10 Things You Didn't Know About Firefly
Surprising facts from the 'verse.
In an ideal world, this look at some of the behind-the-scenes facts regarding the production of Firefly would be updated regularly to fit in any new snippets of information as the next season debuted.
Unfortunately, this world (but mostly Fox) sucks so Firefly was canceled after one glorious season. Do good things come in small packages? No, Firefly was amazing and it's hard to find a single person who watched it that thinks a one-season wonder is where it should have ended.
The stories of the creation of Firefly are almost as fantastical as the show itself. From real-life space trips, cunning plans to incorporate some of the most iconic headwear in TV history and multi-colored crossovers, all contribute to the almost mythical status of the show.
We may not ever get another live-action outing for Mal and the rest (due to the sudden but inevitable betrayal of Fox), but hopefully this insight into what made the show so magical will tide you over until something just as brilliant comes along.
There will never be anything as good as Firefly though, nothing better will ever come along. Ever.
10. Flying Solo
More than one comparison can be made between everybody's favourite Corellian Smuggler and Captain Reynolds and its Nathan Fillion himself who ensured that Captain Solo became a hidden part of the 'verse.
Fillion has made no attempt at hiding his love of Star Wars and in particular the Captain of the Falcon (Rey should have never been allowed to sit in that pilots seat). After multiple references while filming, the prop department decided to oblige.
If you keep a close eye throughout the series, a small replica of the moment Han Solo is frozen in Carbonite can be seen, mostly around the crew quarters of the Serenity.
Han may have trust issues when letting anybody touch or even board his ship, but it's interesting to imagine how much more successful Han would of been in the smuggling game if he had a reliable team behind him (well Zoe and Kaylee was reliable at least).
Next time you give Firefly a watch (which should be weekly really) get the Carbonite checklist ready to tick of any time that Han makes a solo appearence.