"Most of the people speaking of serenity/firefly are die-hard fans of whedons work. those outside of the fan community for the most part dont know what the hell this is or why they should care."

It's strange you should say this. 90% of the Firefly fans that I personally know (quite a large number) have never watched or been fans of Wheedon's other series.

Most discerning viewers that I know have steered clear of shows about "hot undead-on-teenager action."

Firefly is of an entirely different calibre. It is a show that appeals to adult viewers who want intelligent dialogue and subtle character interaction.

Wheedon may have cut his chops on Buffy and Angel, but this was his first truly grown-up series.

And it was great.