http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/17/firefly-returns/

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WHAT?@!

They're not making new ones, they're just re-airing the old ones.

Meh, they already stream on netflix and I own the DVDs, why would I want to watch it on cable?

new stuff?

There's no new firefly content, just some talking head trying bull**** about the "science" behind the fake tech in the show. Nope, not interested.

OH NO



OH NO

Upgraded to HD?

Will it be worth it?

Eh I've already got it on bluray myself

Well actually:



http://helpnathanbuyfirefly.com/

"upgraded to high definition" uhm... it's been in HD... i'm sure it originally aired in HD (where available) it's been on bluray for...*checks* over 2 years

Um, they're already "distributed" on the internet and dirt cheap on physical media for those who want to pay money for them. Firefly was okay, it flopped and won't get picked up again, and there is no reason to discuss any science behind it. Looks like just another degeneration of a "science channel" just like we've already seen happen to the others.

"If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it own my own, and distribute it on the Internet."

Some considerations were made in Firefly to make certain things, like space travel, more scientifically accurate

See thread, hope, click title, more hope, read further, crushed.

Man, I don't need this kind of emotional rollercoaster this early in the morning

"Let's get the Captain his money."

HELL. YES.

"Firefly" was awesome but I have mixed feelings about "Castle" coming to an end because it's also pretty great.

IIRC all space travel is interstellar at sub-light speeds, there's no sound in space, etc

What purpose did making those letters almost as large as yourself serve?

oh yei yei yei

right you are, ken

But there IS sound in a vacuum in Serenity -_-

Oh, never mind. Now that I read the interview I see that my misunderstanding is due to your misquoting him out of context.

More important: Michio Kaku's TV appearances are the WORST.

Agreed.

This always confused me. I wish they expounded on it. Even at relativistic speeds, you're talking generations to get from one planet to the next. "Broadwaves" would take years to reach destinations. And yet, I didn't see anything in "Firefly" to suggest we developed FTL technology.

There's no reason to expound on it. We are expected to suspend disbelief and that is why that is an example of what Firefly did not do well with regards to science.

Wookie, I hate to be like this, but if you're so completely disinterested in Firefly and all subjects surrounding it, why have you posted in this thread 5 times?

dalf, I believe the systems are not nearly as far apart as our area of the galaxy.

Wookie is a troll that we continue to fail to ban. That's why.

I wish I could report every post of his in the thread at once, I can't pick one any worse then the others.

Untrue. The only time there's actual sound in space (aside from a sound effect for the Reaver light) is when they're in Atmo around Mister Universe's planet.

Not to minimod but I kinda expected him to be banned from the random personal attack in the other thread >_>

Damn, there's just no way to say that without sounding like I'm mini-modding. Meh.

It's stated in the opening of Serenity that the "Firefly Universe" is one large system with dozens of plants.

yeah I BET dozens of plants were involved

Uh, how does interplanetary travel take "generations"?

Edit:



http://www.fireflyshipworks.com/map-of-the-verse/map-of-the-verse/

It's one system with smaller stars present...and a ****load of gas giants and their many, many moons.

I enjoy Firefly and have the DVDs of the series as well as Serenity. I also have a couple of Firefly graphic novels. The thing is that playing the series on the Science Channel and discussing the science behind it is silly and reflects poorly on that network. Some fan movement to get behind a reboot series that would hypothetically be released online is even dumber. I remember how Serenity was going to be so huge because the billions of disenfranchised fans were all going to see it that it would be impossible for us not to get a continuation of the franchise.

The truth is that Firefly is just another good show that a network mismanaged and was canceled. Reruns in syndication are about the best thing that's likely to happen with it now.



If I were to get banned for that a whole lot of other people would need to as well. I'm probably only the 87th person here to call him that.

Ah yes, the old "I didn't start it" excuse, very nice... very weak.

How does it reflect poorly? I see this as no different than any number of shows discussing the technology from sci-fi. There have been a ton about Star Trek, they can sometimes be interesting. The only difference is that they show the actual show itself as well.

I mean what do you want? If the Science channel were purely science, almost no one would watch it. At least they are showing it as science fiction, unlike what the History Channel does with crap like Ancient Aliens.

It just seems to be more of a trend of dumbing down the networks that used to be filled with good, informative shows. Of course it's not limited to the Science and Discovery type channels. You can see how "SyFy" often runs practically anything except science fiction.

As I've already stated I like Firefly. Still, it's a quirky scifi show that has very limited potential as far as a vehicle for discussing real science. Just seems that besides not making noise in space, future humans still using firearms, and space fairing people being susceptible to madness and cannibalism there isn't much else to talk about.



I guess I'm not so overly sensitive that I consider "idiot" to be some over the top insult. Especially when the shoe fits as it did in that thread. If you have a problem with my posts use the report feature. CM will have no problem banning me if he feels there is appropriate reason.