2007-02-13 00:23:59 · 4 answers · asked by IzzieB 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
FOX didn't really give this show a chance...
they played the episodes all out of order etc....
"During filming of the pilot episode, Whedon was still arguing with FOX that the show should be displayed in widescreen format. Consequently, he purposely filmed scenes with actors on the extreme edge of both sides so that they would have no choice. However, the pilot was rejected by the FOX executives, who felt that it lacked action and that the captain was too "dour". They also disliked a scene in which the crew backed down to a crime boss, since the scene implied the crew was "being nothing".
Thus, FOX told Whedon on a Friday afternoon that he had to submit a new pilot script on Monday morning or the show would not be picked up. Whedon and Tim Minear closeted themselves for the weekend to write what became the new pilot, "The Train Job". In this new pilot, the captain was more "jolly" and, at the direction of FOX, they added "larger than life" characters. These characters manifested themselves in the henchman "Crow", and the "hands of blue" men, which also introduced a X-Files-type ending."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29
I can see why the show might not have gotten off to a good start "The Train Job" was not one of my favourite episodes and was not a good episode to start off the show, you kind of just jump in the middle and you have know idea what is going on...
the episode that was originally intended to be the pilot did a better job of introducing the characters etc...
"The Onion A.V. Club cited several actions by the FOX network that contributed to the show's failure, most notably the fact that FOX aired the episodes out of chronological order, making the plot more difficult to follow. For instance, the two-hour episode "Serenity" was intended to be the series' premiere episode, and therefore contained most of the character introductions and back-story. However, FOX decided that "Serenity" was unsuitable to open the series, and the episode, "The Train Job", was specifically created to act as a new pilot.
In addition, Firefly was promoted as an action-comedy rather than the more serious character study it was intended to be, and Variety magazine highlighted Fox's decision to occasionally preempt the show for sporting events."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29
2007-02-13 01:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Kookie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately I'm the only Firefly left.
2007-02-14 16:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by Groucho Returns 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, nope. Serenity (the movie) was the end of Firefly. Firefly was cancelled in 2004. Sorry, wish I had better news...
2007-02-13 00:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was cancelled due to a lack of ratings. The concept of a sci-fi western is pretty hard to sell. Which is unfortunate, as I love this series, it was so unique.
2007-02-13 00:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by Kristy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋