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So, what came before Serenity? FIREFLY of course!
If you haven't heard of Firefly or Serenity - and especially if you are a fan already - this site is for you. I have brought together a stack of links in the one place, with images of what you will find at some of them. These sites are great for all ages; many have great music and interactive components. If you have additional links that you think should be on this page, please don't hesitate to contact me with the details and I will update the lens.
The Firefly television series lasted only one season - fans were in an uproar. The movie Serenity came next - an attempt to provide closure to people like myself who needed more! The TV series and the movie are discussed together in this lens because they co-exist. There is talk of a sequel and DVD sales of both Firefly and Serenity should go a long way to convincing the big bosses in Hollywood to produce the sequel.
The Firefly / Serenity story in a nutshell...
Earth-that-was got used up.
We moved out -- terraformed and colonized hundreds of new earths; some, rich and flush with the new technologies; some, not so much. The central planets -- them as formed the Alliance -- decided all the planets had to join under their rule.There was some disagreement on that point.
After the Unification War, many of the Independents who had fought and lost drifted to the edges of civilization, far from Alliance control. Out here, people struggle to get by with the most basic of technologies. A ship will bring you work; a gun will help you keep it.
A captain's goal is simple: find crew, find a job... keep flying.
There are some really great Firefly & Serenity lenses being developed, so check them out - starting with The Universe of Firefly & Serenity
Serenity on Flickr
Serenity sighting
Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin, Gina Torres
An awesome Lego version of Serenity from Firefly.
Model work
This 3d model of the cargo transport Serenity
Awesome YouTube videos
Some great Firefly & Serenity YouTube videos and more...
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The Universe of Firefly & Serenity
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For those of you who don't know, the show featured a blend of elements from the space drama and old style western soaps. It showed mankind's future in very a different manner to most current science fiction television shows. There were no alien...
The Firefly theme song
Read the words & listen to the song
"Ballard of Serenity"Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out to the black
Tell them I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
There's no place I can be
Since I found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me
Listen to the "Ballard of Serenity". Once you hear this you will be singing anytime you want to soothe your soul. I have a copy of the song words on my wall at work.
You'll find it on the Fireflywiki link below.
Some of the best links for Firefly & Serenity
A collaborative encyclopedia of the Firefly 'verse, created by Joss Whedon, Firefly's creator(also responsible for Buffy...) It is intended both as a resource to fans of the television show (and the Serenity movie) and to show people what a cool show Firefly is.Fireflywiki
It provides copious quantities of information, images and links about Firefly - episode guide - characters - actors - links - timeline - lexicon - the Firefly Universe (medicine, places, planets, ships, technology and weapons). Very interactive!
You can even design and build your own desktop. My favourite (personal design from a range of options) is above.
PSST! If you are new to the world of Squidoo and would love to learn how to add hyperlinks to your pages, check out:
Basic HTML for Squidoo
Lensmaster Tools & Utilities for starters.
More great links for Firefly and Serenity
WHEDONesque is a community weblog discussing the work of Joss Whedon. Anyone can post a story or comment to this site, as long as it pertains to Joss Whedon's work.WHEDONesque
A translation guide to the Chinese phrases used in the show. Any Chinese they say or write in any episode of Firely, you'll find here. Learn what it means, how to say it, and what the symbols look like.
Firefly Chinese
A clearinghouse of audio commentary tracks recorded by Browncoats for episodes of the Joss Whedon television series Firefly and its major motion picture follow-up Serenity.
Dedicated wiki to Firefly/Serenity verse
Props, music, maps and ships for the 'verse: Created for the Serenity Role Playing Game, but fun for other fans of the series as well.
Props, music, maps and ships
Selected quotes from all the episodes.
Firefly quotes
Firefly costume designer's web site
Costume design
Graphic Novel & DVDs
Those Left Behind (Serenity)
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 10/08/2008)
Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (Smart Pop series)
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 10/08/2008)
Firefly - The Complete Series
Amazon Price: $30.99 (as of 10/08/2008)
Reader Feedback
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WritingforYourWealth
The "Ballard of Sereneity" was ooookaaay, but I really liked Jayne's song from the episode Jaynestown (think that was the name) hehe. ;) Posted July 30, 2008 |
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The_Homeopath
Best Show in the whole verse. Posted June 29, 2008 |
Firefly is one of the most amazing series I have seen so naturally I am stunned and disappointed that Fox could let such a rare jewel be cancelled. What were they thinking? We can only hope that one day Joss Whedon will be able share with us more of his remarkable story telling...
Posted December 29, 2007
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Guyver2
It still saddens me that we will not know what happened to these great characters. Posted August 29, 2007 |
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ShellHarris
I really love this show. Too bad it was canceled so soon. At least the DVD continues to provide entertainment. Thanks for the great lens. Posted August 07, 2007 |
