ahhh man i didnt realize this was old... so the movie already came out interesting. i guess ill have to pick this up soon. maybe then i wont have to wait as long as you guys for more episodes
Thought this would be good news to Firefly fans. Hope it's better than some of the other sci-fi turned MMO games like Star Wars or the Matrix. Firefly to become an online game By Mark Wallace| Also by this reporter 14:00 PM Dec, 07, 2006 Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an unexpected return, not as a TV show, but as a massively multiplayer online game. Now that's shiny. Multiverse, maker of a free MMO-creation platform, plans to announce Friday morning that it's struck a deal with Fox Licensing to turn the show into an MMORPG in the fashion of Star Wars Galaxies or Eve Online. The "Browncoats," as Firefly's most devoted fans are known, have been campaigning to bring the show back almost since the moment it was canceled in late 2002. Now they'll get their wish, albeit in a new form. "We see virtual worlds as an extraordinarily promising new entertainment medium," said Adam Kline, Fox Licensing's vice president of media enterprises in an e-mail. "We believe Multiverse can deliver an experience that will remain true to the original series, while enabling a whole new level of personal involvement for fans." Canceled in the United States after only 11 episodes, Firefly has become the Star Trek of 21st-century sci-fi fandom: a show that seemed to remake the genre even as it stayed faithful to the conventions of "hard" science fiction, like engine room problems and menacing hordes lurking on the edge of known space. What made the show special was the wry, often self-deprecating humor of its characters, from the captain with the checkered past to the unwittingly sexy engineer, the dull hunk of a mercenary with a girl's name, and the mysterious young woman passenger with special gifts. The online version will move away from those central characters -- after all, there's only one Mal Reynolds. In an MMORPG, "everybody has to have their own story," says Multiverse co-founder and executive producer Corey Bridges. "Television series can be really good properties to turn into MMOs, because when you make a TV series, not only do you need great characters, but you need to create a full, rich, compelling place," Bridges says. "If you're doing science fiction, you have to really think it out and create an incredibly rich environment that is compelling in its own right, and worth exploring and going back to week after week. That's what Joss Whedon did with Firefly." The universe of Firefly and its spinoff film, Serenity, featured everything from Old West-style towns to futuristic urban environments, gritty spaceships and pastoral retreats -- freedom fighters, oppressive government agents, smugglers, outlaws, mercenaries, trader, townsfolk, futuristic geishas and a race of corrupted humans known as the Reavers. Bringing those environments and character types to life as an online game will be a challenge: Multiverse is not a game developer, but rather a platform provider whose product is still in beta. Instead of making the game itself, the company will hire a development team that will craft the virtual galaxy using Multiverse tools. "We want to find someone who wants to do something unique and fun and interesting, not just a re-skin of World of Warcraft or Star Wars Galaxies," Bridges says. Because the underlying technology is already in place, "I feel confident that we'll see something the public can play sometime in 2008," he adds. Founded by several early Netscape employees, Multiverse hopes to do for virtual worlds what Netscape did for web pages: provide a universal browser that lets users access any world built on the Multiverse platform using the same client software. Already, some 7,000 development teams have registered for the Multiverse beta, according to Bridges, and more than 150 are making MMOs and non-game virtual worlds on a full-time basis. The tools are provided for free, with Multiverse taking a cut of revenue only if developers charge for their games, or for virtual items available within their worlds. Landing Firefly on the Multiverse platform would seem to be a sure-fire promotional move. But satisfying the show's committed fans will not be easy. Online communities like FireflyFans.net, the show's premier fan site, have generated an endless stream of fan fiction, art, blogs, pod casts, meet-ups and even a fan-produced documentary, Done the Impossible, which briefly broke into the top 1,000 in DVD sales on Amazon.com. The announcement comes just in time for this weekend's second annual gathering of Firefly fans at the Hilton hotel in Burbank, California. The "Flanvention" has already sold out, with 500 prepaid attendees signed up. Bridges shrugs off the pressure; he just wants to make "something worthy of the show," he says. "This all springs from the genius that is Joss Whedon. It's rewarding beyond words to be able to hopefully be a footnote in the history of Firefly."
2005 obsession....man, you need to hang with us trendsetters more often. I hope they do bring the series back, it is a great one...I may have to watch the DVD's again after reading this thread. DD
Yeah... I blame it on spending two years in the Middle East and 3 years in law school and not having cable TV for 5 straight years. Even had to get my NBA fix in bars and with Chinese webcasts. About Firefly... I hope they bring the series back, too. I'll miss Wash, though. Wonder if they are going to bring this character back. I actually saw Alan Tudyk, who played Wash, perform in person once (in "Spamalot"). He was great on stage, too.
I think the movie takes place after the series, so they could pick back up with both Wash and Shepherd. DD
Sorry for the bump, but... HOLY CRAP this show is awesome. Just got around to watching it now, and I have 2 episodes and Serenity left to watch. I've never been drawn into a show and the characters as much as I've been with Firefly. I was doubtful at first, since I usually hate sci-fi shows, but this show definitely defies genres. Not only is it hilarious, but it's also exciting, action-packed, and suspenseful. I know I'm way late, but man am I appreciative. Honestly the best TV show I've seen. I wish there was more!!!
i bought the DVD set a couple of years ago. if you just want to watch it, the entire series is free to watch on hulu. so is the entire series of arrested development, season 5 of nip/tuck...
The best series I have ever seen are: 1. Firefly 2. Band of Brothers 3. Rome I am just now getting into John Adams, and so far so good. DD
Fox really should burn in hell for canceling Firefly. The Browncoats are ridiculously loyal to the show and donate so much time and money into getting a new sequel, I really hope they succeed.
Aww, that character is so cute!! I don't think I'm much like her, but I WANT to be a combination of all of 'em. When I watch the show (aside from just loving everything about it), I'm in awe of the female characters. If I could choose, I would be sweet and cute like Kaylee, strong and badass like Zoe, and have the finer things in life like Inara (and her gorgeous hair). Is there a more awesome character (period) than Mal? He is so damn funny. And of course Wash has some great moments, and Jayne is a hilarious character as well..."The hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!" I was seriously laughing so hard I was tearing up during that scene. I'm just so high on this show right now it's ridiculous. It's so...perfect.
I have to agree about this show. I watched the show after developing a crush on summer glau. But this show absolutely rocks. The movie is great. The show is so well written. Sucks that fox got to it and canned it.
