Firefly marathon on SCIENCE!?!?

[LoadStar]

Originally Posted by janry

Looks like SyFy channel is airing the movie on Jan. 2 & 3. They show it to be 2 1/2 hours though that includes commmercials I'm sure. IMBd says the movie is 119 minutes. I'm guessing SyFy would be cutting about 10 minutes of the original move.

Does that sound about right?

My math says at least 13 minutes cut, but close enough. (42 minutes of actual program per hour of television; 22 minutes of programming per half hour of television. That gives me a runtime of 106 minutes for a 150 minute block of programming.)

[astrohip]

Time for the semi-annual "Science Channel is having a Firefly Marathon" thread bump.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...july-4/138381/

This Independence Day, SCIENCE invites viewers to celebrate by choosing Browncoats over redcoats and tuning in for an all-day marathon of its 2002 hit series FIREFLY. Complementing the 10th anniversary reunion panel that will be held at this year’s San Diego Comic -Con on July 13, the event will reintroduce viewers to the adventures of Capt. Malcom “Mal” Reynolds and his spaceship crew as they seek out (extraterrestrial) life, liberty and pursue happiness.

[DavidJL]

Saw a top 10 type list the other day of unlikely sci-fi friendships that listed Mal and Jayne. It got me thinking of the formula that makes a show something I'll love. Unlikely "friendships" or combative "friendships" might be the key for me.

Firefly
Breaking Bad
Justified
Terriers
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I love all the characters on Firefly and there's some great villains as well, but those Mal - Jayne scenes were some of the best.

[stevel]

A friend, whom I had introduced to Firefly, sent me this:

Comic-Con: Joss Whedon Has a Message for Firefly Fans

Maybe the future is in the past and Whedon will go back to a frontier story he knows chapter and 'verse: "Firefly," the tragically short-lived Fox series that is being feted Friday with a 10th anniversary reunion panel and the screening of previously unseen footage.
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I'm actually moderating the Marvel Studios panel Saturday in Hall H, but I have no idea who will be there on stage in the chairs next to Feige -- we won't meet until Saturday morning to talk about that. So I'm in the dark, just like everyone else. I sent over an email earlier today to ask Joss some questions but they were only about the "Firefly" reunion (hosted by Science Channel), which will be one of the biggest, loudest must-see moments of this year's convention. The answer I got back from Joss reminds me that it will also be one of the funniest.

"No matter how many years pass, I'll never forget 'Firebug.' I can't wait to sit once more with Washboard, KayMart, Rivet, the Hot Hooker from Homeland and Captain Kirk. Those guys are my family. Expect laughter, tears, faith-healing and Internet rumors about a sequel. To infinity, and prosper!"