Firefly (TV series)
AskBiography Logo   Latest News  Follow Us on Twitter  Follow Us on Google Buzz  Became Fan - Facebook  Subscribe to RSSRSS   Bookmark and Share

Firefly (TV series)

The word "Firefly" against a parchment background written in a golden illuminated flowing cursive script
Firefly  intertitle
Television
NameFirefly
Genre 
Created byJoss Whedon
Starring 
Theme music composerJoss Whedon
Opening theme"The Ballad of Serenity"
ComposerJoss Whedon
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
List of episodesList of Firefly episodes
Production
Executive producer 
ProducerBen Edlund
EditorLisa Lassek
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channelFox
Picture format 
Audio format5.1 Surround Sound
First airedSeptember 20, 2002
Last airedDecember 20, 2002
StatusCanceled
Followed bySerenity

Firefly (TV series)

Album information
NameFirefly
Typesoundtrack
ArtistGreg Edmonson, Joss Whedon
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005
GenreClassical, Country
Length60:15
LabelVarèse Sarabande

     Home | Album | Firefly (TV series)



'Firefly' is an American space western television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. Its future setting, modeled after traditional Western movie motifs, has been praised as an "oddball genre mix". Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear.

The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Whedon pitched the show as "nine people looking into the blackness of space and seeing nine different things". The show explores the lives of people who fought on the losing side of a civil war who now make a living on the outskirts of the society, as part of the pioneer culture that exists on the fringes of their star system. In addition, it is a future where the only two surviving superpowers, the United States and China, fused to form the central federal government, called the Alliance, resulting in the fusion of the two cultures as well. According to Whedon's vision, "nothing will change in the future: technology will advance, but we will still have the same political, moral, and ethical problems as today."

Firefly premiered in the United States and Canada on the Fox network on September 20, 2002. Despite high expectations for the Joss Whedon-led project, by mid-December 2002 Firefly had averaged only 4.7 million viewers per episode and was 98th in Nielsen ratings. It was canceled after eleven of the fourteen produced episodes were aired. Despite the series' relatively short life span, it received strong sales when it was released on DVD and has large fan support campaigns. It won an Emmy in 2003 for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series. The post-airing success of the show led Whedon and Universal Pictures to produce a film based on the series, Serenity. The Firefly franchise expanded from the series and film to other media including comics and a role-playing game.

Latest News : Firefly (TV series) : Tweet this RSS

Taste of bubbly at Firefly; Summer Solstice Beer Lovers Festival - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tweet this news
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--Bubbles from Burlington, fizz from France: -Firefly- Urban Bar & Grill in Wauwatosa will uncork a tasting of sparkling wines with a cocktail food buffet from ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:06:38 GMT+00:00
Slash to make splash here - The Sun Daily Tweet this news
The Sun Daily--The Slash Live Concert on Aug 5 is brought here by low-cost carrier -Firefly-. According to -Firefly- Sdn Bhd marketing and communications head Angelina ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:44:59 GMT+00:00
Photos: Big Gear Giveback Showcase - American Songwriter Tweet this news
American Songwriter--By americansongwriter on June 22nd, 2010 NAMM, Next BIG Nashville, American Songwriter, SESAC, ASCAP, Zehnder, and -Firefly- partnered with the Nashville ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:38:47 GMT+00:00

Track listing  (tracks 1-17 appear in both the digital and CD releases)
NoTitleLength
1Firefly - Main Title0:52
2Big Bar Fight1:56
3Heart of Gold Montage2:10
4Whitefall/Book2:20
5Early Takes Serenity2:36
6The Funeral2:36
7River's Perception/Saffron2:14
8Mal Fights Niska/Back Home1:54
9River Tricks Early3:30
10River Understands Simon2:04
11Leaving/Caper/Spaceball2:39
12River's Afraid/Niska/Torture3:21
13In My Bunk/Jayne's Statue/Boom2:28
14Inara's Suite3:29
15Out of Gas/Empty Derelict1:50
16Book's Hair/Ready for Battle1:59
17Tears/River's Eyes1:59
18Cows/New Dress/My Crew2:11
19Boarding the Serenity/Derelict2:02
20Burgess Kills/Captain & Ship3:26
21Saved/Isn't Home?/Reavers2:55
22Reavers Chase Serenity3:22
23River's Dance1:50
24Inside the Tam House2:22
25Dying Ship/Naked Mal2:10

Ratings : Other roles
Season U.S. ratings Network Rank
1 2002 4.48 million Fox #125

Ratings : Other roles
Episode # Title Original Air Date Broadcast # Production #
1 "Serenity" December 20, 2002 11 1AGE79
2 "The Train Job" September 20, 2002 1 1AGE01
3 "Bushwhacked" September 27, 2002 2 1AGE02
4 "Shindig" November 1, 2002 6 1AGE03
5 "Safe" November 8, 2002 7 1AGE04
6 "Our Mrs. Reynolds" October 4, 2002 3 1AGE05
7 "Jaynestown" October 18, 2002 4 1AGE06
8 "Out of Gas" October 25, 2002 5 1AGE07
9 "Ariel" November 15, 2002 8 1AGE08
10 "War Stories" December 6, 2002 9 1AGE09
11 "Trash" June 28, 2003 12 1AGE12
12 "The Message" July 15, 2003 13 1AGE13
13 "Heart of Gold" August 19, 2003 14 1AGE10
14 "Objects in Space" December 13, 2002 10 1AGE11

Ratings : Other roles
Firefly: The Complete Series
Set details: Bonus features:

Ratings : Other roles
Release dates: Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 9, 2003
November 11, 2008 (Blu-ray)
April 19, 2004 August 2, 2004
December 3, 2008 (Blu-ray)

Firefly

VideoFirefly * Serenity (film) * R. Tam sessions
Firefly episodes"Serenity" * "The Train Job" * "Bushwhacked" * "Shindig" * "Safe" * "Our Mrs. Reynolds" * "Jaynestown" * "Out of Gas" * "Ariel" * "War Stories" * "Trash" * "The Message" * "Heart of Gold" * "Objects in Space"
ComicsThose Left Behind * Better Days * The Other Half * Float Out * The Shepherd's Tale
Other mediaRole-playing game * Finding Serenity * Firefly soundtrack * Serenity soundtrack
CharactersMal * Zoe * Wash * Jayne * Kaylee * Shepherd * Inara * Simon * River * Minor characters
UniverseThe Alliance * Browncoats * Moons and planets * Reavers * Serenity (ship)
See alsoJoss Whedon * Mutant Enemy Productions * Done the Impossible

Joss Whedon

Television � CreatedBuffy the Vampire Slayer * Angel * Firefly * Dollhouse
Television � DirectedThe Office * Glee
Television � WrittenRoseanne * Parenthood
Films � Written & directedSerenity * Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (short film) * The Avengers
Films � WrittenBuffy the Vampire Slayer * Toy Story * Alien Resurrection * Titan A.E. * Atlantis: The Lost Empire * The Cabin in the Woods
Comics � WrittenFray * Tales of the Slayers * Tales of the Vampires * Serenity (Those Left Behind * Better Days) * Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight * Angel (Angel: After the Fall) * Astonishing X-Men * Runaways * Sugarshock!
Related articlesWhedonesque.com * Mutant Enemy Productions



Privacy | Sitemap