It is almost impossible to knowingly create a cult television show. When they made 'The Prisoner' it's unlikely that they planned for it to resonate with a chosen few for decades to come, but instead hoped it to be a mainstream success. Cult TV shows are normally created by being outside of the usual fare and are often loved passionately by a minority audience. Due to the passionate nature of fantasy and sci-fi fans it's no coincidence that many cult shows come under these genres. Another reason cult shows arise is because there a few episodes ever made. Once again due to the costly nature of making sci-fi and fantasy shows, they are often axed quickly. One of the .  Read the complete review

Firefly is a space western TV series that was created by Joss Whedon, well known writer and director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Set in 2517, the show follows the lives of a group of people who fought on the losing side of a civil war and are now grouped with others to live on the outskirts of society. This group of people live on board a space craft, travelling to different planets trying to make whatever money they can - whether it be legal or not. Captain Mal Reynolds leads his crew through space on a number of adventures trying to avoid the Alliance, the space police who are hunting them (and the secret they carry on board) ...  Read the complete review

Joss Whedons masterpiece was much too short due to under performing with the ratings on TV the show was unwisely cancelled after airing only 11 of 14 episodes. But despite this the show has become a strong cult favourite and the DVD boxset has sold astonishingly well for a show that was cancelled only half way through the first season. The boxset has even been sent into space to the International Space Station. Due to its success Joss Whedon managed to revive the story for a feature film "Serenity" which did well. The story is based around a group of space thieves who travel round the "Verse" trying to make a living in a society which has ...  Read the complete review

I am a great big Joss Whedon fanboy. This is hardly a confession of guilt, everyone who knows me knows this. If I hear that a Joss Whedon project is in the pipeline then I get excited because his track record shows entertainment excellence that surpasses nearly all rivals. Firefly is possibly my favourite Joss Whedon show. Set in the future, the show follows the adventures of Mal Reynolds' crew of misfits and runaways in the good ship Serenity as they try to make a living, carve out a life for themselves or escape their pasts. There's Mal the anti-hero captain, Zoe the loyal second-in-command, Jayne the dim and amoral (but oddly loveable) mercenary, Kaylee ...  Read the complete review

The fire still burns... Bringing back cancelled TV shows seems to be a new phenomenon for American networks, Family Guy and Jericho being prime examples. While this is great for giving shows with flagging ratings a second chance, sometimes you can't help but feel this should have been instituted earlier. Firefly came at a time when pressure on the networks was huge, shows were expected to deliver ratings quickly, it wasn't until the last few years that new programs were given some breathing space to develop an audience. Firefly was the creation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel head honcho Joss Whedon in 2002, so much was ...  Read the complete review