We saw Serenity this evening. I have to tell you that it was worth the wait. This has to be the best sci-fi movie I have seen since the first Star Wars 20 odd years ago. It's sci-fi and the post civil war west all wrapped up in one package. The movie feels lived-in and just like life, all endings aren't happy ones. What a great movie. I love it when they actually answer questions and bring an arc to a close. We see some interesting new characters and lose some old favorites. I dearly hope that there is enough of the story left to make another movie, or to start up the show again on TV. We now know why the Alliance is chasing River and how the Reavers came to be. We learn more about the characters and see some (serious) changes in their relationships. River even gets a little better...and by the way, don't mess with her. The barfight scene in the trailer is the least of it. One scene toward the end of the movie had me thinking of a terrier dropped into a pen full of rats. River and the Alliance operative steal the show. Mal aims to mis-behave and hits his target. Tam, Wash , Inara, & Kaylee didn't have enough to do in the movie. Jayne had some great lines. Book was in as an afterthought. Zoe is either a cold-hearted bitch, or so much a professional as not to make a difference. If it had been 4 hours long, it wouldn't have been enough. I hope they make another. Take my love. Take my land. Take me where I cannot stand. Don't forget, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me.