SciFi Channel has scheduled a Firefly marathon
for their "daytime rotation" block on September 18.
This time around, they're starting with "Serenity parts 1 & 2" and ending with "War Stories." The eleven episode marathon starts at 8am (eastern).
And while you're noting it down on your schedule, you Browncoats might also want to know that Jewel's "Dead Like Me" episode is set to air on SciFi tomorrow (Sept 5) at 7pm (eastern), Adam's "CSI: Miami" episode airs on A&E Sept 8 at 8pm and midnight (eastern), and Sean's "CSI: Miami" episode airs on A&E Sept 15 at 9pm and September 16 at 1am (eastern).
Gotta love those Tivo wishlists, eh? LOL
September 04 2006
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MySerenity | September 04, 09:33 CET
mifeng | September 04, 09:36 CET
TexLuvsAngel | September 04, 11:02 CET
Rogue | September 04, 11:47 CET
And it comes on the day before our big Shindig screening in Tempe. So we'll be primed!
madmolly | September 04, 12:22 CET
zengrrl | September 04, 12:39 CET
[ edited by Kris on 2006-09-04 20:08 ]
Kris | September 04, 13:06 CET
madmolly | September 04, 13:50 CET
zeitgeist | September 04, 14:40 CET
Simon | September 04, 16:07 CET
Pointy | September 04, 16:31 CET
WhoIsOmega? | September 04, 17:21 CET
As sad as I am to see SG-1 have it's last season I'd be thrilled if it was because they wanted to bring back Firefly (or Serenity - don't matter what they call it!). A girl can dream!
Firefly Flanatic | September 04, 17:52 CET
(And rogue!)
I was planning on taking the day off anyway. And while I'm at home, guess what I'll be watchin'? Gorramn right.
Yeah, I have the DVDs. Yeah, I hate the idea of commercials breaking up the episodes....but I love the idea of Firefly being back on TV.
: )
AmazonGirl | September 04, 19:31 CET
"If it was going to happen, wouldn't it be more likely to be a Serenity TV series rather than a Firefly one?"
I dunno, which name has more recognition at this point? Maybe the answer to that seems obvious to some, but I honestly don't know--have more people in the world watched and enjoyed Firefly, or Serenity?
If it was coming back, the name wouldn't matter all that much. If I could have my pick though, I'd rather it be Firefly again. It wouldn't be so weird for them to call it Season 2 if SciFi was the one to air it, seeing as they've aired Season 1 a few times now. While I like the name "Serenity" for the ship and appreciate it's poignance (good name for a valley too), I have a feeling it's not all that appealing to most action/sci-fi fans and I know I felt it was a bit lame when they first announced it as the title of the film (or when Joss or Chris Buchanan hinted at it with the whole, "Firefly ain't coming back, but Serenity is"). I know I wasn't the only one around here who worried it was too flowery a title to attract the stereotypical male moviegoer.
Kris | September 04, 21:48 CET
Also, Kris, I have to agree re: the name Firefly vs. Serenity. As estatic as I was when I heard about the BDM, I remember thinking, "'Serenity'--feminine and static--just about the opposite of action. That'll ruin a sci-fi movies chances even worse than, say, 'Solaris.'" I hear Solaris was a good movie. I don't know because I didn't go--the title drained my interest.
narnia | September 04, 22:12 CET
madmolly | September 04, 22:46 CET
the ninja report | September 04, 22:57 CET
Should this reminder be a front page link?
billz | September 04, 23:03 CET
Firefly Flanatic | September 05, 00:35 CET
Thanks again.
narnia | September 05, 01:42 CET
The reason I asked is that I remembered this interview Joss did at the end of last year (took me ages to find it).
I don't think we will ever get a FIrefly season 2. I think we will probably get some sort of show but it won't be the Firefly that we remember and love. Admittedly if a 'verse show does happen, I reckon it will be another 2 or 3 years before it hits our tvs (given that Joss has to film Wonder Woman and then Goners - or vice versa). Course that doesn't factor in the possibility of a Serenity movie sequel.
Simon | September 05, 02:34 CET
And I want SciFi Channel here in Sweden!!! Aarrrgh!
Lucidmind | September 05, 03:20 CET
madmolly | September 05, 08:21 CET
zeitgeist | September 05, 08:34 CET
Lucidmind | September 05, 09:15 CET
I still miss Buffy and Angel and am sorry for what he did not give Season 7 Buffy but I wouldn't have wanted to miss Firefly either.
Lioness | September 05, 09:49 CET
It's not over. There will be a sequel in some form, eventually. Don't give up hope.
gobluegirl | September 05, 10:22 CET
zeitgeist | September 05, 10:35 CET
I have always wondered if we would have had more seasons of Firefly had the production moved to BC. Not sure, however, how good a space western (emphasis on the word "western") would look if filmed in the great white north.
BC productions have brought new life to the sci-fi genre but, sadly, most of them do look cheap, underlit and have horrible stunt coordination. Battlestar is an exception to that rule, of course. Perhaps Firefly could have been too.
Hjermsted | September 05, 16:39 CET
Ocular | September 05, 19:23 CET
New guys are brought in to the Network with the directive to "Improve Ratings At Any Cost!" But who pray tell, will MAKE these shows? The suits meet on the top floor for a top secret planning meeting...
"Alright, let's put our Children Sandwiches down and figure out what the hell we're gonna do for the 2008 Season. We need to find a guy who has a proven track record of running more than 1 show at a time, and have him save our bacon. How does Aaron Sorkin sound to you mooks?"
"Eh, he has his hands tied with the enormously successful STUDIO 60 show, so I doubt he'd want to do anything else. What about David Kelley?"
"No good. He's writing 3 shows simultaneously right now so he's kinda tied up. How's about Aaron Spell..."
"Naw, that won't work. We can't reach him because Verizon cut off phone service to hell. Too bad. There's always Dick Wolf."
"Listen, the man has 4 different versions of Law and Order going right now - I don't think his copy of Final Draft Pro will allow him to name a series anything else."
"Wait a second, what about Anthony E. Zuiker..."
(Suddenly, the guy falls through a trapdoor beneath his chair, screams for a few minutes, and then the sound of bones being chewed by alligators can be heard. The trapdoor closes. The head suit speaks.)
"And the same goes for any of you clowns that mention Glen Larson. That cat lost it after Manimal."
"Hey, wait a second! What about Joss Whedon??? He's making this WONDER WOMAN flick with tons of heat, he's got a great eye for up and coming talent in front of and behind the camera, he can run 3 shows at the same time without the aid of narcotics or stimutacs, the critics wet their pants at the mention of his name, and the man can DANCE, for the love of Mike!"
"Suit #4, you're brilliant! Get Joe Sweden on the phone, give yourself a raise, and everybody else decide amongst yourselves who's telling Tom Cruise his series is cancelled and he has 15 minutes to vacate his office on the lot."
...and when they ask Joss if he has any ideas for some new series... well, he'll look at them with a gleam in his eye, tilt his cool fedora back on his head, close his umbrella, and spin around joyfully stomping in mud puddles in the backlot.
And then he'll tell them "No way, regular TV is for suckers" and he'll go over to HBO to make 13 episode commercial-free, uncensored seasons of new shows set in the Buffyverse and the Ferenity-verse. Because fool Joss once, shame on...... shame on you......Fool Joss twice, can't get fooled again!
mr_shemp | September 05, 22:09 CET
Pointy | September 05, 22:47 CET
Plus, I'm getting the feeling that The Man might not even want to work with TV anymore. Not that I'd blame him, after getting burned.
Ocular | September 05, 23:30 CET
billz | September 06, 03:08 CET
Simon | September 06, 03:29 CET
(technically, since the site's still up, no slashdotting has occurred. Being posted on /. isn't the same as being a victim of the slashdot effect or 'slashdotted' - unless i've missed the post saying the site's down/was down)
Saje | September 06, 04:15 CET
Ocular, I have a brand new dollar that says if the right sitch came up, The Boss would jump back to the tube. After his current plate is cleared, I gotta believe that somebody's going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
And if not, then I'll sell you my TV for $20, because I won't be using it anymore.
mr_shemp | September 06, 09:50 CET
ETA - I've tried to go back to checking out /. occasionally, but more and more I just realize its all stuff I read somewhere else last week.
zeitgeist | September 06, 11:37 CET
Same here. Used to be i'd check it every day, multiple times, now not so much though, in fairness, it still deserves kudos for being one of the first of its kind and for having an actual cultural impact (well, OK, geek culture but still ;). Guess, as with a lot of things these days, there's plenty of competition for eyeballs and /. just doesn't quite make the grade anymore.
(and looking at the average number of comments now compared to 3 or 4 years ago when just a mention of Bill Gates in the post could swing it into the high hundreds, I think a lot of people feel the same)
Saje | September 06, 14:36 CET