Firefly (2002–2003)

A team of randomly skilled renegades find various missions while travelling in a spaceship, 500 years in the future.

A SciFi series created, written and directed by Joss Whedon and the brand of his style can be felt at all times through the well-written dialogue, with beautifully constructed lines meant to express various humorous tones in almost any situation, an attitude that's slightly too serious but mixed in with playful which seems to be present in all the heroes that Joss created (like Mal for Firefly and Buffy before him) and many similar details.

The series was abruptly canceled due to contractual details and an entire generation of fans rebelled, as a result of which Firefly continued in a movie: Serenity, and both are still very high in the tops of the most beloved cult series and movies.

Director:  Joss Whedon and others

Production:  FOX  

Creator:  Joss Whedon   

Duration:  1 season of 14 episodes (44 minutes each)   

With: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Christina Hendricks, Ron Glass, Mark Sheppard

Rating: 8/10

Angel (1999–2004)

Angel isi continua aventurile dupa ce a parasit Sunnydale la finalul sezonului 3 din Buffy si se muta in Los Angeles unde isi creeaza o echipa de investigatii.

Un serial copil al lui Buffy The Vampire Slayer ce muta un personaj preaiubit in prim plan. Foarte popular la vremea lui, Angel nu se ridica la nivelul lui Buffy, incercand o formula noua, mai matura si complexa de a continua reteta de "monstrul saptamanii", fapt ce lucreaza impotriva sa, deoarece ambitiile de productie au trebuit limitate de dezvoltarea tehnica a vremii si constrictiile financiare impuse de producatori. Pe alocuri aberant, cu mai putin umor (de succes) decat serialul mama, Angel a creat personaje noi, adesea fascinante (Fred) si a folosit si transformat personaje vechi, adesea in mod ridicol, cu rezultate mixte (Cordelia). Serialul in mare este cam pestrit cu calitate imprastiata, cu imbunatatiri evidente spre finalul seriei, cand chiar motivul suspendarii a fost faptul ca a devenit prea scump.

Productie:  The WB   

Creator:  David Greenwalt, Joss Whedon   

Durata:  5 sezoane a cate 22 episoade (42 minute fiecare)   

Cu: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, Andy Hallett, Amy Acker, J. August Richards, Stephanie Romanov, Vincent Kartheiser, James Marsters, Christian Kane, Julie Benz, Mercedes McNab, Elisabeth Röhm, Glenn Quinn, Juliet Landau, Eliza Dushku, Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres

Rating: 7/10

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)

Intr-o lume in care monstrii sunt reali, o adolescenta tipica se adapteaza destinului de a fi cea aleasa pentru a distruge specia vampirica.

Un serial cult ce a definit o intreaga generatie. Plin de aventuri, intr-o combinatie minunata de elemente horror si comedie, are tot ce ii trebuie pentru a atrage toate gusturile.

Eroina atipica face parte dintr-un grup de prieteni adolescenti ce impreuna trec prin toate problemele specifice varstei intre luptele cu monstrii mai mult sau mai putin feroce, sub veghea bibliotecarului britanic plin de intelepciune. Plin de imaginatie, cu un dialog plin de potentiale citate, serialul a ajutat si fascinat generatia de la finele anilor '90 prin manevrarea unor subiecte populare ca probleme de adaptare, recunoasterea de responsabilitati precoce, cunoastere de sine, orientare sexuala si umorul ca forma de aparare fara a se lua prea in serios.

Creator: Joss Whedon   

Cu:  Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head, James Marsters, David Boreanaz, Eliza Dushku, Michelle Trachtenberg, Emma Caulfield Ford, Charisma Carpenter, Amber Benson, Seth Green, Marc Blucas

Rating: 9/10

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