Synopses & Reviews
In this eclectic anthology of essays, former cast member Jewel Staite ("Kaylee"), philosopher Lyle Zynda, sex therapist Joy Davidson, and noted science fiction and fantasy authors Mercedes Lackey, David Gerrold, and Lawrence Watt-Evans contribute to a clever and insightful analysis of the short-lived cult hit Firefly. From What went wrong with the pilot? to What's right about Reavers? and how the correspondence between the show's creator Joss Whedon and the network executives might have actually played out, the writers interrogate the show's complexity and speculate about what might have been if the show Firefly had not been cancelled.
Synopsis
Fireflys early demise left fans with a deep sense of loss and plenty of unanswered questions. From what was wrong with the pilot to what was right with the Reavers, from the use of Chinese to how correspondence between Joss and network executives might have gone, from a philosophers perspective on Objects in Space” to a sex therapists analysis of Inara, Finding Serenity is filled with writing as exciting, funny and enthralling as the show itself.
About the Author
Jane Espenson is a veteran
Mutant Enemy script writer who was responsible for the
Firefly episode "Shindig." She has also written for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Deep Space Nine,
Ellen,
Gilmore Girls, and
Star Trek. She lives in Los Angeles.
Glenn Yeffeth is the editor of Seven Seasons of Buffy and Taking the Red Pill. He lives in Dallas, Texas.