"Serenity (Firefly episode) ""Serenity"" is the series pilot for the American science fiction television series ""Firefly"" created by Joss Whedon. However, Fox executives were not satisfied with this as a pilot, and so instead, ""The Train Job"" was created as a second pilot and was the first episode of the series aired. ""Serenity"" was not aired until the end of the series' run on December 20, 2002. This episode shares its name with the feature film ""Serenity"", which continues the series after the final episode. In 2003, the episode won the award for ""Best visual effects in a television series"""
"Q2 2015. Firefly (franchise) The ""Firefly"" media franchise is an American space Western media franchise created by Joss Whedon and produced by Mutant Enemy Productions. The franchise includes the TV series ""Firefly"", the film ""Serenity"", and other media. The franchise is set in the year 2517, after humanity's arrival in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a ""Firefly-class"" spaceship. Whedon described the Serenity crew members as ""nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things"". The franchise explores the lives of people who fought on the losing side"
"Firefly (franchise) The ""Firefly"" media franchise is an American space Western media franchise created by Joss Whedon and produced by Mutant Enemy Productions. The franchise includes the TV series ""Firefly"", the film ""Serenity"", and other media. The franchise is set in the year 2517, after humanity's arrival in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a ""Firefly-class"" spaceship. Whedon described the Serenity crew members as ""nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things"". The franchise explores the lives of people who fought on the losing side of a"
"the future. It was followed by Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe in November 2007 by the same editor, including contributions by actor Nathan Fillion (Malcolm Reynolds in the series) and science-fiction author Orson Scott Card. Finding Serenity Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly is a compilation of essays edited by Jane Espenson with Glenn Yeffeth. The book was released in late 2004 following the cancellation of the television show ""Firefly"". Jane Espenson was a writer for the show and the book contains a series of essays that discuss the"
"the then newly released ""Serenity: Special Edition"" DVD had led to ""talk [of] doing another movie"". Joss Whedon has since discounted that statement as being ""wishful thinking"" and added ""I want to do more, but nobody's talking about doing more right now."" On December 8, 2006, The Multiverse Network announced that it had obtained the rights from Twentieth Century Fox to develop a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) based on the series. As of 2008, little progress had been made. On 3 September 2008, as part of a press release announcing the development of an MMO based on the ""Buffy"
"the series. As one reviewer stated: The show's 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 can be found on the DVD release. The soundtrack to the series was released on CD on November 8, 2005, by Varèse Sarabande, although a 40-minute soundtrack was released by Fox Music in September 2005 as a digital EP. ""The Ballad of Serenity"" was used by NASA as the wake-up song for astronaut Robert L. Behnken and the other crewmembers"
"an episode of Milch's next series ""John from Cincinnati"". Alongside his brothers Joss and Jed, he co-created and co-wrote the parody musical ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"". He has worked on the FOX science-fiction series ""Fringe"" and the AMC drama ""Rubicon"". In Jan 2014, Dark Horse Comics released """", a six-issue comic book series written by Whedon with art by Georges Jeanty that continues the story of brother Joss's cult television show ""Firefly"", and its subsequent film adaptation ""Serenity"". The comic is also executive produced by Joss Whedon and continues the story roughly 39 weeks after the events of the film."
"large fan support campaigns. It won an Emmy Award in 2003 for ""Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series."" The film ""Serenity"" was released on September 30, 2005. The film acts as a sequel to ""Firefly"" and features much of the same cast and crew. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon. It was released on DVD, VHS and UMD on December 20, 2005, on HD DVD on April 18, 2006 and Blu-ray on December 30, 2008. It received generally positive reviews and opened at number two, taking in $10.1 million its first weekend, spending two weeks in"
"The post-airing success of the show led Whedon and Universal Pictures to produce ""Serenity"", a 2005 film which continues from the story of the series, and the ""Firefly"" franchise expanded to other media, including comics and a role-playing game. The series takes place in the year 2517, on a variety of planets and moons. The TV series does not reveal whether these celestial bodies are within one star system, only saying that ""Serenity""s mode of propulsion is a ""gravity-drive"". The film ""Serenity"" makes clear that all the planets and moons are in one large system, and production documents related to"
"Firefly (TV series) Firefly is an American space Western drama television series which ran from 2002–2003, created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of ""Serenity"", a """"Firefly""-class"" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on ""Serenity"". Whedon pitched the show as ""nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things"". The"
"Finding Serenity Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly is a compilation of essays edited by Jane Espenson with Glenn Yeffeth. The book was released in late 2004 following the cancellation of the television show ""Firefly"". Jane Espenson was a writer for the show and the book contains a series of essays that discuss the show from a variety of viewpoints, some scholarly, others with a comedic note. As well as answering unresolved plotlines and character arcs, the compilation includes insight into the filming of each episode with actress Jewel Staite (who played the role"
"will be Jeanty's former studio mate from Studio Revolver, Dexter Vines. In Jan 2014, Dark Horse Comics released """", a six-issue comic book series with art by Jeanty that continues the story of Joss Whedon's cult television show ""Firefly"", and its subsequent film adaptation ""Serenity"". The comic is written by Zack Whedon and executive produced by Joss Whedon, and continues the story roughly 39 weeks after the events of the film. A self-confessed fan of the ""Firefly"" television show, Jeanty told an interviewer that his work on the ""Serenity"" series borrows its inspiration from films with a ""rustic futuristic feel"""
"Firefly universe, and Joss Whedon is attached as executive editor on all three. The novels are named ""Big Damn Hero"" (authored by Nancy Holder, releasing in October 2018), ""The Magnificent Nine"" (authored by James Lovegrove, releasing in March 2019), and ""Generations"" (authored by Tim Lebbon, releasing in October 2019). Several ""Serenity"" comic books have been released, all published by Dark Horse Comics. For legal reasons, the comics are called ""Serenity"" rather than ""Firefly"", but this has no impact on the comics themselves. All of the ""Serenity"" comics have been one-shots or miniseries, as creator Joss Whedon doesn't believe the Firefly"
"shed some light on the experiments and torture ""The Academy"" conducted on River. They ""document"" her change from a shy prodigy to the mentally unstable character of the television series. The soundtrack to ""Firefly"" was mostly composed by Greg Edmonson. The theme song of the series, ""The Ballad of Serenity,"" was written by Joss Whedon and performed by Sonny Rhodes. The soundtrack to the series was released on CD on November 8, 2005 by Varèse Sarabande, although a 40-minute soundtrack was released by Fox Music in September 2005 as a digital EP. The soundtrack to the ""Serenity"" film was composed"
"space who use ray guns and ride robotic horses. Examples include the American television series ""Brave Starr"" (which aired original episodes from September 1987 to February 1988) and ""Firefly"" (created by Joss Whedon in 2002), and the films ""Battle Beyond the Stars"" (1980), which is a remake of ""The Magnificent Seven""; ""Outland"" (1981), which is a remake of ""High Noon""; and ""Serenity"" (2005, based on the ""Firefly"" TV series). The classic western genre has also been a major influence on science fiction films such as the original """" movie of 1977. Famously Gene Roddenberry pitched the concept of the TV"
"ever been involved in,"" the other two being related to ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". Out of Gas ""Out of Gas"" is the eighth episode of the science fiction television series ""Firefly"" created by Joss Whedon. It differs stylistically from the rest of the series, in that it tells its story alternately in three timeframes: events in the present, events in the near-past that led to the present, and events in the past that led to the formation of ""Serenity""'s core crew. After ""Serenity"" suffers a catastrophe that leaves her crew with only hours of oxygen, flashbacks show how Mal and"
"starship. According to Jed Whedon (Joss Whedon's brother and a member of the production team), the pan-silhouette was not set up for filming but already present in the house they used as the shooting location, and was likely unintentional. The ship also makes a brief appearance in Steven Spielberg's Film ""Ready Player One (film)"". ""Serenity"" has also been reproduced and detailed in various forms, primarily as merchandise such as keychains and printed t-shirts. In August 2006, Dark Horse Comics released a ornament of the ship. Following the success of the product, Dark Horse announced a limited edition ornament of ""Serenity"""
"""Serenity"" undocks, the cruiser is seen firing on the derelict. Bushwhacked (Firefly) ""Bushwhacked"" is the third episode of the science fiction television series ""Firefly"" created by Joss Whedon. The crew of ""Serenity"" comes across a transport ship drifting in space. After recovering a terrified survivor and a valuable cargo, they are pulled in by an Alliance cruiser. While the Alliance commander grills each member of the crew, it appears that Reaver-spawned violence has not yet run its course. ""Serenity"" encounters a drifting spacecraft which turns out to be a short-range scow converted to a one-way settler transport to the ""Outer"
"the version presented on screen. Fans had hoped that if ""Serenity"" had been successful, it might lead either to sequel or a film trilogy. The first major sequel rumor began on December 1, 2005, when IGN Filmforce reported that Universal had expressed an interest in making a ""Serenity"" television movie for broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel. It was expected that commissioning of a television sequel would be contingent on strong DVD sales of ""Serenity"". In a January 2006 interview, Whedon doubted the chances of a sequel. On October 1, 2006, Whedon posted a comment to the Whedonesque.com website, debunking a"
"space western ""Firefly"", starring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau and Ron Glass. Set in the year 2517, ""Firefly"" explores the lives of the people who, on the outskirts of society, make their living as the crew of ""Serenity"", a ""Firefly-class"" spaceship. The series' original concept progressed after Whedon read ""The Killer Angels"", a book on the Battle of Gettysburg. An ever-present element was Whedon's injection of anti-totalitarianism, writing into the show a historical analogy of the Battle of Gettysburg, the ""Battle of Serenity Valley"". The beaten soldiers were called"
"says to him, ""Come on Joss, that's why you got kicked off ""Wonder Woman""."" Staff members of Mutant Enemy, all of whom have writing and/or production credits on at least one of the above shows, have included, in alphabetical order: Mutant Enemy Productions Mutant Enemy Productions is a production company that was created in 1996 by Joss Whedon to produce ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer."" The company also produced the ""Buffy"" spin-off, ""Angel"", and his two short-lived science fiction series, the space western ""Firefly"" and his high-concept ""Dollhouse"", produced by 20th Century Fox Television. Mutant Enemy also produced the internet series"
"one of her favorite agents, Professor Walsh vowed to bring him back to life and placed his body in her 314 Project. However, due to the complex nature of the Buffyverse, this chain of events may not, in fact, be canonical. Series writer David Fury cited graphic novel author Alan Moore's ""Promethea""—a story combining science fiction, mysticism, and a female superhero—as inspiration for the storyline, and another nod to ""Frankenstein"" as its original title was ""Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus"". In addition, series creator, Joss Whedon has long been interested in science fiction. He wrote the script for the film"
"as ""Buffy"", ""Fray"", ""Astonishing X-Men"" and ""Firefly"", which would later also lead to the film ""Serenity"". For the first three seasons, David Greenwalt, who co-created the series with Whedon, was also credited as executive producer; during this time, he also took on the role of show runner. He left to oversee ""Miracles"", but continued to work on ""Angel"" as a consulting producer for the final two seasons. Tim Minear also served as an executive producer during the second season, contributing heavily to the season's story arc. At the start of the fourth season, David Simkins was made show runner and"
"it was ""important people understand that the movie isn't the series"", and so the project was titled ""Serenity"". After Universal acquired the film rights from Fox, Whedon began writing the screenplay. His task was to explain the premise of a television series that few had seen without boring new viewers or longtime fans. He based his story on original story ideas for ""Firefly""s un-filmed second season. Whedon's original script was 190 pages, and attempted to address all major plot points introduced in the series. After presenting the script to Barry Mendel under the title ""The Kitchen Sink"", Whedon and Mendel"
"script (the SCRIPT) with the series, that was nice, and using the series Merrick and not a certain OTHER thespian [referring to Donald Sutherland] who shall remain hated."" The Origin (Buffy comic) The Origin is a series of comics set in the ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" universe. It retells the events of the movie by adapting, and remaining faithful to, Joss Whedon's original script. According to the ""Official Buffy Watcher's Guide"", Whedon wrote the TV pilot episode of Buffy as a sequel to his ""original"" movie script, so this adaptation was a chance for fans to see something closer to"
"Alliance human-experimentation subjects. The series concludes as Kalista mounts the bridge of her shuttle, removing her wig and displaying the cross-hatched scars on her scalp, revealing that she herself is one of the human-experimentation subjects. Serenity: Leaves on the Wind Serenity: Leaves on the Wind is a 2014 six-issue comic book miniseries published by Dark Horse Comics, based on the 2002 science fiction television series ""Firefly"", and the 2005 feature film into which it was adapted, ""Serenity."" It is the third comic book miniseries to be based on ""Firefly"" after the 2005 miniseries, """" and the 2008 miniseries, """". It"
"but Whedon continued to be involved with writing and directing ""Buffy"" alongside projects such as ""Angel"", ""Fray"", and ""Firefly"". Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, were credited as executive producers but were not involved in the show. Their credit, rights, and royalties over the franchise relate to their funding, producing, and directing of the original movie version of ""Buffy"". Script-writing was done by Mutant Enemy, a production company created by Whedon in 1997. The writers with the most writing credits are Joss Whedon, Steven S. DeKnight, Jane Espenson, David Fury, Drew Goddard, Drew Greenberg, David Greenwalt, Rebecca Rand"
"FilmFocus, and it was determined by ""SFX"" magazine to be the best science fiction movie of all time in 2007. IGN Film awarded ""Serenity"" Best Sci-Fi, Best Story, and Best Trailer for the year, and it won second for Overall Best Movie after ""Batman Begins"". The SyFy Genre Awards awarded it runner-up in the categories for Best Movie, Best Actor in a film (Nathan Fillion), and Best Actress in a film (Summer Glau), losing in all categories to ""Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"". ""Serenity"" later ranked 383 on ""Empire"" magazine's 500 Greatest Films of All Time and 90"
"volume, with a cover by Adam Hughes. All issue covers also appear within the compilation. According to Dark Horse, the miniseries sold 85,000 copies. On February 11, 2006, Dirk Wood of Dark Horse Comics confirmed at the WonderCon convention in San Francisco that Joss Whedon was writing another ""Serenity"" comic. The three-issue miniseries, """", began in March 2008. Details of the plot see the crew of ""Serenity"" pulling off a successful job which results in unexpected wealth. Serenity: Those Left Behind Serenity: Those Left Behind is a 2005 three-issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics. It was"
"She has made cameo appearances in the ""Battlestar Galactica"" miniseries and the ""Star Wars: Evasive Action"" webcomic. ""Serenity"" first appeared in the pilot episode of Joss Whedon's ""Firefly"", which is set in the year 2517, in a star system humanity migrated to after using all of Earth's resources. She is the property of Malcolm ""Mal"" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), a former sergeant who served on the losing side of a civil war that ended six years before the series began. Mal acquires ""Serenity"" from a used spaceship yard after the war (as depicted in flashbacks during ""Out of Gas""), intending to"
"""Dark Empire"" comics in ""Shindig"" and ""War Stories""). In reply, Thomas Hodges, the artist for 2006 ""Star Wars"" webcomic ""Evasive Action"" drew ""Serenity"" in one of the scenes. In the musical film ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"", a collection of pots and pans hanging in a window in Dr. Horrible's lab created a silhouette resembling ""Serenity"". As ""Dr. Horrible"" was created by Joss Whedon and involved Nathan Fillion as one of the cast (both people associated with ""Firefly"") it was assumed by fans that the silhouette was an actual ""Serenity"" model, or that the pans were deliberately hung to resemble the"
"created by Joss Whedon as a feature film in 1992. Unhappy with the film, Whedon later revived for television the concept of an adolescent girl who is given superhuman powers by mystical forces to defeat evil. The film only touches on the adult world surrounding Buffy Summers, while the series explores it in greater depth. Originally trained as a dancer who toured and appeared in music videos with Prince, Robia LaMorte won the part of Jenny Calendar. LaMorte had appeared in contemporary television series such as ""Beverly Hills, 90210"", but remarked specifically that she knew at once the material given"
"the series under Flavor Unit Entertainment. Brett Matthews Brett Matthews is an American writer of comics and TV shows. Matthews graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999. He was an assistant to Joss Whedon on television shows such as ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", ""Angel"" and ""Firefly"". In addition, he scripted the Firefly episode ""Heart of Gold"". In 2004, he wrote the screenplay for the Direct to DVD animated movie """". In comics, Matthews has co-written the ""Serenity"" comic book prequel mini-series """" and """" with Joss Whedon. He is currently writing The Lone Ranger for Dynamite Entertainment. He has also written"