The Unmade Episodes
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Dead Or Alive. I had heard of.
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Firefly: Every Unmade Episode (& What They Would've Been About)
Firefly was canceled before its fourteen completed episodes had even aired. What would've happened had the series not been axed so quickly?
BY JAMIE GERBER
PUBLISHED AUG 02, 2020
Serenity's Crew in Firefly
There are several unmade Firefly episodes that have been revealed in the years since the show’s untimely end. Joss Whedon’s sci-fi/western mashup premiered on Fox in 2002, but Firefly was unceremoniously canceled mere months later, after airing only 11 of its 14 completed episodes. The series centered on the misadventures of a motley crew of smugglers aboard the spaceship Serenity. Those who actually tuned in were smitten by the show’s unique premise, its snappy dialogue, and a pitch-perfect cast of unforgettable characters. Unfortunately, not enough people were watching.
Though its time on TV was brief, Firefly gained new life thanks to high DVD sales and a passionate fanbase, leading to its revival as the 2005 feature film, Serenity. By this point, the series has achieved cult status, with Browncoats everywhere still hoping for more content almost twenty years after its cancellation. Interestingly, Fox actually seems open to a Firefly revival, though the possibility seems less likely with each passing year. The show has also continued on in novels, as well as comic books.
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As with any beloved series axed in its prime, Firefly fans will always wonder what could’ve been. The cast and crew have let certain plot points slip over the years, like the fact that Inara was suffering from a terminal illness, something barely hinted at in the footage that aired. Whedon has previously stated he wouldn't have killed off Shepherd Book or Wash if the show had continued, as he chose to do in Serenity. Sean Maher (Simon) and Alan Tudyk (Wash) both thought their characters’ partners (Kaylee and Zoë, respectively) were destined to have children, and that Jayne would’ve gotten stuck on babysitting duties. Ideas for several unproduced episodes have also been divulged in the time since the series ended.
Dead Or Alive
Firefly Mal Jayne and Zoe
Originally intended to be episode 15, “Dead or Alive” is the only scrapped Firefly installment with a title and available script. While the episode was never made, fans will recognize certain elements that were instead incorporated into episode 12, “The Message.” An Alliance factory on Verbena was bombed while Serenity’s crew were attending a fair in the area. Mal wanted to leave, but Simon, of course, chose to help the wounded, of which there were many. The suspected bomber turned out to be Declan Everton, a private Mal and Zoë had once served with. Head of Verbena security, Lieutenant Quillan, and some bounty hunters boarded Serenity to search for the presumed guilty party, but his former comrades hoped to find him first.
Despite their attempts to lead her astray, Quillan followed Mal and Zoë straight to Everton, who was then taken captive. When Everton later attempted escape, Mal was forced to confront a man whose ideology he helped to shape, though he now stood diametrically opposed to those viewpoints. Meanwhile, Simon struggled to save the life of Alliance Commander Tanaka, even as the man grew ever suspicious of his true identity. When Tanaka died, there were serious doubts in Simon’s mind that he did everything he could to save the commander. In the end, Mal defeated Everton and turned him in. Although the Serenity crew collected the bounty as a result, the incident didn’t sit right with the Captain, who couldn't help but feel he'd betrayed a vital part of himself.
Dog Fighting Ring
Alan Tudyk as Wash Nathan Fillion as Ma
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