Firefly 

Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

Creator:

Joss Whedon

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk

Top Rated TV #21 | Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Summer Glau	...	River Tam 14 episodes, 2002-2003
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Derrial Book 14 episodes, 2002-2003

Storyline

Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship "Serenity". Mal and his crew, ensign Zoe Alleyne Washburne; Zoe's husband, pilot Hoban 'Wash' Washburne; muscular mercenary Jayne Cobb; young mechanic Kaylee Frye; former Alliance medical officer Simon Tam; his disturbed teenage sister River (both on the run from the interplanetary government "The Alliance"); the beautiful courtesan Inara Serra; and preacher Shepherd Book do any jobs, legal or illegal, they can find as the Serenity crew travels across the outskirts of outer space.

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Plot Keywords:

future | captain | psychic | spacecraft | preacher | 

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Taglines:

Meet the most spaced-out crew in the galaxy.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Firefly: The Series

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 616 min (Entire show)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Amy Pascale's 2014 biography of Joss Whedon, Whedon proposed a Firefly plotline in which Inara injected herself with a prophylactic solution - not a birth control but a serum that would poison anyone who raped her. Whedon's idea was that Inara would then be kidnapped and gang-raped, but that the rapes would take place offscreen, and the only sign of them would be a pile of her rapists later found dead. This plotline was nixed by the network and no version of it ever appeared on the show.

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Goofs

In commentary for Firefly: Shindig, costume designer Shawna Trpcic states that Gina Torres wears her lariat necklace "binding" her neck as symbolic of her marriage bond. However, Zoe is shown wearing her lariat necklace in the flashbacks of Firefly: Out of Gas, which take place before Zoe meets her future husband.

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Quotes

Mal: [Simon doesn't get why he was saved] You're part of the crew. Why are we still talking about this?

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Alternate Versions

The DVD episodes end with Joss Whedon and Tim Minear's Executive Producer credit washing across the screen, left to right. On the television episodes, instead of their names, a wireframe model of Serenity fades up.

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Connections

Referenced in The WorSub Films Variety Hour (2009)

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Soundtracks

The Ballad of Serenity
Performed by Sonny Rhodes
Written by Joss Whedon

User Reviews

Counterpoint, apparently

Comparable in flavor to critically-acclaimed Cowboy Bebop. If you're one of the many people that enjoy a good, character-driven show, with a decent plotline and writing hand-crafted by some of the finest in the business, then this is the show for you. Apparently so for the Fox network, but only for a few weeks. Thankfully, the show was released in its entirety on DVD, in all of its glory. Also, as if the brilliant episodes weren't enough to satisfy, there are great, insightful commentaries on most episodes, by creator Joss Whedon and others, and lots of other extras. I can't say enough about this show. Everyone was sad to see this show go, especially the stars.

***** out of *****