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| − | | titletext = Mal, Simon, Wash, Zoe, River, Kaylee, Jayne, Inara, Book.<br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40#:~:text=8%3A43%20pm-,Firefly,-Drawn%20in%20honor Original | + | | titletext = Mal, Simon, Wash, Zoe, River, Kaylee, Jayne, Inara, Book.<br><span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001941/http://xkcd-drawings.livejournal.com/?skip=40#:~:text=8%3A43%20pm-,Firefly,-Drawn%20in%20honor Original caption</span>]: Drawn in honor of the upcoming ''Serenity''! If you work very hard you can figure out who is who. |
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Revision as of 21:05, 5 August 2023
- "9", this comic's number, redirects here. For the comic named "Nine", see 1103: Nine.
| Serenity is coming out tomorrow |
| Original title: Firefly |
 Title text: Mal, Simon, Wash, Zoe, River, Kaylee, Jayne, Inara, Book. Original caption: Drawn in honor of the upcoming Serenity! If you work very hard you can figure out who is who. |
Explanation
This comic is about the release of the movie Serenity, which was the followup to Joss Whedon's TV show, Firefly, which was cancelled by Fox after only one season. Plus, three episodes were not shown on Fox but debuted on Sci Fi Channel in the UK. The show was followed by a devoted number of fans who were outraged by the cancellation of the show. High DVD sales and strong fan support allowed the follow up film Serenity to be created, which tied up many of the loose ends that Firefly left open, such as the cause of River's abilities and the origins of the Reavers.
The image shows the main characters of Firefly. From left to right:
- Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds - the ship's captain.
- Simon Tam - a doctor trying to rescue his sister.
- Hoban "Wash" Washburne - the ship's pilot.
- Zoe Washburne - the ship's second-in-command.
- River Tam - Simon's sister, who displays superhuman capabilities, but is crippled by alliance research.
- Kaylee Frye - the ship's happy-go-lucky mechanic.
- Jayne Cobb - the hired muscle.
- Inara Serra - a companion, the equivalent of a courtesan, but with a greater deal of respect.
- Derrial Book - a shepherd, which is similar to a priest, with a very unknown backstory.
This is the first xkcd with adorned stick figures (e.g. hair and coats) to represent distinct characters, which later becomes a standard motif of the comic. Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, and Jewel Staite, the actors who play Mal, River, and Kaylee respectively, show up later in Randall's series The Race.
Transcript
- [Several stick figures stand side by side in a lineup. A forlorn male in a coat, a male with combed hair, a male with spiky hair and arms outstretched enthusiastically, a female with long hair and cornrows, a shorter female with stringy hair falling over her face, an enthusiastic female with arms raised in celebration with shorter hair, a male with short hair and a goatee and hands on hips, a female with curly hair wearing a dress, and a stern-looking man with flyaway hair.]
Trivia
This was the tenth comic originally posted to LiveJournal. The previous one was 6: Irony, and the next was 10: Pi Equals. It was among the first 13 comics posted to LiveJournal within 12 minutes on September 30th, 2005, on the first day of the xkcd LiveJournal account.
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Serenity / Firefly / River Tam /Summer Glau have been referenced in many other xkcd comics: 82.208.215.147 (talk) 08:51 13 August 2012 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
