dcp is my new favourite person.
'Unleashed'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Um? While you're sending, dcp?
Finally saw Done the Impossible. I'm not through all the extras, but damn that's a fine documentary. I laughed; I almost cried; I remembered all over again why I love that show. Everyone: download it, buy the DVD, visit a friend who has it, but somehow, see it.
Somebody wrote a script version of Tim's pitched Inara/Reavers episode: [link]
I haven't read it yet, so don't know if it's any good.
This article in Wired about fan films of the Whedonverse is a couple months old, but I just read it. [link]
But productions can be much bigger. The Canadian crew of Into the Black, a soon-to-be-released web drama set in the Firefly universe, boasts professional special effects designers and TV industry insiders -- the cast recently had beers with Firefly lead actor Nathan Fillion. And 2005 Firefly parody Mosquito was directed by an award-winning short filmmaker, Nathan Town, who doesn't shy from including a fan film on his résumé.
Shiny Serenity "ornament" - little little die-cast scale model, on sale at TFAW. Pretty. Just ordered mine.
If anyone's interested, LegalTorrents.com has a low-res .mov version of the "Doing the Impossible" documentary for downloading.
I get a toaster!
But I also have Toaster Guilt now. My friend is addicted to Firefly, keeps IMing me to tell me his favorite scenes and lines...and it's all going to be over for him so soon!
Raq, thanks, I for one hadn't seen that Wired article. Have you seen this older one by the same author? Note her email address at the bottom.