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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.

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Joss Whedon
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Top Rated TV #29 | Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards »

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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
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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. Written by Daniel Williamson

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Meet the most spaced-out crew in the galaxy.


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Nearly all of the main cast members have appeared as villains in other Joss Whedon projects. Nathan Fillion appeared in the seventh season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Caleb. Gina Torres appeared in the fourth season of Angel (1999) as Jasmine. Adam Baldwin also appeared in "Angel" (1999), but in the fifth season as Marcus Hamilton. After "Firefly" (2003), Summer Glau and Alan Tudyk appeared in Dollhouse (2009) as Bennett Halverson and Alpha, respectively. Sean Maher played Don John in Whedon's movie of Much Ado About Nothing. See more »

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. See more »

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Mal: I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you
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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. See more »

Connections

Referenced in King of the Nerds: To LARP or Not to LARP (2014) See more »

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The Ballad of Serenity
Performed by Sonny Rhodes
Written by Joss Whedon
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Strangely Intriguing
5 June 2004 | by goddesshSee all my reviews

I have to admit, I had serious doubts about this show. I hate westerns, and a sci-fi/western combination sounded like a really bad show concept--especially since the most recognizable actor in the show was a guy who had a minor part in Two Guys, A Girl, and A Pizza Place (itself a pretty forgettable show). But I found myself getting drawn into this series very quickly. It is very witty, as well as suspenseful. The characters are a lot of fun, too. It is definitely a little quirkier than most of the shows out there, but is that really a bad thing? I loved the banter, loved the acting, and was very disappointed to watch the last episode last night. This show deserved better than to be canceled in the middle of its first run. I'm guessing that the humor was too high-brow for most of the TV watchers of the world.


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Release Date:

20 September 2002 (USA) See more »

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Dolby Digital

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1.78 : 1
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