I think this is the first time I watched the tv series followed by the movie, as I’m pretty sure I watched the movie having not watched the show. I think it works well as a stand-alone, although why anyone would want to only watch the movie when there are fourteen fabulous episodes of quality TV is beyond me. This is the movie where I learned Joss Whedon never gets overly attached to his characters.
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2005/serenity.html
(wow, do I not like this poster. The other two were not good either.)
Way back in the day, I saw a sneak peak of this, before they put in an of the sound effects, which was weird. I haven’t watched it in years. Perhaps I’ll do my own Firefly/Serenity binge fest, although not all in one day.
I can’t say I recommend the one-day experience. But it was fun to watch it with a crowd.