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>Okay, I've watched the first half, and it's pretty cool so far, but I have a few questions. > >I never saw even 10 seconds of the tv series.
No sweat. I only saw half an episode before seeing the movie, plus a few bits here and there from cultural osmosis.
>Where does the film fit in, continuity-wise?
After the series
>Is it necessary to see the tv series before the film makes sense? (I'm thinking "no")
No, but seeing the series first helps orient you a bit more.
>Why is the film called Serenity and not Firefly?
Sidestepping the possibility of legal issues, Serenity is the name of the ship. "Firefly" doesn't have the same name recognition as, say, "Star Trek", so they weren't as tied to it for the name of the movie.
>Approximately when does the whole series take place, relative to our century?
(I think) about 500 years in the (bumpy) future.
>Are the film's characters played by the same people from the tv show?
I believe so.
>Does the film "look" like the tv series (cinematography, effects, etc.)?
Similar, but the movie had more money, obviously.
>What's up with the Doctor guy? That is, why is he so clean that another >character was driven to comment on it?
Pretty much what you saw in the begining: He'd have been a fine, rich, upstanding (and well-scrubbed) doctor, but sacrificed it all to bust his sister out of that programming facility and keep her out of sight on the fringes.
>Anyway, it's pretty nifty stuff, IMO.
Very,
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