"Firefly" Serenity (2002)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

20 December 2002 (Season 1, Episode 11)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the first half of the original pilot episode, the crew of Serenity takes on several passengers and...

Plot Keywords:

Federal Agent | Heroine | TV Series Pilot | Spaceship | Brother Sister Relationship

Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam
Summer Glau	...	River Tam
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Book
Carlos Jacott	...	Lawrence Dobson
Mark Sheppard	...	Badger (as Mark A. Sheppard)
Andy Umberger	...	Dortmunder Captain
Phillip Sternborg	...	Inara's Client (as Philip Sternberg)
Eddie Adams	...	Bendis
Colin Patrick Lynch	...	Radio Operator

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

At the very beginning of the actual pilot episode ("Serenity"), the Alliance ship that comes upon the Serenity is named the "Dortmunder". In several of Donald E. Westlake's comic crime novels, the leader and planner of the group is named Dortmunder. The captain of the Serenity is referred to as a "genius planner," as is Dortmunder. And, as in Westlake's novels, the best-laid plans nearly always go astray.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Shortly after Serenity arrives at the Eavesdown Docks, Wash drives the mule down the ramp, stops at the bottom, has a few words with Zoe, then drive off. You can see a crew member push the mule down the ramp and jump away from the camera (too late), and then when he drives off you can again see a crew member's hand grab onto the front bumper of the mule to pull it out of the shot.

Quotes:

Kaylee: I'd sure love to find a brand new compression coil for the steamer.
Mal: Yes, I'd like to be king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat. Just get us some passengers. Them as can pay. All right?
Kaylee: If the compression coil busts, we're drifting.
Mal: Best not bust then.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Serenity (2005)

I'm with rhoberta, this show rocks!!!

I, like about 99.9% of everyone else who's a fan of this series, didn't get to see the episodes when they were original aired. Which in my opinion was a good thing cause when I learned the original order each one was aired in, I thought "No wonder this show didn't do well on TV! The time-line's so outta wack it's a wonder you can even follow it." Maybe the guys at Fox who decided on that order had the same mentality as theluckdog; & couldn't appreciate this series for what it really was. Firefly is a breakthrough in entertainment, refreshingly different, downright hilarious, & still has a storyline you can get hooked on! Joss Whedon combined the Old American West, Chinese language/culture, and a futuristic setting in a way that you can totally believe is not only realistic, but entirely possible. I love all the characters, & I especially like that none of them take center stage anymore than the others do. I'm not gonna get into details about this particular episode, cause I believe it's already been pretty well covered. But I will say that it was worth 80 minutes of your time. Of course, you shouldn't just take my word for it. Go & see it for yourself. Then you'll find out what everyone's been raving about :).