An in-depth look at the making of the show, with interviews with Firefly cast, crew, and creator Joss Whedon. “This is us, in the future. Our problems are the same… there are just more of us, spread over more planets” ~ Nathan Fillion Original air date: 2003
Galaxy Quest is a sci-fi comedy about a troupe of human actors who defend a group of aliens against an alien warlord. It was directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. Mark Johnson and Charles Newirth produced the film for DreamWorks, and David Newman composed the music score. Portions of the film were shot in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA, and non-humanoid creatures were created by Stan Winston Studio from designs by Jordu Schell. [...]
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader. Howard the Duck is an American science fiction comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and produced by George Lucas. It is loosely based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, created by Steve Gerber and quoting scripts by Bill Mantlo, the film focuses on Howard, an alien from a planet inhabited by anthropomorphic ducks, who is transported to Earth where [...]
Beginning with a flashback to six years prior to the start of the series’ events, back when Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and Zoë Washburne (Gina Torres) were rebel soldiers in the war against the Alliance. The show jumps forward to the “present” where Mal and Zoë are now part of a salvage crew with Jayne Cobb (Adam Baldwin), Kaylee Frye (Jewel Staite), and Zoë’s husband Hoban “Wash” Washburne (Alan Tudyk) on the Firefly class spaceship Serenity. The crew is running a salvage operation on [...]
“Objects in Space” is the 14th episode and series finale of the science fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. Serenity encounters Jubal Early, a ruthless professional bounty hunter who will stop at nothing to retrieve River. But River, feeling unwelcome on the ship, takes a novel approach to escaping from the long arm of the Alliance. Original air date: 13 December 2002 The inspiration for this episode came from Executive Producer Tim Minear, who gave Whedon the idea [...]
A Companion-trained friend of Inara’s who runs a brothel calls for help from Serenity when a local bigwig reveals his intentions to take “his” baby from the woman he impregnated. Original air date: 19 August 2003 Another of the “unaired” episodes that didn’t see the light of day until after Firefly’s cancellation.
A former Independence soldier who had served with Mal and Zoe returns in a dramatic manner, with a vicious Alliance officer chasing after him for some unusual smuggled goods. Original air date: 15 July 2003 “The Message” was the last episode shot – but not the last episode aired during the sci-fi western’s original run on Fox in 2002. Sad. This was one of the great ones, full of metaphorical resonance about Fireflyitself. The story had the smugglers of Serenity transporting a corpse to [...]
Saffron returns to plague Serenity with a scheme to steal a rare antique weapon from a wealthy landowner. Unfortunately for Mal, she neglects to mention just how she came across the information needed to break into the landowner’s home. Original air date: 28 June 2003 “Trash” is one of three episodes of Firefly that Fox declined to air during the show’s original run in 2002. Those shelved treasures have since been seen by any and all who care via DVD and previous cable network [...]
Angered at Zoe’s unshakable war connection to Mal, Wash demands a shot at a field assignment. Unfortunately, crime lord Niska chooses this moment to exact a brutal vengeance for Mal’s failure to complete an earlier job. Original air date: 6 December 2002
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