Firefly: Still Flying: A Celebration of Joss Whedon's Acclaimed TV Series by Joss Whedon is catnip for all Firefly addicts. I don't know why they took off such a wonderful show but it is my favorite and always has been. This book goes behind the scenes and tells more for all us crazy fans that want that little extra. Great photos, info, bits about the props, places, people, characters, and more. I occasionally still binge watch the whole series when I am missing it... Awesome book to go with that awesome series. ( )

Awesome!
I especially liked the small vignettes by the writers.
I always love behind the scenes info and this did not disappoint. Info about props, designs for ships and costumes and stories of the Browncoats.
All in all, a wonderful trip into the Whedonverse of Firefly. ( )

Three short stories set in the ‘verse, along with a bunch of pictures and some quotes/page-long interviews with cast and crew. Completists only (though the full-page pictures of the cast are indeed very pretty). ( )

At first glance this is a rather cool book with a lot of details, and there are a few short stories that appear to be original, but much of the material is speculative - "apparently made from bashed model kit parts" (p 30) is a typical part of an overview of some of the props - and the interviews are collected portions of interviews from several sources, notably conventions and magazine interviews, so while I enjoyed it, it's not going to be added to my collection, it felt like a website that had been made into a book.

Still, this browncoat enjoyed it. ( )

Firefly is one of those tv series that falls into the "cult favorites" category. Though it only survived for 12 hours on the small screen, it has since generated a fairly successful theatrical feature film and has built up legions of fans in the 8 years since it first aired. This gorgeously-designed behind-the-scenes "making of" book gathers articles from the series' main writers, remembrances from the cast members, plus a large collection of highly-detailed photographs, storyboards and conceptual sketches. All of which would be enough to recommend this on their own. But...of special note...four of the series writers contribute brand new short stories set in the Firefly universe. Those stories alone earn the 10 rating I'll give this one. Firefly fans won't want to miss this, and those who are curious about the show but may not have seen any episodes will still appreciate the in-depth look behind a tv series production.

Originally reviewed for my local library's website: http://www.lincolnlibraries.org/depts/bookguide/srec/staffrec10-08.htm ( )