# Firefly on the Science Channel **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730 "2011-02-17T18:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/1 "2011-02-17T18:26:07Z")
Was this mentioned already and I missed it? Starting March 6 the [Science Channel](http://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/firefly/) will begin re-running _Firefly_ at 8 PM. Woo-hoo! Having only ever seen them on Hulu (and I only just caught _Serenity_ for the first time last week when SyFy ran it) I can’t wait for it in widescreen. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/2 "2011-02-17T19:05:53Z")
The entire series including the unaired episodes, as well as Serenity, are available on Netflix instant streaming. ---
**Author:** ![Arglefraster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/3 "2011-02-18T17:56:49Z")
This is pretty cool, but I was annoyed by the headline [here](http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/17/firefly-returns/). “‘Firefly’ returning to cable; Fillion says he’d play Mal again” Got me all jazzed that there were going to be _new_ Firefly episodes with Nathan Fillion back as Mal. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/4 "2011-02-18T20:27:37Z")
I’m glad to see Nathan Fillion would immediately bring it back if he had 300 million dollars or so. I don’t blame him. It is the best job anyone could have. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/5 "2011-02-23T18:03:28Z")
> [@Arglefraster](#): > > This is pretty cool, but I was annoyed by the headline [here](http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/17/firefly-returns/). > > “‘Firefly’ returning to cable; Fillion says he’d play Mal again” > > Got me all jazzed that there were going to be _new_ Firefly episodes with Nathan Fillion back as Mal. ☹ [Maybe there will.](http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/02/23/bring.back.firefly/index.html?hpt=C2) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/6 "2011-02-23T19:24:09Z")
This could be interesting… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/7 "2011-02-23T20:21:17Z")
If Joss gets involved, I’m in for $20. ---
**Author:** ![Arglefraster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@Arglefraster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arglefraster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/8 "2011-02-24T15:24:39Z")
> [@Contrapuntal](#): > > [Maybe there will.](http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/02/23/bring.back.firefly/index.html?hpt=C2) Oh man. Trying so hard not to get too exited, but it’s awesome to see how much the people involved with the show loved it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/9 "2011-02-24T19:20:25Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > If Joss gets involved, I’m in for $20. I’m in for… a lot. Actually, I wonder just how much I’d pay to have firefly back. Probably into the hundreds, which is pretty crazy just to watch a TV show. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/10 "2011-02-24T19:30:10Z")
There must be some sf-loving Silicon Valley billionaire out there who’d throw some cash at this. “Mr. Whedon, Bill Gates on Line 2…” ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/11 "2011-02-25T13:04:39Z")
[Nathan tweeted.](http://twitter.com/NathanFillion/status/40976112423141376) > [@](#): > > It’s beautiful to dream of more Firefly, but PLEASE DON’T SEND ANY MONEY. Just keep being great Browncoats, which you are! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/12 "2011-02-26T06:09:14Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > Was this mentioned already and I missed it? > > Starting March 6 the [Science Channel](http://press.discovery.com/us/sci/programs/firefly/) will begin re-running _Firefly_ at 8 PM. > > Woo-hoo! Having only ever seen them on Hulu (and I only just caught _Serenity_ for the first time last week when SyFy ran it) I can’t wait for it in widescreen. I am so setting the DVR, and figuring if I can burn to DVD. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/13 "2011-03-01T00:40:40Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > I am so setting the DVR, and figuring if I can burn to DVD. You know, you can actually buy them on DVD, right? Probably wouldn’t cost much more than the DVD blanks you’re hoping to burn them to. I’ve seen it as low as $15, shouldn’t be to hard to find it for $20 or so. The Blurays on the other hand. Hooboy. Those are like $70. I don’t get it, that’s way too much for one (short) season of a TV show, even a great one. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-on-the-science-channel/571730/14 "2011-03-01T02:50:42Z")
And yet another once-good cable network goes into the terlet.