Looking back... (spoiler free)
Sunday, October 2, 2005

So I’m sitting in the theater, waiting for the movie to start and I think, “How the hell did we end up here?”

I first became addicted to Firefly when “The Train Job” first aired. (when Mal booted Crow into that engine) Back then I wasn’t expecting much from it as I didn’t at all care for Buffy or Angel and subsequently had a low opinion of Joss Whedon. But Firefly blew me away. I began to tune in every week.

Then when rumors of cancellation started and the Firefly Immediate Assistance site went up I started making web banners, flyers, etc, to spread the word. Back then when I talked about Firefly I got blank looks in return and not a single person recognized my blue sun shirt.

Then when cancellation struck and no other network would pick up the show, I almost lost hope. I remember other people on the boards making posts along the lines of “they took my gorram sky” and I remember really feeling like they did. In my mind I thought, “Well, that’s the end of that. Firefly is dead.” There were rumors of a movie, but I when I looked at how hard Farscape fans had fought for their show, and despite their numbers had still lost, I didn’t think we stood a chance.

When the DVDs where released and the movie rumors turned out to actually be possible, I began to feel a glimmer of hope. I realized that despite everything, we were still flying; and to quote Mal; it may not be much, but it’s enough. Through the borrowing of DVDs and word of mouth, Firefly became more known, and the Browncoat ranks noticeably swelled. When the movie was officially announced I was, like the rest of you, thrilled.

But still, somewhere in the back of my mind I had doubts. I can’t think of any cancelled TV show, that had been cancelled in less than one season after only 11 episodes, that had ever been made into a motion picture. Then, the week before the release I began to see random strangers wearing Serenity hats. I was actually stopped by a person who recognized the blue sun logo.

It was in the theater, minutes before the movie started that I realized: we had won. Despite it all, we are still flying. It was almost surreal, seeing the characters again, being back in the Firefly ‘verse. But yet here we are, despite it all. Looking back I think that that is the real message behind Firefly.


You know what the first rule of flying is? Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.


Wednesday, October 19, 2005 8:30 AM


we won. we won! WE DAMN WELL WON!!!! TAKE THAT FOX!!!!

yep. just hittin' home.


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