No, no, no .... we're United Parcel Service admirers.




Yum, the legs on those guys!

Does everyone listen to Firefly Talk? In the most recent episode (#60, Dec. 22) we get to learn a little more about Shepherd Book's mysterious background.

If you've been listening to Firefly Talk and/or The Signal (or other similar podcasts) you're probably familiar with the constant questions Ron Glass gets asked at conventions and in interviews about Book's background. But since he never knew anything more about Book than what was in the scripts, he never had a satisfactory answer. So he asked Joss for more info and this is what Joss faxed over to him.

1. There will be a Dark Horse Comic released next year about Book called The Shepherd's Tale
2. A part of Shepherd Book is artificial
3. He found God in a bowl of soup
4. Book is best known for his greatest failure
5. "Derrial" is not his real name. He took that name from a man he killed.

Of course, these "answers" just bring up more questions. I'm looking forward to the comic.

I'm a tad late to the party, but I'm watching Firefly for the first time.

Initial impression: Damn space is crowded. They keep running into stuff everywhere......

The population density of their civilization must be astronomical.

Hah, I became a Browncoat a couple years ago. Love reading this thread now! Eliza's Fillion story is epic!!

I'm just a few episodes in, I'm sure it will take me a long long time to get caught up. What season are they on now?

Shh don't tell him (she whispered to nobody).

Enjoy every second.

Is it wrong that I watched the first episode and kept saying to myself, Ohh! It's Captain Hammer!

Why do I suddenly feel like Olaf?

Then you'll have to watch 6 seasons of Castle to catch the occasional Firefly joke.

I'd say stop watching right now. Watch Serenity, then return to the show. (No, don't really do that, unless you're fond of leaves and wind.)