Firefly

This is a plug. This is a plug for a really, really great TV show that got cancelled. And then they made a movie. But it's not enough. Because it is an amazing show. People - there are moments when I enjoy this show more than some of the best moments in Friends, or Sex and the City, or Arrested Development or Grey's Anatomy or House. But there is only one season, I only have three episodes left, and I have yet another reason to conclude that the execs at Fox are very stupid indeed.

You know how you went through a stage when you were in middle school and Star Trek was really cool? Or maybe Sliders? Or some other random science fiction show? But then it got predictable, and the characters were two dimensional, and the show wasn't based on plot or people but on special effects and aliens. So then you were depressed about the whole genre, at least in movies or tv shows, because they were so, well, lame. The first three Star Wars are great in a campy way, but the last three are dreadful, the Matrix is brilliant, everyone loves Bladerunner . . . but there's not much out there to make you feel ok about admitting that you like the idea of science fiction.

I give you - Firefly. So good. Watch them in the order on Wiki or in iTunes, not the way they were aired (again, Fox is dumb). Please do not watch Bushwhacked while home alone, like I did. After you've watched them all twice, watch the film Serenity. And weep for the series that is no more.