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This is an article about the television series Firefly. For other uses, see Firefly (disambiguation).

Firefly
Created by	Joss Whedon
Starring	Nathan Fillion Gina Torres Alan Tudyk Morena Baccarin Adam Baldwin Jewel Staite Sean Maher Summer Glau Ron Glass
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Joss Whedon Tim Minear
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	FOX
Release	September 20, 2002 – December 20, 2002

Firefly was an American science fiction television series that premiered in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. The series was set in 2517 A.D. and dealt with the adventures of the renagade crew of a spaceship named Serenity. It presented an atypical science fiction narrative in a naturalistic future setting modeled after traditional Western movie motifs. It was conceived by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, who served as executive producer with Tim Minear.

Firefly was broadcast on the FOX network but was cancelled after only eleven of the fourteen produced episodes were aired. It won an Emmy in 2003 for "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series" and spawned several spin-offs. Strong sales of the series' DVD collection and an unprecedented fan support campaign led Whedon and Universal Pictures to produce a film based on the series, titled Serenity after the fictional spacecraft featured in the show.

Plot

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Back story

The series is set in the year 2517. In the film Serenity, it was established that long before the events in the series, a large population had emigrated from the Earth to a new star system in multi-generational spaceships that traveled much faster than today's ships, but not faster than the speed of light. The emigrants established themselves in a new star system, with "dozens of planets and hundreds of moons," many of which had been terraformed, a process in which a planet or moon is altered to resemble the Earth. The terraforming process was only the first step in making a planet habitable, however, and the outlying settlements often did not receive any further support in the construction of their civilizations, with the result that many of the border planets consist of forbidding, dry environments, well suited to the Western genre.

Characters in the story occasionally refer to "Earth-that-was", suggesting that the original home planet had been somehow destroyed, or is so far out of reach that for them it is mythical. It is cryptically stated in the opening narration of the movie Serenity that Earth "got used up," and humanity was forced to leave.

Synopsis

The show took its name from the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity that the central characters call home. Somewhat resembling an insect in general arrangement, the ship's name comes from the fact that the ship's tail section (analogous to an insectoid abdomen) lights up during acceleration, causing it to resemble a firefly.

Throughout the series, it is established that the star system is governed by the Alliance, an organization of "core" planets that had succeeded in forcibly unifying all of the colonies under a single government. Although the central planets are well under Alliance control, the outlying planets and moons resemble the 19th century American West, with little government authority. Settlers and refugees on the outlying worlds have relative freedom from the central government, but lack the amenities of the high-tech civilization that exist on the inner worlds. The episode "Serenity" shows that the Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds and his first mate Zoë are veteran "Browncoats" of the Unification War, a failed attempt by the outlying worlds to resist the Alliance's assertion of control. In a later episode, titled "Out of Gas", it is revealed that Mal bought the spaceship Serenity in order to continue living beyond Alliance control. Much of his and his crew's work consists of cargo runs or smuggling.

Signature show elements

The show, featuring a blend of elements from the space opera and Western genres, depicted mankind's future in a way that is uncharacteristic of many contemporary science fiction programs: there were no alien creatures or space battles. Firefly took place in a multi-cultural future, where the divide between the rich and poor was great.

As a result of the Sino-American Alliance, Chinese is a common second language for many people; it is used in advertisements, and characters in the show frequently use Chinese words and curses. According to the DVD commentary on the episode "Serenity", this was explained as being the result of China and the United States being the two superpowers that expanded into space. An interesting intrusion of Japanese can be noted in the form of katakana script throughout the television series and the film.

In contrast to many shows, Firefly was filmed using a handheld camera style, with deliberately misframed or out-of-focus subjects, in an attempt to give scenes an immersive and immediate feeling; computer-generated scenes mimic the motion of a handheld camera. Exterior shots of action taking place in the vacuum of outer space realistically lack sound effects, an approach that stood in contrast to many contemporary science fiction films and television series.

Cast

Main characters

Firefly maintained an ensemble cast. The show's plot pits these characters against various criminals and schemers, Alliance security forces, the utterly psychotic and brutal Reavers, and the mysterious men with "hands of blue" — who are apparently operatives of a secret agency which is part of the megacorporation referred to in the DVD commentary only as The Blue Sun Corporation. The crew is driven by the need to secure enough income to keep their ship operational, set against the need to keep a low profile to avoid their numerous adversaries. Their situation is greatly complicated by the divergent motivations of the individuals on board Serenity. The show's brief run did not allow full elucidation of all the complex interrelationships of the cast and their external contacts.

• Nathan Fillion played Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, Serenity's captain and former Independent sergeant in the pivotal Battle of Serenity Valley. Captain Malcolm Reynolds was named #18 in TV Guide's "25 Greatest Sci-fi legends" list in 2004.

• Gina Torres played Zoë Alleyne Washburne, second-in-command onboard Serenity, loyal wartime friend of Reynolds, and wife to Wash.

• Alan Tudyk played Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Serenity's gifted pilot and Zoë's somewhat timid husband. He expresses jealousy over his wife's unconditional support of their captain.

• Morena Baccarin played Inara Serra, a Companion, which is the 26th century equivalent of a courtesan or geisha, sometimes mistaken for a prostitute (and is often called a "whore" by Captain Reynolds). Like her Renaissance counterparts, Inara enjoys high social standing. She and Mal have a strained relationship, with unspoken romantic tension playing a significant part in several episodes.

• Adam Baldwin played Jayne Cobb, hired muscle who joined the crew for mercenary reasons, was often the "main gun" for jobs. Jayne is keenly skilled, crude, large (6'4"), uneducated (though occasionally quite clever), and often appeared to lack both morals and ethics of any kind, though he did increasingly struggle with his conscience as the season progressed. Jayne was often tempted to sell out his crew members, especially River and Simon, and sometimes appeared to cross over the line between "good guy" and "bad guy". At the same time, he sometimes displayed unexpected emotional sensitivity.

• Jewel Staite played Kaywinnit Lee "Kaylee" Frye, the ship's mechanic. With no formal training, she keeps Serenity running with an intuitive gift for the workings of mechanical equipment. Her talent shows when she talks about equipment, sometimes speaking in a manner others cannot keep up with. She is very sentimental about Serenity's workings, and as a result, she is extremely sensitive to insults (or even candid observations) about the ship's appearance. A carefree and bubbly young woman, Kaylee pines after Dr. Simon Tam.

• Sean Maher played Dr. Simon Tam, a medical researcher and trauma surgeon of the first caliber (top 3% in his class at a top core planet institution), who is on the run after breaking his sister River out of a government research facility. His bumbling attempts at a relationship with Kaylee are a recurring subplot throughout the series, and at every turn he seems to find a way to unwittingly foil his own romantic desires.

• Summer Glau played River Tam, who was smuggled onto the ship by her brother. River was a child prodigy of unparalleled genius, but she was experimented upon at the hands of Alliance doctors, where, among other terrifying "experiments," they stripped her amygdala, cutting into her brain over and over. She sometimes gives way to bouts of psychosis and is at these times nearly impossible to communicate with, although still undeniably brilliant. Her wording at these times is, at least, highly unconventional: it is almost always understandable in context, tending to be both insightful and giving a unique perspective. She very clearly has the ability to read minds and see things as they happen, though this is never explicitly stated. She displays uncanny agility and hand-eye coordination, especially in one particular fight scene, where she shoots three men with her eyes closed. She more than once comments on the names of those around her, telling Jayne "Jayne is a girl's name," and staring at the Captain and remarking "Mal. Bad. In the Latin."

• Ron Glass played Derrial Book. He is a "Shepherd", which is the equivalent of a reverend, minister or pastor. He has priority status in the Alliance for unspecified reasons, and demonstrates a peculiar depth of knowledge about firearms and criminal activities, such as an electromagnetic field ("net") that disables ships and leaves them vulnerable in space. His full identity remained a mystery throughout the series, and like most characters on the show, he was more than he appeared.

Three members of the Firefly cast appeared on Joss Whedon's other TV series as villains. Fillion was cast in the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, while Torres and Baldwin took on recurring roles on Angel in its fourth and fifth seasons respectively. (Summer Glau had appeared in the third-season Angel episode "Waiting in the Wings" before she was cast in Firefly.) In addition, Jewel Staite appeared in several episodes of the Tim Minear-produced Wonderfalls.

Recurring characters

Despite the short run of the series, some recurring characters emerged from the colorful inhabitants of the Firefly universe:

• Badger: An established smuggling middleman on planet Persephone. He provided jobs for Serenity on at least two occasions. In the DVD commentary for the episode "Serenity," it was revealed that this part was originally written with the intent of Whedon himself playing the part.

• Adelei Niska: This criminal kingpin had a reputation for violent reprisals, including severe, prolonged torture, against smugglers who failed him.

• Saffron: A con artist whose original name is unknown. In the series she also used the aliases "Bridget" and "Yolanda", leading Mal to jokingly refer to her as the compound "YoSaffBridge" on one occasion. She had a habit of marrying her marks in order to achieve her scams.

• "The Hands of Blue": Two anonymous men wearing suits and blue gloves who pursued River (apparently to return her to the institute she escaped from), as shown in "The Train Job", "Ariel", and Serenity: Those Left Behind. They had a tendency to kill off anyone, including Alliance personnel, who had contact with her, using a mysterious handheld device that caused fatal bleeding to anyone in its proximity. How they shielded themselves from the device's effects is unknown.

Episodes

The fourteen episodes of the series are, in the order originally intended:

Original airing

The sequence in which the episodes originally aired varied by locality:

• In the USA and Canada, starting on September 20, 2002, Fox (and Global in Canada) broadcast the episodes on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (except for the second hour of the pilot which was shown at 9:00 p.m.). The order was 2, 3, 6–8, 4, 5, 9–10, 14, 1; with 11–13 unaired in the USA during the series original run (these episodes remained unaired in the USA until they were broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel in late 2005 shortly before Serenity premiered in cinemas).

• In South Africa, starting on April 15, 2003, the SABC3 broadcast the episodes on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.. The order was 2, 3, 6–8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 1a, 1b, 11–13.

• In Mexico and South America, starting on April 19, 2003, MundoFOX broadcast the episodes on Saturdays at 6:00 p.m.. The order was 2, 3, 6–8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 11, 14, 12; the pilot episode was not shown.

• In the United Kingdom, starting on May 12, 2003, Sci Fi Channel (United Kingdom) broadcast the episodes on Mondays at 9:00 p.m. (except for the first hour of the pilot which was shown at 8:00 p.m.). The altered episodes of the first season were shown in the originally intended order.

• In Canada, Space has been airing the series in the originally intended order regularly since September 8, 2003, including a marathon of the entire series on September 5, 2003.

• In Australia, starting on November 10, 2004, the Seven Network broadcast the episodes on Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m. The order was 2, 1a, 1b, 3–14.

• In New Zealand, starting on December 21, 2004, the show was aired on TV3 in the order 1–3, 6–8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 13, 11, 12 on Tuesdays at 11:00 p.m..

• In Switzerland, TSR1 (Swiss French channel) aired the entire series in a three week time period, beginning on July 25, 2005, with one episode per weekday. Each episode was dubbed in French on one sound channel, and the original English on the other.

• In Sweden, TV400 aired the show chronologically starting on January 14, 2005.

• In Israel, HOT (cable television) aired the show chronologically starting on October 25, 2005.

• In the United States, starting on July 22, 2005, the Sci Fi Channel aired the show on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/Pacific in their originally intended order. Following a marathon on January 6, 2006, Firefly was removed from the Sci Fi Channel line-up.

• The Sci-Fi channel aired the episodes as a marathon run over the first weekend of October 2005. This was timed to celebrate the release of the film Serenity. The channel also aired a marathon of the first eight episodes (in chronological order) on March 10, 2006, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., EST.

• In Portugal, SIC Radical aired the show starting on January 12, 2006 until April 20, 2006. A new episode was broadcasted on Thursdays at 11:00 p.m., GMT, and then again broadcasted on Sundays at 6:30 p.m., GMT. The episode order of broadcast was 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 1a, 1b, 13, 11, 12.

• In Italy, Canal Jimmy (satellite television) aired the show chronologically starting on February 17, 2006 every Friday night at 9:00 p.m., with several repeats during the week. The show was aired in 4:3 format with a very bad adaptation and dubbing in Italian.

Cancellation

Although the show had a loyal following during its original broadcast, it was cancelled by FOX in December 2002 after only 11 episodes aired in the USA and Canada due to low ratings. Worried about the low ratings, fans formed the Firefly Immediate Assistance campaign whose goal was to support the production of the show by sending in postcards to FOX. After it was cancelled, the campaign worked on getting another network such as UPN to pick up the cancelled show. The campaign was unsuccessful in promoting the show's continuance.

Fans (self-named Browncoats) attributed the low ratings in part to actions of the FOX Network—most notably the fact that FOX had aired the episodes out of chronological order, making the plot much more difficult to follow. For instance, the two-hour episode "Serenity" was intended to be the series' premiere episode, and therefore contained most of the character introductions and back-story. However, FOX decided that "Serenity" was not suitable to open the series, and so the second episode, "The Train Job", was rushed into production to become the first episode aired. In addition, Firefly was promoted as an action-comedy rather than the more serious character study it was intended to be. Episodes were occasionally preempted for sporting events. This has led to many fans boycotting FOX network out of anger.

Music

The cultural fusion depicted in the show was carried over into the musical score as well. Cowboy guitar mixed with Asian influence produced the atmospheric background for the show. As one reviewer stated:

Old music from the future—the music of roaring campfires and racous cowboys mixed with the warm, pensive sounds of Asian culture and, occasionally, a cold imperial trumpet, heralding the ominous structural presence of a domineering government. Completely thrilling.

The series theme song, "The Ballad of Serenity", was written by Joss Whedon and performed by Sonny Rhodes. Whedon wrote the song before the series was greenlit and a preliminary recording performed by Whedon himself is found on the DVD release.

The soundtrack to the series was released on CD on November 8, 2005 by Varèse Sarabande. The music was composed by Greg Edmonson.

Production

In coming up with the name of the show, Joss Whedon wanted something that had both strength and motion and the word "firefly" had both. The fact that it was also something insignificant that had a powerful name added to its allure. From there, it naturally progressed to creating the ship in the image of a firefly.

At the time of shooting the pilot, Whedon was still in a dispute with FOX on whether the show should be in widescreen format and so he purposely did shots with actors on the extreme edge of both sides so that they would have no choice.

The series was shot in a documentary style, with hand-held cameras to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters. This style was not used, however, when shooting scenes that involved the Alliance. Tracking and steady cameras were used to show the sterility of this aspect of the Firefly universe. Another style employed was lens flares, harkening back to 1970s TV. This style was so desired, that they sent back the state-of-the-art lenses, which naturally compensated for light flares, for cheaper ones.

Awards

• Emmy Award: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, 2003
• Visual Effects Society: Best visual effects in a television series, 2003 (episode "Serenity")
• Saturn Award: Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award, Male, 2003 (Nathan Fillion)
• Saturn Award: Saturn Award for Best DVD Release (television), 2004

Nominations

• Visual Effects Society: Best compositing in a televised program, music video, or commercial, 2003
• Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA, "Golden Reel Award": Best sound editing in television long form: sound effects/foley, 2003
• Hugo Award: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, 2003 (episode "Serenity")
• Hugo Award: Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, 2004 (episodes "Heart of Gold" and "The Message", which at that time had not been shown on television in the USA)
• Golden Satellite Award: Best DVD Extras, 2004

DVD release

A box set with the 14 completed episodes, including those previously unaired in the USA, was released on region 1 DVD on December 9, 2003, region 2 DVD on April 19, 2004, and region 4 DVD on August 2, 2004. The box features the episodes in the original order in which the show's producers had intended them to be broadcast, as well as several episode commentaries, outtakes and other features. The DVDs feature the episodes as they were shot in 16:9 widescreen, with anamorphic transfers and Dolby Surround audio.

By September 2005, its DVD release had sold approximately 500,000 copies and was one of the top movers at both Amazon.com and DeepDiscountDVD.com for months.

At Amazon.com the DVDs had average daily rankings of between 1st and 75th in 2003, 22nd and 397th in 2004, 2nd and 232nd in 2005, and 2nd and 31st in 2006 as of 2006-06-27.

Technical specifications: (USA)

• Bitrate: 9.8Mbit/s
• Framerate: 29.97 frames per second
• Resolution: 720x480

Features: (USA)

• Available Subtitles: English, Spanish (note that the English version only has subtitles in English for the hearing impaired)
• Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround). (Note that the English version only has English available)
• All 14 episodes, including three that never aired in FOX's original broadcast
• Commentary on "Serenity", "The Train Job", "Shindig", "Out of Gas", "War Stories", "The Message", and "Objects in Space"
• Deleted scenes from "Serenity", "Our Mrs. Reynolds", and "Objects in Space"
• Featurettes: Here's How How It Was: The Making of Firefly, Serenity: The 10th Character, and Joss Tours the Set
• Alan Tudyk's audition
• Gag reel
• Joss Whedon sings the Firefly theme
• Easter egg: Adam Baldwin sings Hero of Canton

Spin-offs

Several spin-offs from the television series have been released in the years following its cancellation, spanning various forms of media.

Books

Following the motion picture release and its subsequent novelization, a Firefly-based book series of original stories will be released. It is not yet known if they will be considered canonical, as is the comic book series, although it is unlikely considering Whedon's comments regarding the film novelization: "I don't have much involvement … I just whistle and look the other way."

Keith R. A. DeCandido, author of the Serenity movie novelization, said in an interview that two novels are definitely going to be published. Additional books may follow, depending on the success of the franchise. There is no news on who will write the novels, although DeCandido and Steven Brust hope to publish one, and in fact Steven Brust has both completed and submitted his novel. Details on when in the Firefly timeline they will be set, who will be in the novels, or what the plots will be are also not forthcoming. According to Amazon.com, DeCandido is set to write a 304-page novel known as Mirror Image, which will be set in the Firefly universe, and is to be released on July 1, 2009, but DeCandido has denied this in several interviews.

A non-fiction book about the series, entitled Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly, was edited by Jane Espenson with Glenn Yeffeth, and was published in paperback on April 1, 2005. Through numerous essays, the book analyzes the various themes and ideas of Firefly.

As a follow up to his Serenity: The Official Visual Companion, Joss Whedon has written a two-volume book known as Firefly: The Official Visual Companion. The first volume is 176 pages, and is set to be published by Titan books and released on September 30, 2006.

Comics

A three-issue comic book miniseries titled Serenity: Those Left Behind was written by Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews, illustrated by Will Conrad and Laura Martin, and published by Dark Horse Comics. It serves as a link between the final episode of the series ("Objects in Space") and the film Serenity. Each issue of the series featured three different covers, with each cover featuring one of the nine main characters, each by a different illustrator, including Joe Quesada, Bryan Hitch, Tim Bradstreet, John Cassaday and Jo Chen. The first issue was published in July 2005, and the final one appeared in September of the same year. The story focuses on the crew of Serenity taking a salvage job from Badger following a botched theft on a backwater planet, and the pursuit of River by the ominous blue-gloved men seen in two Firefly episodes. The story is considered part of the Firefly canon and bridges the TV show and the movie. The comics quickly sold out on release and both #1 and #2 issues went to second printings. A compilation trade paperback was released in January 2006.

It has been recently confirmed that Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews will write more Serenity comics for Dark Horse. The new comics are expected to be released sometime in mid-to-late 2006 or early 2007.

Film

Joss Whedon said in an April 2003 USA Today interview that he had not given up on the show and hoped to continue it in any format. Serenity, a movie continuing the cancelled television series, was released in Australia on September 29, 2005, the USA and Canada on September 30, 2005, and the UK and Ireland weeks later. At a preview screening for the film, Whedon indicated that he would consider reviving the series if a network purchased the broadcast rights from FOX Television, as he refuses to work with FOX again. More recently, Whedon has said that he would prefer to continue the stories in films, but if he were offered a television deal and not a film deal, he would probably accept.

Role-playing game

A role-playing game entitled Serenity, published by Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd, was released in 2005. This will be followed by Serenity: Out in the Black, an adventure by Tracy and Laura Hickman, the release date of which has yet to be announced.

Videos

The R. Tam sessions, which are set before the TV series, were released unofficially by Whedon via the internet from August 16 to September 5, 2005. They were meant as a form of viral marketing for the film Serenity.

Notes

1. In 2005, New Scientist magazine's NewScientistSpace.com website held an unscientific poll to find "The World's Best Space Sci-Fi Ever". Firefly came in first place, with its cinematic follow-up Serenity in second.
2. In the series, it was not made completely clear whether the planets and moons seen were in one star system or many (or whether Serenity's mode of propulsion was sub-light or faster-than-light). The film Serenity makes it clear that all the planets and moons are in one large system, and production documents related to the film indicate that there is no faster-than-light travel in the Firefly/Serenity universe.
3. A website, Fireflyseason2.com, has been created in order to spur interest in a possible second season of Firefly. The site's goal is that the data collected from the survey can be used to convince a TV network company to pay for the production and distribution of the series.
4. On May 9, 2006, all of the Firefly episodes were added to the iTunes Music Store for download as part of FOX Television Classics along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lost in Space. This is notable as it proves the cancelled show Firefly remains popular and salable. The episodes are listed in the order FOX originally aired them.
5. June 23, 2006 is considered Serenity Day, on which fans plan to buy — and get others to buy — copies of the Serenity and Firefly DVDs in hopes of convincing Universal that creating a sequel is a good business decision. On this day, Serenity and Firefly were ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively, on the DVD Best Sellers list.
6. June 23, 2006 is also the date of worldwide charity screenings of Serenity, organized by fans, dubbed Serenity Now / Equality Now.

References

• Firefly — The Complete Series DVD set (ISBN 6308024716)
• Serenity — The Official Visual Companion; Whedon, Joss; Titan Books (ISBN 1845760824)

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External links

Episode analysis

• Firefly at IMDb
• Firefly at TV.com
• Firefly and Serenity at Wikia
• Firefly wiki
• Firefly at the TV IV
• Firefly and Serenity on Whedonesque
• Firefly timeline
• Chinese words in Firefly

Fanbase discussion

• FireflyFans.net - The primary Firefly fansite.
• Browncoats.com - An unaffiliated Firefly fan community and resource site
• Browncoat board - Forums set up for Browncoats when the Universal forum was closed down
• Firefly at Prospero forums, the original Firefly board (aka OB)
• alt.tv.firefly (Google Groups)
• The Signal - Firefly/Serenity podcast
• Firefly Talk - A weekly Firefly podcast
• Into The Black - A Canadian fansite that is creating "spin-off" web-distributed episodic content based upon the Firefly universe but not involving original show characters
• Firefly Virtual Seasons - A collection of fan-based stories of what "might have been" in future seasons of Firefly
• Virtual Firefly - A fan-based site dedicated to a "virtual continuation" of Joss Whedon's Firefly in the form of scripts of additional episodes
• Worlds of Serenity - A hard SF author examines the plausibility of the 'Verse.

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