Bellflower Firefly Fan Film Now and Again
Ten years…
It's hard to imagine that it's been a decade since the lives of so many people around the globe were touched by the cultural phenomenon and fable that grew from something then small.
I speak of class of the genre-defying and epically short-lived drama by Joss Whedon (current Hollywood darling after The Avengers ) known every bit Firefly, which on the 20th of this month crossed 10 years since its TV debut. Personally, I was not fortunate enough to have seen it when information technology first aired – in a way I'm happy about that I suppose, because not only were the episodes aired all out of order, they were non all aired and not all on time and realistically, the odds that something like information technology would have ever aired in India in a hurry…
But it was through a friend who told me about a movie coming soon, back in 2005, that he knew I'd like as a fan of sci-fi and that I that I should definitely lookout man it. That flick was Repose – a movie that no one believed could happen, a motion-picture show that picked upwardly the threads of that Idiot box series, considering the fans and the people who had made the show never gave up on it.
And the amazing thing is that folks however haven't. Similar so many other Browncoats (dedicated fans of the shows universe – and yes we accept our ain wiki-entry) across the globe, I've watched the many campaigns and attempts to bring the evidence back over the years, seen fan-films, documentaries, even a few independent projects like one called "Bellflower" that is a serial fix in the same universe and is made past fans of the show themselves with their own resources.
The most prominent of these fan efforts the past couple of years has been Browncoats: Redemption : a film set in the universe of Joss Whedon's cult favorite Firefly, received Whedon's blessing in 2008 as well every bit 20th Century Fox'due south nod of approving because its focus was on raising coin for charities, including Equality Now, Whedon's charity of selection. Dougherty and Browncoat Big Damn Fan Films, Inc. ("BDF") were able to include cameos from original bandage members of Firefly, including Adam Baldwin (Chuck) and Michael Fairman (Young and the Restless), who were happy to donate their fourth dimension. The project was funded entirely past supporters and fans of the show and was filmed and produced by volunteers, and DVDs were shipped to all seven continents.
Hands downward even so, the most successful effort past the fans for this testify I recollect was the movie " Done the Impossible " which was ane of the most entertaining and touching tributes to an idea by fans. And of course, what really sets it apart is that it shows a sampling of what a diverse and interesting fan-base this universe has and how information technology'due south affected them and how they encounter the world effectually them – for me, this is what being a story-teller is all about.
And for those that didn't know this, just past the style, DVD'southward of Firefly were taken upward and are currently on the ISS, i.e., the International Space Station.
But I'thou not going to bore you with trivia and such – if you're a fan, yous'll get a kick out of some of this stuff and out of the images I've used around here. The loooong one on the side here is actually an info-graphic for folk that don't know much about the 'Poetry, not to worry, it'southward uncomplicated enough and the astonishing thing almost this petty show is that even now a decade later, information technology still finds fans and every unmarried one of them is just as shocked as older fans that there was non more than of this.
But earlier I get to the end of my ramblings, here'due south a treat (for those of you who've made it this far!). The full footage, courtesy the folks at TFAW, of the panel held at the VERY contempo San Diego Comic-Con for the prove'south 10th Anniversary. Joss Whedon, Tim Minear, and bandage members Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin and Sean Maher were present and talked to the fans in omnipresence and took questions – some moments bringing a tear to eyes both on and off the stage (and fifty-fifty at domicile if you understand whats being talked nearly). Ten thousand people lined upwards to get into the panel, and the panel ended with the entire crowd giving the cast and crew a continuing ovation. Ten. Yard. Just recollect about that number.
In case you lot didn't watch it, there was a spoiler in there toward the cease I didn't desire to ruin for anyone who would watch it. You run into, since the cancellation, Joss and his creative family have worked to keep it live and non given upward on information technology. All this time. The near successful attempt beingness the comics they've been producing through Night Horse(as mentioned in the video) which has included comics set between and around the series and picture and a one-shot that gave us the mysterious past of the man known as Shepherd Book.
BUT! As we heard from the equus caballus's mouth himself (no law-breaking meant Mr. Whedon!), he and Zack take been discussing moving forrad with comics that would build on the story After the movie and perchance move in the direction of conveying it on in a comic based new "season" of stories like they take washed (remarkably well I might add together) with his other shows that are no longer airing : Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dollhouse .
I've got some more videos to back-trail the commodity and images I've posted up hither, the showtime of which is this compilation of references and homages to the show on Castle the electric current hitting-evidence starring Nathan Fillion – a.one thousand.a Captain Mal Reynolds from Firefly.
Next up, this unmarried example of the many in-jokes and references made to Firefly in other shows that have no connection with information technology – like Battlestar Galactica and Community , this one existence from the hitting comedy The Large Blindside Theory
Terminal up, I was going to mail service the original theme music, merely this cover by Brandon Bowers from the band Smoking Spore, it's different but you lot can see the fan in him, peculiarly the medley that extends the song – how many of yous know where that's from? Ten points if you do!
1 last! This ones a lovely song by the exceedingly talented Marian Telephone call who is a big favourite of mine. This song is off her first anthology and like she says here, you don't have to know who Jayne is to enjoy the song. Her first album had a lot of dear and references to Firefly and (I like to think) is in large office a tribute to the show. But maybe that's just me. Anyhow, enjoy the song!
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