Science Channel Buys Rights To Firefly

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Science Channel Buys Rights To Firefly

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday February 20, 2011 @12:51PM from the welcome-back dept.

citking writes "The Science Channel has purchased the rights to Firefly and plans to air all episodes in order and in high definition. In addition, physicist Dr. Michio Kaku will appear to explain the theoretical science behind the show's sci-fi concepts. There's a brief interview in the article as well with Nathan Fillion, who chimes in with his thoughts on Firefly and playing Mal."

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This is important? by redemtionboy · 2011-02-20 12:55 · Score: 3, Insightful

Since when is it news that a second rate basic cable channel gets the rights to air a show? Call be when they buy the rights to make new episodes.
1. Re:This is important? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-02-20 13:04 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Since when is it news that a second rate basic cable channel gets the rights to air a show? Call be when they buy the rights to make new episodes.
  since Firefly is the best show of ALL TIME!!
2. Re:This is important? by Asmor · 2011-02-20 13:23 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Since when is it news that a second rate basic cable channel gets the rights to air a show? Call be when they buy the rights to make new episodes.
  since Firefly is
  [snip]
  I'mma let you finish... but I just wanna say... Stargate is the best show of all time!
3. Re:This is important? by Necroman · 2011-02-20 13:30 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Wrapped up? Joss Whedon loves to kill off main characters. He probably would have killed off at least 1 of those people if he had a second season.
  
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4. Re:This is important? by Schadrach · 2011-02-20 13:56 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  Or more reasonably, that any new episodes would fit between the two, since it's implied that a lot of time passed between the series and the movie.
5. Re:This is important? by H0p313ss · 2011-02-20 13:58 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Unfortunately, I don't think that will happen after the movie wrapped up the story line and killed off major characters.
  I'm prepared to pretend the movie never happened if it mean more episodes. Who's with me?!
  As much as I loved the series I'm awfully tempted to say let sleeping dogs lie. That one season's worth is a work of art
  
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6. Re:This is important? by u17 · 2011-02-20 14:00 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  I'mma let you finish... but I just wanna say... Stargate is the best show of all time!
  Oh, come on, mods, do you think it responsible to mod up flamebait comments like this as insightful?
  Besides, I thought everyone knew that Babylon 5 is the best show of all time.
7. Re:This is important? by X3J11 · 2011-02-20 14:05 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  Oh, come on, mods, do you think it responsible to mod up flamebait comments like this as insightful?
  Besides, I thought everyone knew that Babylon 5 is the best show of all time.
  I'm sorry, but you are both mistaken. Farscape was far superior to both.
8. Re:This is important? by ooshna · 2011-02-20 14:22 · Score: 2, Insightful
  
  Besides, I thought everyone knew that Babylon 5 is the best show of all time.
  I'm sorry, but you are both mistaken. Farscape was far superior to both.
  You are all wrong it was Lexx that was the best.
9. Re:This is important? by wisnoskij · 2011-02-20 14:52 · Score: 1, Insightful
  
  Oh come on mods, show a little professionalism for once.
  Stargate gets Insightful and Babylon 5 gets Flamebait??? I don't care what show you like, their is nothing in this comment that deserves a modding down.
  And Babylon 5 is the best show of all time.
  
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10. Re:This is important? by Nyder · 2011-02-20 22:15 · Score: 1, Insightful
  
  I'mma let you finish... but I just wanna say... Stargate is the best show of all time!
  Oh, come on, mods, do you think it responsible to mod up flamebait comments like this as insightful?
  Besides, I thought everyone knew that Babylon 5 is the best show of all time.
  You sill peeps that don't even understand quality Sci-fi.
  Doctor Who is, was and will always be, the best.
  
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11. Re:This is important? by AmiMoJo · 2011-02-21 00:16 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  Okay...
  B5: Terrible acting/dialogue but the whole story was planned from the beginning and ended up being pretty epic with some good character development.
  SG: Suffered from perpetual fear of cancellation and budget issues but still had some really good moments. The way new earth gained access to new technologies and understanding was cool. Starring in it seemed to cause pregnancy in females for some reason.
  Firefly: Wow, a well written and acted sci-fi show, a rare thing indeed. Naturally killed off before it could make everything else look bad and thus attaining legendary status because of what it might have been.
  DW: Chronically underfunded and victim of dodgy BBC special effects but long lived due mainly to all other British sci-fi being even worse. Moffat's stories are usually excellent.
  BSG: So depressing you want to kill yourself but compelling at the same time. Somehow managed to include religion in a way that didn't boil it down to good/evil. Exactly the right length too, a rare thing in TV.
  
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they should buy the rights to SGA, SG1 and SGU and by Joe+The+Dragon · 2011-02-20 14:03 · Score: 3, Insightful

they should buy the rights to SGA, SG1 and SGU and make SGA S6 and SGU S3!
Re:Science Channel? by Penguinisto · 2011-02-20 14:07 · Score: 4, Insightful

To be fair, engineering *is* a science...

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