Serenity

Seeing Serenity fly on the big screen

Why it was a great day to be a geek: One word — vindication. When Fox pulled Firefly off the air due to sagging ratings, it began a vast campaign to get it picked up. Viewers wrote letters to USA, Sci-Fi, Showtime… but none of them stuck. In a bizarre twist, Universal ended up acquiring the big-screen rights. The conglomerate took what was, for all intents and purposes, a failed show, and made a major motion picture out of it.

Why it was bittersweet: You could tell that it was Joss’ farewell to the show. “Serenity” was made to be a capstone, and not a cornerstone.