Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew of the transport-for-hire ship Serenity take on two new passengers and soon find themselves in a crossfire between an invincible military force and cannibalistic savages. Writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", makes his long-awaited feature film directorial debut with "Serenity", based on his cult television series "Firefly". This large format, full color companion to the movie features: a special Introduction by Joss Whedon; an in-depth interview with him about the making of the film; the full shooting script, including scenes cut from the final edit; fascinating production and background memos by Whedon, including "A Brief History of the Universe", circa 2507 A.D.; and scores of stunning movie stills, storyboards and pieces of production art.
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" A must -own for Whedonites (*****5 Stars)." -- Empire, November 2005 Issue
Winner of the SFX 2005 Non-Fiction Award. -- SFX Magazine Christmas 2005 Issue
Winner of the SFX 2005 Non-Fiction Award. -- SFX Magazine Christmas 2005 Issue
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Joss Whedon is the creator of and guiding light behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. He is also the Oscar-nominated writer of Toy Story, and Speed. Serenity, which he also wrote, is his feature film debut as director. The movie is based on his cult SF TV series Firefly. Here's Joss on why no-one should miss Serenity: "Because it's exciting, funny, scary, surprising, involving and meaningful. Plus, hovercraft chasel"
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Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (born June 23, 1964), is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, occasional composer and actor, and founder of Mutant Enemy Productions. He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Angel (1999-2004), and Firefly (2002), which have also seen popular comic book adaptations, published by Dark Horse Comics and IDW.
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359 of 362 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the shooting script for the movie "Serenity," but it only starts there. It's also a long interview with creator Joss Whedon on the show "Firefly," what roles he originally envisioned for the characters and how the actors embodied them, all the different elements that went into creating a TV show like few others, and all the great insider stuff that fans burn to know. Then there are the extras...
The definitive (since it's from Joss) history of how the 'Verse got that way. How the government is set up. How the war for Unification began with the best of good intentions. And how a young man named Malcolm Reynolds volunteered. Star maps. Tons of photos from both sides of the camera. Production drawings of weapons, ships, costumes (including some beautifully drawn samples of Inara that I'd like to see available as prints), and every major set. Long notes from Joss about lighting, direction, and cinematography. Quotes from the cast about their characters. Storyboards for the exciting fight and chase scenes. Oh, and the script, written in Joss' trademarked style and including scenes you won't see in the movie.
This is like a DVD extra you can get before the movie is released.
The definitive (since it's from Joss) history of how the 'Verse got that way. How the government is set up. How the war for Unification began with the best of good intentions. And how a young man named Malcolm Reynolds volunteered. Star maps. Tons of photos from both sides of the camera. Production drawings of weapons, ships, costumes (including some beautifully drawn samples of Inara that I'd like to see available as prints), and every major set. Long notes from Joss about lighting, direction, and cinematography. Quotes from the cast about their characters. Storyboards for the exciting fight and chase scenes. Oh, and the script, written in Joss' trademarked style and including scenes you won't see in the movie.
This is like a DVD extra you can get before the movie is released.
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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If you have any interest in the movie Serenity or the tv show Firefly, you NEED to buy this book. Chances are, if you're a Firefly/Serenity fan, you probably have some interest and/or questions about how Joss Whedon came up with his ideas for all of the characters and all of the other aspects of the Firefly 'verse. Well, they're probably answered in this book. There is just tons of information in here that probably would have been revealed over time if Firefly had continued as a series, but that I didn't know and probably never would have found out about if I hadn't bought this. Seriously, if you really want to fully understand the Firefly 'verse, this book is essential. The information you'll glean from this book is worth so much more than the sub-$14 price tag. If you have (will soon have) the Firefly (Serenity) dvd sets, you also should buy this book. You won't regret it.
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Large and very high quality, glossy paper (you can't tell from the picture). Gorgeous shots from the movie and from the set, beautiful artist renditions of costumes, sets and scenes from the movie. Interviews, storyboards and extras for the biggest fans, just the pictures themselves are worth it for me. My compliments to Joss Whedon and the Firefly/Serenity team for this lovely visual companion, this is a MUST HAVE!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect companion for the movie.
Serenity is the movie sequel to the television show Firefly, and it does a wonderful job of continuing the story. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Kathryn Beth Moskovitz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
This is such a great movie, and having this book to complement it is great. It has an awesome section by Joss at the beginning, and then the entire movie script. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Janet
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shinny!
I love Firefly & Serenity & this book helped me get my fill. There's so much cool stuff that isn't in the bonus features on Bluray or DVD.
Published 3 months ago by Pen Name
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thanks!
I bought this for my husband for Christmas. We flirted over Firefly/Serenity quotes when we dated, and so each year I get him something Firefly/Serenity related. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Victoria Roach
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wishing it came in hardcover.
I'm a little disappointed because I'm looking into buying a few of the books about the series. Of the four I'd like to get, one of them is only in hardcover (Serenity: The... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dani
5.0 out of 5 stars
You can't take the sky from me
A great read for fans of the (all too short-lived) Firefly series. Contains dialog for the movie (Mandarin translations included). Also, great interviews with Joss & the cast
Published 16 months ago by Chris H. Ennis
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must
This book is great for Firefly and Serenity fans, with all sorts of interesting tidbits, photos, etc. Obviously, if you're not a Firefly fan, then it's not for you.
Published on July 29, 2010 by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars
Serenity O.V.C.
got through the mail pretty fast. was not dissappointed with the book at all. just like the other companions for firefly series. Read more
Published on April 6, 2010 by W. D. Berry
4.0 out of 5 stars
review of serenity book
Book is well done, insights from Joss are very interesting and pictures and drawings are very nice
Published on May 21, 2009 by Richard R. Biesik
5.0 out of 5 stars
Juicy and in depth director's interview makes it worth while
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