Space Western Quotes

If we ruled the world, I guarantee you they never would have cancelled Firefly

We'll never make Firefly again, because that was a thing that existed and is now gone. And Serenity isn't Firefly, and whatever comes next won't be, either. But I would love to tell more stories of this universe and to hang out with these people on and off for the rest of my career.

But when I do get recognized, I get recognized usually for 'Firefly.'

After the third episode of 'The Mandalorian,' I knew I had to make my own Baby Yoda.

I really love 'Serenity.' I'm really proud of it and excited to see it my guys on the big screen, bringing something new to it. But 'Firefly' was a different animal, something I will regret losing until the day they put me in a box, because I did have a lot of good stories I wanted to tell.

I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project.

Throughout the movies' golden age, the Western enriched Hollywood financially and artistically. But in the 1970s, the genre lost its audience appeal to fantasy films of the 'Star Wars' stripe, which told more or less the same story - elemental animosities leading to an armed showdown - but at a faster tempo, and in outer space.

With a far-future setting merging Chinese and American culture, 'Firefly' also saw high-tech futurism blended with the traditional Wild West.

I always wanted to be a cowboy, and Jedi Knights are basically cowboys in space, right?

I'm a big 'Firefly' fan. I'm a Nathan Fillion fan because of 'Firefly.'

In its brief 14-episode run, 'Firefly' gave viewers as much chance of witnessing a horseback chase or train robbery as a laser gun and spacefight in any given episode. Snappy one-liners and silly hats were a constant, of course.