Thanks to Netflix I’ve just seen the first episode of Firefly and found it good. Even my housemate (“You’re making me watch American television?”) was won over.
It doesn’t hurt at all that one of the cast has the same charming smile as someone with whom I had a couple of close encounters in 1984, hubba hubba.
Does anyone read this who can tell me whether the Chinese phrases sprinkled in the dialogue (the hegemonic Alliance is bilingual, English/Chinese) make sense? Later: Russell says some bits yes, some no, improving over time.