I see no reason for viewers to think it won't get better. Ugh, I'm watching the first season of "The X-Files" and while I enjoy the show over all you can tell that the first season was very hit and miss. I suspect like with "DollHouse" Fox made them have a lot more stand-alone episodes and monster of the week episodes. By season two there was a huge improvment because the creative team like Chris Carter got more creative freedom, same goes for Whedon, its his show now, hopefuly Fox won't go and kill it now that it is.

I don't want it to be "racier, darker, crisper". I simply want it to be "better".

I think you are totally correct. They must have used film for the first episodes.
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Wait, when she says the show will be filmed in "HD" does she mean digital? I thought the show did air in HD (high definition), at least I watched all the shows in what looked to me like high-def.

I think what she (and perhaps you?) mean is that instead of recording on film that they'll record onto a digital medium, which would make it easier and cheaper for any post-production editing?

I don't care as this is the show that should have been cancelled and not Terminator : the Sarah Connor Chronicles so I ain't returning to this show as it is the one that deserved the axe