Hands on: Zoomii breathes life into Amazon's bookshelves.
This might be stretching what constitutes a Whedon reference, but it's also really cool on its own: Ars Technica reviews zoomii.com, a "real" online bookstore with browsable "shelves" of books. The choice of book for the detailed view screenshot is what made me post this.
June 26 2008
June 24 2008
Dark Horse's Serenity lucite ornament cancelled?
The fansite SerenityStuff.com notices that "TFAW has removed the laser-engraved lucite ornament from their preorders and sent cancellations to early buyers".
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June 23 2008
Serenity makes SyFy Portal's Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the Past Decade.
"I still laugh at the funny parts and cry at that part" says the writer of the article.
June 20 2008
Hunter Ansley Wryn, Young River in Serenity, to attend Los Angeles' CSTS Screening.
Hunter will be joining fans to watch the movie tomorrow night.
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June 19 2008
Rate Serenity in EW.com's "TV to Movie Remakes" poll.
It's all to see if "'Get Smart' [will] live up to the best of this list of TV shows that turned into movies".
June 17 2008
Are Some Theater Owners Taking Advantage of CSTS Screenings?
Are some theater owners taking advantage of the upcoming Can't Stop the Serenity charity screenings to make a little money for their own favorite charity (aka themselves)?
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June 15 2008
Steve Anderson Can't Stop the Serenity Limited Edition poster.
I think that is the state of Texas on the right so I suspect Texas Browncoats are involved.
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June 12 2008
23 Movies You'd Love to See on the Big Screen, among them Serenity.
Entertainment Weekly gives a list of the 27 movies that are too big to watch on the small screen. Serenity comes in at 11.
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June 11 2008
Serenity Adventures available for pre-order.
The all new RPG book from Margaret Weis Productions is listed on Amazon. It's also on the MWP site.
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Some more Serenity Tales.
Plenty of good reading material for you today, there's four new comics set in the 'Verse and also links to a couple of webcomics.
June 08 2008
Spoof Google News page.
Scroll down the page for "good news" in the Entertainment section ;-)
June 07 2008
California Browncoats announce Serenity Better Days #1 Exclusive Variant.
Dark Horse produces San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive to benefit Kids Need to Read.
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June 06 2008
Mirror's Edge takes whedonesque cues on dystopia.
Gaming website Gamasutra has a fun mention of Joss in this quick writeup of EA DICE's (makes of the Battlefield series) new first person action game.
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June 04 2008
Rotten Tomatoes says Serenity is fifth best-reviewed TV adaptation of all time.
In their list of the 50 best jumps from the small screen to the big screen (in terms of critics' estimations), Rotten Tomatoes gives the BDM some love.
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June 01 2008
Universal Studios On Fire.
This is an ongoing story. Please click on "refresh" or consult other sources for updates. There has been extensive damage to the area near Universal's Vehicle Collection (The Serenity "Mule" is there).
May 30 2008
New Serenity: Better Days artwork up for auction.
There's some really nice Will Conrad original artwork up for grabs. Oh and Will's taking questions in the comments section if you want to ask him something.
May 19 2008
Firefly Ship Works, Ltd.
A very cool website set up by Quantum Mechanix. It was created so fans can keep track of the progress of the large scale Serenity replica model.
May 18 2008
Advertising the Impossible.
Done The Impossible will run advertisements during the episodes of Firefly on Universal HD, starting tonight. They have a total of four different ads. The ads contain some footage not found anywhere else (including the Done the Impossible DVD). They are also running a sale in celebration of their new ads.
May 16 2008
The Firefly-Serenity Chinese Pinyinary.
Now updated with translations for the Chinese dialog and writing that appeared in the Serenity: Better Days mini-series.
May 14 2008
(SPOILER)
Discussion of Serenity: Better Days #3.
The last issue of the mini-series came out today.
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Interview: Chiwetel Ejiofor on Redbelt, Serenity, and Watchmen.
First Showing.net talks with Ejiofor about his career, his new movie and difference between making smaller movies like Kinky Boots vs a movie like Serenity with a huge fan base.
May 12 2008
Serenity: Better Days #3 (of 3) ships this week!
Also shipping: Buffy Season 8 Vol. 2 - No Future For You TPB!
May 08 2008
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks to The Onion's AV Club.
Mostly about his new film, "Redbelt" and his process. Nothing too spoilery.
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May 01 2008
April 30 2008
Aint It Cool News Talks to Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Capone, one of the regular writers for the site, sits down with our favorite Operative to talk about his career, including how he was cast in "Serenity". Aside from his memorable Othello, Ejiofor will soon be seen in David Mamet's "Redbelt". It starts this weekend in L-A and New York, then to more theaters a week later.
April 29 2008
Summer Glau Joins List of TV Guide's Sexiest Stars.
It was a competitive race for Sexiest Sidekick, but Summer, as Cameron on "Sarah Connor Chronicles", won that category. She, and several other stars, will be featured in the "Sexiest Stars" issue on May 5th.
Serenity Valley Map to be released in May.
This 30" x 26.5" lithograph will be limited to 1500 copies.
April 28 2008
Of course Mal would win a poker tournament!
Poll on io9: "Which Science Fiction Anti-Hero Would Win A Poker Tournament?"
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April 27 2008
Universal generously providing Film Prints to CSTS.
"Universal will be shipping in a number of prints from around the globe to help account for the shortage, at cost to them, which is incredibly generous." CSTS will evidently have enough Prints available, even with new Venues being added.
April 23 2008
Ken Jennings blogs about Firefly.
Yes, that Ken Jennings. The 74-time Jeopardy champ shares some thoughts on Firefly, which he just recently watched. Also a brief Buffy mention.
Creating Browncoats At The Red Cross.
Whimsicalnbrainpan volunteers at the Red Cross and found a new place to donate Firefly/Serenity DVDs.
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April 18 2008
Can stop the Serenity?
Are there enough copies of the Serenity film print to go around for all of the charity screenings this year?
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'Zoe's Revenge' statue cancelled.
SerenityStuff quotes a Diamond Select rep as saying that the Serenity statue "was cancelled due to lack of retailer interest".
April 16 2008
Happy Birthday, Sean Maher!
Our favorite uptight Doctor is 33 years old today. Hadn't seen a post about it yet, anywhere, so... :)
Does Serenity have Longevity as a Franchise?
Today's franchise theme continues with a AMC blog post that looks at whether Joss' movie could become a global brand.
April 15 2008
Summer Glau nominated as one of TV Guide's Sexiest Stars.
TV Guide is planning an issue on the Sexiest Stars on TV. Summer's in the list of nominees for Sexiest Sidekick. The results will be announced May 5th.
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April 14 2008
"Captain Mal (Aiming to Misbehave)" by Possible Oscar.
A wonderfully fab tribute to Serenity. Interestingly enough the song ended up getting used in an awesome furry Captain Mal video which in turn leads rather neatly to the sheer bizarreness of QMx's first Serenity Spirit Animal aka the Mal Fox.
April 11 2008
How well do you know your 'Verse?
Bored at work? These Firefly and Serenity quizzes will while away the time quite nicely.
April 09 2008
April 08 2008
Serenity: Better Days #2 shipping this week.
According to Diamond's shipping list.
April 06 2008
A Misfit of Science thinks Nathan Fillion should be the new Knight Rider.
Andy Grieser, a columnist for Zap2It.com, thinks a revival of "Knight Rider" could work if Nathan was behind the wheel instead of likely lead Justin Bruening. That may work if the producers decided the new driver should be Michael Knight's cousin, not his son.
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March 28 2008
"Worlds of the Alliance" - a new limited edition Serenity print.
Those smart cookies over at QMX are bringing out a stunning guide to the planets of the 'Verse. It was created by Serenity graphic designer Geoffrey Mandel.
March 26 2008
"Redbelt" with Chiwetel Ejiofor will premiere at ESPN-sponsored Film Festival.
The movie, where Chiwetel pays a martial arts teacher who will find himself competing in the ring, will be the premiere movie at the Triberca/ESPN Sports Film Festival on April 25th. It will premiere in L-A and N-Y on May 2nd, and other cities a week later. Tim Allen and Emily Mortimer will also star.
March 24 2008
(SPOILER)
Scott Allie on Serenity, Buffy and the Joss Whedon Universe.
Excellent interview with the Dark Horse editor. Spoilerish for Joss' next arc on Buffy season 8.
March 19 2008
DH 100: Serenity: Better Days Contest variant cover finally revealed.
And up for bid on ebay.
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March 16 2008
Winning retailers announced for DH 100: Serenity: Better Days Contest.
100 stores received 10 free copies with a custom, full-wrap around cover created by the mini-series artist Will Conrad.
Happy Birthday Alan Tudyk!
Happy Birthday to our favorite leaf on the wind, Alan Tudyk! Let's hope when he's blowing out those candles that he's wishing for another Serenity movie.
March 15 2008
Bad movie physics report card.
Featuring Serenity and a star-studded list of other star-studded flicks.
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March 14 2008
SyFy Portal Giving Away "Sands of Oblivion".
SyFy Portal is giving away copies of a film featuring Morena Baccarin film and Adam Baldwin.
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March 13 2008
Know Your Movie Screenshots.
Sci-fi fans will get a lot of these. No one will forget which one is from the mind of the great one.
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(SPOILER)
The making of Serenity: Better Days #1.
Great feature over at the Dark Horse site. Reading the script for the first six pages is a wonderful treat.
VIP Fan Poll asks: "Which Actor would you most like to interview?".
David Boreanaz and Summer Glau among polling choices for potential interview. I believe it's just for fun; I don't think it's part of a real interview.
March 12 2008
March 11 2008
(SPOILER)
First look at Serenity: Better Days #2.
Comic Book Resources has a five page preview of the second issue. This'll be out on April 9th.
March 10 2008
Thrice Mentioned Whedon in this week's "Lying in the Gutters."
We're called "fanboygirls" from the man who made the biggest noise over Buffy #12 in previous installments of his Comic Book Resources column. Also what Australians are paying on eBay and there's some "Wonder Woman" fallout as well.
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March 09 2008
More from Brett Matthews on 'Serenity: Better Days'.
IGN.com has a top notch interview with Brett about the upcoming Serenity mini-series. There's some nice insights into the 'Verse and indeed the fandom as well.
March 08 2008
Brett Matthews talks "Serenity: Better Days".
The writer discusses how the mini series came about. If you know the general premise, nothing spoilery, but a loose confirmation of when the three-issue story takes place. With some previously released preview pages.
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March 05 2008
Bid for a Serenity DVD signed by Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk.
All proceeds go to the Kids Need To Read charity project and the auction ends on March 7th. So if you really want to own it, you better get your skates on.
Entertainment Weekly's "TV Characters You'd Date" Reader Picks.
Kaylee Frye makes the cut at #16.
March 04 2008
Serenity seen to be 'neglected'.
Remember the hoo-ha over the no-show for Serenity on the AFI's Best Sci-Fi films? Well fans can now take cold comfort from the news that SciFi Wire readers decided that Serenity should have been on the list after all.
March 03 2008
Slayage Volume 25 - the Firefly edition.
Tons of essays to read, with lots of issues to ponder on.
March 02 2008
Have Any Questions for Adam Hughes?
Serenity: Better Days and Those Left Behind cover artist (not to mention, "Once More, With Feeling" poster artist) Adam Hughes has agreed to answer any questions that you have about his 'verse related work. Post your questions in the comments for this thread and Adam will be stopping in to answer.
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March 01 2008
ET Canada Interviews Summer Glau.
A nice interview with Summer in which ET Canada also reports that Terminator has been picked up for fall, although I can't find confirmation anywhere.
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February 27 2008
Which scifi movie ending would you change?
SciFi Signal asked some of today's SciFi writers if they could change the ending of ONE sci-fi film, what would it be and why? Michael Wentz chose Serenity, removing Wash's death. Thoughts?
Big Kev's Geek Stuff announces new QMX merchandise.
Big Kev's Geek Stuff recaps their visit to Toy Fair, including an exclusive announcement about new Serenity merchandise from Quantum Mechanix.
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February 25 2008
Summer Glau interviewed at the Onion AV Club.
Summer Glau talks to the AV Club about the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Firefly, her first TV role, and camel saddles.
February 24 2008
Faces of Serenity - a new Browncoat campaign.
It's another fan effort to convince Universal to greenlight a sequel to Serenity.
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February 22 2008
CSTS Auction of Cedric and Stuff.
To raise funds and awareness of the next Can't Stop the Serenity Screenings for Equality Now, Cedric of Bedlam Bards is auctioning a performance and a lot of Firefly/Serenity Collectibles on Ebay.
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February 16 2008
Serenity Snubbed in AFI List.
But Sci/Fi Wire gives us a chance to redeem ourselves. Within the Article, they give you an address to write with your choices for "The Most Under-appreciated" Sci/Fi Films.
February 15 2008
(SPOILER)
Five page preview of 'Serenity: Better Days' #1.
Lovely to see the crew again. And in a related vein, if you want to know the inside story behind the cover for the third issue then click here.
February 13 2008
Skinny White Chick skewers fandom in celebration of the end of the Strike.
Video from Skinny White Chick celebrating the end of the strike, but asking the Browncoats to leave her alone. It's all in good fun, but the song does contain some NSFW language.
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Starpulse Entertainment News Blog spotlights Joss.
Nothing we haven't heard before, including the oft-told urban legend that Firefly DVD sales led to Universal greenlighting Serenity, but the article covers most of Joss's career, mentioning both Dollhouse and Goners as upcoming projects.
(SPOILER)
Dark Horse comics for May.
Description and covers for Buffy #14 and Serenity: Better Days #3. Plus, the Leave Your Spandex @ The Door blog reviews Buffy #11.
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February 12 2008
Our own Summer Glau makes MSN's "Fresh Faces of 2008".
Somehow her photo does not scream "TERMINATOR".
February 05 2008
Inara's Shuttle Ornament Available from Dark Horse Deluxe.
Previews has the following listing for materials coming out Wednesday: "AUG070167 SERENITY ORNAMENT INARAS SHUTTLE $29.99".
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February 04 2008
From reaver cleaver to Terminator.
NY Daily News article about Summer Glau as Cameron in The Sarah Connor Chronicles; includes mention of River and Firefly.
February 03 2008
The Bluth Family May Pull a Serenity.
The poor box-office performance of Serenity is brought up in regards to the announced Arrested Development movie plans.
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February 01 2008
Alan Tudyk still hopeful for a Serenity sequel.
He tells MovieHole.net (whoa deja vu) " But in my opinion there will be one".
January 24 2008
Ships Of The Line.
An intriguing piece on IGN.com about Sci/Fi Spacecraft. There's a voting poll on page 3. Cast your vote for the Shiniest Ship in the 'Verse. -We're getting walloped by the Millenium Falcon, btw.
January 21 2008
January 20 2008
Operation Full Burn - a Browncoat fan campaign.
Another fan effort to get Universal interested in a Serenity sequel.
January 19 2008
Printed Objects in Space.
Serenity made from a 3D printer. It's strangely hypnotic.
January 17 2008
"He's very clever, Joss Whedon".
David Tennant reveals his love for all things Firefly and Serenity in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine.
January 16 2008
10 Most Moving Deaths.
SyFy Portal gives us a list of their 10 most moving deaths. Joss claims half the slots, and rightfully so.
Our favorite operative is quite the Moor.
The New Yorker raves about Chiwetel Ejiofor's "majestic" performance as Othello on the London stage: "(he) brings to the character a natural nobility and a decency that are a kind of poetic revelation." And that's for starters.
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January 15 2008
(SPOILER)
Serenity: Better Days #2 gets a release date.
The second issue of the upcoming new Serenity miniseries will be released on April 9, 2008.
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January 13 2008
Firefly back on the IMDb daily poll.
The question this time is "Which of these movie/TV drugs do you think would be the most addictive?" Pax from "Serenity" makes the list, though it's attributed to the show.
January 10 2008
Rochester, NY Serenity Screening on January 29.
Screening is at The Dryden Theatre at 8 PM.
January 09 2008
Ann Arbor, MI, Serenity screening on 1/19.
This is a midnight screening and takes place at the State Theater at 233 South State Street.
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(SPOILER)
Joss Whedon's comic books in 2008.
Wizard Magazine gives us a brief rundown of what to expect from upcoming issues of Buffy season 8, Serenity: Better Days and Angel: After The Fall.
January 08 2008
Which dead sci fi show should breathe again?
In wake of the writer's strike, io9.com is polling to see which shows should be resurrected from the dead with brand new episodes. Currently leading the pack is our favorite Sci-fi Western, Firefly. Don't just walk, instead run over and vote right now!
January 07 2008
Is the Operative the deadliest hitman in the 'verse?
Today's IMDb poll lists him as one of the options for deadliest hitman/hitwoman.
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January 02 2008
The Best and Worst Movies of 2007.
Check out Moviefone's list of the best and worst movies of 2007. Take a gander at #44 (Waitress, with Nathan Fillion). Coming in at #4 is the much acclaimed 3:10 to Yuma, featuring everyone's favorite leaf on the wind, Alan Tudyk.
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December 30 2007
Firefly - Disc 1 for an Aussie $1.00.
And it looks like the Serenity Collector's Edition is being released in Aussieland.
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December 29 2007
(SPOILER)
Sneak peek at 'Serenity: Better Days' #1.
Four pages of b&w artwork (one with dialogue) courtesy of Dark Horse and Diamond Previews (pdf reader req.).
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