Our very own Firefly / Serenity product rating system
December 9th, 2007 Posted in Serenity CollectiblesSince I seem to be doing an awful lot of merchandise reviews and my site is one of the top search engine results for Serenity merchandise, it’s about time for a Serenityverse rating system. Ratings will be applied to each new review and gradually added in to old ones, and reflect my opinion only.
Serenityverse Top Pick: One of those items every Serenity fan should own; top-notch quality and value. There are very few items that earn this rating. I consider what I would counsel the Firefly fan on a very limited budget to buy, or recommend who wanted a strong core collection of only the best and most key products, and those become my Top Picks.
Worth the Cashy Money: Well worth buying if it suits your taste. There are some supurb products with this rating; some of them may be a little too expensive, or fill slightly too small a niche to become Top Picks, but these are all things I don’t hesitate to recommend. Once you own the Top Picks, there is much fun to be had by expanding your collection into this area.
Yes, We Noticed You Have a License (or, The Serenity Logo Plastered on Stuff): This distinction is awarded to those products whose maker invested absolutely no actual brainpower, originality, or graphic designers in the development process. Welcome to Zippo lighters, coffee mugs, and shot glasses. Please note that we are still willing to purchase said products, however.
Collector Bait: Those items that really should be reaver food, but since Browncoats really will buy anything, the die-hard collector probably won’t be able to pass this one up. Action figures that resemble David Duchovny more than Mal are a prime example.
Reaver Food: The Special Hell of Serenity and Firefly merchandise, reserved for those products afflicted with problems so severe that I really can’t imagine ever wanting to buy them, even if I had a private floaty island of my very own.