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Release Date:
20 September 2002 (USA) morePlot:
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small, mobile, 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. full summaryAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(52 articles)
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Could have been great moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 14)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 Book (14 episodes, 2002-2003) |
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42 min (15 episodes)Country:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalFilming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter:
2% since last week why?Fun Stuff
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The Alliance's full title is the "Anglo-Sino Alliance". Joss Whedon intended the Alliance to be the merger of the USA and China, the last of the world's superpowers. (This is why many characters on the show sometimes speak Chinese.) The Alliance flag, seen in the original pilot episode, is a blending of the US and Chinese flags. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The Chinese characters for "Blue Sun" change from episode to episode. On Jayne's T-shirt, "Blue Sun" is "qing ri", but in logo signs, it's "lan ri". "Qing" and "lan" refer to different hues of blue (sky blue vs. indigo). moreQuotes:
Jubel Early: You ever been shot?Simon: No.
Jubel Early: You oughta be shot. Or stabbed, lose a leg. To be a surgeon, you know? Know what kind of pain you're dealing with. They make psychiatrists get psychoanalyzed before they can get certified, but they don't make a surgeon get cut on. That seem right to you?
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The Ballad of Serenity moreFAQ
What is a flan?How is the Alliance star-system organized?
How does "Firefly" relate to the film "Serenity"?
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As with BtVS, the world is divided into people who get Firefly and people who don't. In this series Joss Whedon created one of the most realistic post-war visions of the future ever committed to tape, that at the same time spoke about yesterday and today. Maybe a little too much today for its own good.
The series is anti-corporate, anti-government and, while it takes the stand that some things are worth fighting for, it is largely anti-war. No wonder FOX did everything in its power to kill it off, including airing episodes out of order, skipping weeks after airing only three eps and, inevitably canceling the show without even airing episodes 12, 13 and 14 (out of 15). This was particularly damaging, as Firefly had a greater sense of ongoing plot than any other Whedon series in its first year. Viewers were left wondering, on more than one occasion, when a character would reference something we hadn't seen yet.
The backstage dramatics aside, Firefly is intelligent and, like Buffy, mythic - except this time Whedon is dealing with the myth of America: the Frontier, the Civil War, the rise of the Corporation, etc . . .
Firefly is a demanding show. It asks its audience to appreciate the shades of grey in its characters' moral scale. The villains are not comfortingly dressed as an alien race. In 500 years mankind will still be its own worst enemy. Technology will be in the hands of a privileged few, and others will in "The Black" - Whedon's frontier third world - where it is possible to exist without the interference (or benefit) of civilization and government. Things will be dirty, and used. Firefly creates a universe that almost totally opposes that of (that bastion of television sci-fi) Star Trek: its Federation-like central power (the Alliance) is interpreted as being oppressive and dystopic. We are on the side of those who resisted (like the Maqui) and lost.
The acting is strong, the writing as excellent, funny and moving as on any Whedon show, and the effects and sets create a consistent, believable world. It is a shame the series didn't have a more hospitable environment in which to grow and become all it could have been.