Whedon-related stories
Posted Jan 19th 2007 12:50PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
The Whedonverse is an incestuous place. While
Drive is not technically a Whedon show, Tim Minear was brought into the fold long ago and is part of the family. And it is showing as they continue to retool the cast of his latest creation. Amy Acker, formerly Fred on
Angel, is the
latest addition. She'll be playing the missing wife of Nathan Fillion's (
Firefly, Buffy) character, Alex Tully.
There is finally an official start date for the show as well.
Drive will premiere on Sunday April 15th before settling in to Mondays at 8 on April 16th. Leading in to
24 is about as good a slot as they could have asked for, and taking over for
Prison Break seems to make a lot of sense. Viewership for the two shows should be similar, so hopefully most of those folks will stick around to see what Minear has cooked up.
[ via
whedonesque ]
Posted Dec 15th 2006 1:03PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, Industry, Firefly
Sorry, folks. Small, fan-girl breakdown approaching. Oh, hell yes! Nathan Fillion (aka Capt. Mal Reynolds) has been reunited with
Firefly scribe Tim Minear to
star in Fox's mid-season replacement Drive. Fillion will play Alex Tully, a "charming, rogue landscaper" who is coerced into joining a cross-country race in order to search for his abducted wife. (Alright, if that character description came from anyone other than Minear, I might be more skeptical.) In the original version of the pilot, the role was played by Ivan Sergei.
While he had initially been approached for the role, Fillion had to turn it down due to a scheduling conflict. After the pilot was shot, but before Fox had picked up the show, he was approached for a second time by executive producer Minear. This time he was able to accept, and the Whedonverse rejoiced.
Drive debuts in March.
Posted Jun 30th 2006 3:46PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: FOX, Retro Squad, Firefly
(S01E07) This episode isn't technically out of order, as it really did need to be placed after 'Shindig', where the group obtained the cattle. I have to say, though, that it was after watching this episode that I had to think, "why is it again that this show is so great?" This was one of those episodes that wasn't all that thrilling, perhaps because a bulk of the story happens on the ground.
Continue reading Firefly: Safe
Posted Jun 16th 2006 11:18AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, Retro Squad, Firefly
(S01E02) Not an episode that stands out above the rest, but it has its moments. We're really getting a feel for who these characters are, what quirks they each have and who likes/dislikes whom. This episode also deals a lot with the Reavers, what they are (or actually, what they are
not) and what they're capable of.
We're gradually being introduced to these mysterious Reavers, and in coming episodes we start to gain some understanding as to who or what these creatures are. Heck, even Jayne is afraid to death of these things, and the stories Mal tells seem to sound worse with every coming episode.
Continue reading Firefly: Bushwacked
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