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 #24 | 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:

Hulu 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

In the 1970s and early 1980s, Ron Glass was a cast member of the sitcom Barney Miller (1975), which was set at the 12th precinct of the New York Police Department. While it was likely just a coincidence, the NYPD's 12th precinct was also the setting of Nathan Fillion's series Castle (2009).

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Goofs

The Chinese characters for "Blue Sun" change from throughout the series. On Jayne's T-shirt, "Blue Sun" is Qing Ri, but in logo signs, it's Lan Ri. In ancient China, as well as Japan, green and blue were seen as different shades of the same color. The character Qing was used to represent both green and blue. In modern China, Lan is the character used for blue.

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Quotes

River Tam: Two by two. Hands of blue.

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Alternate Versions

The two-hour pilot "Serenity" also featured a scene in Simon's cabin with him and Zoe: he's listening to an encyclopedia entry on the Battle of Serenity Valley, from which the ship gets its name, and she comes in and gives an eyewitness account of it, from Mal commanding over 2000 people after a week due to high officer casualties, to both sides stacking corpses for cover, to medical relief for both sides being held back for a week after a cease-fire was declared, to her and Mal being the only survivors of their platoon, and that she'd kill Simon on a word from Mal.

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Connections

Referenced in The Venture Bros.: Pinstripes and Poltergeists (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 *****