'twas a great show, killed before it's time because it was in like 4 different timeslots in its 12-episode run. I actually caught the premiere, but only saw one other episode when it aired because I could never figure out when it was on. I ended up downloading the rest. o: But I bought the DVD set as soon as it was available, so I figure I made up for the downloads.
I actually enjoyed the show more than the movie (Serenity). The movie was much darker than the show -- which isn't a bad thing, but it seemed to lose a lot of the character interactions that made the show so enjoyable.