Book
Firefly : a celebration.
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
London : Titan Books, 2012.
Physical Description
541 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Added Uniform Title
Summary
Titan's three bestselling Firefly titles collected together at last, just in time for the 10th anniversary of Joss Whedon's beloved series. This huge, 541-page full color volume is simply one of the most lavish books ever produced for a TV show, and is presented in a foil-stamped leather-effect binding. Plus, as an exclusive bonus for this edition, a pocket at the back of the book contains 9 frameable photo prints of the cast, featuring rare and previously unseen images, and a facsimile of one of the prop banknotes used in the show.
Notes
"Based on the series created by Joss Whedon."
"The contents of this book were originally published as: Firefly: the official companion, volume one and volume two ; and: Firefly: still flying."
Includes color posters in back pocket.
Contents
- A message from your captain
- Into the black: an interview with Joss Whedon
- Serenity / by Joss Whedon
- The train job / by Joss Whedon & Tim Minear
- "I'm thinking you're one of them Independents": Mal's pistol & browncoat
- Bushwhacked / by Tim Minear
- "Have you ever been with a warrior woman?": Zoe's pistol & vest
- Shindig / by Jane Espenson
- Safe / by Drew Z. Greenberg
- Costume design: an interview with Shawna Trpcic
- Our Mrs. Reynolds / by Joss Whedon
- Still flying: an interview with Joss Whedon
- Jaynestown / by Ben Edlund
- The ballad of Serenity: the Firefly theme song
- Production design: an interview with Carey Meyer
- Out of gas / by Tim Minear
- You can't stop the signal: the fans
- Ariel / by Jose Molina
- Cinematography: an interview with David Boyd
- War stories / by Cheryl Cain
- Editing Firefly: an interview with Lisa Lassek
- "I call it Vera": Jayne's weapons
- Trash / by Ben Edlund & Jose Molina
- Firefly-that-wasn't: unused story ideas
- The message / by Joss Whedon & Tim Minear
- Music: an interview with Greg Edmonson
- Heart of gold / by Brett Matthews
- Visual effects: an interview with Loni Peristere
- Objects in space / by Joss Whedon
- The legacy of Firefly
- What holds us down / by Jane Espenson
- The writing process / by Jane Espenson
- Battle plans: storyboarding the battle of Serenity Valley
- Objects in space: a selection of Firefly props
- Behind the scenes: Danny Nero's photo album
- The story of monkey shines: the on-set practical joke that passed into legend
- Costumes: selections from the wardrobes of Inara and Jayne
- Fun with Dick and Jayne / by Ben Edlund
- The head they call Jayne: whatever happened to the Jaynestown statue?
- Thrilling heroics: an interview with Firefly stunt coordinator Nick Brandon
- On locatoin: an interview with location manager: Peter Robarts
- Crystal / by Brett Matthews
- Ships of the 'verse: designing the ships of Firefly
- The Browncoats: an overview of Firefly fandom
- On Ariel / by Jose Molina
- Take the sky / by Jose Molina
- Mutant enemies?: some closing words
- Acknowledgements and picture credits.