# Firefly-"The Message" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252 "2003-12-11T02:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/1 "2003-12-11T02:13:46Z")
Wow. No wonder it never aired. Far too intense for the fourteen year olds who ogle T’Pol every Wednesday. Certainly one of the best, perhaps the best. Used character development from the other episodes. But then, there are two more I’ve not seen. 🙂 Find someone who has the CDs and watch it. Puts Enterprise to shame. ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/2 "2003-12-11T02:42:35Z")
Which episode was that one? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/3 "2003-12-11T03:23:00Z")
“The Message” wasn’t aired and is on the CD. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/4 "2003-12-11T03:37:16Z")
Oh don’t be so sure. The ‘Space’ Channel in Canada has been re-airing the old episodes and recently aired 2 never before seen ep’s and might have a few more as well. So, what happened in that one? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/5 "2003-12-11T03:56:21Z")
Not aired in the USA, then. 🙂 There is a scam run on the crew involving the body of a war buddy. The corpse is sent in the mail and Jayne asks the rhetorical question, “Why did y’all order a dead guy?” Anyway there are serious results and it is very, very good. Good enough that I don’t feel like spoiling it. Which did the Space channel show? ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/6 "2003-12-11T04:00:28Z")
RIGHT, I know what your talking about! Unfortunately I missed the first half and occasionally glanced at the second. I basically did not watch it, but it was aired. I think there was another one (can’t remember) and then… Okay, then there is an episode with a bunch of hookers on a planet who need to to be saved… I saw that um, two night ago I think! Yeah, bad description but good episode nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/7 "2003-12-11T04:06:45Z")
RIGHT, I know what your talking about! Unfortunately I missed the first half and occasionally glanced at the second. I basically did not watch it, but it was aired. I think there was another one (can’t remember) and then… Okay, then there is an episode with a bunch of hookers on a planet who need to to be saved… I saw that um, two night ago I think! Yeah, bad description but good episode nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/8 "2003-12-11T14:35:43Z")
The hookers on the planet is one of the reasons I think Firefly wasn’t renewed. Too intense for the kiddies to watch, especially where she shot the guy. I wish Showtime or HBO had taken it up. ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-the-message/218252/9 "2003-12-11T16:20:42Z")
“The Message” was a good ep. I still think “Out of Gas” and “Ariel” were the best eps.