IIRC Virginia Hey, Zhaan in Farscape, kept having to wear that blue body paint 6-8 months a year until she got kidney problems from it and quit the show.
It's been so long between the last time I saw Firefly or Serenity and when I started watching Dark Matter (only a few months ago), the comparison didn't even occur to me.
There is some overlap, but IMHO not much more than any other "rag tag group of fugitives on a powerful ship" sci fi. Speaking of which, only after I posted did I think "oh, I forgot to find a role for Avon from Blake's 7."
Strike Team: Vic Mackey, Kira Nerys, 5 (of the Raza), Tom Paris, Ro Laren
Chief Science Officer: Spock
Ship's Counsellor: Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Chief Engineer: Miles O'Brien
Deputy Chief Engineer: Seamus Harper
Chief Medical Officer: Blazin' Bev Crusher
Constable/Internal Affairs: Odo
Chief Steward (Ten Forward): Quark
Entertainment Officer: Cat (of the Red Dwarf)
Ship's Computer: Andromeda Ascendant
Prime Directive Council: Picard, Janeway, Sisko
AI Rights council: Data, the Emergency Medical Hologram, Arnold J. Rimmer
Taichi & warrior bullshit gurus: Worf, 4 (of the Raza)
Quartermaster: Dominar Rygel XVI
Ship's Tailor: Garak
Poker night: Will Riker, 3 (of the Raza), Chiana, Montgomery Scott, Dave Lister, Q (I mean, who could stop him from attending), Ace Rimmer, Jadzia Dax, Guinan
After party: Will for sure, 2, Rygel, Chiana, Blazin' Bev, John Crichton, Garak, Zhaan
Kid's Table: Wesley Crusher, 5 (of the Raza), Alexander Rozhenko, Dr Julian Bashir
As much as I love Tim, isn't he a tad long in the tooth to be starting a TOS reboot? Like, a whole generation older than Shatner was at the start of TOS?
Right for playing a guy who's decided who he is and calmed down a bit, but not for a thrusting young captain who nails every green chick in sight.
The Prime Directive: Always Work for the Greater Good.