One of the guests at the Shore Leave Convention this weekend was Lee Stringer. Stringer, who has worked on the CG effects for such shows as ENTERPRISE, FIREFLY and the new BATTERSTAR GALACTICA.Our scooper asked him about FIREFLY possibly returning to tele...
Joss Whedon is rounding out his cast for FIREFLY, cribbing a few actors from both ALIAS and ANGEL.Gina Torres, perhaps better known as Sydney Barstow's nemesis in ALIAS, is coming onboard, as well as Summer Glau, who has been seen by Whedon fans on ANGEL....
Last Monday we announced the long awaited availability of Greg Edmonson's soundtrack music from the popular albeit discontinued sci-fi series FIREFLY, but lamented the fact that it was only available via download from the Fox Music Web Site. Well, lo an...
In a tell-a-friend email campaign, Fox's FIREFLY is broadcasting a distress signal using the Internet and streaming video. Visitors to the FIREFLY Web site or recipients of the Web site's emailed invitations see a brief video distress signal, apparently...
...sible But FIREFLY Return Not Likely
Overview: Going to show that scoops sometimes don’t pan out, three years ago today here at Mania, we had just received word from a fellow Maniac who asked an FX insider on the possibilities of more installment...
Joss Whedon has decided on the effects house which will be creating the FX shots for his far future space show, FIREFLY. Radium is the lucky FX shop, and it's got a heavy load for the first episode, titled "Serenity" (that's also the name of the main ship...
FIREFLY 90210? by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 03-05-2002)
Joss Whedon is working his genre/teeny-bopper magic again with the upcoming starship-based show, FIREFLY.He's hired BEVERLY HILLS 90210's Rebecca Gayheart to fill the role of Inara, one of the starship Serenity's crewmembers. The Serenity is a FIREFLY cla...
FOX has released images from the second installment of FIREFLY, entitled "Bushwacked."This week, the Serenity and her crew stumble upon a mysteriously abandoned ship floating in space. Upon investigation, it is discovered that interstellar beasts, known a...
Joss Whedon has found the lead for his new science fiction series, FIREFLY. Nathan Fillion, probably not known to you for his work in TWO GUYS AND A GIRL, has been hired to play Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Whedon's new show, set for a 13 episode run...
...creation, FIREFLY just completed its second episode. When asked how he was enjoying working on the show, Whedon expressed his love for the show."I love it," says Whedon. "I think it's brilliant. It's going really well. [The pilot] was a completely diff...
Nathan Fillion was the hottest thing in the genre world during the short lived Firefly TV series. After the series ended and the tie in film Serenity was in the can Fillion went on to do another fantastic genre film called Slither. Things ...
Random thoughts alert!So, Fox is putting FIREFLY on hiatus in January. In case you don't know what "hiatus" means, it's when networks pull a show you really like off the air while making empty promises that it will return.The WB is making a move that make...
The Sci Fi Channel has acquired the rights to air Joss Whedon's FIREFLY this summer.The channel will be running fourteen episodes, including three that never aired, staring in July.
Only days after revealing to CINESCAPE that he was developing a science fiction series concept, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER creator Joss Whedon is at work finalizing a deal with the Fox TV network on a series tentatively called FIREFLY.The network has alread...
Official word has finally come down as to which special effects company will work on the CGI sequences for Joss Whedon's SERENITY movie and to no one's surprise it will be Zoic Studios, the same firm that produced the effects for the FIREFLY TV series. Zo...
The groovy funsters behind Firefly Fans.net -- one of the many that led the charge to resurrect Joss Whedon's cancelled FIREFLY television series -- got some welcome photos of the happy stars of SERENITY. The stars of the feature film stood in front of a ...
After bringing his big and burly character of Jayne Cobb to the big screen in SERENITY, FIREFLY cast member Adam Baldwin will be getting another check cut from Fox Television. The actor has joined the cast of THE INSIDE, a new cop drama slated to premiere...
20th Century Fox has finally listened to the pleading and begging of the FIREFLY cult masses and has at last released a soundtrack from the dearly departed television series. The catch, however, is that you can't get it on a physical CD as of yet. The onl...
It's like what happened to BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, except in reverse: Variety reports that Universal Pictures has given the greenlight to the big screen FIREFLY movie, now officially titled SERENITY. The film's budget is being reported at around "mid-ei...
TV Guide recently interviewed FIREFLY creator Joss Whedon and asked him what the 411 was on his big-screen version of the short-lived television series -- and it looks like the engine has cooled off a bit. "I have interest, I have hope, but I have no news...
VARIETY reports Fox has canceled Joss Whedon's SF series FIREFLY, citing low ratings. The series' cancellation was reported here Friday based on a posting from the show's executive producer on his Web site.The final episode will be next week's airing of t...
Today is a big day for Joss Whedon: the fifth season of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and all thirteen episodes of the short-lived FIREFLY series both go on sale in two DVD sets from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Fans of both shows have been anxiously a...
In today's CINESCAPE Exclusive with BUFFY and FIREFLY big kahuna Joss Whedon, the series creator shares his enthusiasm for next week's first-time broadcast of the show's two-hour pilot.Whedon told CINESCAPE, "I'm really proud of the two hours. I think it ...
After having served his duty as the captain on Joss Whedon's cancelled FIREFLY, actor Nathan Fillion will be next seen on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Fillion will star in the final five episodes of the show playing Caleb, a fallen preacher who has allied h...
We now know the Fox Network has asked Joss Whedon to reshoot large portions of the premiere episode of his new starship show, FIREFLY. What's new today is what Joss Whedon had to say to us about the subject. When we caught up with him on the subject, whic...
...ase, it's FIREFLY. Yeah, the situation isn't that revolutionary. But then, neither was the idea of vampire hunters, yet Joss Whedon created the highly original character drama that we now know as BUFFY. When Whedon creates a show, it isn't so much abou...
FOX has released new images from the "Safe" episode of FIREFLY.When Simon (Sean Maher) finds himself kidnapped by locals on a planet, the crew of the Serenity frantically tries to rescue him before he disappears forever. Why the rush? Doctors and med supp...
It looks like the Fox Network effect has overtaken BUFFY THE VAMPIRE creator Joss Whedon on his new show, the starship drama FIREFLY. The Fox effect refers to the networks' habit of selecting shows for their fall schedule, then asking creators for substan...
...ed drama, FIREFLY. It was only yesterday the network indicated FIREFLY would be pushed back to a mid-season slot. However, with ANGEL's open slot on Fridays in the fall, FIREFLY has been announced as taking the open hour.
In a story discussing Fox network sitcoms came this little shred of news: Adam Baldwin (FULL METAL JACKET) and Jewel Staite have been hired to star alongside Nathan Fillion in Joss Whedon's new space-based drama, FIREFLY.Baldwin's part will be that of Jay...
It looks like plans for a proposed FIREFLY movie could be inching forward. Firefly Movie.com website discovered that Universal Pictures has quietly added a listing for a project called SERENITY to its Coming Soon section on the studio's website. The domai...
While announcing their plans for the next TV season, the Fox Network revealed Joss Whedon's starship based action drama, FIREFLY, will not be hitting the air this fall. It will debut as a mid-season show sometime in the spring of 2003. In the story, repor...
In their continuing effort to garner attention to the FIREFLY series, FOX has released more images from the "Safe" episode.When Simon (Sean Maher) finds himself kidnapped by locals on a planet, the crew of the Serenity frantically tries to rescue him befo...
Alan Tudyk, known (or maybe not) for roles in 28 DAYS and A KNIGHT'S TALE, has signed onto Joss Whedon's new space series, FIREFLY. According to a brief note in VARIETY, Tudyk will play Wash, a mercenary member of the ship's crew.The show, set already for...
In the October/November issue of Cinescape, FIREFLY creator Joss Whedon spoke to Anthony C. Ferrante about the upcoming box set of his short-lived sci-fi series and how much he thinks it kicks ass."They really went to town on the DVD," Whedon says in Cine...
At last weekend's Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention held in Los Angeles, FIREFLY cast member Adam Baldwin revealed that he's in the running to be cast in STARGATE ATLANTIS, the new spinoff series of STARGATE SG-1. "He's a military guy," Baldwin is...
Firefly Flies by Anthony C. Ferrante (Fri 12-13-2002)
...rt series FIREFLY, airing Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. on Fox. This time around, however, he must convince viewers that his show is more than just another space saga a la STAR TREK."Our shows
Zoe (Gina Torres), Mal (Nathon Fillion), and Jayne (Ada...
...e?Fans of FIREFLY, the Fox sci-fi televison show that got pulled from the airwaves after only 11 episodes, were praying for a miracle to happen. Today their prayers have been answered.The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Universal Pictures has su...
Although there's still no official word from Fox Home Video, alert fans have taken notice that a box set of Joss Whedon's short-lived FIREFLY TV show is now on sale at a certain online retail store.According to the description provided on Amazon.com, the ...
...ANGEL and FIREFLY, along with FIREFLY cast members Nathan Fillion (Capt. Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds), Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra), Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb), Ron Glass (Shepherd Book), Gina Torres (Zoe Warren), and joining them was Tim Minear (Executive ...
Despite FIREFLY boss Joss Whedon's cautious optimism while talking to CINESCAPE in today's big feature, it looks like curtains for the show, according to executive producer Tim Minear."We did get word tonight [December 12 ed.], Fox won't be ordering any ...
In today's CINESCAPE Exclusive exploring things FIREFLY with series overlord Joss Whedon, the series creator shares a thought on tonight's episode."River has become lethal and the crew is trying to figure out what to do with her," says Whedon. "Meanwhile,...
...he Cosmic Firefly, a gorgeous but fragile jewel worth many billions of dollars, much more than what they make in a year! In order to return it to the rightful owners, they must subdue the most vicious space pirates, have sex with aliens, and confront a...
...murderous Firefly family's ranch in force. A firefight ensues in which several officers are killed and wounded and three members of the Firefly clan escape: Otis (Bill Moseley), Baby (Sheri Moon Zombie), and Captain Spaulding (wonderfully played by Sid...
...e, Mother Firefly (now played by POLICE ACADEMY's Leslie Easterbrook, taking over for Karen Black) is arrested, and her offspring Otis (Bill Moseley, now mysteriously cured of his albinism and looking more like Manson) and Baby (Sheri Moon, aka Mrs. Zo...
...mer Glau (Firefly), and Richard T. Jones (Event Horizon), along with executive producers Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), David Nutter (The X-Files), and James Middleton (of C-2 Pictures, producers of the Terminator trilogy). Produced by C-2 Pictures...
...naries as Firefly's Jewel Staite and Monica Baccarin, Angel's J. August Richards and Christian Kane and Babylon 5's Jerry Doyle. There will be a party each night of the convention as well as the expected convention goodies – signing sessions, int...
...TV series FIREFLY and likely the best sci-fi movie of the year. Widescreen and fullscreen editions include creator Joss Whedon commentrak, deleted footage, outtakes, featurettes and more. NEW RELEASES (O) APRIL AROUSED (Trinity) Museum staffers are en...
...murderous Firefly family finds themselves on the run when the Texas Rangers invade their ranch. Of course it’s not long before they go back to their murdering ways, running from the law or not. Boasting a fantastic soundtrack and ...
...NGEL, pre-FIREFLY Gina Torres. Also, it…um…no, I've got nothing else, sorry.But hey, lookie here, it's another Bruce Campbell fan in the house…Leigh writes: "As far as seeing my favorite TV Shows being transformed into DVD format,...
... Space 9; Firefly; The Shield; Scrubs; Dead Like Me, among others) or a really long movie (Lord of the Rings) – something without commercial breaks, so I’m not tempted to get up and wander around every fifteen minutes. Audiobooks in particu...
...canceling FIREFLY, FARSCAPE and ANGEL ..." The HIGHLANDER audience cheers appreciatively.First on the performing roster is James Horan, who played the evil Immortal Grayson in Season One's "Band of Brothers." Accompanied by keyboard player Andy Howe, H...
...ress from Firefly, Jewel Staite, will become much more important on the show. Tapping and Staite took some time to sit down with us and talk about the series in preparation for the season premiere this Friday.
Tapping first talks about he...
... demented Firefly clan, some of the twisted family members make their escape, taking their terrifying act on the road.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
...an Tudyk (FIREFLY), both of which are combined to create the lifelike mannerisms of the artificial being.The featurette is titled "Sonny's Transformation" and provides an overview of how Tudyk's interaction with the other I, ROBOT actors was first film...
... from the FIREFLY TV series and what we'll get to see in the feature film.There's also an update from "Dusty Bottoms" that pokes a little fun at what's going on on the set: "The Cast and Crew have finished their location work and now call Universal Stu...
...losses of FIREFLY and WONDERFALLS? Try THE INSIDE.It's always interesting to watch the diaspora whenever a long-running favorite show finally ends. In the 1990s, when I first started paying attention to things such as writing credits, I came to know ...
...HE PITTS, FIREFLY, GET REAL, FREAKYLINKS, WANDA AT LARGE, COSTELLO, THE LONE GUNMEN, A MINUTE WITH STAN HOOPER, NORMAL, OHIO, PASADENA, HARSH REALM, KEEN EDDIE, THE STREET, AMERICAN EMBASSY, CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, THE TICK, LUIS, and GREG THE BUNNY. ...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS David Newman's expressive and expansive score for SERENITY, Josh Whedon's big-screen incarnation of his short-loved TV series, FIREFLY, recently released by Varese Sarabande (302 066 682 2), is as quietly passionate as was the ...
Comics Continuum has screen captures from the new episode "Fire and Ice," where Mr. Freeze (Clancy Brown on voice talents) and Firefly (with Jason Marsden on voice) team up. The episode premieres on the Kids WB on May 28th.
CFQ reports that 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Firefly' creator Joss Whedon pitched a 'Batman' film to Warner Bros. back in 2002.
"I came up with an idea that I really loved, which was an origin story," Whedon reflects. "After I finished pitching it, t...
...reeze and Firefly still loose, his job won't get any easier. Plus, newcomers Riddler, Spellbinder and Solomon Grundy get on the Dark Knight's case as well, and all the while he must try and stop Bennet, whose Clayface personality has firmly taken hold....
In this special Wonder Woman edition of Krypton Fan, Morena Baccarin talks about her voice work as the Black Canary on the Justice League Unlimited, her role in Firefly and Serenity, and of course, the long rumored potential of playing the Amazon Princess...
...d because FIREFLY came up so fast," Whedon said, referring to his new science fiction show hitting the Fox network next fall. "I had to concentrate on [FIREFLY], but the interest is still there and that project [the Giles show] is still very much alive...
...n Mal in 'Firefly' and 'Serenity', has previously worked with Russell on the indie feature 'Waitress'. He said he's happy to be co-starring with the actresss again. He, of course, plays Steve Trevor in the film.
"What I like about Steve Trevor is...
... Bane and Firefly plus Batman's partners in justice Robin and Batgirl, this exciting 2-disc Season 5 set packs a universe of colorful characters into hours of powerful fun!
'The Batman: The Complete Fifth Season' is in store's now!
We've also got a c...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akimine KamijyoTranslated by:Alexander O. SmithAdapted by:What They SayIn the midst of Bontenmaru's fight to the death with Mibu assassin Firefly, Goyousei Chinmei suddenly appears. With his sights set on the Mibu headquarters...
...ow Of The Firefly And Nocturne Bath\".The Review!The third volume brings the storyline about the mother ship a bit closer to the forefront and starts talking about the world around and outside the characters. Things pick up a bit here, but I still feel...
...ai it the firefly water that they were forced to live off for years under suppression of the Bandits. The villagers stand watch as the sun begins to fade and out of the mist someone emerges: Kyuzo has returned and with a stolen gun as well as word that...
...nt of the Firefly, with play, episodes, audio and extras directly below him. The curser still blends into the background making it hard at sometimes to figure out what option you are on but not as much as the previous disc, and the response time is sti...
...ai it the firefly water that they were forced to live off for years under suppression of the Bandits. The villagers stand watch as the sun begins to fade and out of the mist someone emerges: Kyuzo has returned and with a stolen gun as well as word that...
...e seen in Firefly and Serenity so why not take advantage of that? I know these Terminator’s are supposed to be heavy metal but wouldn’t it be interesting if part of Cameron’s advancement was that she could be nearly indestructibl...
...homicidal Firefly family find their luck has run out and the cops have come to take them away. They won't go down that easy, and fight (and shoot) away with only Otis B. Driftwood (Bill Moseley) and "Baby" Firefly (Sheri Moon) managing to escape alive....
...o-be, the Firefly, about how hard it is to be the protector of all supervillains everywhere when you're down on your luck, and in flashback we see what sort of bad luck the man's run into. It's obviously meant to be funny, in a BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SER...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akimine KamijyoTranslated by:Alexander O. SmithAdapted by:What They SayAs the blazing battle between Benitora, Sasuke and Jiji Funjin heat up, Bentenmaru and Yuya basically jump out of the frying pan and into the fire... "Fire...
...iker Baby Firefly (the sensational Sheri Moon, Mrs. Zombie), who easily lures them to the title house, where she lives with a whole family of psychos. The family - headed up by Mom Adrienne (Karen Black of THE PYX and DINOSAUR VALLEY GIRLS), with Grand...
... COMPLETE FIREFLY. Whedon also tied for Best Network Television Series for ANGEL with CSI:CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, whose award was accepted by producer Naren Shanker, who was thrilled with the recognition. Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series awar...
...t-villain Firefly debuts.JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED (8 PM CST, Cartoon Network) "Task Force X." A Suicide Squad by any other name…DESCENT (8 PM CST, Sci-Fi) Luke Perry, meet Michael Dorn. Michael Dorn, Luke Perry. Now then, go explore the Earth...
...rn series Firefly: Burwell writes that "while the project was challenging I thought it was going well. Joss' responses were sometimes positive, sometimes not, but it seemed we were getting to a score he liked. What made the job difficult was that the s...
This Friday, Rob Zombie's follow up to HOUSE OF A 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS hits theaters. The film takes place a few weeks after the events depicted in CORPSES as the Firefly family is forced on the lam after a bloody showdown at their home. With...
Joss Whedon owns the internet. Type his name into Google and do a search and see for yourself how many fansites there are for BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, its spinoff series ANGEL or even for FIREFLY, Whedon's short-lived science fiction series with a wester...
...ei at the firefly. While Kyuzo is regrouping another member is pulling away from the band. Katsushiro becomes the second character to have a major personality shift going from obedient pupil to blood thirty samurai as he looses faith in the omnipotence...
...murderous Firefly family. After a shootout with the law leaves some of the Firefly kin dead, the surviving family members take off in a car with Wydell in pursuit. Can he stop the killers before more innocents fall in their way?The trailer will make it...
...g and the Firefly Inn. Here they find Kambei's former partner (or 'wife'), Shichiroji, the more eagle eyed among you may recognise him from the opening sequence of the very first episode where he made a brief appearance along with Kambei. He fought w...
...ei at the firefly. While Kyuzo is regrouping another member is pulling away from the band. Katsushiro becomes the second character to have a major personality shift going from obedient pupil to blood thirty samurai as he looses faith in the omnipotence...
... you seen FIREFLY?No.It's Joss Whedon's new cowboy science fiction show. STARHUNTER and FIREFLY are somewhat alike. They are not bounty hunters they do jobs for people, sometimes stealing things.
Michael Pare' Starhunter's Dante Montana courtesy...
...ALACTICA, FIREFLY wondering how they're going to end. We watch them to see what's going to happen next. Sure, they'll end sometime, but we assume it won't be anytime soon (unless you're Firefly, *ahem*). And think of the children. What's easier to say ...
...dy in the Firefly crew – and that includes the ones who died in the movie – are excited about the prospect of doing another”.
Nathan Fillion, says Tudyk, is especially keen. “We were out a couple of weeks ago together at a part...
...y, Angel, Firefly) and executive producer, David Greenwalt.
Faith will be restored and souls will be saved when the vampire cursed with a human soul returns to fight demons on the dark side in the “Angel” Collector’s Set DVD arrivin...
...mer Glau (Firefly) for the series.
The series, also slightly re-titled to Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles, is set between the first and second films with Sarah trying to protect her son, who will be the savior of the world in the futu...
...nt of the Firefly, with play, episodes, audio and extras directly below him. The curser still blends into the background making it hard at sometimes to figure out what option you are on but not as much as the previous disc, and the response time is sti...
...invisible firefly - another odd job.
What makes this series different is the high levels of shounen-ai throughout the book. There is a lot of sexual tension among the male characters that heightens as tidbits are revealed about their past. Also, Kakei...
...nly their firefly rice and barely having an existence. The bandits, massive mechanical monstrosities, rule over the land for the most part as the Emperor in the Capital seems to have little incentive to deal with them.
With times tight, the villagers ...
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Firefly Island, Daniel Arenson (Five Star)
Discover a world at the edge of imagination. A cruel king, his flesh made of stone, tyrannizes the enchanted Firefly Island. No sword or arrow can harm him. Aeolia, a servant girl, can magic...
...en behind Firefly. With these two involved, I felt confident that this series wouldn’t end up being just worthless fluff like Fastlane, and I’m happy to report, I was right.
In the series, a myriad of people are brought tog...
...by former Firefly star] Summer Glau, who we met last year as well. So the two of them are off together, and there's a connection with Diana [Jacqueline McKenzie] and Kevin that we play throughout his episodes that's kind of nice."
NECA has announced that next month their latest Prop Replica, the Otis Mask from THE DEVIL'S REJECTS will be available in stores.Seen in the first 10 minutes of the film, during the infamous shootout at the Firefly residence, this hand painted, high quali...
...ests from Firefly include Sean Maher, Monica Baccarin, Jewel Staite and Mark Sheppard, who played Simon, Inara, Kaylee and Badger, respectively. Also in attendance will be Farscape's Chianna, Gigi Edgley. Starfury's events have been a success in the pa...
... Fillion (Firefly) is a riot in this role.
The discovery of how The First will be beaten is masterful, and it leads to the only good speech Buffy makes all season. When she speaks to the “Potentials” of her plan to use Will...
...thor, and Firefly are just a few of the evil foes who give the heroes a run for their money with each one bringing their own brand of chaos to the city. The Batman: The Complete Fifth Season 2-disc collection contains 13 action-packed episodes and amaz...