Hardcore science fiction junkies, I have a movie suggestion for you: Serenity. You can get it on Netflix. Even if you’re not a junkie but you have even the smallest love for true science fiction which isn’t pumped full of Hollywood steroids and doesn’t take itself any more seriously then is necessary to tell the story, or any kind of true human drama for that matter, watch this movie. After you do you’ll suggest it to all your friends and you’ll be an even cooler hippie.

A small handful of you out there might remember that witty television show Firefly. You might look back fondly on the universe it created and rage in its sudden end which left a gaping void, a throbbing canker in your sense of artistic justice. The verse of Firefly didn’t die, it was reborn in this movie, Serenity.

Here’s the description on the e-box:

Picking up where his cult show “Firefly” left off, writer-director Joss Whedon’s tale of galactic unrest follows Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), captain of the transport ship Serenity, and his scrappy but loyal crew. When the ship picks up two new passengers — fugitives from the powerful coalition ruling the universe — “Mal” and his mates find themselves at the center of a cosmic conflict, pursued by military forces and space-roaming savages.

By the way, I just finished watching this one with a non-enthusiast - someone who doesn’t like most science fiction - this one is well worth your time.