Firefly is one of a very few shows I actually wouldn’t mind seeing a reboot of, if it was done with the right intentions by the right people. because the bones and aesthetic and premise of the show are incredible but I think maybe it was just kind of. created too early to actually fulfill the potential it had. like idk what if Firefly, but it was less weird about its female characters and half the cast was actually chinese. I just think that would be cool and interesting to see. and I want more space cowboys and frankly am not terribly picky as to how that happens and reboots are in. get all unknown actors to do it because I’m tired of looking at the same five people.
plus if it gets released on a streaming service we can even get the truly authentic Firefly experience of watching it be cancelled for no reason after season one.
Cast Gina Torres to play Captain Malia Reynolds. Wash and Zoe are lesbians. The Tams are actually Chinese this time. I think Avery Brooks would make a fantastic Book. I can think of some other casting choices (sarah shahi for zoe for example) but I agree with the notion of a lot of unknowns (or at least little-knowns) filling out the cast.
Also, Nathan Fillion keeps playing different, disparate roles every few episodes, typically a running gag with a reaction ‘do I know you?’ from Mal and rarely being in more than a scene or two in any given episode. This is never questioned otherwise.
