25 Years Later, a ‘Firefly’ Revival Is a Worse Idea Than You Think

Nobody panic. The Firefly revival (at least, in animated form) is real. Well…real enough that Nathan Fillionannounced it at Awesome Con last week, flanked by most of the show's original cast, which included Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Morena Baccarin, Sean Maher, and Summer Glau. The whole event appeared to be a very shiny reunion for people who cannot stop reliving the year 2002, and the response online was, predictably, enthusiastic. Like, to an unhinged degree, which makes sense because it came from a fanbase that has spent twenty-something years in a state of dignified grief, keeping a cancelled space-western alive through sheer willpower, convention panels, and matching tattoos. That kind of devotion might seem alien to anyone who hasn’t seen the show, but we understand. Firefly has always been a show that deserved more than it got.