JamesG
02-17-2011, 03:53 PM
Science Channel Acquires "Firefly"
Thursday, February 17, 2011
From the creator of the hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sci-fi savant Joss Whedon delves into the final frontier with "Firefly", which lands exclusively on the Science Channel on Sunday, March 6 at 8pm ET with the airing of the original 2-hour pilot.
Immediately following, episode one of the 15 episode series will air at 10pm ET.
"Firefly" will dominate the airwaves every Sunday with an encore episode of the previous week airing 9pm ET to be followed by the network premiere of the next episode in the series airing at 10pm ET.
As a special treat for "Firefly" fans, star of Science Channel's Sci-Fi Science, and the cofounder of string field theory, Dr. Michio Kaku, will be commentating on the science behind "Firefly" for each episode. From terraforming, to anti-matter, Kaku will be explaining why the science fiction featured in the show really isn't that far from science fact.
When "Firefly" first aired in 2002 on Fox, Whedon's sci-fi western quickly became a cult favorite.
Set 500 years in the future, in the aftermath of a universal civil war, the story centers on the renegade crew of a small transport spaceship led by "Castle's" Nathan Fillion, who directs the ragtag team through adventures into unknown parts of the galaxy, as they try to evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
In addition to Fillion, the series starred Gina Torres ("Alias"), Adam Baldwin ("Chuck"), Summer Glau ("Sarah Connor Chronicles"), Ron Glass ("Barney Miller") and Morena Baccarin ("V").
Science Channel is part of Discovery Networks, which includes Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and Discovery Health.
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/02/science-channel-acquires-firefly-usa.html
Thursday, February 17, 2011
From the creator of the hit TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sci-fi savant Joss Whedon delves into the final frontier with "Firefly", which lands exclusively on the Science Channel on Sunday, March 6 at 8pm ET with the airing of the original 2-hour pilot.
Immediately following, episode one of the 15 episode series will air at 10pm ET.
"Firefly" will dominate the airwaves every Sunday with an encore episode of the previous week airing 9pm ET to be followed by the network premiere of the next episode in the series airing at 10pm ET.
As a special treat for "Firefly" fans, star of Science Channel's Sci-Fi Science, and the cofounder of string field theory, Dr. Michio Kaku, will be commentating on the science behind "Firefly" for each episode. From terraforming, to anti-matter, Kaku will be explaining why the science fiction featured in the show really isn't that far from science fact.
When "Firefly" first aired in 2002 on Fox, Whedon's sci-fi western quickly became a cult favorite.
Set 500 years in the future, in the aftermath of a universal civil war, the story centers on the renegade crew of a small transport spaceship led by "Castle's" Nathan Fillion, who directs the ragtag team through adventures into unknown parts of the galaxy, as they try to evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
In addition to Fillion, the series starred Gina Torres ("Alias"), Adam Baldwin ("Chuck"), Summer Glau ("Sarah Connor Chronicles"), Ron Glass ("Barney Miller") and Morena Baccarin ("V").
Science Channel is part of Discovery Networks, which includes Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and Discovery Health.
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/02/science-channel-acquires-firefly-usa.html