We
gave you news in May, that Fox Home Entertainment will release Firefly
- The Complete Series
for Blu-Ray sometime in 2008.
We now have more details for the Blu-Ray version of Firefly
- The Complete Series, courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
JOSS WHEDON’S
EMMY® AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI SERIES VENTURES INTO HIGH DEFINITION
FIREFLY
THE COMPLETE SERIES
Available November 11th On Blu-ray Disc From Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Futuristic Western Includes All 14 Episodes Presented in Stunning
High-Def Format
--Plus All-New BD Exclusive Content Including “Firefly”
Reunion in HD
Along With New Episode Commentary By Creator Joss Whedon And Select
Cast Members--
CENTURY CITY, Calif.
– Experience the journey into the wild western space frontier
in stunning high-definition with the return of the popular sci-fi
fan-favorite “Firefly” - The Complete Series,
blasting off for the first time onto Blu-ray Disc on November 11th
from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. From fantasy mastermind
writer/producer Joss Whedon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”),
the adventurous space-age series has accumulated a devoted fan-base
since its 2003 premiere on DVD and garnered an Emmy® Award*
that same year. The ensemble cast includes nine members of a renegade
crew of the spaceship “Serenity,” led by Nathan Fillion
(Waitress) who won the Cinescape Genre Face of the Future Award
in 2003 for his role. Along with standout performances by Gina Torres
(“Standoff”), Alan Tudyk (3:10 to Yuma), Morena Baccarin
(“Stargate SG-1”), Adam Baldwin (“Chuck”),
Jewel Staite (“Stargate: Atlantis”), Sean Maher (“Party
of Five”), Summer Glau (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles”) and Emmy® Award nominee** Ron Glass (“Barney
Miller”), “Firefly” combines a natural and futuristic
setting with traditional Western elements. Set in the year, 2517,
the series explores the aftermath of a civil war and the pioneer
culture that exists on the fringes of their star system. Featuring
exciting new BD exclusive content, the “Firefly”
- The Complete Series three-disc set includes all
14 episodes in HD format and is highlighted by an all-new “Firefly
Reunion” roundtable discussion about the series plus a brand
new episode commentary with Whedon and select cast members. The
“Firefly” – The Complete Series Blu-ray Disc will
be available for the suggested retail price of $89.98 U.S. / $119.98
Canada.
Synopsis
Set 500 years into the future, in the wake of a universal civil
war, “Firefly” centers on
the crew of Serenity, a small transport spaceship that does not
have a planet to call home. Captain Malcom “Mal” Reynolds,
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.
Blu-ray Content:
The “Firefly” – The Complete Series
Blu-ray Disc is authored in BD-J on three dual-layer 50GB discs
presented in widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) with English
5.1 DTS HD Master Lossless Audio, Spanish and French Dolby Surround
and German 5.1 DTS, plus English, Spanish and Dutch subtitles. Individual
disc content as follows:
DISC
1:
--Serenity (Part 1 & 2) - Commentary by executive producer Joss
Whedon and actor Nathan Fillion
--The Train Job - Commentary by executive producers Joss Whedon
and Tim Minear
--Bushwacked
--Shindig - Commentary by writer Jane Espenson, actress Morena Baccarin
and costume designer Shawna Trpcic
Special Features:
--Here’s How It Was: The Making of “Firefly” featurette
DISC 2:
--Safe
--Our Mrs. Reynolds
BD Exclusive - Commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon and
actors Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass
--Jaynestown
--Out of Gas - Commentary by executive producer Tim Minear and director
David Solomon
--Ariel
Special Features:
BD Exclusive – “Firefly” Reunion: Lunch with Joss,
Nathan, Alan and Ron featurette (HD)
DISC
3:
--War Stories - Commentary by actors Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk
--Trash
--The Message - Commentary by actor Alan Tudyk and actress Jewel
Staite
-- Heart of Gold
-- Objects in Space - Commentary by executive producer Joss Whedon
Special Features:
Serenity: The 10th Character
Joss Sings the “Firefly” Theme featurette
Joss Tours the Set featurette
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Alan Tudyk’s Audition
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