HERO COMPLEX: ‘Firefly’: Sean Maher wants Whedon to make ‘Serenity’ sequel
Nov. 09, 2012
by – Noelene Clark
Few stories inspire the kind of passion and devotion shown by the fans of Joss Whedon’s “Firefly.” The short-lived sci-fi western followed Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his crew as they stole and scavenged their way across the universe, trying to keep their raggedy spaceship Serenity afloat. “Firefly” was canceled a decade ago, but support for the show has spawned a movie sequel, comic series, packed comic convention panels and now a one-hour reunion special on Science Channel.
“Firefly: Browncoats Unite” features a roundtable discussion with cast members Fillion, Summer Glau, Alan Tudyk, Adam Baldwin and Sean Maher and writers Tim Minear and Jose Molina, as well as separate interviews with Jewel Staite, Gina Torres and Morena Baccarin. The discussion reveals closely guarded plans for the second season that never was, including a child for Zoe (Torres) and Wash (Tudyk), more dastardly deeds for Jayne (Baldwin) and a brutal attack on Inara (Baccarin). The documentary special airs Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT following an all-day “Firefly” marathon on Science Channel, but fans can unlock several additional videos from the interview by tweeting “#FireflyNov11″ to the handle @ScienceChannel.
One of “Firefly’s” most memorable characters was Simon Tam (Maher), the doctor who abandoned a successful career to rescue his sister, River (Glau). Simon serves as Serenity’s tether to the civilized world, and his moral code and mysterious past land the crew in several places and situations they’d rather avoid. Hero Complex caught up with Maher to talk about Simon, “Firefly” and what’s next for Serenity...
... Hero Complex: It’s unbelievable that 10 years after this show was canceled, it’s getting so much love and attention and conventions and this reunion special. Is it strange for you to still be talking about a project that’s so far in your rearview mirror?
Sean Maher: "It was so funny. San Diego was crazy, but you know, Joss was there. In New York it was me and Jewel, and Nathan surprised us. But Jewel and I were standing backstage before our panel, and we’re looking out in the audience, and we were like, “Oh, it’s so empty!” And we were like, “Oh, that makes sense, that’s OK. It will be fun anyway. It’s all right.” And then we checked back 10 minutes later, and it was packed with only standing room, and apparently there were thousands and thousands of people who were still trying to get in, who had waited. And just when we had a moment of, “That’s OK, it will be a small panel, but we’ll have fun, and it totally makes sense — it’s been 10 years. C’mon, who wants to talk about it anymore?” But then it just became again this huge event. It surprises me every single time. Every convention that I go to, especially if I’m there alone, and there are other actors, and I’m the only “Firefly” actor, and I show up to my “Firefly” panel thinking, “Oh, it’s just little old me. Nobody’s going to come hear me talk.” And then nobody can get in. People are just waiting and waiting and waiting. I’m just so grateful. I was talking to Nathan about that in San Diego. We’re just so grateful to be first of all part of the show, but being part of the show made us part of the Whedonverse, and to be considered a Whedonite, it’s a title I wear well, and I’m so proud of it, and I’m so grateful, and I feel so blessed..."
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FIREFLY MARATHON SCHEDULE ON THE SCIENCE CHANNEL ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2012
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