Firefly

The Browncoat Factor - An Apologia

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Maybe you can catch the next wave. Dollhouse season one is out on DVD and you can catch the first four episodes of season two on Hulu or iTunes. New episodes start back up on December 4th in the US and in January in the UK. Just in case you don’t know, “Browncoats” was the name given to the rebels figh...

Published 22 hours ago

The White House On V: What Aliens? [Political Science (fiction)]

source: io9

Tommy Christopher: Fourteen million people watch it, and the show – Here's hoping that his often-discussed love for sci-fi will get him through the derivative hour without being too distracted by a cast that includes Firefly, Dollhouse, Lost, The 4400 and Smallville refugees.

Published Sat, Nov 7

There's something funny about "V"

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Aside from the asides, the real post in this post-post beast of a show is its post-Abrams and Whedon steez. I’m not just talking about the mix of humour with high gravitas and genre-play with more traditional human drama, or even the weekly serial format, but holy shit the casting. This i...

Published Thu, Nov 5

Serenity / Firefly

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A co-worker turned me onto the (cancelled) television series, Firefly.  It was an instant hit with me.  I love the characters and the ship.  Even though I am not a big Buffy/Angel fan (sorry Mr. Whedon), I must give props to Joss for Firefly and Serenity.  I have the series and movie on DVDs and ha...

Published Thu, Nov 5

Castle: "Vampire Weekend"

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First, let me just get this off my chest: WHEDON REFERENCES UP THE WAZOO. They just kept coming. First the extended reference to Nathan Fillion’s role in Firefly, Mal Reynolds (and also to the show in general via Alexis-Richard dialogue). Then we have a case involving vampires, which natura...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Great Geek Debates: Joss Whedon vs. J.J. Abrams

source: Wired

So that’s the past of both men, and so we come to the more recent years. Whedon hasn’t done much recently, unless you count creating a musical web-based miniseries so brilliant they had to create a new Emmy category so it could win one (and which also, not incidentally, won a Hugo Award). And th...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Give Your Pumpkin Some True Blood Bite [True Blood]

source: io9

These jack-o-lantern stencils from Camp Blood make me beyond happy! We've seen Star Wars, Dr. Horrible and Firefly before — but at last, something new to slice into your pumpkin's face. We're still looking for other new ideas. Please, if you find a Dollhouse pumpkin or a McG-faced jack-o-la...

Published Mon, Oct 26

This is only a little bit about "Belonging"

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Firefly Wikipedia article and related sources Dollhouse Cancellation Watch on SideReel EW Ausiello Files “Dollhouse Benched” article on SideReel Dollhouse is an amazing show, and it’s not even just my Joss Whedon fanbrain talking. To tell

Published Sun, Oct 25