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Welcome to Still Flying! This is the first issue of a (hopefully) by-monthly fanzine dedicate to the Joss Whedon phenomenon Firefly! What is Firefly? For those not already familiar with the show here is a brief introduction.

Firefly is based in the year 2517. Earth, the original home of mankind, now known almost mythically as Earth That Was, grew too polluted and low on resources forcing humanity out to the stars. Mankind lives on “a whole galaxy of Earths". Planets and moons have been terraformed to allow people to live on them. There is a huge gulf of money and resource between those who live on the SciFi-like Core Worlds and those that live on the Western-like Rim. The show is set in the wake of a galactic civil war between two factions, the Alliance and the Independents. The Alliance is a "duel hegemony made of West and East" that once ruled the Earth. Following the War, where the Independents were crushed, the Alliance "brought all known worlds under their rule". The heroes of the show live aboard the Firefly class transport ship Serenity named for the battle where her ex-Independent captain, Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion – Caleb on Buffy),

Still FlyingIssue One

Exclusive Interview with Jewel Staite Inside! See page7 In This Issue:

1: Introduction

3: Ask Captain Tightpants

4: News

6: Cast and Crew

8: Exclusive Interview!

11: Fan Fiction

15: Fan Art

16: Shindig Round-Up

17: Shindig Pictures

18: Crossword

20: Filk

21: Firefly URLs

24: Thanks, Feedback


was defeated towards the end of the war. Others on board include Mal’s ex-second-in-command Zoe (Gina Torres – Jasmine on Angel), her pilot husband Wash (Alan Tudyk), the mercenary Jayne (Adam Baldwin), the mechanic Kaylee (Jewel Staite), the companion Inara (Morena Baccarin), the priest Book (Ron Glass), the doctor Simon (Sean Maher) and his mysterious sister River (Summer Glau). The crew move from honest work like hauling cargo to complicate crime with practised easy. They live by the motto “If you’ve got a job we can do it. Don’t much care what it is”. Firefly is wonderfully acted, has Emmy-winning state of the art CGI effects and the quality of writing and direction we have now come to expect from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

The show was originally aired towards the end of 2002 by Fox TV in the US. Due to a lack of ratings the show was put on “indefinite hiatus” after fourteen episodes were filmed and only ten were shown. Since then the show has been shown in its entirety across the UK and Canada amongst other places. Recently, due to Joss’s persistence and the ground-swell of fan support, the available episodes are now due for release on DVD and Joss is in talks with Universal Pictures to turn the show into a major motion picture. “We’re still flying” – “That’s not much” – “It’s enough”

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Dear Captain Tightpants… It was looking scary there for a moment. The show has been cancelled, everyone was off doing new things and then even the board was shut-down. How do we keep strong in trying times? Reply: Gorramit soldier! You should know we’re too pretty to die! We’re all Big Damn Heroes – make sure you remember that! Little challenges like these make us mighty! Don’t worry – we will rise again! Respectfully, Cap’n Tightpants

Dear Jayne… Unlike the rest of the crew you never seem to have any problems with the opposite sex. What’s your secret? Reply: Just remember to never kiss ‘em on the mouth… Jayne Cobb

Ask Captain Tightpants (and Jayne Cobb)


It has recently been announced that Firefly may be soon turned into a major motion picture! A story that was first broken in The Hollywood Reporter has now been confirmed by CNN, Ain’t-it-Cool-News and various other sources. Firefly has been picked up for theatrical release by Universal Pictures with the cast reunited and Joss slated to direct his first motion film. Shooting may start as early as the first quarter 2004 for a probable 2005 release. Although the cast and crew sensibly refuse to comment on the ongoing negotiations it is rumoured that sets are already under construction and the cast have been contacted about possible pre-auditions.

When Joss was asked about a possible plot for the movie at a recent fan convention he replied with one word: “Reavers”. Mutant Enemy Productions president Chris Buchanan is quoted as saying: “Ever since the show went off the air, our fan base has grown even more. We've had tremendous outpouring from the U.S. and Canada as well as the U.K. which just finished a run of 'Firefly' over there. Every comic book and sci-fi convention has had a 'Firefly' presence since the show first aired."

The box-set of DVDs of the currently-filmed Firefly episodes will go on sale on the 9th December. Joss was quoted in Ciniscape Magazine as saying: “They really went to town on the DVD. There are interviews, extras, a gag reel and commentary on more than half the episodes. I was really impressed. When they said they wanted to do it, I was surprised. Then they just did it proper. It's a really nice package." The four-disk DVD set includes all 14 episodes of the series, eight of which feature commentary including Joss and Nathan on Serenity as

well as Nathan and Alan on War Stories. There are deleted scenes from three episodes, three featurettes, the gag reel, Alan Tudyk's audition for the role of Wash and Whedon himself singing the theme song.

News


Firefly’s pilot episode Serenity has won the 2003 Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects for a TV Series. The seamless effects of making Serenity blend in with traditional sets and locations as well as fantastic space shots were created by the CGI specialists Zoic Studios (http://www.zoicstudios.com). The full breakdown of the award was as follows: Firefly • Serenity • FOX • Mutant Enemy, Inc. in association with 20th Century Fox Television Loni Peristere, Visual Effects Supervisor Kristen Leigh Branan, Visual Effects Coordinator Emile Smith, Digital Effects Supervisor Rocco Passionino, Digital Effects Supervisor Lee Stringer, CG Supervisor Kyle Toucher, Animator Jarrod Davis, Animator Terry Naas, Animator Chris Jones, Compositing Supervisor

Zoic will be working on a new Firefly film from early 2004.

The main Firefly discussion board which was shut-down without warning last month has been re-opened. The board currently has almost 600,000 posts since it was created 16 months ago and welcomes new members all the time. The Firefly discussion board is now part of Fox Home Entertainment who are producing the DVDs. It can be found on: http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages

Chris Buchanan (President, Mutant Enemy) posted the following on the board after it re-commenced: “In response to all the ‘Thank Yous; on both the Fox Forum board and the OB (Yeaaaah!), you're welcome! As Moderator Steve pointed out, when the fans speak loudly (and you have to in outer space), Fox hears. The board would not be back up if it weren't for all of you. Sure, I can make the call to the execs at Fox, but they just assume I'm spouting off because of spending too much time at the Saloon. (Arlo, could you make me a Monday morning size "Who's Flying This Thing" with a double espresso back, to go?). It's when Fox hears your voice via posts, traffic, and civil behaviour that they become believers. And I'm sure they are just trying to figure out how to keep such an intelligent, loyal and caring group of fans in the Fox fold.

News continued


Many of cast and crew involved in the show have been busy bunnies since Fox TV placed the show on “indefinite hiatus”. Joss has obviously been heavily involved in the new series of Angel but has been

multitasking, as ever, with work on the Firefly DVDs, the movie pitch to Universal Studios and writing for the Dark Horse comics “Tales of the Vampires” series.

Tim Minear has been developing his new show Wonderfalls which has been described as “Touched by a Crazy Person”. Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas) works in a souvenir shop near Niagara Falls. Her life is forever changed when the toys and gifts in the shop start talking to her leading her to help out other people’s lives.

Jane Espenson has been writing for ensemble young adult drama (think Dawson’s Creek) The O.C.

Nathan Fillion played the superbly evil preacher Caleb in final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He then went on the do a pilot for the comedy Alligator Point (famously visited on set by many Firefly fans) but sadly the show wasn’t picked up. Since then he has played the lead in the movie Water's Edge where a novelist and his wife uncover a vast web of sex, murder and deceit in their quiet hometown. Gina Torres appeared as the evil god

Jasmine on Angel. She also appeared in The Matrix series with her husband Laurence Fishburne. She is shortly to appear in The Henry Lee Project staring Danny Glover.

Alan Tudyk appeared in the film Meet Market about lonely members of the LA singles scene who hook up at their local grocery store. He is shortly to appear as the title role in the Will Smith vehicle I, Robot which is based loosely on the book of the same name by Isaac Asimov. Alan won’t be visible though as the roll will be 100% CGI like Andy Serkis’s performance as Gollum in Lord of the Rings.

Cast and CrewWhat are they up to?


Adam Baldwin as been extremely busy since Firefly was cancelled. He starred in the TV movie Monster Makers, the films Betrayal, The Crawl Space (where he played the father of

the serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr), Control Factor and Hyper Sonic. Most recently he has just returned from Greece where he was filming the forthcoming film Freediver. Jewel Staite has also been busy. She appeared in the Canadian series Cold Squad, the cult hit Dead Like Me (where, like her character in Higher Ground she played another Goth), the film Cheats and is shortly to start in a reoccurring role in Tim Minear’s Wonderfalls.

Morena Baccarin is due to appear in the new off-beat situation comedy Still Life.

Summer Glau is currently working on a new film called Sleepover.

Nothing new is known at this time for Sean Maher and Ron Glass

Ron Glass

Sean Maher Still Flying would love to hear from you if you have more information about the cast and crew!

Cast and CrewWhat are they up to? Continued


We were extremely lucky to have Jewel Staite (Kaylee on Firefly) take a few minutes out from her busy work schedule to answer a few questions for us about the show and her career.

Still Flying: We hear that working on the show was like one big happy family. Was that really true or is Joss really a secret draconian task-master? Did you get to hang out with the cast and crew off-set? Joss is famous for having Buffy and Angel folks up to his place to do readings and such-like. Did you get involved in anything like that? Joss is also famous for having actors he knows and trusts in more that one of his shows (Nathan Fillion in Buffy, Gina Torres in Angel). Would you be interested in appearing in Angel? Jewel Staite: We hung out a lot off-set. We were a big, happy family... it's all true. It doesn't happen as often as people say it does, but on this show it did. It was amazing how well we all got along. We had dinners out, played games at each other's houses, threw

cocktail parties, that kind of thing. After Firefly, Joss did do some readings at his house, but I had flown back to Vancouver by then. Morena Baccarin (who is one of my best friends) went to one of them where they were reading Romeo and Juliet, I think. I would definitely do an episode of Angel, just to see Joss again. I really miss him! SF: What's it like playing Kaylee? How did you manage to project such a wonderfully chirpy demeanour when you were having a bad day? How like Kaylee are you? Where do you think the character might be going? Would you like to see her end up with Simon (as the plot seemed to be heading)? JS: It was awesome playing Kaylee. I find when you're doing a series, you take a little bit of that character home with you no matter how hard you try not to..... If you're playing a villain, you go home exhausted and irritable and in a weird state of mind (at least I do). So as time went on, I got to be more and more like her. I'm an outgoing person as it is, but I don't think I'm as naive as she is. Or as positive. I'm more of a sarcastic person. It would have been nice for Simon and Kaylee to get together, at least for a little while. I had great chemistry with Sean and we had a lot of fun working together, so that would have been a nice thing. It would have been easy for me, anyway. I'd love for Kaylee to fall in love.

Interview with Jewel Staite


SF: What was is like working on the new cult favourite Dead Like Me? Was it fun dressing up in the whole Goth thing again like you did briefly on Higher Ground? Do you think there's a chance of your character being back next season - maybe as Mason's regular girlfriend? JS: It was interesting doing Dead Like Me... I didn't have a whole lot of on-set time, but I did really enjoy the crew. The dressing up bit was a little much for me. I don't like to dress up like that; I find it a little distracting from the performance I'm trying to give, even though that's what the character is. It's hard to explain. You're too busy thinking about the fake piercing you're wearing and whether it's going to fall out of your nose or not, than the particular line delivery you're trying to give. I doubt I'll ever be back. Maybe because I looked so different, I can come back as someone else. SF: Apart from your brief appearance on Dead Like Me what else are you up to at the moment career wise? JS: I did a guest spot on a series called Cold Squad, which is produced in Canada. I really enjoyed that. I was working with one of my old friends, a director named Gary Harvey. It's always nice to work with someone you know. The character was NOTHING like me, and that was fun too..... but I still looked like me. I didn't have to dress up or wear a lot of make-up. The role was challenging enough to make it really fun and fresh. Up next is a recurring role on a show called Wonderfalls. I haven't started

shooting yet so I can't say much about it, but I'm very excited. SF: A lot of people are seeing you on screen for the first time in Firefly and have been trying to catch up with your previous work in Higher Ground, Space Cases, etc but it's very hard to find those anywhere. What was it like growing up as a child actor? Do you look back on your early stuff and cringe or are you proud of it all (you should be!)?

JS: I am proud of what I've accomplished, and I'm proud of the experience I have behind me. There are certain projects sometimes mentioned that cause me to blush, but that's okay. Every actor experiences that! As for growing up working all the time, it was different, and I didn't experience life like everyone else, but it's part of who I am, and it's made me who I am. So I'm grateful. SF: Have you had much opportunity to interact with fans from any of your shows? For example your mum is a member of an online mailing list. There is a huge amount going on at the Fox bulleting board (almost 600,000 posts in a year) where Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion, Mark Sheppard (Badger) and even sometimes Joss hang out. You'd be more than welcome if you ever popped your head in. Nathan Fillion is coming to the Fusion convention in the UK next year. Are you looking forward to going to the sort of conventions that are normally associated with Sci-Fi shows or does the idea fill your with dread?


JS: I've never been to one of those conventions, so I'd love to go. It would be awesome. Firefly is something I'm extremely proud of, so I never tire of talking about it or hearing about how much the fans love it. I love interacting with fans, but I'm hopeless at computers so I don't own one, and that's why I hardly ever go on those boards.

SF: Your mum has let on that Joss has been in touch about the Firefly movie. Is there anything you can tell us about that at the moment or is it all still under wraps? JS: Very much under wraps. I'll leave that up to Nathan to let you in on what we all know..... I'll just say that I'm incredibly excited and in a lot of anticipation. SF: Since Fox cancelled the show it's gone on to win an Emmy, have DVDs scheduled for release in December (almost never happens for a show that lasts less than a season) as well as a strong possibility or a movie. Also the outcry when the Fox bulletin board was shut down was so great that Chris Buchanan of Mutant Enemy negotiated with Fox and Prospero (bulletin board owners) to get it running again. What do you think about the decision to cancel the show? Do you think the "never say die" attitude of many characters in the show reflects on the attitudes of the cast, crew (especially Joss) and fans which has lead to these things happening? JS: It was terrible when we found out the show was cancelled. It was so saddening, I can't even tell you. We

were heartbroken. So to have such interest in it STILL is wonderfully uplifting. We are still holding on, still involved, still optimistic..... I don't think it's quite over yet. SF: If, some time into the future, the show was commissioned on another network for a second series would you be interested in reprising the role of Kaylee? JS: ABSOLUTELY. Without a doubt. She's the best character I've ever played. SF: Finally, apart from Joss-related stuff, where would you like to see your career going in the future? Are you interested in getting into writing and directing? Are you thinking of concentrating on trying to break into movies or sticking for now with TV? JS: I don't think I'd ever be able to direct. I get asked that a lot.... maybe because I'm bossy, I don't know. I would like to write, but not for film. I'd like to write a novel and have it adapted into a script by someone else, possibly, but that's all in the far future at this point. I'm concentrating on acting at the moment and really enjoying myself. I'm always falling in love with various scripts floating around, so it's just about timing now. I like doing television, it's very familiar to me, but I would love to do a film. I'm just taking it as it comes and loving my life. Thanks again to Jewel and her mother Cher for organising this interview. Congratulations to Jewel and Matt on their wedding – pictures of which can be found on Jewel’s official site http://www.jewel-staite.com/


Kaylee sat at the mess hall table staring at the small colourful toy in front of her. A huge wave of satisfaction and pleasure rushed over her entire body and she just couldn’t stop grinning. The toy gleamed and sparkled, flashing brilliant coloured lights whilst a gentle and soothing melody sung to her. She had done it, on her own and without help and in plenty of time. She had created the song, she had fitted the notes and colours together and it now played just for her. “What’s that ruttin’ noise?!” Kaylee tore her gaze away from her toy and saw Jayne standing in the doorway. A frown creased his normally handsome rugged face, as he approached the table and started poking at the device. Kaylee snatched it away and cradled the toy in her arms as if it was a baby. “It’s mine.” She said. “I got it from the last stop we made. It’s a puzzle, something I doubt YOU will even comprehend!” “Hey…I can do puzzles.” Sneered Cobb, impatiently waving a hand to get the puzzle back. “It don’t take much to sort out what’s right in front of ya face!” It sounded like a bet. Kaylee smiled and placed the puzzle on the table. It still sung the beautiful song and reflected the different colours, but that’s only because it was finished. “All right. I’ll let you have the puzzle.” She said. “However, if you complete it with no help or assistance, I will get all your laundry duties for the next five months.” Jayne grinned and nodded in agreement. “All right!” he laughed, patting his hands on the table in joy. “BUT if you don’t, you will get laundry duty for five months.” There was the look of fear, uncertainty. Briefly. But Jayne then licked his lips and nodded once more. Then, almost without shame, Kaylee broke up the puzzle. Into a thousand different pieces which spread out on the table. The music stopped, and the colours dimmed, leaving many discordant notes buzzing like insects. Kaylee had forgotten how awful this had sounded, but couldn’t help but laugh at the look of shock and utter terror on Jayne’s face. “Good luck!” She patted him on the back and couldn’t stop laughing as she left.

Fan FictionThe Puzzle by Amy


“What is THIS?!” cried Cobb. “You didn’t tell me about no ruttin’ buzzing noises!” He winced as the blocks screeched and groaned, each one sounding louder and louder. Frantically he began to pick up some of the blocks and he started the puzzle. This was not going to be easy as he thought. “WHAT in the name of all things pure is going on here?” Mal Reynolds walked into the mess room and was confronted with high-pitched squealing whines, curses and swearing expletives. He looked over Jayne’s shoulder and saw the different blocks of Kaylee’s puzzle still on the table. Jayne looked an absolute mess, his whole body was shaking and his hands, trembling as they were, were furiously trying to fit some of the blocks together. As he tried, some of the squeals became so loud, that he dropped them and had to start again. “What are you doing Jayne?” asked Mal scrunching his face up at the horrible sounds. Jayne grunted back some kind of reply. “Oh. Kaylee’s puzzle. It’s a toughie for sure. How long have you been doing this?” Grunt. Moan. Whimper. “Five minutes huh? You haven’t done much.” The end of the barrelled gun pressed against Mal’s nose within a blink of an eye. Jayne’s pale sweating face had a look so menacing that Mal couldn’t help but smirk. Normally Mal wouldn’t like having guns pointed at him, but Jayne was in such a state that inflicting more pain on the man was just not on. He was suffering enough. Cobb grunted and moaned again before holstering his gun and going back to the puzzle. “I see you’re really occupied.” Mal struggled hard not to laugh too much. “I’ll get my water and leave you alone. Do you want some water, or something to eat?” “Urrrrhgggggh!” “That’s a no then.” “This cannot be good for his health.” Zoë nudged her husband in the ribs, and Wash looked at her with a smile that she loved so much. It was pointless to say anything to him now, so she carried on the conversation with Simon. “We’ve told him to give it up, but he roars back some kind of reply about washing and Mal’s dirty underpants and struggles on even more.” She said, as the three of them sat across from Jayne and his puzzle. Cobb looked very ill and very stressed, but there was no indication of him giving up any time soon. A small cluster of pieces sat to one side, humming quite nicely to itself, but Jayne was desperately trying to stop the others from


making such harsh tones. He wasn’t succeeding. Zoë was wondering why she was even sitting here watching him, for the horrible sounds were starting to annoy her. Simon however was very concerned. “Don’t even try to help him, Doctor.” Zoë patted Simon’s shoulder. “He could injure you. He nearly blew the captain’s head off…but that’s because Mal laughed at him.” “I just can’t believe he’s going through all this because of Kaylee’s puzzle! It’s been 4 hours!” “Just don’t laugh at him.” Wash laughed. The bullet, luckily, missed. Within mere seconds, Mal and the rest of the crew came running into the mess hall. There was Wash on the floor still laughing, and a bullet had impacted in the wall directly behind the place where he had been sitting. Zoë was kneeling down next to Wash checking for injuries, but Simon sat quite still. The shot had shocked him to his seat. “Now that does it!” snapped Mal, holstering his own gun. “This has gone too far!” “Can someone stop that awful noise?” complained Inara. She shot an evil look toward Reynolds and jabbed an angry finger on his shoulder. “Don’t say a thing, Mal. I know what you’re thinking!” “Is the Doctor all right?” Book rushed over to Simon and checked him. The shepherd breathed a sigh of relief. “He’s okay. It’s just the shock. But why…?” “It this puzzle.” Kaylee pointing to the pieces on the table. Everyone looked and Jayne was still desperately trying to find the solution. It seemed that the grown man was on the verge of tears. He was going to break down and crack at any moment. “Jayne….why don’t you take a break from it?” asked Inara, gently resting some soothing hands on Cobb’s shoulders. He flinched for a moment and then mumbled a drooling response. “I know. The thought of having to clean Mal’s underwear is never appealing for any of us…” “Hey!” “But there isn’t a time limit. Take a break and you can come back to this later.” Jayne shrugged off the Companion’s hands and focused once again on the insane puzzle. He wasn’t going to stop, not for anyone. Inara just didn’t know what else she could say that would make him come away from the puzzle. “You’re a whore, why don’t you offer him some sex and he’ll snap out of it.”


“Do you know, Mal.” Inara sighed, as her words oozed with sarcasm. “I’m sometimes amazed that you could captain ANYTHING. Your ideas and plans are just too thrilling!” Wash finally got up off the floor, smiling and hugging his wife with affection. He kissed her lovingly and then frowned. He looked at the bullet in the wall and then at Jayne. “This guy amazes me.” He said, as once again everyone placed his or her attention on the ever increasingly insane Jayne Cobb. “He’s doing Kaylee’s puzzle like this?! It’s wonderful! He’s got true man guts!” “What are you saying?” asked Mal. “The guy is an idiot.” “Well…yeah, that too, but surely an idiot would have thought to use earplugs. I did. Why else do you think I could sit there laughing at him?” You could have cut the silence with a spoon. A certain whiff of dread seeped around, and then: CLICK “Whaddya say you ruttin pig?” The gun was pointing at Wash, Jayne’s face was twitching with furious nerves, but he knew that this time he wasn’t going to miss. “Earplugs. To drown out the…” Everything exploded. Jayne’s rage, sanity and reasoning blew into little tiny pieces just like the puzzle. The gun slipped from his fingers as he lunged over the table to grab Wash by the scruff of his tatty shirt. Chaos ensued, with a large ruck of bodies entangled, struggling to either prevent further damage or inflict it. The shouts and screams and curses of Serenity’s crew would do nothing to stop Jayne now as he pummelled Wash’s face. They were all too busy shouting and trying to get Jayne off Wash, that eventually Kaylee cried out. The awful drowning noises of the puzzles had stopped. Once more gentle soothing music played like a lullaby, filling everyone’s ears. Jayne pushed his way through the others to see where this beautiful music was coming from. On the table, was an astonishing colourful light toy, which was turning round and round in the air, playing the gentle tune. Sitting watching the display from the puzzle, with a smile on her face, was River. “Ain’t it pretty?” Jayne’s legs gave out and he fell to the floor with a thud.

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Fan Art


Halloween Shindig – Satellite Beach, FL 31 Oct 2003

Webpage: http://www.fireflyverse.net/Londinium_Halloween.html Shindig Webcam: http://geocities.yahoo.com/webcam/public/zoesfave POC: MSCKaren

Toronto mini-Shindig DVD release December 13, 2003 Email: [email protected]

Atlanta DVD Shindig December 14th 2003 Webpage:

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Barre, VT (near Montpelier) January 23-25, 2004 Email: [email protected]

Las Vegas Shindig – Imperial Palace March 5-7, 2004 POC: Betsyslu

Lago Vista, TX (near Austin) May 21-23, 2004 Email: [email protected]

Seattle Shindig Bar-B-Q Rainfest

Ohio Area TBD Polling: http://forums.delphiforums.com/firefly/messages?msg=358.1

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London Shindig TBD Webpage: http://www.dd015a1022.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ukbrowncoats/shindigs.html

Shindig Round-Up

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Across 5 Monty's name for Saffron (7)

7 The bit of the engine that blew up in Out of Gas (4)

9 Mal's reputation according to Niska (3,2,5)

11 Jayne's most very favourite gun (4)

12 What Nandi had a fight with that caused her to leave the Guild of Companions (8)

16 Mal asks Kaylee if these have been in the engine room (7)

17 What Nathan asks if America would like a bite of (from the gag reel) (5,5)

18 What Kaylee calls Serenity in Serenity (4,4)

19 Leader of Niska's men (deceased) (4)

20 Mal has a pretty floral one of these (6)

Down 1 River has had hers stripped (ouch!) (8)

2 Home planet of the Tams (6)

3 What Jayne got from his mum in the post - "Hey, enclosed!" (3)

4 River may be one of these but she's our one of these (5)

6 What Zoe says the crew is for rescuing Simon and River in Safe (3,4,5)

8 Our favourite English-accented middle-man (6)

10 When things are great they are this (5)

13 What Jubal Early doesn't think he is (4)

14 What Mal says the Independants will do (4,5)

15 What Mal says they should smuggle next time instead of cows (7)

19 Jayne says nothing buys bygones quicker than this (4)

Crossword Questions


By Lux Lucre (to the tune of "Money For Nothing" written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straights) Now look at our set-up, that's the way you do it We're hauling cargo on Serenity Honest workin' that's the way you do it Money for cargo and when the ship is free Honest workin' that's the way you do it Lemme tell ya our crew ain't dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb We gotta transport a herd of brown cattle Outer-rim moon deliveries We gotta move these black market beagles We gotta move these goods for fees See the cute mechnic with the coveralls and makeup Yeah buddy she has short hair That little Kaylee keeps the systems working That little Kaylee keeps us in the air We gotta transport a herd of brown cattle Outer-rim moon deliveries We gotta move these black market beagles We gotta move these goods for fees I shoulda learned to fix the engines Would have come in handy when we were Out Of Gas No fuel for flying and no air to breathe Man, it almost killed my ass And Wash is up there, piloting our trade routes Keeping us out of what the Alliance can see Honest workin' that's the way you do it Get our money for cargo and when the ship is free We gotta transport a herd of brown cattle Outer-rim moon deliveries We gotta move these black market beagles We gotta move these goods for fees Now look at our set-up, that's the way you do it We're hauling cargo on Serenity Honest workin' that's the way you do it Money for cargo and when the ship is free...

By Lux Lucre (to the tune of "We Are The Champions" as performed by Queen) I've flown the worlds Time after time I've broken allied laws, for sure But committed no crime And bad mistakes I've made a few I've had my share of dust Kicked in my face But I've come through And we mean to go on and on and on and on We are the Browncoats - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the Browncoats We are the Browncoats No time for tyrants 'Cause we are the Browncoats of the 'verse I've taken out Feds Answered freedom's call I've fought for life and liberty And everything that goes with it The Allies will fall But it's been no bed of roses No starship cruise I consider it a challenge before The whole human race And we ain't gonna lose And we mean to go on and on and on and on We are the Browncoats - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the Browncoats We are the Browncoats No time for tyrants 'Cause we are the Browncoats of the 'verse We are the Browncoats - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the Browncoats We are the Browncoats No time for tyrants 'Cause we are the Browncoats of the 'verse

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Firefly URLs Of course this is only a small taste of the current Firefly websites but we hope you enjoy this small selection.

URL Description Informational Sites http://www.browncoats.com The un-official FAQ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/ International Movie

Database for movie http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/ International Movie

Database for show http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(television) Wikipedia entry Forums

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages

Official Fox Home Entertainment Board (most popular - 600,000 posts)

http://forums.delphiforums.com/Fireflyforums/messages Firefly Forum

http://forums.delphiforums.com/Firefly/messages “Fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly” Forum

http://forums.delphiforums.com/Odile/messages Odile’s Forum

http://www.fireflyfans.net/ Firefly Fans (also excellent site for many other things)

Cast and Crew Official Sites http://www.online-shrine.com/baccarin/ Morena Baccarin http://www.jewel-staite.com/ Jewel Staite http://www.gina-torres.com Gina Torres Unofficial Cast and Crew Sites

http://whedonesque.com/ Joss Whedon community-written blog

http://www.sphosting.com/browncoats/ Captain Tight Pants (Nathan Fillion site)

http://www.geocities.com/luminaraunduli4 Green Apple (Nathan Fillion site)

http://www.nathan-fillion.de Nathan Fillion Site


Review Sites http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=3128

TV shows on DVD

http://epguides.com/Firefly/ Episode Guides http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show.cgi?show=95

Television Without Pity

Fan Sites http://fireflyfunsite.home.att.net/ Ying's Firefly Funsite http://www.luxlucre.com/firefly/ Lux Lucre's site (very

good) http://www.longshadow.ca/firefly/ Longshadow's artwork http://www.scifispace.com/html/firefly.php Firefly at SciFiSpace http://www.sunnydale-slayers.com/firefly/index.html

Fireflight

http://www.geocities.com/hikariheart/ Hikari Heart's site http://caja.irev.net/about.htm Firefly Sock Puppet

Theatre (Don't ask - just read the site)

http://www.fireflyers.net/index.php Fireflyers.net http://fireflysupport.com/ The original "save the

show" site http://www.geocities.com/keeperqueen76/index.html

Firefly Keepers site

http://firefly.shriftweb.org/index.shtml Whoa, Good Myth. http://www25.brinkster.com/spacemonkeys/main.html

Space Monkeys (Kaylee site)

http://members.fortunecity.com/firefly2002/ Almost Human's Firefly site

http://www.offworldgraphics.com/Firefly.html Firefly Graphics http://www.loony-archivist.com/pretty/frames.htm

You're Pretty... Pretty (Simon / Kaylee site)

Video Sites http://www3.telus.net/vchrusch/ Phil's Corner of the 'Verse http://www.strangefinger.com/firefly.html Succatash http://versaphile.com/download/firefly.html RealPlayer copies of the

episodes (handle with care please)


Fan Fiction http://www.fanfiction.net/list.php?categoryid=1536

Fanfiction.net

http://fireflyrecs.diaryland.com/ The Cortex: Firefly Fanfiction Recs

http://firefly.populli.org/ Firefly's Glow Archive http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly-improv/ Improv Yahoo Group http://www.loony-archivist.com/firefly/improv/ Improv Site Miscellaneous http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fireflyfaq/ Mailing list for people who

want to help with the FAQhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/stillflying Mailing list for people who

work on this fanzine! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_over_30/ Mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukbrowncoats Mailing list for UK fans http://firefly.deadly-nightshade.net/ Fan-listing. Everyone sign

up! http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=FireflyFanSites;action=list

Web Ring. Other sites feel free to join!

http://forums.delphiforums.com/fireflyoutcasts/messages

Shindig List

http://www.bowsy.co.uk/ukbrowncoats Local UK site http://movies.hsx.com/servlet/Portfolio Hollywood stock

exchange. Firefly is listed http://www.fireflyfans.net/firefly/ Copy of an old website

hosted by Fireflyfans.net


Grateful Thanks Still Flying would like to thank the following people without whom this fanzine would not exist: • The cast and crew of our great show • Dave, Emma and the others that contributed to this venture • All the copyright holders of third-party material contained within including:

Jynk, Lux Lucre, Amy32, LJC, ETC – We apologise for anyone we have missed out

Contact Details Still Flying is always looking for more people to get involved in all aspects of its production and distribution. If you are interested please either join the Yahoo Group (http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/stillflying) or email the editor ([email protected]).

Disclaimer

This publication is not affiliated with Joss Whedon ; Mutant Enemy, Inc. ; The Fox Television Broadcasting Company ; 20th Century Fox Ltd. ; Fox Home Entertainment ; The SciFi Channel or Universal Pictures All rights are reserved and owned by the copyright holders as appropriate.

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