Firefly (TV series)
2002 television series created by Joss Whedon. Followed by a comic book, Serenity: Those Left Behind, and a film, Serenity.
Regular characters include:
- Malcolm Reynolds, ship's captain (played by Nathan Fillion)
- Inara Serra, Companion (played by Morena Baccarin)
- Zoe Alleyne, first mate (played by Gina Torres)
- Hoban Washburne, pilot (played by Alan Yudyk)
- Jayne Cobb, mercenary/security (played by Adam Baldwin)
- Kaylee Frye, ship's engineer (played by Jewel Staite)
- Dr. Simon Tam, ship's doctor (played by Sean Maher)
- River Tam, doctor's sister and psychic/kick-ass genius (played by Summer Glau)
- Shepherd Derrial Book, preacher with a mysterious past (played by Ron Glass)
Criticism, reviews, reference, etc.
- Jennifer Spirko, "Body of Work: Sex, Prostitution, and the Women of Firefly", WisCon 30 (referenced at fsf blog by vito_excalibur)
- Firefly: Official Companion, Volume One
- Fred Erisman, "Stagecoach in Space: The Legacy of Firefly" (essay), Extrapolation June 2006
online
- Agency, Chivalry, and Self-Replicating Men: Another Look at Gender in the ‘Verse, Ariel Wetzel, FSF blog, 2006/10/24
- I'll be in my bunk, at Aaru Tuesday, July 20, 2007
- A Rapist's View of the World: Joss Whedon and Firefly, allecto livejournal, 2007/12/15 (plus, see ensuing blog storm)
- A Rapist’s View of the World: Our Mrs. Reynolds: Part One, Gorgon Poisons (allecto), 2008/4/6
- Firefly, Tallis_ryhope (LJ), 2008/4/14