Why is Firefly so ridiculously overhyped? I mean, it's not a bad series . . . it's just not as good as the Internet's legions of fanboys make it out to be.
According to some, I should have ten orgasms just from watching Summer Glau do something crazy. (Yes, I say this with at least two people on this forum who have Firefly quotes in their sigs.)
When it was originally on Fox, it was the best option out there. There was no Battlestar Galactica, no Lost, Dollhouse, Pushing Daisies, Fringe, Caprica, Heroes, etc... It might not be as much of a standout when put in the context of the programming on television now. More & more "quirky" series are being given a shot - if not on standard primetime, then on cable.
That being said, I still think it was/is a great series, and wish Fox had given it a bit more time.