Firefly: Origin of "can't stop the signal"

[toadspittle]

What’s the origin of this phrase, used so often by online Firefly fans?

[FisherQueen]

@toadspittle

What’s the origin of this phrase, used so often by online Firefly fans?

It’s a line from the new movie.

I’ll refrain from explaining its context, because I don’t want to give away any plot points from the movie.

You could also read it (I do) as a reference to Firefly itself, which managed to grow and spread through its fans, despite the network’s best efforts to prevent anyone from seeing it or learning to like it.

[Menocchio]

@FisherQueen

It’s a line from the new movie.

I’ll refrain from explaining its context, because I don’t want to give away any plot points from the movie.

You could also read it (I do) as a reference to Firefly itself, which managed to grow and spread through its fans, despite the network’s best efforts to prevent anyone from seeing it or learning to like it.

More directly, Joss and the other marketting guys for the movie have made it the fiilm’s tagline. www.cantstopthesignal.com is the site for the early peviews.

[Cervaise]

@FisherQueen

I’ll refrain from explaining its context, because I don’t want to give away any plot points from the movie.

River is made of chocolate!

[FisherQueen]

@Cervaise

River is made of chocolate!

And Book is Mal’s father!

[Camus]

@FisherQueen

You could also read it (I do) as a reference to Firefly itself, which managed to grow and spread through its fans, despite the network’s best efforts to prevent anyone from seeing it or learning to like it.

Just to echo what’s already been said, it’s basically a “fuck you” to Fox, who cancelled the series.

[kingpengvin]

@Camus

Just to echo what’s already been said, it’s basically a “fuck you” to Fox, who cancelled the series.

And Yet they should be greatful fox released the Series to DVD assuring a wider fan base…

I never watched the show when it was on and “discovered” it on DVD.