Firefly

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

'V' aliens say they come in peace. Sure! A review of the compelling sci-fi series

source: The Watcher

And despite the show's good pace and the fine performances from actors such as Morena Baccarin ("Firefly") as the smooth-talking alien leader, Joel Gretsch ("The 4400") as a doubting priest, Scott Wolf ("The Nine") as an ambitious journalist and Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost") as a feder...

Published Mon, Nov 2

V - Do we care?

source: meltedbrain (WordPress)

The most sci-fi television street cred this show has so far is its cast, which includes Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk of Firefly (although Tudyk is appearing in the pilot but not listed as a major cast member), Elizabeth Mitchell of Lost, Joel Gretsch of The 4400, and Laura Vandervoort of...

Published Mon, Nov 2

The Problem with Science Fiction on Television

source: faceintheblue (WordPress)

In the meantime, how about the argument that DVD sales are a reliable bread winner? Firefly’s DVD sales convinced Fox to produce a movie, Serenity. The fact that Joss Whedon knew that would be the end of it, so he crammed three seasons worth of plot into two hours and killed off most of the cast...

Published Wed, Oct 28

Capt. Malcolm Castle

source: blahblahblahgrr (WordPress)

Last night, on Castle, Nathan Fillion briefly dressed up like Mal Reynolds, his character on Firefly.   My mom thinks I’m the only one who’ll recognise this; I doubt she’s right.  (I have this theory that once someone has sci-fi fans, they’ll have fans for life no matter what they go on to d...

Published Tue, Oct 27

"Castle" Successfully Pandered to this Geek

source: geekwhisperin (WordPress)

Anyway, this week Castle had a Halloween episode that seriously pandered to the sci-fi & comic geek crowds. The show opened with star Nathan Fillion, formerly of Joss Whedon’s sci-fi classics Firefly and Serenity, suit up in his Captain Malcolm Reynolds garb, bust into his living-r...

Published Mon, Oct 26

Nathan Fillion References Buffy, Firefly And Underworld In One Scene [Castle]

source: io9

We're been waiting eagerly for the big Captain Mal reveal on Castle, and our patience has finally paid off. Not only does Nathan Fillion put on the brown coat, he gives a nod to Buffy and Underworld too. Via Sci Fi Wire]

Published Fri, Oct 23

The Best Science Fiction Shows of All Time (In My Humble Opinion)

source: watershedchronicle (WordPress)

Speaking of shows killed off by Fox just as they were starting to roll, we have this gem brought to you by the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  But don’t hold that against this futuristic outer space western.  Firefly ran for all of 14 episodes before the axe fell, cutting off what was beco...

Published Wed, Oct 21