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 10^th 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

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