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November 06 2009

"Mad" about Christina Hendricks. Our Mrs Reynolds talks about her role on Mad Men including what she is learning about the era; ‘Huh, I didn’t realize that they had that kind of stapler then,’ or, ‘I didn’t realize that White-Out was invented by then.’
Chat transcript with Firefly and Castle writer Jose Molina. Lots of chatter. Writing advice. Questions answered.

October 30 2009

What couples argue about when they watch Firefly and Serenity. It's the "Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Betrayal" essay taken from "Serenity Found".

October 27 2009

Nathan Fillion joins the Salute to Firefly Event in LA. The 3rd annual Creation Serenity event has just sent out an email confirming his appearance. The event is Nov 21-22 with Baldwin, Baccarin, Tudyk, and others. More...

October 23 2009

QMX announces the first place winner for What Serenity Means To You.

October 21 2009

HD Nation hearts Serenity on Blu-ray! 2 minutes and 46 seconds into this episode of the online tech series all about High Definition, the hosts briefly show their love for the BDM, calling it a "feel-good movie". More...

October 12 2009

Morena Discusses V and Firefly. This, in a pair of exclusive audio interviews at SciFiTVZone.
A man's "Castle". Nathan Fillion interview in IF Magazine. Talking about getting a second season, Firefly, and twittering.

October 11 2009

(SPOILER) Halloween episode of Castle will have a nice treat for Firefly fans. What a fine brown coat! More...

October 09 2009

(SPOILER) Abandon All Hope as Mark Sheppard guest stars on Supernatural. Mark will be appearing on the last episode to air in 2009. The episode "Abandon All Hope" is writen by former verse scribe Ben Edlund. Spoiler for Supernatural.

October 07 2009

'Mal's Morals' - a free essay taken from The Psychology of Joss Whedon. Smart Pop Books are posting free essays from their books and this particular one is about Captain Malcolm Reynolds and moral pornography.
Thirty four Firefly episodes based on Elton John Song titles. Glorious. There's no other word for it. More...

October 06 2009

Jenna Busch interviews Nathan Fillion at HuffPost. Along with co-star Stana Katic, he talks Castle, Dr. Horrible sequelage, and when to look for that Firefly Easter Egg.
GeekSix gives a primer on starting your own Serenity RPG. GeekSix Josh, the guy who gave Browncoats an online depot for RPG resources, gives his tips on a running a successful campaign in the 'Verse.

October 05 2009

Has the Firefly Easter Egg on the Castle stage set been found? Nathan twittered about it and the hunt began. More...

September 30 2009

(SPOILER) 7 years after Firefly: Where are they now? Sci Fi Wire takes a look (minor spoilers for Summer's role on Dollhouse). More...

September 27 2009

Nathan Fillion mentioned in Virtual Shackles. With Jossverse references. This one's several months old.
Nathan Fillion aka Richard Castle book signing for Heat Wave. The event will take place Sept 29th at 8pm at the Borders books in Northridge, CA.
Firefly: The Big Damn Musical. I happened upon this on YouTube and couldn't stop laughing. I don't think it's been posted here, so... what the heck, right? :D More...

September 26 2009

For the canine Browncoat. I spotted this while buying cat food the other day and it made me smile.

September 24 2009

Nathan Fillion visits the Apple Store in New York City. Read descriptions of the event, listen to audio of the Q&A session and watch a recap video of Castle, Season 1.

September 23 2009

Bing! Your Firefly reference is ready... Search engine Bing's daily background is of the planet Neptune and one of the 'hidden' links takes you to a Firefly video search. More...
Halo 3 ODST (featuring Firefly cast members) out this week. Certain members now take on their same roles in a new title.

September 21 2009

'Castle' Raconteur Nathan Fillion: A Man Crush Explained. Interview with Nathan at EW by Marc Bernardin... Nathan tweeted about it the other day. More...

September 16 2009

The 25 greatest cult tv shows ever. Firefly comes in at number 6 on this EW.com list and Buffy takes the number 2 slot. Huzzah.

September 15 2009

Hijinks Ensue comic on FOX's new space western. This from yesterday. Also, a link to io9 under the cartoon regarding Fox and a "Firefly-like" story.

September 12 2009

Firefly premieres tonight in Germany. Super RTL is showing "Serenity" at 10:10pm (or 10:15pm, depending on the sources). Link in german.
Firefly Mention by The Nostalgia Chick. Or more accurately, her friend. More...

September 11 2009

What is your favourite Joss Whedon TV creation? We got an IMDB Daily Poll all to ourselves.

September 08 2009

Mark Sheppard guest stars on Warehouse 13 tonight on SyFy. Always love seeing Mark.

August 31 2009

Saving Sci-Fi from the Friday Night Death Slot. Wired Columnist Scott Brown urges the geekdom to take back their night and save Dollhouse from an undignified premature death. More...

August 28 2009

io9 Counts down the top 100 scifi/fantasy shows of all time - Lots of Whedon love. "Science fiction and fantasy have ruled television for over 50 years, but some shows have brightened our screens and supercharged our brains more than others. Here's our list of the 100 greatest science fiction/fantasy shows of all time".

August 26 2009

Big Apple Comic-Con welcomes some Whedonverse guests Oct 16-18th. Miracle Laurie, Mark Sheppard, Camden Toy, and *just added* Emma Caulfield will represent the verse at the New York City event. Also Georges Jeanty and Jo Chen are scheduled to appear at Baltimore Comic-Con October 10-11. More...
GeekSix at it again with Whedon B-listers. They take a humorous look at the lovable non-headlining characters of Joss.

August 22 2009

The show lives through the fans. An interesting discussion of a new Firefly fanvid that focuses more on the state of being fans than the show itself. A link to the vid, Hard Sun, is at the top. More...

August 20 2009

Jane Espenson's series Andy Barker, P.I. comes out on DVD, Nov. 17th. The DVD will include the featurette : Writers Class 101 - A look at what it takes to write a series like Andy Barker with the creator and writers, including Jane.
Drew Z. Greenberg series Warehouse 13 is renewed on SyFy for a 2nd season. The former Buffy and Firefly scribe is one of the series writers and producers. Jane E. is still also credited as one of the creators.

August 16 2009

Dr. Horrible and QMX interviews in podcast. Dr. Horrible stuff starts right after the intro at 1:30 and the QMX stuff starts at about 9:30. More...

August 07 2009

Summer Glau Dancing. I found this through Fireflyfans.net. A nice compilation of Summer's dance scenes, with a great composition from Greg Edmonson. Enjoy! More...

August 06 2009

Christina Hendricks Isn't All That Fussy. Esquire interview with Christina Hendricks.
Firefly finally coming to German TV screens (link is in German). The RTL Group, which has held the German broadcasting rights for Firefly for years, has finally decided to air the series on German TV. It is scheduled to air on Saturdays around 10 p.m. on SuperRTL, starting September 12th.
A look at the Browncoats: Redemption Firefly fan film. The SFX website features a short article about the Firefly fan film Browncoats: Redemption, which is now wrapped and will be unveiled at Dragon Con.

August 01 2009

Video of Mark Sheppard on the Middleman SDCC Panel. The panel did a table read of the final episode of the Middleman. It is a very interesting watch.

July 31 2009

'Not Very Christian Of Me': The Escapist Faith of a Lost Shepherd in Firefly. If you want to refresh your memory about Shepherd Book, it'd do no harm to read this academic paper (PDF reader required). For my money, it's the definitive look at Ron Glass' character. More...
Firefly shines brightly for writers. Geekdad recaps the 'Lessons of Firefly: Learning from the Works of Joss Whedon' workshop held at the recent Romance Writers of America conference. Is Firefly's brief life span part of its appeal?

July 30 2009

Vote for Buffy or Firefly (or whatever) in the Guardian's "what's the best TV show of this decade?" I have no idea whether this is UK only or not. The Wire is currently in the lead.

July 27 2009

"I love Firefly, I love Serenity. They're excellent". David Tennant shares his love for the 'Verse at Comic Con.

July 25 2009

Titan's still flying with Firefly. Remember last month when it was discovered that there was going to be a third Firefly Official Companion book and we all wondered what it would contain? Well Titan Books has now officially announced 'Firefly Still Flying' and more details are revealed.

July 20 2009

Serenity Makes Sympatico MSN's "Greatest Space Movies of All Time" List. In honour of the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, Sympatico MSN's Entertainment department have chosen 15 of the greatest space-related films. Our beloved BDM comes in at No. 6! More...

July 17 2009

An Evening on the Set of "Browncoats:Redemption" Production Fundraiser and Wrap Party. The cast and crew of "Browncoat Redemption," the Firefly universe fan movie for charity, is inviting everyone to come out and help them celebrate on Friday, July 24th 2009.

July 16 2009

"Welcome to Shadow" - a new Blue Sun Travel Agency poster. Adam Levermore's latest artwork depicts Captain Malcolm Reynold's home planet. 100 special prints of these will be made available for purchase at QMX's booth at Comic Con. More...

July 11 2009

Firefly Executive Story Editor/writer Jose Molina working on Castle Season 2. Jose wrote the Firefly episode: Ariel and co-wrote Firefly episode: Trash... wrote some non-Firefly shows too like Without a Trace and Law and Order: SVU. More...
Underground Artist 11th Hour Teams Up with QMx. There's a shiny new tshirt design featuring our favourite ship.

July 09 2009

"SyFy" actively looking to develop the next space opera. "I’d love to find our version of, not specifically Firefly, but similar to what Joss tried to do with that in terms of, "lets recast the Western in space." Love that idea, and I love that show." More...
A new clever Mutant Enemy crossword. The puzzle Hub features the fourth Mutant Enemy Crossword and this version seems a tad tricky.

July 08 2009

"I auditioned for Buffy at least a thousand times". Miracle Laurie talks about trying out for Joss' shows and whether she'll be back on Dollhouse next season.

July 06 2009

An interview with costume designer Shawna Trpcic. You've seen her costumes on Angel, Firefly, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse. And next February you'll be seeing her work in The Cabin in the Woods.

July 04 2009

Naming Serenity. The folks over at the Firefly Ship Works are seeking naming suggestions for their years-in-the-making, screen-accurate, model replica of Serenity which is currently in the final stages of development. More...

July 02 2009

GeekSix posts their top five Firefly inspired songs. Sitting at the top? Our very own Jayne Cobb.

June 22 2009

Twitterlit Has a New Category for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Twitterlit, which posts the first sentences from books, has been Buffycentric lately. And now they've set up a new section for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Today, they've added to the section with two entries on Firefly. More...

June 16 2009

Whedon shows cited as examples of how to survive. In a piece about how the axeing of Primeval doesn't necessarily mean it's dead, the examples of how to survive are both Joss shows.

June 15 2009

Mutant Enemy Cross Word #3. The puzzle Hub have put up their third Mutant Enemy Crossword. Enjoy.

June 14 2009

What TV Shows Should Be Animated To Stay Alive? io9 gets to thinking about which SF shows could use a little animated spell to get healthy again. Firefly gets discussed as well as The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

June 13 2009

Inara's Shuttle architectural cutaways of Serenity up for auction. Part of the previously unannounced set by QMx, 15 numbered test prints will go under the hammer at the LA CSTS screening.
Creation Salute to Firefly/Serenity adds more BDH's and a few villains to the Nov. event. Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Mark Sheppard, and the Feldman brothers will be joining Adam Baldwin and Morena Baccarin at the event in LA. Find out how to win 2 Gold Tickets. More...
Fun Fictional Worlds. AV Club writers ponder the question: "Which works of fiction create a world (or a version of reality) that you’d consider most enjoyable to live in?". More...

June 09 2009

The Jayne "Thrillin' Heroics" maquette prototype CSTS Auction. QMX have outdone themselves again by donating this to the LA CSTS screening for auction which is open to all including international bidders.
Firefly on Blu-ray on sale for today only! Amazon's deal of the day is Firefly: The Complete series on Blu-ray for $39.99. That's 56% off!

June 04 2009

(SPOILER) Alan Tudyk on Dollhouse, V and Wash the TV show. Alan being his usual funny self talks about what has been and what is coming up for him. Dollhouse-spoilers and V-spoilers. More...

June 01 2009

The Grinder Nintendo Wii trailer voiced by Mark Sheppard. Mark is currently at E3 (lucky him) doing promotion for the game due out next year. More...

May 30 2009

Firefly: Would FOX or NBC Be Willing To Bring It Back? TV by the Numbers looks at the possibility of more Firefly. More...

May 24 2009

Mark Sheppard spreads the word about High Voltage. Mark not only does a voice-over for High Voltage's latest game for the Wii, but he is also going out and promoting it with them.

May 22 2009

Gone Too Soon: 14 TV Shows We Want Back. Angel, Firely and SCC make the list More...

May 20 2009

Firefly makes a Guardian blogger's top 6 sci fi shows. "The list.. is by no means definitive – what list could claim to be? – but highlights some of the picks of the genre."

May 19 2009

(SPOILER) Two clips from 'V' featuring Morena Baccarin. The Live Feed has two clips from ABC's upcoming remake of 'V', both heavily featuring Morena Baccarin. And new cast photos featuring Morena and Alan can be found here. More...
First cast promo shot from V, featuring Morena Baccarin. VisitorSite.net has posted the first promotional shot of the cast of the new V remake. A short haired Morena, as Visitor leader Anna is shown along with Joel Gretsch, Lourdes Benedicto, Logan Huffman, Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Wolf, and Morris Chestnut. Unfortunately Alan Tudyk isn't included.

May 15 2009

First guests announced for Creation's Salute to Firefly and Serenity event. Adam Baldwin and Morena Baccarin will be attending the event in Los Angeles, CA on Nov 21-22, 2009. More...

May 14 2009

SCI FI airing Serenity tonight at 9PM Eastern. The Big Damn Movie also airs tomorrow night at 6:30PM Eastern.
Escaping The Dollhouse. SocialistWorker.org: "Dollhouse should be renewed--and folks should watch it. For all Whedon's wild plots, his stories are some of the few on television that really resemble the complications and conflict of life as it is actually lived." More...

May 13 2009

Nathan Fillion answers your questions. Let's see "Five by Five" question, the answer is Yes.

May 11 2009

Seven franchises J.J. Abrams should reboot. In light of the new Star Trek, Cinematical suggests other ideas for Abrams to revive. Three Joss-related items make the list. More...

May 07 2009

(SPOILER) Slate podcast "Star Trek Spoiler Special" compares the film to Serenity. The podcast spends about 6 minutes going on about how much the new Star Trek movie owes to Firefly. More...

May 06 2009

Wizard Magazine's 25 Greatest SciFi shows ever. Angel and Firefly come in at nos. 14 and 11 respectively and Buffy takes fourth place.

May 05 2009

Bailey Chase takes the initiative and invades Castle. He guest starred on last night's episode of Nathan Fillion's series, he will also be on next week's season finale. They also included a nice little shout out to Buffy, just listen for Castle to show a little Faith.

May 04 2009

Poll: Which is the greatest Joss Whedon show? Sci-Fi Heaven.net asks that all important question.

May 03 2009

Vote for Captain Reynolds. Blockbuster has a poll up to vote for your Sci-Fi favorites. Even the Reavers made it into the favorite baddies category.
Adam Baldwin on the Save Firefly and Chuck campaigns. This interview with him (and Zachary Levi) was conducted at T1 last weekend.

April 30 2009

Name The Crappy Town Where You're a Hero. Really. Quantum Mechanix (QMx) and Austin Browncoats are having a charity auction to do just that. Be part of 'Verse history!

April 29 2009

Crimson Dark Inspired by Firefly. Artist David C. Simon shares some insights into the origins of his superb webcomic: "As a fan of Firefly, and having recently started watching the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, I found myself dreaming of a series which combined the characterisation and dialogue of the former with the space battles and explosions of the latter." More...
Dollhouse, Castle, & Chuck fans - CNN.com wants your Save My Show Video. Make the case for why your favorite show... should return in the fall and your video might appear on CNN.com More...

April 28 2009

Firefly to influence Stargate Universe. Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper talk about how their love of Firefly has made an impact on the shooting style of the latest Stargate show. More...

April 27 2009

The many faces of Adam Baldwin on Chuck, or at least the top 10 disguises. Number one is my favorite, but they are all great. Which one is your favorite?

April 26 2009

Chuck stars Zachary Levi and Adam Baldwin Lead 400 Fans to Subway to Save Show. The Finale and Footlong campaign asks fans to BUY A $5 FOOTLONG from Subway on April 27th, the season finale of Chuck. More...

April 25 2009

Happy Birthday, Gina Torres! She turns a strong, beautiful 40.
Utilikilts salutes Serenity in a Mockumercial. Fruity Oaty... Kilts? The Utilikilts Company evidently has a long tradition of spoofing themselves and their favorite Genre through mock commercials. Click on "Serenity" to see a creepifying tribute to a certain commercial that causes teenage girls to pitch a fit. Subliminal Messages optional. More...

April 24 2009

Mal lands in this week's Geek6. Our captain makes it in as one of the top science fiction characters out there. He also makes it onto Movie Retrieval's list of ten character origin stories they'd like to see on film.

April 20 2009

Adam Baldwin on the Ride 2 Recovery. Adam writes of his experience participating in the charity event in Texas.

April 18 2009

Blue Sun makes list of most evil companies ever. io9 has a list of the most evil corporations in science fiction. Blue Sun from Firefly is on the list, along with GeneCo from Repo! The Genetic Opera, featuring Anthony Stewart Head.

April 17 2009

The Puzzle Hub features a Mutant Enemy crossword. A simple printable crossword focused mostly on Buffy and Angel. More...

April 16 2009

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries. Buffy, Firefly and Serenity are all mentioned in this extremely funny list.

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