The Serenity of a Firefly

"Captain Malcom 'Mal' Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship "Serenity", Mal his crew of hired transporters, Mal's ensign Zoe Warren, Zoe's husband, pilot Hoban 'Wash' Washburne, muscular former combat soldier Jayne Cobb, young engineer Kaylee Frye, former Alliance medical officer Simon Tamm, his teenage sister River (Both on-the-run from the Interplanetary government "The Alliance"), the beautiful "companion" Inara Serra and religious man Shepard Book do legal or illegal jobs (smuggling, protecting, guns-for-hire, robberies) as the Serenity crew travels across the outskirts of Outer Space for food, money, anything to make a living on, as The Serenity crew tries to stay under the radar of The Alliance and pulls dangerous jobs in the Alliance controlled star systems." Written by Daniel Williamson

If you want to talk about gems in television, you can't do it without mentioning the precious jewel that is Firefly. Have you ever watched a show and felt a connection to the characters involved? Have you ever stressed out wondering if they were going to be okay? Have you known that two characters were so in love and wanted them to finally get together? Well, Firefly had all of that. Plus, space ships, guns, crime, and witty one liners. What could possibly be the most overlooked piece of genious, created by Joss Whedon, has a dedicated following by fans known as Browncoats. Named after the independent resistance depicted in the show. This is a show that had heart and soul poured into it on every episode. A cast of extremely talented actors and actresses that make you love them from their first scene and on. If you don't identify with one of the 9 main characters, you identify with another. We can see a little bit of ourselves in these characters as well as out world. 500 years into the future and we still have the same problems. Politically, economically, and environmentally. This is rare for a show. We have good television shows today, but if your favorite show were to be canceled without notice, would you fight for it? Firefly fans did. They fought hard. Emails, letters, phone calls, websites, anything that they could do. Unfortunately, Firefly did not survive. Two years later when the firefly's light was dim, it once again shined bright with "SERENITY." One of the few movies to rise out of a dead television show. Once again delivering that long remembered feeling of being a part of something special. To this day, the fans of this groundbreaking show are hosting parties, organizing clubs, and converting others into the Browncoat ranks. Paying tribute to that captains who aims to misbehave and the pilot who is a leaf on the wind. Please give Firefly a look. I can personally guarantee it will be worth your time. We browncoats would love to share it with you and chat it up with you anytime. This is something you'll feel proud to be a part of.

"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down. Tells ya she's hurtin' before she keels. Makes her home."- Cpt. Mal Reynolds.