18 Things you didn’t know about Firefly

[Pearl@32]

http://carsort.com/blog/firefly-infographic/

[Pearl@32]

1-the Chinee/USA thing: YES
2-copy of FF (YES) and Serenity (NO) on ISS
3-recycled props: Only the Starship Troopers/Alliance armor
4-Outlaw Star similarities: NO
5-In space no one can hear noise: YES
6-Zac Efron was Young Simon Tam: YES
7-Body counts (was that necessary?)
8-Neil Patrick Harris auditioned for Simon but wore his lab coat in Dr. Horrible: NO and NO! (kewl!)
9-Nathan said yes to Joss before he knew he was saying yes to Dr. Horrible: NO (I've missed a few cons since '07 obviously)
10-Star Trek was pitched as Wagon Train to the Stars: YES
11-The cast is still very close (YEP), that they hung out in the ship's lounge between shots (NO)
12-Serenity was built on two stages (NO), that the ship had to be rebuilt for the movie (YEAH)
13-Han Solo in Carbonite action figure makes cameos (YES) (but I didn't think it was EVERY episode???)
14-Serenity in BSG (GUH!)
15-Universal thought Serenity would take $100M (NO), that it cost $39M (YES), storyboards for sets (NOT REALLY; I really haven't read those Firefly/Serenity Companions recently!)
16-Gail Berman said it was hard to cancel FF (NO; when the hell did this come out or am I just blind with Reaver Rage?)
17-Alan absconds with the red button and gives it to Joss (YES)
18-Comic book rights (YES) (which reminds me, need to catch up on those!)

[Spooky]

18-Comic book rights (YES) (which reminds me, need to catch up on those!)

Got a copy of The Shepherd's Tale sitting on my desk. Haven't read it yet. It's a little dusty.

[AdmiralDigby]

18-Comic book rights (YES) (which reminds me, need to catch up on those!)

Got a copy of The Shepherd's Tale sitting on my desk. Haven't read it yet. It's a little dusty.

I really need to get that .
And heck , I still haven't read the last one - the big score or something ?

[AdmiralDigby]

And I ought to really watch "Outlaw Star" sometime ...

( I thought it was "Cowboy Beebop" for some reason )

[Eric]

Yeah, people used to claim it was Cowboy Beebop.  I guess now the hot thing is Outlaw Star.
Some of those comparisons are grasping for straws, IMO. 

[AdmiralDigby]

Yeah, people used to claim it was Cowboy Beebop.  I guess now the hot thing is Outlaw Star.
Some of those comparisons are grasping for straws, IMO.

The "both series' have a childlike engineer" is spurious at best .

Or is Kaylee banging Bester in the engine room the same as Hopscotch ?

( I will concede the naked chick in a box though )

[Phyll33]

Yeah, people used to claim it was Cowboy Beebop.  I guess now the hot thing is Outlaw Star.
Some of those comparisons are grasping for straws, IMO.

  Actually the preponderance of similarities is too coincidental for me.  I think Joss did get his ideas from
this.

[Eric]

Clearly we need to figure out if he stole it from Cowboy Beebop before he stole it from Outlaw Star. 

[Phyll33]

Clearly we need to figure out if he stole it from Cowboy Beebop before he stole it from Outlaw Star. 

  I thought they were one and the same.  Considering how big of a comic book fan Joss is it is a little hard for
me to believe he wasn't aware of this considering the similarities.

  Hmmm, it appears Cowboy Bebop may have also ripped off Outlaw Star so Joss was in good company or
not.