Shaun Whitley Of course, Mal's not the only one to get awesome lines. "My sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood" "Also? I can kill you with my brain."
Rings painfully true. Such a unique concept of a show. I was always hoping that maybe The Expanse or Battlestar Galactica could become like Firefly but although both are awesome in their own ways they don't quite match Firefly's flair and worldbuilding.
He died with a broken heart. Interviews reveal he considered Shepherd Book as his finest and his most personally as well as professionally loved rolls. He could scarcely get through one interview in particular in which he was getting choked up and teary eyed.
Matt Johnson if the ships cat in Red Dwarf evolved in space over millions of years maybe he could be construed as alien, but good points! Both Firefly and Red Dwarf are excellent shows.
Matt Johnson I would like to mention Blake's 7, back in 1977-81, as well. Although that *did* have a single episode with intergalactic aliens trying to invade our galaxy, most of it was humans versus humans....
The instruments used in this song are a perfect microcosm of Joss Whedon’s firefly universe. Hear me out; The steel slide guitar, mandolin and fiddle are so rustic, organic and country. Touched with the crisp distorted electric guitar on the oscillator that brings crisp modernity into the mix. And the orchestral melody tying it all together with elegance and mystique
In an opposite universe, there's a show called Waterfall about undersea patrol vessel named Anxiety. The characters are unlikeable, the writing is unfunny, and everyone hates it, but it's now in its fifteenth season.
Reporting from that parallel universe: Good news first: Firefly is now in it's twentieth season and while there are a few "not so good" episodes the show as a whole is still getting better and NEVER disappointed. Bad News is: Trump is the dictator of the world for 18 years now. War, hunger and racism everywhere. Plus: Climate Change (non-existant according to our bold leader) hast hit us really hard. The whole world seems to be burning to the ground and more than 10 billion people (78 % of earths population) became homeless nomads over the last 10 years. Still glad I found the passage to this parallel universe, because life here is still better than life without more seasons of firefly.
I still remember the feeling of getting to episode 14 and being almost too sad to watch it, because I knew it was the last one and I had completely fallen in love. And this tune... I never skipped it. Not once. And I _always_ skip the titles.
One of the very few shows I didn't skip the intro. Now though, after re-watching the series more than a few times over the years I do watch the intro less.
No doubt, the biggest blunder of a network in the history of man. Firefly was a fantastic show with plenty of room to grow, great casting and characters, its own special niche in a genre that needed something fresh. This show could've been huge, multiple seasons... I'm just sad that we get 14 episodes and a film....
Couldn't agree more, it's a damn shame that it didn't move forward. I loved every bit of the show and the move. I'm still hoping it makes a comeback lol
+A B Completely agreed. Just Binge-watched the whole series and the film and I'm still grippling with the knowledge there's never going to be another episode/season.
+A B Be thankful for the film. Plus, I am all for Netflix or someone picking up a reunion season with the classic characters returning and some younger members as well.
Wooden Films Yes, the film was great. Still smarts though that we never got to see the in-between on screen. (There is the comic series though ;)) I'm all for a reunion season- as long as it takes into account the events from the film and the character developments and gives a believable storyline. Also, it should take place mainly after Serenity (the film) and not try to have the characters behave exactly as they did in the series (character development/growth)
"This is the Captain speaking. We are experiencing some slight turbulence in our entrance sequence and we might go into a tailspin and...explode." "We're gonna explode. I don't wanna explode."
I was just talking to someone about this 10 minutes ago and had to hear the music, glad I ventured through the comments to find this. The best show to ever air in TV 🥺
welcome to the anime fandom. like this, but times 1000. if you dont belive me look up how many seasons 'one piece' got and how many seasons 'girls last tour' got.
same but at the same time im actually glad it stopped, if it didnt it would probably have dragged on like most shows do and became bad, at least this way, Firefly is Amazing and it wont get worse, Until some A-hole tries to remake it, If that happens, Im Callong for a riot, Grab you coats, I aim to misbehave
if I had to say one positive side to how there isn't more of firefly, is that at least what we have, will always be good, will always have a place in every heart that has heard of this verse, it may not be the shiniest, nor the most expansive, but every fan can agree, it was wonderful, to the last, whereas nowadays we have star wars imploding, star trek with it, and even spilling out into non sci-fi marvel turned into a dumpster fire, but that's ok, cause they can't take the sky from us, we'll always be free, since we've found Serenity.
Not a big sci-fi person at all, but this show had me hooked at first watch. There's a chemistry between the cast and an originality that isn't seen much elsewhere. Just finished watching the entire series and wishing for more... :(
The rookie is great the way I typed that made it look like I didn't like it but anything can be made better with nathan fillion . Modern family great then modern family with Nathan fillion even better just sad he never become a permanent character on the show 😢
@@matthewwheeldon668 Oh man I watched Castle for him and it quickly became a firm favorite. Although that series had the opposite problem to Firefly in terms of length
Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me. Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me. Leave the men where they lay They'll never see another day Lost my soul, lost my dream You can't take the sky from me. I feel the black reaching out I hear its song without a doubt I still hear and I still see That you can't take the sky from me. Lost my love, lost my land Lost the last place I could stand There's no place I can be Since I've found Serenity And you can't take the sky from me.
Agreed. This was such an amazing show. The network suits who have no idea what art or emotions are decided to give the show a shit timeslot and rearranged how the episodes were supposed to be aired. It still pisses me off to think about loo
I happened to catch Serenity when it was being shown on Sci-Fi a little while after its release. Being a big fan of sci-fi, I thought it was one of the coolest movies I'd ever seen. Then in college a friend of mine told me about this show called Firefly that was what led to Serenity, and I just thought, "WHAAAAAAT???" I was ecstatic to learn there was more to this incredible universe Joss Whedon had created. I eventually went out and bought the complete series and took my time going through it, coming to love it more than any show I'd seen in a very long time. When it was over I rewatched Serenity and decided that the adventures of Malcolm Reynolds and his crew were just as awesome - or, shiny - as the very best moments of Star Wars and Star Trek. A year later, I'm currently going through the series and movie again and loving it even more. It makes me happy to see more people every day discovering this incredible gem and adding to the ranks of the Browncoats :)
I watched on fox and enjoyed it quite a bit. Thou it was on Friday nights and would get pushed back for sport and other thing. But when I found it at Walmart a year or two later I bought it.
@@FiendBudda I actually found the series in a thrift store, intending to watch it, but I packed it and put it with the rest of my CD/DVD collection. Then I found it online and binged it over two weeks. I'm so sad I can't find the movies anywhere........
@@angiereammalmhc6697 The movie was on Netflix for a long time. Seems they took it off recent. But pretty much anywhere you can stream it for renting I believe. I know Serenity is on Google 100% to rent. Maybe Amazon as well. As for Firefly, Disney Plus has it, doubt they'll add Serenity though. I still got my Serenity dvd that I grabbed from my grandparent's place almost 20 years back. They never watched it, don't know why they had it anyway. Basically how I got into all that.
Started watching this yesterday, got through 5 episodes already. I'm already incredibly sad about the fact that only 14 were ever made. Jeez, such an incredible concept ruined by executive meddling. I just wish this had been made nowadays, when TV stations understand that great series aren't instant cash cows, they take a season or two to get rolling.
Strike0N3 I saw this message whilst checking my e-mail right before jumping into said last episode. It makes it a bit less heart-wrenching knowing someone else is doing the same thing around the same time.
This was one of my Dad's and I's favorite shows. I loved watching it with him and talking about. When he was dying of cancer we binge watched it together again. Since he's passed I've not yet been able to watch it again...
So sorry to hear! I'm the same way with my mom who passed away almost 3 years ago now and musicals. It was something me and her shared a love for and I haven't been able to watch her favorites Mamma Mia and the Sound of Music since. Sorry for your loss. Not sure what else to say. It just sucks.
The theme alone was amazing. A true ballad to true freedom. It depicts that no matter how much our suppressors grind us down, we can still have freedom within our minds. We will always be free to think.
Introspection is a fine activity. Think long and hard about why you think the things you do and why others think the things they do. It helps you be less angry about the bizarre things people do.
MinimiMax The Comics continued as series 2 would have, River became the pilot, Zoe begins to resent and hate her because she's a better pilot than Wash ever was. I think Zoe's pregnant too.
My friends funeral was today and his uncle read out the lyrics because my friend and his more use to sing it every time it came on. I came to listen to it after the funeral and it was sad to see this comment.
Ever suddenly wake up at 01:00 in the morning for no reason, with only one thought on your mind: "I want to watch FireFly again." And you can't fall back to sleep until you've listened to Ballad of Serenity at least a dozen times to keep you sated until you have time to watch it again? No? Uh... Yeah... Me, uh... Me neither...
The full lyrics should be: "Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don't care, I'm still free You can't take the sky from me. Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me. Leave the men where they lay They'll never see another day Lost my soul, lost my dream You can't take the sky from me. I feel the black reaching out I hear its song without a doubt I still hear and I still see That you can't take the sky from me. Lost my love, lost my land Lost the last place I could stand There's no place I can be Since I've found Serenity And you can't take the sky from me." But I can find it anywhere! Why can;t I find it anywhere??????
Just remember; FOX can take down a good show. They can take our love, take our land, take us where we cannot stand. But won't care, we're still free. FOX can't take the sky from us.
There’s one cure for that... watch the series, read the graphic novel “Those Left Behind” , watch “Serenity” then start reading the comics. The only cure my friend.
Criomorph yeah, but who isnt upset who watched the show? just finished myself the other day (was too young to get into it when it originally came out) and am seriously mad
Missy Staley Well, I'm not mad. I just feel like there was something nearly perfect out there...and it got killed before I even knew it existed. I say "nearly perfect" because I'm a big fan of both space sci-fi and Westerns(of the Spaghetti variety). So. You can imagine my excitement at a good Space-Western. All in all, though, it kind of reminded me of Cowboy Bebop in some aspects.
Criomorph i see where you're coming from. personally im not much of a western fan, but the show explored a different angle of science fiction that was great
But look what happened, they couldn't recreate the magic the original run had. As much as we want more of this, if they ever did something it wouldn't be exactly what you want it to be.
@@somedummy8010 I think Firefly as we know it is gone but I think they could bring back a new show in the same universe. Say 20 years after Mal sent out the signal. We might get some cameos here and there but largely it would be about a new crew.
I am watching "The Killing" right now. Kaylee (Jewel Staite) is guest starring as a girlfriend of the main male character. She looked at his chest and it has a huge tatt that says SERENITY. Hahaha! She says, "Hmm... serenity... sounds like a stripper name". Ha! #wellplayed #shiny
You should watch Castle as well. Nathan Fillion (Mal) plays a dude and at one point he shows that he speaks chinese and the co-star is like "whuh?" and he plays it off. It's a good moment.
Just watched this show and the movie for the first time. I watched the show in the order is was meant to be too, Incredible. One of my new favorite shows
Gorram Fox... I started to watch this series a few days ago with my wife because of the hype I heard. i admit I do not like too many sci-fi series. Like babylon 5, or star gate. They are too pew-pew for my taste. (for instance I love ST: TOS) But this show... it really got to me. Great characters, funny moments, packed with a reasonable amount of action and drama. Just perfect. And I saw some criticsm, how scifi and western don't mix well... it is bs. This show was the best space series ever made. Period. And I am saying this after 12 years of airing. Just sad.
I was late to the party aswell Gabor. I watched the motion picture adaptation "Serenity" one late night in 2006 not knowing anything about the buzz & the short-lived television series but fell in love almost immediately. It wasn't until the next day at work was I informed by a coworker about the history & mismanagement that led to the movie. I then, upon staunch encouragement; decided to watch the up coming Firefly marathon on SyFy very soon after. I was blown away to say the least. Fox will forever be kicking themselves in the ass for slighting Joss Whedon's brilliant creation. What a shame! Brown Coats my die but they will never be forgotton
"The landing will be interesting." "Define interesting." interesting [in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting] adjective 1. engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book. 2. arousing a feeling of interest : an interesting face. 3. Oh god, oh god, we're all going to die!
"This is the captain. We have a slight problem with our entry sequence so we might experience some slight turbulence and then ... explode. Can you shave the vector?"
I really love this show, and i hate watching it again knowing that it ends after 14 eps, knowing this show could have easily gone on with 2-3 more seasons before the movie.
Moved in with a family member that had my childhood kitty I hadn't seen in about ten years. He passed away soon after from old age. His name was Sky because of his bright blue eyes. Most loving kitty that ever existed. Left from a dark place and he was the light in that darkness. Can't take the Sky from me.
firefly was good firefly was great firefly was like a piece of home, I feed good watching it. firefly was misunderstood by TV producers, it may have become a great success I am very sad that there is only one season... I want more.... :-(
I recently got my wife to watch this with me. She fell in love with the characters and the show. Truly an amazing show that is still very much amazing in every aspect.
I love this show. It's my all time favorite show. But as much as I'd like several more seasons of Firefly, I also don't want to see it tarnished. They'd just screw it up with identity politics like all the other shows they are ruining these days.
News from the future.. disney acquired it from fox and seems to be doing a reboot, because streaming services are the future now that movie theaters are dead. BUT, it will be more PG and fun than the original PG13 nature of the show.
@@lucasogden9457 So they are already planning to change this great show? Disney does not have a great record with me at this point. Disney utterly trashed Star Wars. I am already scared to watch what they produce. If they ruin this show with their woke crap like they have done with so many others, the rebellion will be on big time!!
