
11. Heroes
12. End Titles
1. Hospitality
2. Main Titles
3. Mrs. Reynolds
4. A Good Wife
5. Quite a Match
6. Trouble
7. Wedding Night
8. Sabotage
9. Good Night Kiss
10. The Net
11. Quite a Man
12. End Titles
1. Mud Buyers
2. Main Titles
3. The Statue
4. The Ballad of Jayne
5. Couples
6. Companion's Choice
7. Armed and Dangerous
8. Getting the Goods
9. Jayne Day
10. No Heroes
11. Easy Mark
12. End Titles
Side #3 -- Disc 3
1. Genesis
2. Main Titles
3. Camaraderie
4. Conflagration
5. Lack of Oxygen
6. New Mechanic
7. Life Support Failure
8. Inara's Story
9. Alone
10. Ambushed
11. Lifesavers
12. End Titles
1. New Client
2. Main Titles
3. Planning Stage
4. Playing Dead
5. Doa
6. Informer
7. Imaging the Brain
8. Caught!
9. No Witnesses
10. Teamwork
11. The Rat's Confession
12. End Titles
1. Human Endurance
2. Main Titles
3. Marital Strife
4. Tales of Adventure
5. Ambush
6. Blind Argument
7. Torture Session
8. Tough Choice
9. Suicide Mission
10. Gaining Ground
11. The Real Mal
12. End Titles
1. Old Acquaintances
2. Main Titles
3. Devil Woman
4. Feminine Wiles
5. Criminal Masterminds
6. The Lassiter
7. Happy Reunion
8. No Princess
9. A Snake and a Fool
10. Double Cross
11. Crazy Talk
12. Good Work/End Titles
Side #4 -- Disc 4
1. Dead Guy
2. Main Titles
3. The Battle of Du-Khang
4. Last Request
5. The Mailman
6. War Stories
7. Resurrection
8. Incubator
9. Hot Pursuits
10. Carrying the Bullet
11. Carrying a Friend
12. End Titles
1. S.O.S.
2. Main Titles
3. A Peck of Trouble
4. Introductions
5. My Kind of Stupid
6. Baby Talk
7. A Long Night
8. Jealousy
9. Range War
10. Life and Death
11. Love's Strength
12. End Titles
1. Reading Minds
2. Main Titles
3. Poor Kid
4. Doing the Math
5. The Good Brother
6. Serious Threat
7. Where's Your Sister?
8. The Search
9. Serenity
10. Flawed
11. A Little Push
12. End Titles
Joss Whedon, the executive producer behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, reached for curious new heights in the fall of 2002 with the Fox series Firefly, and the fruits of his labor are collected in this four-disc set. Set 500 years in the future, Firefly falls in the category of sci-fi space adventure, yet its flavor is rooted in the Wild West. Earth is pretty much spent, and a totalitarian government known as the Alliance rules the planets where most of its earlier inhabitants have spread. Nathan Fillion stars as Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, who fought for independence from the Alliance in a civil war, and now captains the Serenity, a ship of outcasts. His crew includes his second-in-command Zoe (Gina Torres), a pilot named Wash (Alan Tudyk), engineering maven Kaylee (Jewel Staite), and career soldier Jayne (Adam Baldwin). Also aboard are Inara (Morena Baccarin), a highly respected prostitute; a preacher known as Shepherd Book (Ron Glass, of Barney Miller fame); and a mysterious pair of siblings -- Simon and River Tam -- portrayed by Sean Maher and Summer Glau, respectively. Although Whedon's Farscape- meets- Bonanza concept clicked straight away with many fans, the series failed to meet Fox's ratings needs, and crashed after 11 episodes, all collected here, in addition to a trio of unaired episodes. Fox could not permanently ground this crew, however; Serenity, a big-screen reunion movie directed by writer-producer Whedon, opened in theaters in September, 2005, drawing generally favorable reviews. Barnes & Noble

Some drinking and smoking.
A fair amount of sexual discussion and innuendo, as well as scenes of people having sex -- though there's no explicit nudity. Strong attraction/sexual tension between two key characters, one of whom is more or less a high-class prostitute (... More
A fair amount of sexual discussion and innuendo, as well as scenes of people having sex -- though there's no explicit nudity. Strong attraction/sexual tension between two key characters, one of whom is more or less a high-class prostitute (prostitution is legal in the show's world, and characters often talk about the difference between licensed, respected companions and common whores). She puts a good deal of effort into defending the notion of sexual relationships without emotional entanglement -- though sometimes it seems that even she has trouble believing that. Close
Plenty of action -- ranging from fistfights to gun battles -- but there's little blood or gore.
Not an issue.
Little offensive language, though some cursing in Chinese.
About Firefly - The Complete Series
Parents need to know that one of the main characters is a "companion" -- a glorified term for a high-class prostitute. One of the show's storylines centers on the attraction, and resulting sexual tension, between her and the ship's captain, and there's plenty of discussion of her job (it's a high-status profession in the show's world). There's lots of sci-fi action, though little of it results in visible bloodshed, and some characters drink and smoke. It's worth noting that this series was created by the same man responsible for Buffy the Vampire Slayer; like Buffy, this show has a strong cult following and some very passionate fans.
Families can talk about the two genres that this show blends together. Which elements make it a sci-fi series? Which make it a Western? What do the two genres have in common, and how are they different? What, if anything, does this show have in common with creator Joss Whedon's earlier series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Families can also discuss power. Many of the show's disputes are settled through violence (or the threat of violence), particularly in outlying planets that are far from the reach of the law, where the strong can take advantage of the weak and defenseless. Does might ever make right? In most societies, what stops the powerful from making whatever rules they want?