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VARIETY: 'Firefly' still glowing at Science Channel
Network reignites fan passion for cancelled series
By Eddie Kim
Fri., Nov. 9, 2012
"When 'Firefly' was cancelled, I thought it would go the way of most all other canceled shows: nowhere," said Nathan Fillion, who played the lead role of Mal Reynolds on the show. "But it just won't die."
In fact, "Firefly" hasn't just stayed alive in the 10 years after its cancellation -- it's thrived. The story of nine crew members of the Firefly-class ship Serenity in the year 2517 blossomed into a cult phenomenon, with legions of "Browncoats" -- a fond nickname for "Firefly" fanatics -- packing ballrooms at the San Diego and New York Comic-Cons this summer.
Now Science Channel, which began rerunning the show in March 2011, has unveiled the new hour-long special "Firefly: Browncoats Unite," which airs Sunday and reunites the entire Serenity crew for a comprehensive discussion of the show and its lingering questions. The special features Fillion, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Adam Baldwin, Morena Baccarin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres and Jewel Staite, along with showrunner Joss Whedon, exec producer Tim Minear and exec story editor Jose Molina...
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