Firefly

The FOX drama Firefly has had a most tumultuous history. Originally envisioned as the network’s replacement for the popular X-Files, it was instead regulated to a Friday night “death slot” where its ratings lingered at the bottom of the heap. Episodes, meanwhile, were shown out of order until the plug was finally pulled on the series in December 2002. Since then, however, the Joss Whedon creation has gone on to amass a huge cult following and is often considered to be amongst the best science fiction television shows despite having only produced a total of fifteen episodes. Firefly follows a rag-tag group of space scavengers struggling to make a living on the outer reaches of the universe while likewise remaining under the radar of the far-reaching Alliance government. It is those morally grey characters—along with crisp writing and intelligent narratives—that make the series a true classic.

Firefly and Alternative Media

Serenity Still Soars Regardless of the Medium Review of the first two Serenity comic books, entitled Those Left Behinds and Better Days, that continue the saga of the short-lived television series Firefly.

Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale Discussion of Derrial Book from the Joss Whedon sci-fi drama Firefly and the graphic novel The Shepherd’s Tale, which answers numerous questions about the character’s past.