Yeah, but the thing is, I felt like they set up the characters and the situations to go somewhere. Frankly, I felt that certain events that occur in Serenity really needed to be dealt with in the future to make them more...meaningful. Other events left open questions. Not critical ones, but open ones nonetheless.
On the other hand, knowing Joss Whedon's propensities in writing, I'm kind of glad that some things didn't have a chance to be "ruined" in future tales.
I'm trying to keep this as spoiler-free as possible for those who haven't seen the film, so I'll keep this vague, but here are my concerns:
- Political developments in Serenity are never followed up on. What happens in the wake of those events?
- The long-term effects of certain "crew changes" are never touched on, so ALL you get is a rather abrupt glossing over of them in the short-term. How does the crew respond to those changes? That stuff deserved to be dealt with.
- Characters introduced in the film are dealt with within the film's story...but could be developed further (and again, knowing Whedon, that's something that would've likely happened). Same goes for characters not appearing in the film but introduced in certain episodes and left hanging. These aren't as important as the above two points, but they're the kinds of things I'd expect to see in subsequent seasons.
- Interactions BETWEEN certain characters aren't resolved entirely. In other cases, they are....but again, knowing Joss, you gotta know where THAT'S all headed....
