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Why was it a big deal at the time? A writer on Roseanne , he graduated to doing punch-ups for big Hollywood projects like Waterworld and Twister. I wanted people to internalize it, and make up fantasies where they were in the story, to take it home with them, for it to exist beyond the TV show.

Set in the 26th century, Firefly featured Mal and his crew as they travel around the galaxy getting into scrapes. Decades earlier, Star Trek had been developed as a Western in space, but Firefly amplified the retro-futuristic feel, giving the characters guns with bullets and depicting Mal as an outlaw cowboy. In the world of Firefly , the crew operate outside the laws of the Alliance, the bureaucratic, repressive intergalactic government that Mal and others had fought in a futile civil war.

When Firefly got canned, that seemed like the end of it. Remember: 15 years ago, Family Guy was canceled, but Fox quickly realized there was a fan base out there buying the discs and renewed the series. In the case of Firefly , Whedon convinced Universal, which had bought the Firefly rights, to turn it into a movie.

Even though Firefly was never a ratings juggernaut, a big-screen Serenity made some sense. At least Whedon hoped so. But Whedon tried to stay zen about the whole thing. I loved making it. I loved what we came up with.

What was the impact? On its opening weekend, Serenity ended up a disappointing No. The box office only got worse from there: After Firefly fans checked it out, the movie quickly lost altitude, falling out of the Top 10 in a couple of weeks. That effectively killed any hope of a sequel.

Returning to the crew, he is informed that River was trapped on the other side of the blast door with the Reavers — presumably killed. The door opens a moment later to reveal River, standing with her head bowed around a roomful of dead Reavers. After a moment, Alliance troops blow in the wall behind her and enter, but instead of giving permission to shoot her, the Operative having seen the video from Miranda orders the squad to stand down.

After the crew buries the bodies of their friends Mr. Universe, Shepherd Book, and Wash on Haven, the crew patches up Serenity in a repair yard on the planet Persephone , arranged for by the Operative. Just as they are ready to leave, the Operative arrives to tell Mal that the Tams are no longer being actively hunted by the Alliance, and their regime has been weakened but warns they will not simply forgive the crew for getting the word out.

Mal warns the Operative that he'll kill him if they ever encounter each other again, but the Operative having abandoned the Alliance promises him they won't. In the payoff to a subplot from both the series and the film, Simon and Kaylee finally make love.

Mal then heads to the cockpit and meets with Inara and asks her if she's ready to disembark Mal tells her that it's a good answer and takes his seat at the helm with his new co-pilot, River. He is surprised when she already shows aptitude for piloting but tells her that it's not knowledge or expertise that keeps a ship in the air or makes her a home..

With that the two take Serenity , now restored to her former glory, into the air and back out into space. The final shot shows the ship flying off triumphantly, until a random piece of metal flies from the back of the ship and hits the camera, prompting the movie's final line from Mal: "What was that? In addition to traditional advertising methods, Universal sought a few unique approaches to promoting the film. Hoping to generate buzz through early word-of-mouth, Universal launched an unprecedented 3-stage campaign to sneak-preview the movie in 35 US cities where the television series had earned high Nielsen Ratings.

The first stage of screenings was held in 10 cities on May 5, The second stage, held on May 26, , added an additional 20 cities and was also the source of controversy when individual theatres began selling tickets before the official announcement was released, leading some shows to be sold out before being announced. The third round of screenings, with an additional 5 cities, was held on June 23, The screenings proved a success, with all three stages selling out in less than 24 hours, the second-stage screening in DC sold out in a mere 22 minutes and the second screening in Phoenix sold out in 8.

Australian audiences were the first outside North America to get preview screenings. After an exclusive Sydney test screening, Melbourne held a public screening on July 21, This was followed by a film festival screening on the Gold Coast on July Further screenings were held in Victoria , Tasmania , and Queensland in late August. A showing of the finished film billed as the "Gala Premiere" was held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 22, [1] followed by an interview with Whedon the next day, [2] and preview screenings across the United Kingdom and Ireland on August 24, in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin.

Universal also utilized a viral marketing campaign, producing five short videos that were released on the internet between August 16 and September 5.

These short films, known as the " R. Tam sessions ," depicted excerpts of counselling sessions with the character River Tam while she was being held at a "learning facility" known only as "The Academy".

The counsellor in these sessions is played by Joss Whedon himself. Taking place before the events of the film or the television series, the videos shed some light on the experiments and torture "The Academy" conducted on River.

They "document" her change from a shy child prodigy to the mentally unstable character of the television series. Presumably, the visit of the Alliance officials happened during these sessions.

On October 5, , Universal also made the first nine minutes of Serenity available online. The clip was removed a few weeks later. Awards Serenity won film of the year awards from Film [5] and FilmFocus. It also won Nebula Award for Best Script for More recently Serenity won the viewers choice Spacey Award for favourite movie. However, some reviewers felt the film was unable to overcome its television origins, and did not successfully accomplish the transition to the big screen.

USA Today wrote that "the characters are generally uninteresting and one-dimensional, and the futuristic Western-style plot grows tedious" while Variety declared that the film "bounces around to sometimes memorable effect but rarely soars".

Despite critical acclaim and Internet buzz, Serenity performed modestly at best at the box office. Serenity 's international box office results were mixed, with strong openings in the UK, Portugal and Russia, but poor results in Spain, Australia, France and Italy. Universal International Pictures cancelled the film's theatrical release in at least seven countries, planning to release it directly to DVD instead.

The film's creators and supporters are hoping that strong DVD sales, similar to those of the Firefly television series, may lead to a sequel production. As of , Joss Whedon himself has stated in at least one online interview that because of lackluster box-office performance, Serenity will not see a sequel. From IMDb. Subject to change. The Firefly and Serenity Database Explore. On screen. Firefly TV series Firefly episodes 1.

Reynolds" 1. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Serenity film. Edit source History Talk For other uses, see Serenity disambiguation. IGN Film. San Francisco Chronicle. New York Times. Back in Commission. Entertainment Weekly. Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on Box Office Report. Categories Pages needing citation Live-action Add category. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. This was timed to celebrate the release of the film Serenity.

The channel also aired a marathon of the first eight episodes in chronological order on March 10, , from a. In Switzerland, TSR1 Swiss French channel aired the entire series in a three week time period, beginning on July 25, , with one episode per weekday. Each episode was dubbed in French on one sound channel, and the original English on the other.

A new episode was broadcasted on Thursdays at p. The episode order of broadcast was the following:. In Italy, Canal Jimmy satellite television aired the show chronologically starting on February 17, every Friday night at p. The show was aired in format with a very bad adaptation and dubbing in Italian. In Australia, starting on November 10, , the Seven Network broadcast the episodes on Wednesdays at a. The Firefly and Serenity Database Explore. On screen.

Firefly TV series Firefly episodes 1. Reynolds" 1. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? List of Firefly episodes. Edit source History Talk 3. The entire series and the movie are available on all DVD regions. Categories Firefly episodes Add category. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Malcolm Reynolds is a veteran and the captain of Serenity. He and his crew are smuggling goods, but they need to pick up some passengers for extra money.

However, not all the passengers are what they seem. The Train Job.