Finally started watching Firefly last night (obvious early series spoilers)

and wow. it's amazing. the cast is absolutely perfect from the beginning. Nathan Fillion's sarcastic humor and one liners, along with Adam Baldwin's perfect commentary (much like his character in Chuck) make this show great.

even in the pilot, it was obvious that this cast had some MAJOR chemistry together. It really does seem like Mal and Zoe have this genuine bond from their days in the war.

I've wanted to watch this for a long time now, but I didn't know how I'd like the format of the space western being so literally western, but it ended up being one of my favorite aspects of the show. I love the theme of the Serenity crew being on hard times and it being a struggle to find work, especially after the train heist episode when the crew realized they weren't so desperate as to take the community's only medical supplies just for some cash.

frick Fox viewers for not watching the 2 best shows Fox has ever had in AD and Firefly.

I knew Fillion and Baldwin were on this cast along with Alan Tudyk, but I didn't realize how great the rest of the cast is. Jewel Staite, the love of my childhood from Flash Forward and Cheats is amazing as always in it. I loved Gina Torres from the few Suits episodes I've seen, and she's even better in this show.

I also loved how they introduced Sean Maher's character, the doctor, as mysterious and sketchy, but then later have explanations for all of his suspicious behavior. And of course, the relationship between Mal and Inara is golden. I love the "companion" aspect of the future world they created.

TL;DR:

through the pilot and first episode, this show and cast are phenomenal. I'm loving every minute of it thus far.