This totally dropped off my radar, but then I woke up and ordered 2 of them today.

I was just reading the review and was about to post the same thing.

I started watching a little last night. Do we really need what seemed like 5 minutes of just fans (with the cast members quickly mixed in) telling us their names?

I've watched the main document so far (haven't had time to get into the extra or the hours of ROM stuff), and I have to say it's better than I expected. The only one critique I have of it is the timeline ends at the film, where it seems all sunshine and flowers. Sadly, the film didn't do wonderfully in theatres.. But I guess for a bookend, the film works. Great job on the documentary!

anyone have any comments about the downloadable version, i.e. how's it look?

The downloadable version starts of, understandably, as a commercial for the dvd set. (shows you the features what the menus look like and what not) The it's the entire documentary which looks really good considering it is a dvd rip. I'm planning on picking up the dvd because 1. I can't get enough Firefly and 2. they really did a good job on this dvd they need to be rewarded for it.

I wonder if it is a DVD rip, considering it came directly from the source. They could've compressed it from the original uncompressed video.

Yeah, I'm looking to get the DVD as well.

I knew about this from reading about it online a few weeks back, but was kind of on the fence about getting it. I'm a big enough fan of Firefly/Serenity, but after reading the review das Monkey did, I decided to purchase it from them yesterday..damn you das!

At last year's 2005 San Diego Comic-Con I saw most of the film and the panel with the guys who did the film. It was in one of the larger halls, and it was packed, as there was quite a buzz about the then still upcoming Serenity movie. (I remember deciding to skip trying to get into the Universal's official Serenity movie event, which I presume had some of the actors and Joss-- the lines to get in and the crowd were just unbelievable and unreal even for Comic-Con.)

Anyway, I recall the filmmakers as being totally enthusiastic and proud of their effort; fans in the best sense of the word. They were showing off some of the features they were planning for the DVD release they were then still working on, and judging from the comments and reviews here they managed to pull it off. I had completely forgotten about this, and thanks to this thread will probably get this DVD.

The comment I quoted above I thought was a good one about the filmmakers being rewarded for their effort. Considering the amount of time and love invested in it, they can't be making more than a couple pennies an hour.

correction: Whoops. The Done the Impossible panel I saw was actually at San Francisco's WonderCon earlier this year in February. My memory got mixed up

I finally watched my copy of the main documentary, and it's a bittersweet viewing experience, but brought back some good memories. With Dragon*Con just a week away, it should be interesting to see if the Browncoats show up en masse at the panels with Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Alan Tudyk. Sigh...