Of course, there was a huge government conspiracy with plenty of space-faring action and lovable characters that helped the show build its massive following.
The problem was that almost no one watched it while it was on the air, which led to a swift cancellation from Fox.
With the guidelines in place, Priceonomics found that Firefly was by far the number one cult show with 190,192 user ratings on IMDB.
Airing just one 14 episode season on Fox in 2003, Firefly followed the escapades of a team of space navigating rebels and their mission to survive their various adventures.