Firefly: The Official Companion Volume One

by Whedon, Joss

• ISBN13: 9781845763145
• ISBN10: 1845763149
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Titan Books

Summary

Before the smash hit movie Serenity came Firefly, the cult TV series which started it all and became a DVD phenomenon, selling almost half a million copies.Set 500 years in the future, Firefly centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity and its eclectic crew of galactic misfits. When he takes on two passengers, a young doctor and his mysterious, telepathic sister, he gets much more than he bargained for…This official companion is just what the show’s fervent fans, the ‘Browncoats’, have been waiting for, with unseen photos, scripts, behind the scenes secrets, and exclusive input from the cast and crew, including of course creator Joss Whedon.Contains the second part of an extended interview with Joss Whedon, as well as exclusive new interviews with the cast, executive producer Tim Minear and many other writers and crewmembers; the full, uncut shooting scripts for ‘Jaynestown’, ‘Out of Gas’, ‘Ariel’, ‘War Stories’ ‘Trash’, ‘The Message’, ‘Heart of Gold’ and ‘Objects in Space’, annotated with memories from the cast and crew; extended behind-the-scenes interviews with the crew behind Firefly, including sections on the production design and visual effects, illustrated with unseen imagery; in addition a section on the Firefly fans and of course Vera...

Author Biography

Joss Whedon is a writer, film and TV director and producer, and composer. He is best known as the creator and guiding light behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. He also wrote and directed the movie Serenity and The Avengers movie for Marvel. He lives in Los Angeles.