# 'Firefly' tonight, (12/13)

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**Created:** [December 13, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-tonight-12-13/142502 "2002-12-13T14:44:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-tonight-12-13/142502/1 "2002-12-13T14:44:53Z")

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Though there may not be for long, there is a new episode of ‘Firefly’, the show too beautiful for this ugly, ugly world, on tonight at 8pm Eastern, 7 Central on FOX.

I heard something that unfortunately I don’t have a cite for, so perhaps someone can confirm or deny it. I heard that when Whedon got UPN to take Buffy, he was concerned about Angel getting cancelled. So the contract with UPN stated that they actually had to take two shows - Buffy and one unnamed - with the stipulation that the unnamed show be one that had been cancelled.

If this is true, it opens up a door for UPN to take Firefly, which would be a good pairing with Enterprise. I’ve no idea if it’s true, however.

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-tonight-12-13/142502/2 "2002-12-13T14:51:43Z")

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Okay I’ll be sure to tune in this time, and see if I happen to get brainwashed into thinking that it’s the cat’s pajamas, like so many of the viewers here seem to believe. 🙂

Any backstory you think I need to know?

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-tonight-12-13/142502/3 "2002-12-13T15:10:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Achernar \*  
> \*\*Any backstory you think I need to know? \*\*

That’s covered next week.

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**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-tonight-12-13/142502/4 "2002-12-13T15:54:18Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Legomancer \*  
> \*\*If this is true, it opens up a door for UPN to take Firefly, which would be a good pairing with Enterprise. I’ve no idea if it’s true, however. \*\*

:eek: Quick! Everyone go bug UPN about putting FF on their network! We need picket lines and mass mailing and screaming monkeys, glaven!