I love Joss Whedon and I loved the Serenity movie. But for some reason, I could never get into the Firefly TV Series. The pilot episode puts me to sleep every time I’ve tried to watch it. Maybe if I watch it Hi-Def, that’ll make the difference. Fox Home Video is bringing the complete series to Blu-ray this fall. Set 500 years into the future, in the wake of a universal civil war, “Firefly” centers on the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that does not have a planet to call home. Captain Malcom “Mal” Reynolds, a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job – legal or not – to stay afloat and keep his crew fed.
Blu-ray Content:
The “Firefly” – The Complete Series Blu-ray Disc is authored in BD-J on three dual-layer 50GB discs presented in widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Lossless Audio, Spanish and French Dolby Surround and German 5.1 DTS, plus English, Spanish and Dutch subtitles. Individual disc content as follows:
DISC 1:
² Serenity (Part 1 & 2)
² Commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon and actor Nathan Fillion
² The Train Job
² Commentary by executive producers Joss Whedon and Tim Minear
² Bushwacked
² Shindig
² Commentary by writer Jane Espenson, actress Morena Baccarin and costume designer Shawna Trpcic
² Special Features:
² Here’s How It Was: The Making of “Firefly” featurette
DISC 2:
² Safe
² Our Mrs. Reynolds
² BD Exclusive – Commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon and actors Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass
² Jaynestown
² Out of Gas
² Commentary by executive producer Tim Minear and director David Solomon
² Ariel
² Special Features:
² BD Exclusive – “Firefly” Reunion: Lunch with Joss, Nathan, Alan and Ron featurette (HD)
DISC 3:
² War Stories
² Commentary by actors Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk
² Trash
² The Message
² Commentary by actor Alan Tudyk and actress Jewel Staite
² Heart of Gold
² Objects in Space
² Commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon
² Special Features:
² Serenity: The 10th Character
² Joss Sings the “Firefly” Theme featurette
² Joss Tours the Set featurette
² Deleted Scenes
² Gag Reel
² Alan Tudyk’s Audition