“After the Earth was used up, we found a new solar system and hundreds of new Earths were terraformed and colonized. The central planets formed the Alliance and decided all the planets had to join under their rule. There was some disagreement on that point. After the War, many of the Independents who had fought and lost drifted to the edges of the system, far from Alliance control. Out here, people struggle to get by with the most basic technologies. A ship would bring you work, a gun would help you keep it. A captain’s goal was simple: find a crew, find a job, keep flying.”

Joss Whedon’s creativity did not end with Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel. In 2002, FOX asked him to develop a new series for them. Joss called his latest work Firefly and described it as a ‘space opera,’ and for all intents and purposes that’s what it was. However, while the ratings were efficient and the show achieved cult status, schedule changes resulted in the series failing and it was cancelled after just fifteen episodes.

Since then, the show has aired in numerous other countries and the DVD sales have soared. As a result Firefly was set to be reborn as a movie franchise as a possible prelude to a new television series. It was not be to be, but the core family of the Serenity continue to soar in comics, books and other merchandise.

You can’t stop the signal.