Sci-Fi Spirituality of Firefly and Serenity

Published: July 28, 2015, midnight

When you're a fan, you have a passionate reverence for the subject of your fandom that is not unlike a spiritual experience. We welcome back our favorite scholar-fan, Dr. Tanya Cochran, to share insights found in the TV series Firefly and it's follow-up film, Serenity. We'll look at the resonance we find in the archetypes of the crew members and how belief plays a huge role in this space cowboy adventure by Joss Whedon. And we can't forget the fans. There's not a power in the 'verse that can stop us!