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Explosion Cripples the Serenity

While the crew celebrates Simon's birthday, a massive explosion blasts through the ship, crippling the Serenity and everyone on board.

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  • Play Firefly: Sneak Peeks
    10 Clips Playlist Sneak Peeks

    Firefly (18:06)

    Firefly centers on the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that doesn't have a planet to call home and will do just about anything to make a living. Sundays at 10PM e/p on Science Channel
  • Play Firefly: Deleted Scenes
    3 Clips Playlist Extras: Deleted Scenes

    Firefly (09:44)

    Watch deleted scenes that you won't see in any of your favorite episodes of the show.
  • Play Firefly: The Cast
    5 Clips Playlist Extras: The Cast

    Firefly (12:43)

    Meet members of the Firefly cast like Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres and Adam Baldwin and see what they have to say about working on the show.
  • Play Firefly: Making Of
    6 Clips Playlist Extras: Making Of

    Firefly (13:13)

    Hear from show creator Joss Whedon, cast and crew about what went into Firefly behind the scenes.

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play Firefly: Secret Cargo
    Secret Cargo

    Firefly (01:59)

    The crew of the Serenity scrambles to find a way to end a dangerous situation with an old wartime friend.
  • Play Firefly: Explosion Cripples the Serenity
    Explosion Cripples the...

    Firefly (01:58)

    While the crew celebrates Simon's birthday, a massive explosion blasts through the ship, crippling the Serenity and everyone on board.
  • Play Firefly: What Might Have Been
    What Might Have Been

    Firefly (01:38)

    The Firefly cast and crew talk about how the story would have gone on if the show had continued.
  • Play Firefly: The 10th Character
    The 10th Character

    Firefly (02:53)

    Joss Whedon and the cast talk about how they thought of the spaceship as the 10th member of the cast.
  • Play Firefly: Main Characters
    Main Characters

    Firefly (03:42)

    Firefly cast members talk about what their character contributed to the story and group dynamic.
  • Play Firefly: Cultures Collide
    Cultures Collide

    Firefly (03:25)

    Joss and other crew members explain why they decided against the original plan of five main characters and included nine instead.
  • Play Firefly: Speaking Chinese
    Speaking Chinese

    Firefly (02:32)

    The cast and crew talk about why speaking Chinese was so important to the plot, difficulty speaking a language they didn't know and how producers used Chinese language so viewers could just infer what cast members were saying.
  • Play Firefly: Taken Hostage
    Taken Hostage

    Firefly (01:59)

    When the merciless bandit leader Niska takes Mal and Wash prisoner, Zoe sets out to demand their release and is forced to choose between rescuing either her captain or her husband.
  • Play Firefly: Saffron Returns
    Saffron Returns

    Firefly (01:35)

    In this scene from the "Trash" episode, Captain Reynolds bumps into an old friend and is shocked to discover his pal's wife is none other than Mal's one-time spouse, Saffron.
  • Play Firefly: Something Bigger
    Something Bigger

    Firefly (01:50)

    Joss Whedon and the cast talk about how well the cast bonded with each other and how everyone working on the show knew at the time how special it was.
  • Play Firefly: The Fans Kept Us Going
    The Fans Kept Us Going

    Firefly (02:01)

    The cast and crew talk about how fans got together to raise money and advertise to help keep the show from being cancelled.
  • Play Firefly: Firefly Promo
    Firefly Promo

    Firefly (01:00)

    The crew of the spaceship Serenity form a ragtag group of "space cowboys" trying to make a living after an inter-planetary civil war left human civilization broken and scattered throughout the galaxy. Don't miss new episodes on Science Channel, S ...
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Set 500 years in the future, in the wake of a universal civil war, FIREFLY centers on the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that doesn't have a planet to call home. Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), a defeated soldier who opposed the unification of the planets by the totalitarian governed Alliance, will undertake any job - legal or not - to stay afloat and keep his crew fed.

 
 

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