James Lovegrove takes us back out into the Black with his second Firefly novel, The Magnificent Nine. Once again, he has an ear for the dialogue and the pacing of the series and translated it nicely to a novel. As the title hints at, the story is a bit of a riff on the classic…
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Firefly (2002) – Objects in Space
This is it, the final episode of the series. Which is frustrating, because you can see the potential in each and every one of these episodes. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon. It aired on 13 December, 2002. River’s (Summer Glau) issues seem to be escalating, and someone has found her. A bounty…
Firefly: Big Damn Hero (2018) – James Lovegrove
If you’ve been visiting the blog recently, you know I’ve been revisiting the beloved series, Firefly. I’m very excited about more adventures in the ‘Verse, even if it’s an animated one. And while I own, and love a lot of the comics that sprang up following the film, Serenity, I had never read any of…
Firefly (2002) – The Message, and Heart of Gold
The Message was broadcast out of order on Fox (nice going dumbasses) after the series had already been cancelled and cut from the schedule (did I mention the dumbass part?). It aired, finally, on 28 July, 2003. It was written by Joss Whedon and Tim Minear. Minear also served as director. This is the episode…
Firefly (2002) – War Stories, and Trash
Cheryl Cain wrote War Stories, which debuted on 6 December, 2002 (Fox was screwing up everything with this show). There is some tension arising between Mal (Nathan Fillion) and Wash (Alan Tudyk) over Wash’s wife, and Mal’s most trusted ally on Serenity, Zoe (Gina Torres). Wash is tired of hearing about Zoe and Mal’s war…
Firefly (2002) – Out of Gas, and Ariel
Fan favourite episode Out of Gas was written by Tim Minear and first debuted on 25 October, 2002. Serenity’s life support fails. The whole ship is in need of repairs, something I’m sure Kaylee (Jewel Staite) would remind Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) every chance she gets. Mal sends the entire crew away, with only him…
Firefly (2002) – Our Mrs. Reynolds, and Jaynestown
The problematic Joss Whedon wrote Our Mrs. Reynolds which had an air date of 4 October, 2002, and introduced a character that not only had a huge effect on Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), but also on viewers. The stunning Christina Hendricks appears as Saffron, a woman who shows up on Serenity claiming to be Mal’s…
Firefly (2002) – Shindig, and Safe
Since Fox had already screwed up the airing order of Firefly, it’s no surprise that despite Shindig being the fifth episode aired sixth after episodes that would come later in the timeline. Morons. Written by the talented Jane Espenson, this episode was broadcast on 1 November, 2002. Mal (Nathan Fillion) and company need a job….
Firefly (2002) – The Train Job, and Bushwhacked
The Train Job was the first episode of Firefly to be aired, because Fox didn’t want to start with the pilot, Serenity, they wanted something that had more action. So the script had to be reworked quickly to not only introduce the characters anew, but have solid action beats. It launched the series on 20…
Firefly (2002) – Serenity
Yes, Joss Whedon is problematic. But damn, I loved Firefly. Yes, he created it, but like Buffy and Angel, he’s not the only one who brought it to life. So with all that Nathan Fillion and the cast have done of late to bring about a continuation, in an animated format, I’ve decided to dig…
The Mind Reels 