Firefly

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We are living at what television critics have called #peaktv. In 2015, John Landgraf, the executive of the network FX, took the stage at the summer Television Critics Association’s tour and declared that there was simply too much television…

What was the inspiration for Joss Whedon's Firefly? Since we can't talk about the future of our beloved Firefly, let's talk about its past, and it's connection to the Traveller RPG.

There have been dozens of greats on TV, but what are the greatest sci-fi shows of all time?

One of the absolute best shows ever to the grace television screens was Firefly. Duh. But having watched the Firefly series in its entirety, then watching the movie Serenity right after should have given me all the closure that the…

Have you ever had your favorite television show cancelled? As a nerd, I have lived through it all. Some of the cancellations in retrospect weren’t such a big deal. (I still miss you, Alf!) But some were severe miscarriages of justice.…

Did you ever read the works of Shan Yu? Fancied himself quite the warrior-poet. Wrote volumes on war, torture... the limits of human endurance. He said, live with a man 40 years, share his house, his meals, speak on every subject. Then tie…

One of the pantheons of modern science fiction is the much beloved, cancelled way too soon Joss Whedon television show Firefly, which culminated in a massive fan effort to help finish the story in the movie Serenity.  If you have never…

Star-Lord vs Malcolm Reynolds. It's a nerd showdown between two space cowboys. But who's the best?