Firefly: Making of (The serie)

[@faithcastillo9597]

It's 2023, and more than 20 years have slipped by, but the love for this astonishing show only gets stronger. Browncoats!

[@jordanbridges]

Time goes by too fast

[@nave712]

Rest In Peace Ron Glass 🙏🏼

[@TTVBellson]

Fraid im gonna be needin a preacher

[@nomadjensen8276]

damn he died? i recognized his voice acting in fable 2 as soon as i met garth. lol it was funny that book and garth had cornrows lol

[@marilynsnider8183]

Amen to that.

[@briancross7835]

Even though this wonderful show lasted one season & one film, it will live forever because of us who truly love it and continue to celebrate it. You can NEVER stop the signal!

[@garlandremingtoniii4679]

Brian Cross 4 years later, here we are and I am commenting to you saying I could not agree more with you!!

[@coryhobbs5386]

Yea on Friday night with DVD collection witch episode tonight

[@frontville2992]

HERE HERE!

[@thomasvontom]

Hell ya. It was real people. Just out there trying to do what's right and hold on to each other. And they did in spite of all there problems and everything the verse could through at them.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Firefly was shiny! Superbly well written, casted, acted, staged, filmed, directed, everything!

[@paultheroman6637]

Firefly proved two fundamental constants of artistic creation. The first is, never underestimate the intelligence and willingness of an audience to appreciate novel, imaginative story-telling. Second, never expect suits and bean counters to possess the intelligence and imagination to appreciate novel, ground-breaking artistic endeavors. Such is life, same as it ever was.

[@rowandax6189]

Firefly was the best tv show ever. There is no argument on that because it's impossible to do so.

[@FireflyOdyssey]

+ryan daugherty *Farscape* awesome !

[@illwill1991]

I don't think that it was the best TV show ever but I truly do feel that it had the potential to be one of the best TV shows ever which makes the fact that it got canceled way to early all the more heartbreaking

[@texasbeast239]

@Miles Prower - I had that feeling the entire time I was watching the show on DVD the first time. I immediately fell in love, and was dreading the upcoming end. Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

[@gregadams558]

Everytime I see one of these actors, even in different shows like Castle I see Malcolm Reynolds.

[@zzc779]

I ABSOLUTELY MISS THIS SHOW.....MY FAVORITE SHOW EVER.....LOVE ALL THE ACTORS, PRODUCERS ETC. SUCH A BRILLIANT WORK OF ART.

[@PS-cl7np]

Still loving it and re-watching all these years later. Thank you Joss and the amazing cast and crew of Firefly!

[@ajclarke9189]

Alan Tudyk: “And I was a chicken.” Wash predicted his future role in Moana.

[@lunarvirtue7806]

I admit I wish Firefly could come back but... It's perfect the way it is.

[@cyanhb9689]

They were in trouble because most people at the time had never heard of Firefly. I blame FOX.

[@jedironin380]

Nearly 4 years after this was posted on KZbin, still enjoy it, still love Firefly! :) RIP Ron Glass.

[@wlodell]

Best sci-fi acting, best sci-fi writing - the best story telling for TV ever. Firefly was too good and therefore had to end. Welcome to the insanity of our ‘end time’.

[@Maxid1]

16 years ago. Seems like if this was cancled today, anyone of a dozen internet producers would have snatched it up as soon as Fox made it's mistake.

[@ThoughtfulPotato]

I came back to re-watch because I recently fell in love with Lucifer and found out how Fox pulled the same shit and the show was saved by Netflix after online uproar... My heart just broke to a million pieces because Firefly could have used such a rescue and totally deserved it!

[@dimitri877]

This show was so far ahead of its time... 'Superpower collaboration', 'Mixed "race" marriage', 'Same sex being together', the list goes on.. As much as Fox used to be a union, collaboration, an amalgamation of different ideas and backgrounds, this 'broadcasting station' killed this series at the brink of growing into the right winged company it is today. Form omnibenevolence to all out racist in 3 seconds, this is the smoking gun of power corrupting. ..This series deserves a reboot, so gorram rutting guay it's not funny anymore. I know Ron won't have a chance to be part of it, but Morgan or Denzel might be free. And the rest of the family wouldn't hesitate to show what used to be part of the dream which made a certain continent great to begin with.

[@albinoviper2876]

@@dimitri877 Dude, every company does this kind of thing, so to think it only happens at FOX cause its right wing is ridiculous and shows just how small brained you are.

[@hhairball9]

All these years later and I still cry because I miss them so much! Who had the nerve to downvote this?!

[@kpax2066]

Firefly was the real deal. Too good for this world.

[@scottmantooth8785]

this series has always been a work of true brilliance

[@boqndimitrov8693]

Firefly proved to everyone that a series does not need to have 20 seasons to become a phenomenon or a classic.

[@51lodb]

Firefly was a fantastic show. Innovative and beautifully crafted by very passionate, talented people. Art can only be cultivated by artists.

[@joshuaharris2245]

This show is the greatest and saddest thing ever. I still refuse to believe something like this would ever get canceled. It kills me.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

Well now that Disney owns Fox, maybe we can get a reboot with most of the same actors (Alas, Summer is a bit old to reprise her role)

[@Demane69]

@@RedwoodTheElf lol this comment didn't age well. Imagine thinking "Disney" and "successful reboot" in the same sentence.

[@RedwoodTheElf]

@@Demane69 Well 4 years ago, it had a small chance of actually working...but the mouse sniffed the wrong type of cheese and got snap trapped.

[@Stasiaflonase]

I’m glad this show came into my life! All these characters, all the stories, this is tv at it’s finest. There will never be another show this good ever! Browncoats forever!!!!!

[@jbrew256]

Man, this show was absolute gold. 2002 was just too early for nuanced, deep, western storytelling like this. This show drops in 2011-2015 and it's still running today.

[@adamramos3217]

This kinda hurts in a way cause I just started getting into Firefly and I've already watched Serenity three times so I feel the sting of loss but seeing how tight the cast still is and the pure love they have for each other, the series and the fans and the fans in turn respond the same way is still unbelievable even 15 years later. It's almost hard to describe

[@jde6561]

I agree. No other show grabbed me and made me care so much about the people. Nothing else has done that...and the story...would have loved it to continue and grow..

[@miniscenesgb]

Such a special series. My first ever binge watch of a whole series in one day

[@shayZero]

I became rather obsessed with Firefly in my late teens the year Serenity came out. Ive been rewatching the series after nearly 15 years and damn. There are some things that I rewatch and cringe or get bored or find it derivative etc. But this show has aged perfectly. Even the slightly dated sci compliments it as its subtle from the budget. Its just so so good.

[@DJTOSHBIKO]

Browncoat 4Life

[@3960xRocks]

It was special. It was extraordinary. I miss Firefly and the cast so much.

[@jackburtonstwin]

The beauty of Firefly is that it was a perfectly formed moment in time. The production team and cast were perfect at that time. It didn't out stay its welcome, fall victim to poor writing, or indifferent acting. Instead, every episode leaves us wishing for more and that is the mark of a great, great show.

[@mariathomson5538]

Great to have that bond the actors had that’s why it was so good and you felt it, you can’t fake that excellent work loved it 👌♥️🌹

[@payank505]

Thanks for that. A huge fan. And great to see Ron. We used to hang out in LA in the early '70s. Same great laugh. Ron was a really great and wonderful person.

[@recrdholdr]

With the recent success of all the new Star Wars shows(The Mandalorian, Boba Fett, Obi-Wan, Etc.) The studios now know that there is an audience for a series like Firefly. I hope someone sees the potential and brings it back.

[@bytmee69]

Only the good die young - Thanks Joss and co. for bringing us this beautiful piece of art - there's not much else that makes me so sad than Firefly gettin the axe way too early, I cry like a baby.... up yours Fox ╭∩╮

[@larsmehlhop-lange8884]

I'm so glad they still got to make the feature that they we're talking about hypothetically here. Also glad it was so well-received (as it should be, because it's just as great as the series!). That was one cool bunch of creative people right there!

[@happytrails1963]

I've been in stores wearing a Firefly t shirt and have had people and cashiers say "biggest mistake was FOX every made was canceling that show!"

[@texasbeast239]

Browncoats, unite!

[@wildjourne1967]

Fox has canceled tons of great Sci-Fi. They should seriously stop producing it if they won't support it.

[@jonhouse923]

when this show was on cable tv back in the day, friday night, 8pm. i remember looking forward to the next episode all week long. i love this show, have a huge crush on Kylie, Jane, the hero of mudders, & that aint no Shepard. wonderfuly thought out stories, loved the way it was shot, the way it looked, everything is perfect. thanks for making this

[@Radostttt]

Me and my husband rewatch it every year. Best sci fi❤Shame on fox for cancelling it

[@berl9326]

I'm with Ron Glass - no prosthetics. I absolutely love that about Firefly/Serenity - no giant lizards. The ultimate evil (reavers) is us.

[@aleksander8497]

If they had crowd funding back then like they do now, the fans could've funded the continuation of the show.

[@Caddan13]

And instead of showing the episodes out of order, it could be a special in Netflix where they drop the entire series in a single day.

[@robutegurllyman9228]

It's kinda poetic, Tom Rothmen taking away the show. Kinda like the Alliance took away independence from the Galaxy.

[@LetsBeClear87]

Benjamin Kestner I dunno who that guy is but I’m compelled to kick his arse

[@highonfire885]

I'm very late to the party but I just smashed on the session past two days I'm in love with the crew I'm bummed we only got the movie but it rapped it up nicely ! Still though I want more but we always want more of something we can't have thank u to all the people that worked on this project u will forever be remembered in the light of my mind

[@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666]

Arguably the greatest ensemble that's ever lived.

[@fritzbiederstadt4869]

OK...That's it...time to watch Firefly again... Thanks

[@triarii11]

Here in early 2021, I spend a couple days going through old Firefly stuff... conventions, this 'making of', later interviews with the cast.... and the feelings rise. It's only a television show, right. Sure. But every apex point, fulcrum, or golden opportunity is but a few moments of time. Moments come around that are only going to come one time here/now. It could be 'seeing Her', or a kill shot, or taking a good chance for a noble reason. I've feelings of gladness Firefly came around at all.... and red anger at the money-grubbing, no vision, short-sighted, enfeebled attitude by FOX. Hindsight is 20/20. But evaluating all things in context and in situ, their actions are inexplicable and self-defeating. One small example: the theme. Not a primary consideration compared to other aspects. Yet the Firefly theme is arguably one of the most delineating, salient, encapsulating theme songs in the history of American TV. Big claim? Start thinking about it deeply. That's only one point. I will always grind an axe with FOX about Firefly. It was a moment, a chemistry, a union, that was only available that moment, once engendered, and their failure failed millions.

[@mwhyte1979]

I love what Firefly was and mourn what and where it could have gone. "Browncoats keep em flying"

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

2020 still one of my all time favorite series. Someone at Fox must've been sniffing glue

[@bytmee69]

Who at Fox isn't sniffing glue! ffs

[@seancollins7447]

In Memory of Ron Glass.

[@thebishop8089]

Proof that anyone in the world can do an executive's job better than the ones who screwed us out of this show!!! God bless you Joss Whedon and may Serenity fly again one day!!!

[@timothyprice863]

I JUST NOW found out Ron Glass died from reading the comments. How sad! He was an outstanding actor, even in Barney Miller as a younger actor. FireFly would be difficult to replicate with replacement actors.

[@Radostttt]

That’s why he wasn’t in Serenity

[@elijahrestrepo6929]

it's 2020 and I just finished firefly season 1, looking for anything firefly related just because I don't want it to end. I really wish they somehow do more of this show with all the new streaming services.

[@carriedenault5673]

Just watched this series and …IT WAS PHENOMENAL… If I were to try to explain why…. I would go on for an hour….. WHY the network let this Incredibly crafted series be canceled ??….. … what an ENORMOUS mistake…. Also LOVED the follow up movie SERENITY ❤️ Haven’t seen a show so well done ,in every possible way ,for a long time… what a shame and what a loss to not be able to continue watching this piece of art

[@bobgleaser7106]

I cannot believe that this series did not go for 10 years or MORE. I never even heard of this untill a couple years ago.

[@Michael-kd2ny]

Thank you for a great show and movie. RIP Ron Glass.

[@jeffreychongsathien]

Every episode had the depth and quality of a feature film.

[@Lue_Jonin]

Too bad this series wasn't made today via HBO... It is a top shelf series that only HBO could truly give proper credit to "Firefly" ❤ 🎥 First time I even heard about "Firefly" as a series was on "The Big Bang Theory" on an episode with Summer Glau. I didn't see the piolet episode til late 2021... I was so taken with it I immediately bought the 14 episode series and the "Serenity" movie on KZbin. Growing up in the 1960s and 70s I was a huge "Star Trek" fan...but til I got into "Firefly", I never thought a future space themed series could top my loyalty to the original "Star Trek".... "Firefly" won my heart and mind as my all time favorite so quickly...it boggles the senses to comprehend.... HOW could a network be so completely and utterly void of sound wisdom by letting a series so epic as "Firefly" tank in less than one season.

[@Alex_1729]

You guys know TNG, right? Well they had a great chemistry as well, which is one of the reasons why it was so good. Imagine what Firely could've been if they didn't cancel it? In the very first season they bonded so much, the vision was incredible - everyone was feeding off of it, and the very first season was brilliant. My god, what have they done... a pox on all their beach houses!

[@nightomrainheart]

It's making me cry

[@matthewmann8969]

This Series really like all or most of Joss's creations have took people to new heights.

[@WKYanks]

The absolute worst decision ever in the history of television was the cancelation of Firefly. It irks me to this day and every time I binge watch this wonderful piece of art. There is a reason it repeatedly ranks #1 in the best SCI-FI series ever produced. Just think of the high-quality storytelling considered when doing such a comparison. A true travesty.

[@hunt_club_1]

best show ever

[@kerryinnes9456]

I introduced my young son too Angle and then Firefly. I only had my little boy for 11 years before his abusive father and his boring parents took him from me. I made sure he had every season of both. I hope he remembers me. For years he loved those shows😔 And I let him😉Jane just did us in, we loved them all together ❤️ Australia here😔

[@kerryinnes9456]

It's all good because Sheldon loved you as much as we did🤣

[@JSteer.FlowerOfMyHeart]

The soundtrack was awesome!

[@Highland804]

That made me really sad. I loved that show.

[@geedub1965]

I still love Firefly.

[@alexanderhanson5245]

I wish more DnD parties could have Moral Conscious characters like book.

[@russeyreels9653]

Amen

[@stimpsonjcat67]

Why doesn't this have 5 million views?!??!

[@TheDiabethick]

Such a shame. 5-10 episodes more just to get all out of the characters would have been awesome.

[@amaranthim]

Here I am at the end of 2020. The loss of Ron glass- Book- makes me weep. 2021 is around the corner. Please- can we revisit this? I need it back..

[@Noises]

Burn the land Boil the sea You can't cancel Firefly on me

[@AngelousSpike]

Netflix needs to pick this up. set a few years after the last episode to explain Book being gone but it must have Wash still.

[@boredjet]

One the best tv show ever.....

[@aloysius456]

Just a show ahead of its time. Fast forward 10 years when tv storytelling became blockbuster phenomenons that have outshined Hollywood since.

[@mafenrych]

Aaah shit! It made me cry again. I miss 'em so much. So many untold stories, so many questions. And what does the fqn Fox says? Couldn't HBO pick it up?

[@D.RossRedgoatcomicbooks]

I did want it to end.I was so mad.Firefly was a kickass show

[@2flewover1]

All brown coats call out - Southern Adirondacks here.

[@blisterbill8477]

They don’t like it when you shoot at them. Figured that out myself.

[@napoliansolo7865]

I saw the show once when it was broadcast and could never find it again. But that one time was WOW! I want to see more of this!

[@TheMikethoth]

I hate that this series didn't get a pile of series. Great characters and a really interesting universe.

[@lilrizq]

Luckily I was working at a Video Rental Store when I saw Firefly on the shelf, so I got to see the show in the correct order. I was tired of all these action packed Hollywood explosion Sci Fi TV shows and I saw this and said I'd try it out during my 30 min break. As soon as I so the slow paced world building of the pilot Episode (that FOX didn't like because it wasn't action packed), I stoppe watching it and decided to rent it so I could enjoy it. Firefly is my 2nd favorite Sci Fi world with Babylon 5 being my first best Sci Fi world.

[@kenrickbautista6141]

'Firefly' became my 2nd Joss Whedon show. 1st being 'Angel'.

[@louisberg3474]

the fact that theres only one season makes the episodes that much better and easier to appreciate

[@CaleSchmitz]

Yeah. It still feels weird that nostalgia still can't come back the way we wish. Cheers!

[@Ferrante69]

I heard a ton of good stuff about Firefly. Finally I have seen it. Well, it is everything people says. Excellent. Maybe too good for 2002 and that was its doom.

[@__-fm5qv]

Its doom was mainly management on Fox's part. Poor/misleading advertisment, inconsistant time slots in a world without dvr, airing episodes out of order all contributed to people simply not knowing it was on or what it was about at the time. Hence, no-one watched it and Fox cancelled it, not realising the poor viewing were due to there own mis-managment.

[@Isis558]

I love Firefly.

[@Accio_Eloise]

I know it wouldn't be the original cast, but i would be very down for a firefly remake. The original would always have a place in my heart, but the full story deserves to be told. The books are incredible! But I just think it aught to hit tv again and I'm surprised Netflix have never tried to pick it up.

[@liquidsonly]

Shiny. Keep on flying.

[@V4rya]

Don’t be sad that it was cancelled, be happy it didn’t die a slow death like so many tv shows who run in perpetuity do.

[@southerner66]

I wonder to what extent Battlestar Galactica, which came out right as Firefly ended, changed the rules in the sense that that series had a long narrative arc and became a huge success. Did BSG prove to networks that viewers had an appetite for a science fiction show where we were going to have to get to know a bunch of characters and their backstories?

[@omarelk194]

This makes me sad. There will probably never be a second season, but I'll hope for it anyway.

[@primmoore6232]

I'm a solid Browncoat!🤎 Two things I got from this video: 1. At 4:20 Joss talks about the pressure of the constant threat of being cancelled and how it made them focus their storytelling. THAT is what made this show great! No wasted episodes, running down side quests. 2. *CHINESE* - they actually did a good job of stumbling through the foreign words! The KZbin video *Chinese Reacts to Firefly Characters Speaking Chinese* from "Chinese with Jessie" is adorable! Jessie IS Chinese and watched the clips out of context, apologizing about laughing at the naughty words.🥰 The nod to this on *Castle* was BRILLIANT! Richard talking to those guys in the kitchen, and Becket asked if he studied abroad, and he said, "Nah, TV show I used to love."😍 Not "watch" or "like," but "LOVE." Us, too, Richard Castle, us too.

[@DavidJones-tp7td]

Please make more Firefly. Audiobooks, visual novels, anything really would shiny.

[@JimGonzales-qp7kd]

My wife and I just saw the movie again-starting the series again now!

[@thekitsunewavefunctionband7168]

I'm not crying you are

[@mrsteel9026]

great show

[@Tsiri09]

The viewers LOVED LOVED LOVED this show! It's sad that no other network picked it up after Fox cancelled it while it was successful. This, Terra Nova and Space: Above and Beyond are timeless.

[@sida1049]

I understood about 30% of their Chinese dialogue in the series. That's good enough for me.

[@kevino1489]

I believe it in Mandarin

[@entropygenerator2646]

Like a leaf on the wind.........

[@natebit8130]

watch me soar

[@HandleTakenlol]

I've taken to watching KZbin reactions to Firefly, just so I can experience it for the first time again through someone else's eyes.

[@timkunk3498]

We miss you.

[@rusty5751]

My one and only favorite I can watch it over and over again and not get burned out it’s too bad it didn’t last what a waste I bet it would possibly still be on 🐾🐾🐾

[@10thcharacter36]

I saw an comm early 2002. I waited a few months watching for it. I was loving it. I voted for the name Browncoats. LOVED IT AND CRIED AT THE END.