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The weird thing is that I find Firefly really satisfying to watch... even though there are only 14 episodes. They accomplished an amazing amount in those few episodes.
It helps that they were 45 minute episodes. But it still hurts... man I love this show
14? Thought it was 10
2 X 2 hands of blue
Bless your sudden and inevitable discussion of this show.
Maha haha mine is a grateful laugh
@@nathanyou1899 I love both of these comments so very, very much. :)
Sudden 'but' inevitable
@@smit.shahYT Bless your sudden but inevitable correction.
@@smit.shahYT I assumed Lilit meant 'and' knowing of POTN's passion for Joss Whedon's other shows.
I'm convinced. *goes to watch Firefly*... *again* :)
Cam Porter and again, and again
Excellant show...!
lololol....lollol
The only thing I would have added was how the actors chemistry is still as alive and strong today as it was on September 20th 2002 as all their friendships are still intact. And just watching Firefly panels at cons can bring back that magic.
Buffy8Fan Jayne: Now go do, that doo doo, that you do, so well. Wash: No, you idiot! That’s not the quote! Jayne: You wanna come at me, Little Man. Zoe: [Levers her Mare’s Leg] *Enough.* (Why it’s generally better to have the actors, rather than the actual characters, for discussion panels.)
"I am to miss behave"
@@Connor.SG-1Ring aim* but yes
Every single member of the cast will still tell you that it was the best thing they ever did. Every one.
@@Ellis_Hugh no wonder their careers tanked
"Well my time of not taking you seriously is coming to a middle."
One of my favourite lines.
❤️❤️❤️
Definitely
If mankind ever creates the ability to travel to alternate timelines, the first place I'm going is the universe where we got a full 7 seasons of firefly and bring back the DVD box set.
Hell yes.
Take me with you! I cant stay here!Take me with you!
Pokerface I hope you’re a true humanitarian and share it for free and not charge the ridiculous prices you probably could lol
Throw on season 6 of Angel too (well I guess season 5 would be different then)
Rest easy. Walter Bishop is working on it...
Your announcement of a firefly guide makes me legitimately happy 😃
I'm hitting the notification button for that.
Justin Kirkwood In the immortal words of Stan lee “Nuff Said”
He's doin it.
I was blessed by having my first meeting with Firefly be on DVD. I was at a sleepover where everyone was asleep and I was suffering insomnia, so my friend gave me his headphones and laptop and said to knock myself out on his film and series collection. I put Firefly on knowing NOTHING about it and at first I thought the headphones were broken because there was no sound... and then people started speaking and I realised that in this show, there was no sound in space. And that was the precise moment I fell in love with this show. Everything else was just a lovely bonus.
My brothers won't watch this show or the Buffyverse no matter how much I suggest it to them. I must be secretly adopted.
I'll adopt you. Come to my place for thanksgiving. We'll watch all the great shows.
What's the buffyverse? I just finished firefly for the first time. I stumbled upon it on hulu and was so confused when I couldn't find anymore after episode 14
@@Christian-oi7sd you're in for a treat. it's the tv shows Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel.
Buffy is great, as are shows like Charmed (who cares that they were made for a female audience?)...Firefly? It doesn't click! I have watched it fully once and I've tried to watch it again several times and have stopped after a few minutes because it is just so bad IMHO!
I love this show so much and still mourn the loss of it to this day. There's a new book series that's set within the world of Serenity (between tv show and Serenity) that Joss was the consulting editor for that is INCREDIBLE. The first two books are out now -- Firefly: Big Damn Hero and Firefly: The Magnificent Nine.
Thank you for telling us! I'll look them up.
I did not know. thank you for telling us!
I had no idea! Thank you!
I got both of them for my birthday in April! They are an amazing read. Definitely go and check them out!
Okay, I gotta read those.
19 people are trying to but can't take the sky from me.
the way they used the Chinese language was a brilliant concept!
It's just a shame there were never any Chinese characters in the cast that had anything important to do with the storyline.
@@dadoctah to be fair it was only 1 season long
"Our Mrs. Reynolds" was the single best episode of any tv show I've ever seen, or likely will ever see again. I stopped watching fox for several years when they cancelled the show.
Theres nothing i regret more than watching this show, if i hadn't i could be watching it for the first time all over again. Not to mention all the rage i've felt over the years for it being cancelled in the first place
I am one of those friends. I've recruited may Browncoats! The wound from its initial cancelling has yet to heal. The movie was good, but Book's story is still a mystery that has burrowed in my consciousness and tears at me from the inside. I have my theory, BUT I WANT MORE THAN THEORY!!!! Thank you for the solid resource on future recruitment. BROWNCOATS FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Book's story - after the movie, there were quite a few comics (and books) written in this universe, including "The Shepherd's Tale", a comprehensive delving into Book's character and backstory. If you want a canon explanation for his mystery, you got it!
"Miranda!" Ha ha, I heard that. You may have aimed to misbehave by makin' that the last word of this video, but I reckon it was a mite shiny. :)
I have been trying to get my sister to watch Firefly for years. Now I have a link to send her that may actually convince her. Thank you, Ian. Shiny.
Good Luck, most women don't understand science fiction. It's like me with dragons and wizards - I'm probably the only person that hates Game of Thrones, although I did like the Hobbit movies. I think for most women they have trouble imagining the world's of science fiction, at least all the women I know. Good luck with your sister.
@@MrDougmartin Huh, interesting. All the women in my group of friends, including myself, love science fiction. Well...GOOD science fiction. Ones with an actual story at least. It was my friend Sarah who introduced me to Babylon 5 back in the 90's, for example. We all have watched all of Firefly, Doctor Who, my mother is an avid Trekkie, we've all love...well...most of the Star Wars movies (may the prequels burn in hell, amen), etc. Hell, we even love sci-fi sitcoms like Red Dwarf, which has some oddly unique concepts in it for being a half hour sitcom. Which could explain why it's been going on and off since 1988 and is still going today. "Women don't understand science fiction," is quite a bit of bullshit. Sexist bullshit, even. To be honest, the bit that made *me* pause was the "western" part, but the fact that it was also science fiction intrigued me. And yet that doesn't mean I don't UNDERSTAND westerns. I understand them just fine. Women aren't too stupid to understand whole genres, as you suggest.
@@ms_scribbles All the women I know except 2, hate Science fiction. I do apologize for saying that they don't understand, I should have said don't relate. The women I know want something that they can relate with - romance, palace intrigue, down to earth dramas. My favorite writers is a women and she puts most of the men writers to shame. I'm not saying all women but most of the women I know don't care for it, but I'm 65 and I think women of my generation aren't as interested in science fiction. I'm glad you like it, the more the merrier.
@@MrDougmartin Is Doctor Who considered science fiction? Because I know literally hundreds of women personally that love it.
@@niklauspomeroy2595 I think that's funny because I'm not a great fan of Doctor Who, and I love most science fiction. Some episodes are good but most of them are corny. I did like Torchwood, although with everything Russell Davies does, it always goes off the deep end. You must know a different breed of women or maybe it's a different age.
Firefly means more to me that just an amazing show with awesome characters. Story time... I first watched it on dvd in 2004/2005, after walking into the back room of the department I worked at. Two guys were exchanging the dvd set; this is what we did back then as we were stationed overseas and didn’t have our version of regular tv. I asked what the set was and they both said “Firefly”. I, of course, asked what it was about. One of them replied that it was a sci-fi western. I must have looked confused because he just handed me the set and said to just watch it all, and then I’ll understand. I didn’t protest even after looking at the cover and thinking “definitely sci-fi western because of the spaceship and western type looking clothes. That night I watched nearly every single episode. I couldn’t stop and was so drained for work the next day. I had the comfort of watching the series in order, so I was hooked with the pilot episode Serenity. I don’t think I have ever fallen in love with a show before so hard that I was absolutely confused as to why the series was cancelled (one of the guys soon explained to me about FOX and airing the episodes out of order). From that point on, I was a browncoat. I knew the movie was coming out and even convinced a couple friends to watch the series before seeing the movie. They were hooked as well. But Firefly means more to me because it helped me break out of my shell with being more public when it came to expressing my “geekdom”. When I was a teen, it wasn’t really acceptable to read comics or be into things considered “too nerdy” (rpg games and etc). After watching Firefly, I wanted to quote the show all the time and wear a Jayne beanie. Which I did end up doing; I even have a Blue Sun T-shirt. So the series certainly helped me not care what others thought or said when I would geek-out about things that are usually left unsaid. In others words... you can’t take the sky from me. ^_^
GiRayne - I have a tendency to ramble too! Lol. So you’re definitely okay with me with your reply. In fact, I really enjoyed reading it. I love your experience with Firefly and what you said about the culture of us fans, and also with Joss Whedon. You mentioned Mickey with a link. Haven’t clicked the link yet, but if it’s Movies with Mickey... I love that Serenity video he did! I agree with everyone who says that Firefly succeeded because it failed both as a tv series and movie. You and I are products of the word-of-mouth phenomenon that occurred after the show was cancelled. And it’s still continuing to this day; while it’s at a slower rate, it’s still going on. There’s something special about that and it means something to some of our cultures. To further my profound experience with Firefly, just for you... I was a teen in the 90’s and living in the Midwest Bible Belt; and while it’s not a bad area to live in, some of the people can be judgmental and get away with being openly cruel without much consequence. So, back then comic movies were okay to watch, but if you read comics, you were weird and considered a cliche nerd or geek. I was lower class and while I had no problem standing up to those who made fun of me or my friends, I didn’t want to always be in trouble and getting detention for telling them to “f-ck off” every time they felt the need to bully. My friends knew I was a huge Superman fan and was never judged by them, it was enough for me as a teen. Now saying that I was a teen during that time and a huge Firefly fan, you might be surprised that I was never a Buffy fan when it aired. Lol. I watched a couple episodes and had a problem not comparing Buffy to the teens that gave me and my friends a hard time in school. But don’t worry, I ended up falling in love with Buffy (and Angel, there’s a story there too lol) in my mid-20’s. One of my friends got me to watch Buffy by watching the first seasons with me. Like how this channel does, he explained that you need to get passed the first season and observe the characters, just like I had done with Firefly. So as you can tell, Firefly was my introduction to the Whedon-verse as well. And I’m actually glad it was because of my past and mindset at the time. Firefly helped get me passed my pretentiousness and see that a lot of people are okay with letting your geek flag wave and fly. *** Dollhouse! I loved that series. While I was disappointed the series was also cancelled, I could actually understand why not as many people could get into the show. It’s one of the few shows that I believe was “before its time”; I know that phrase is thrown around a lot, but with Dollhouse, there’s truth to it. The concept of “dolls” is more viewed as prostitution rather than the hints of “Manchurian Candidate” the show had. It wouldn’t have been until later in the decade that more people were willing to be okay with both concepts and the latter’s real conspiracy. Plus, there’s the whole “evil corporation” theme that’s been around for a long time, but with the prostitution theme, it was overshadowed in people’s minds who couldn’t get passed it. ^^^this is from personal experience with the people I know who couldn’t get into Dollhouse until way later, after it was cancelled. I agree with you about how the fans were divided with Dollhouse. There’s the surface with the concepts and cast, then there’s the deep and disturbing concepts. It was a truly bleak storyline, and if one couldn’t get passed that, they couldn’t see the hope that was there. I mention the cast because I noticed something with those who couldn’t get into the series... Eliza Dushku. I personally couldn’t see anyone else playing Echo, but there were times that she alone couldn’t carry the series as the leading protagonist and character; and the other characters were what held the interests but didn’t get enough spotlight to get passed the idea that Echo is the lead. *** Moving passed all that... lol I’m with you about going to the movies. When I was younger, I didn’t mind not knowing if I would like a movie or not to watch it in the theaters. However, now, I see the worth of my money and don’t want to waste it. I go to MCU movies that I know I will at least have a good time seeing; for example, I didn’t see all the Iron Man movies in theaters because I’m not a huge Iron Man fan, and I probably won’t ever see Captain Marvel because the ones times I was interested in her character was when she was known as Ms Marvel and Rogue took her powers. Lol. Seeing Star Wars movies in theaters is a different thing for me though, it’s a family event. Doesn’t matter if the movie sucks, my sister and I would ramble about why it sucked and what was good about it right after the movie was over. Other than that, I don’t go to the movies often. Even DC movies are iffy for me. =p *** Sorry for the long reply. I have the day off and wanted to reply to you before I started my adult chores and errands. Lol.
I just found firefly a few days ago and finished it last night. I didn't know anything about it so I was confused and sad when I couldn't find anymore after episode 14. I just heard about the movie serenity I'll have to check that out
NOW I want to watch the show 😅
I am 61 yrs old and i thought nothing could ever top Star Trek TOS . But i just finished binge watching the entire Firefly series and the Serenity movie this week in the middle of October 2021 and i loved all of it. I think this series is way better than STTOS. Im absolutely crushed that my journey through the Firefly universe is now over , and even though I was late to the party i totally understand what the fuss has been about all these years. Now I'm absolutely looking forward to watching all of the Firefly panels on KZhead and gorrammit you bet your pigu [a** in Mandarin] im gonna buy me a Serenity logo Tshirt ASAP. Gotta stay shiny.....🚀🌠🌜🌛⭐🌟
I found this video...shiny. I could never get into Firefly until I took the time and watched the entire series. I now own the box set, Serenity on Blu-ray, a hand painted replica of Mal's pistol, two t-shirts, and a mini Serenity on my car keychain. I am now a proud Browncoat. :D
Firefly kind of changed my life, I had no idea what was so special about it at the time that it first aired (I hadn't drank the Whedon Kool-Aid yet) but it was a very special piece of television that I fell in love with...I remember being so impressed with how the writers seemed to trust that us viewers were smart enough to understand the world it lived in without forcing a bunch of annoying exposition all the time. Thank you for this video!!!
Out of everything you said about this show I can only agree with two things. 1) Everything you said 2) How you feel about this show! When my mom was going through chemotherapy for breast cancer we would watch this show on Netflix and while she couldn’t keep up at times her asking me questions about the plot and characters helped keep her mind off her pain. I owe this show, its cast and writers. It brought me and my mother closer together during a very scary time. Now she’s just angry there’s nothing of the show left to watch, lol! Maybe she’ll enjoy your up coming series!
Okay fiiiiine I thought I'd finally escaped the pestering, but I'll finally go back and try this show again.
The only reason to try a show is because you might like it. And there's only one way to find out. Do you trust the friends that have recommended it? Do they know you well enough to think you would like it?
Shiny.
less than 2 minutes in and you already have a spoiler?!?! River in a box?!?!? That was one of Joss's pet peeves about the first episode promotions.
Oh, yay!!!!! (And I can hope that Dollhouse is next...)
Yes pleeeeeeeeeeeease
Umm, yeah.
I'm barely a minute into the video, but I'll like because I love Firefly, I love your channel, so why not? Seriously though, thank you for this because I've already gotten good use out of your original Buffy video in convincing everyone who's even mildly interested.
I can't help it, everytime I see firefly content, I want to shed a tear remembering how it was taken from us prematurely.
Shiny! Don't overwhelm yourself with all of your projects, take care of yourself. Looking forward to the 'Firefly' guide but also the season 5 of Buffy.
In the last minutes before I go to bed on my birthday, Ian kicks off the Firefly guide with the "Why You Should Watch." Awesome gift. (Now I just have to survive until you get to Out of Gas, and hope you give it an hour of analysis.)
Best episode of any show ever.
I have so many emotions about Firefly, the biggest one being sadness over its unjust cancellation. This show could have been so much more, and even with the little we got to see from it, it was more than most TV shows could ever offer.
Best retelling of the Robin Hood legend ever.
Your comments on people not wanting to get involved in something ending so soon makes me think Game of Thrones (I never watched past the 1st season lol). A lot of people invested nearly a decade in that show and look what they got! Maybe in the end something short and sweet is better..
Beyonce Knowles Oh, God, season 8 was like this terrible divorce where your ex gets the house and the dog and all the money.... Hurt so much.
It's been 80 years... And I can still smell the fresh paint... ***!?!?!?! Oh wait, wrong movie.... Thank you for this video. The show has been gone for 17 years, and is still the subject of current conversations. This show MUST be legendary, because legends never die. I showed this to my daughter when she was about 12 (14 now), and she loves it so much. She was distraught when she found out there was no season 2. She wants to start a movement to bring the show back, to contact the creators of the show, to contact the networks and get people to stand up and fight to bring the show back. "Sorry babe, it's all been done already." She wrote about it in class, and found out one of her teachers plays in a band that has their own version of the intro song. So she writes fanfiction about the show, and unfortunately combines it with other shows she loves, but hey, what ever makes her happy. This show makes her happy. Me too.
I’ve seen it all twice, and I’m on the third time now. I don’t think I’ll ever watch a show like it again.
Shiny. Also, awesome community support for Shan. I love crossovers.
This made me cry a bit. Men are allowed to cry in war, funerals, weddings, and firefly.
You wanna hook someone on Firefly, watch Out of Gas.
My absolute favorite episode!!!
I pretty much figured the Civil War analogy was more to do with the aftermath of being on the losing side of the war than anything more specific. I did actually read Killer Angels although admittedly I don't remember much detail about it.
Cancelling this show is one of the greatest injustices of TV, Sci-fi and amazing stories and characters. Especially the characters.
I love this show. I love these characters. I love this channel.
Wow, that bit about Jubal Early was all kinds of eye-opening... Great video, as always!
Right? I knew I wanted to comment on the myth of the noble confederate, but when I was researching and heard that name I about fell out of my chair.
@@PassionoftheNerd WHY CAN'T *MY* HOMEWORK EVER BE THIS COOL...
If absolutely nothing else watch the movie. If you know you are never going to commit to watching the series, the movie stands by itself pretty well. It is pretty amazing! In fact I think most people will want to watch the rest of the series after the movie. At which point the series can be enjoyed as kind of a prequel.
Watching the movie first only works if you're 100% positive you'll never watch the show...otherwise you'll know the future and be sad the whole time. At least, I assume so; I watched the show first
They both work. i watched the movie almost every day for like, 4 months this winter. LOVE IT.
Honestly, this is the best show my boyfriend ever introduced me to, I love it so much!! It also made me develop a massive girl crush for Morena Baccarin. God, that woman is beautiful. Looking forward to the rest of your series!!
I hate to admit that for me, even though Firefly and Serenity are great, my deeply adoring love of Buffy eclipses my appreciation for them. I've seen Buffy several times, but I don't think I've gone back and watched Firefly in about 5 years or so. I think it's because it is so short-lived, and every time I rewatch, I get angry again at Fox for cancelling it. And Dollhouse. You remember Dollhouse? HBO's Westworld but on network television and before the world was ready.
futilethewinds, We need to petition Ian to add Dollhouse when he finishes the Firefly guides. After Buffy, Dollhouse is my favorite Whedon work, though it is disturbing, while Buffy is comforting.
That narration! Kept expecting him to say “Mr Anderson... welcome back”
And of course make sure you watch it in the correct order. [Wrote this before I watched the video]. Edit, yep mentioned.
I have some mild criticism, but I don't want it to overshadow how wonderful I think this video is. I loved it, best one so far. Having put this criticism in the correct perspective: I found the American Civil War part was a bit protracted. I'm from outside of the US, and that may be a big part of it, but to me a quick "nah, not really" + the Solo comparison would have been enough. Again, shiny stuff. Can't wait for your review and analysis of the show (but I will :))
Just have to say...I haven’t even seen this whole video yet, but I literally squealed out loud when saw the video title! I’ve been a subscriber ever since finding your “why you should watch” videos on Buffy and Angel. Sooo excited that you’re now starting on Firefly too!! 😍
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.
Was that the primary buffer panel?! Did the primary buffer panel just fall off my ship?!
I told you it was rotten weeks ago
I used to re-play the opening intro on the DVD over and over again just so I could hear that beautiful theme song. When I heard it’s final refrain at the end of the movie Serenity...I got seriously choked up.
Yes! I've been waiting so long for this!
Great video. I own this series on Blu-ray and the movie Serenity so i cant wait to watch it again with you.
Awww, ASR shout out. 😊 So happy you're doing Firefly. I have been waiting!
there is nothing i want more than one of your episode-by-episode seasons guides for firefly. this is most excellent news.
Ok gonna try not to cry. One of my favorite reviewers is gonna do one of my favorite shows and I know he is gonna take good care of it. *just barely not crying*
Ok commenting on my post (I know bad form) This is also the only show I have ever bought the extended universe stuff for. I own 5 of the comics and if I read another commenter right I need to go buy some books.
I am so excited for your Firefly guide!
I am just at the tail end of my re-watching of Firefly. It has been years since I last watched it. And back in the 2000's, I used to be such a missionary, spreading the gospel of Firefly. I even had 2 firefly dvd sets, to lend around. I have re-watched this show dozens of times. I am so in love with it, and the verse it occupies. I am so glad I found this video. Thank you for doing it and I hope to watch your Firefly guide.
i'm a leaf on the wind. watch how i soar. ❤️❤️❤️
Don't you mean... ❤❤❤💔
@@richardwarnercool1 i stand corrected ;)
I’m still waiting for the rest of your episode guides! They are MARVELOUS 🤩🤩🤩‼️
IT’S HERE!!!
Another great vid. Also, love the little tease of the animation on your Firefly review series.
Absolutely beautiful and incredibly informative- one of the most fantastic videos I’ve ever seen
Shiny👌......at last a honest to real review about Firefly🚀
Finally! I'm ready for some EPISODE GUIDES!
Yaaaaaas!! I was hoping you would do a firefly ep guide!!! love your work 😄
It took me til 2020 to ever watch Firefly ... as soon as I did... it became my all time favorite mini-series. 👍 ❤ 🎥 That is saying a lot, for a person that grew up on the original Star Trek series .
Awesome Ian! I'll definitely show this to friends who are on the fence about Firefly. Looking forward to hearing your further thoughts on the show. 😀
Love this show ! Thanks for making this !
Firefly is a huge part of my personal and professional life. I recently re-watched the Big Damn Show with my daughter (who is a 3 1/2 year cancer patient). You managed to really grab onto things I truly loved about the 'Verse and the characters on the little Firefly-class cargo ship, Ian. Thanks for spreading the word to them as need it.
I love this show and will always have great memories from it. the intro song is a treasure :D
I found Serenity on Netflix. I watched through the rescue at the beginning, and then got on my phone for some reason to look it up. I found that it followed a show, which chronologically took place right after where I stopped the movie. I was hooked instantly by something I'd never heard of. Now I just need a Jane shirt to go with my cunning Jane hat.
I heard about Firefly by coincidence. Years ago and years after it got cancelled. I fell for it after only ten minutes into the pilot. I havent seen anything like it before or since. Its an amazing work of scriptwriting, character development and chemistry. Seems like Fox didnt want to have something people could really fall for. A blind man could see that Firefly is a really special gem in history of tv and cult following.
It's interesting to me that you think it would take someone 2-3 episodes to get hooked. I've never found that to be the case. I have always presented Firefly to my friends and family (and some aquaintences) with the simple phrase: "Watch the first episode; if you don't want to watch more then don't." I have not lost one convert. And yes that includes people who don't like sci-fi or westerns.
Just trying to err on the side of caution when laying it out for people. It took me 3-4, along with a couple friends. But I have a couple, 'from the pilot' friends as well.
The beginning is rough. By the time we meet River everything is set. Before that the pacing was bad.
I saw the "Serenity" movie on opening day in the treatre, without knowing that there was a television series. I has no clue what I was in for. Packed theatre full of people all over reacting to character introductions. Took a bit to realise that I i happened upon something special, already in the works. Loved the movie; ran out and bought the series on DVD, and finally understood the favor and emotion I was a part of. Greatest show in the 'verse!
This video is the ship and and as you landed it, up to the very last moment, I was already impressed. Then at the last second, you showed me I had just watched a leaf soaring on the wind and I applaud you.
I really tried to watch this show but I just couldn't get into it but I love your shows so i decided to still watch this.
Firefly is not for everyone (speaking for myself)
A mate of mine described it as a western. In space. But BETTER! I avoided it like the plague for a couple of years due to that alone. But gave it a shot and absolutely loved it. Pure genius from Mr Whedon (and co).
Man I've got tears in my eyes. This is such a good show and this is just a good way of explaining why it should be watched. I've never been good at explaining myself, so a lot of people are going to be getting a link to this video.
Trying to get someone to watch Firefly is the greatest battle I’ve ever fought.
Wizards Grimm it is! I think there went several years from a friend of mine recommended it to me and I finally began watching it. But it quickly became my favourite show, and today I just hope for more, and I'll spread the word of Firefly when I can :)
Even though I just woke up, you've made my day! Can't wait for what you've got coming next~
Well my days of slavish devotion to this outstanding series have certainly come to a middle.
I am so gorram hyped for your Firefly guide!
Just got a friend to start watching Firefly with me! Can't wait for the episode guides
Is that a .... leaf on the... wind? Son of a-
Thanks for the ATLA clip! I am so on board for when you get to that show.
Great video! Firefly is my favorite thing, and I will definitely watch your episode-by-episode videos!
Thanks mate, love this show! I re watch the whole lot about every 18 months from the series to the movie and I still love it.
I've seen and enjoyed a few of your videos, this one got you a subscription. I'm a procrastinating writer and locationally challenged game master, in the process of developing a system inspired by Firefly, so this video is absolute gold!
Firefly will always have a special place in my heart. A friend of mine tried to get me to watch it when it first came out on DVD, but I couldn't get into it. Then I saw a trailer for the movie and it was so awesome, I realized that I had to watch the show so I would really grasp the film. So I binged the show and was hooked. Then my father and I saw the film in the theater. My father and I don't really get along so it was a moment that will always be special to me.
great passion and conviction! Long Live Firefly!
Once you finally watch the show and of course get hooked on it after a few episodes, go back and rewatch the earlier ones. You'll wonder why you didn't fall in love with Firefly about eight seconds into the first episode.
Best comeback. "Jayne's a girls name." -River
And "I can kill you with my brain."
The difference is that Firefly didn't burn out, and it didn't collapse under it's own weight. It was murdered before it even had a chance to start telling it's story. And for the record: I'm not exactly a Whedon fanboy.
Soooo good!!! I still miss this show.
I clapped and squealed when I saw the notification, and then I clapped and squealed some more watching the video. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ian, for all the wonderful work you do and the way you do it. It's obvious that a lot of hard work and precious time went into making this video (and all your other ones, at that). You rock, good Sir, keep on being awesome! Also I second the "Let's make Shiny a part of the modern vernacular" ambition.
SUBSCRIBED!!! And also, sharing this video!
Worked with Nathan, right after Firefly. I didn't know him at all, and someone in the film crew passed around the Firefly DVD set. Watched it and loved it. I mean, duh! Like there's anyone who didn't. It was such an honor to have met Mr. Fillion. He's a great guy in real life.
'Shiny" and 'You are damaging my calm" are still frequent guest stars in my everyday speechifying. I think, If I had to pick a favourite episode (no small task) I think it would be Shindig, or a maybe War Stories.
Hey! I was waiting for this!
Moved into a new house about 7 months ago and came across my Firefly series DVD set. Watched The Message. Fell in love all over again and was moved by the music at the end (which was written after they found out it had been cancelled, according to DVD commentary).