Agreed to everything you wrote about Serenity. I saw the movie before I ever watched the show, I remember being so excited because this was OMGJOSSWHEDON and then being quite disappointed because of the lack of humour and general, well, Whedon-ness. Also, WHY WHY did he have to kill off Wash and Book? It made no sense at all! Yeah, I know, people dying not always makes sense, and JW has made that abundantly clear in Buffy and Angel - still. It. Made. No. Sense. And it made me angry, especially Wash. I *liked* Wash. *sigh*

I'm happy that you're feeling more balanced. I wish I could say something insightful and profound about that, but I can't think of anything, so "I'm happy" will have to do.