They took the sky from me

[jchrisobrien]

an excerpt from Unseelie's LJ, about the fate of Firefly.

When Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon looks back on 2005, he
can take comfort in knowing that his film-directing debut, the sci-fi Western
Serenity, resurrected his canceled-too-soon cult classic TV series
Firefly, and was also one of the year's best-reviewed movies. ''I should
say I'm above reading reviews,'' he says. ''But I would be lying.'' Alas,
Whedon's fond memories are also tainted by Serenity's status as a
franchise nonstarter; despite Universal's best marketing efforts, the film only
mustered $25 million. ''In the end, it was what it was: a tough sell,'' says
Whedon, adding that it appears the Firefly saga has reached its
conclusion. He has no regrets and he's moving on.

Maybe Joss will be nice enough to answer a few questions about where the show was going.
In the grand scheme of things... well, fuck the grand scheme of things. There was a powerful lot of good storytelling to come out of that Verse.
It will be a shame not to see them.

Comments

[silas7.livejournal.com]

The basic premise of Firefly is set in our future. A bunch of folks leave earth and colonize another solar system. There's a civil war, one side (the Alliance) wins and runs the entire setup, while the losers (the Independents) try to squeek by day to day life. One of those Independents runs a cargo ship, doing whatever odd jobs and crime he can with his loyal (and sometimes hilarious) crew. They pick up some passengers, one with a major secret, and the stories roll on from there.

It's very well written, a good blend of action and comedy, and manages to combine the science fiction and western genre in a really effective way. It's well worth watching.