Firefly: The Game Announced

Wellspring writes:

If you google around for it, there's an interview w/ Berman about Firefly where she confirms that those were her decisions even though she claims she totally supported the show and was sad to see that viewers weren't interested.

You'll also find her bio out there-- it confirms her work on Buffy and why she believed so strongly in it. I think there's also video of her talking about it on the Buffy DVDs. She's very open about her politics, and has donated tens of thousands of dollars to political campaigns (which you can also look up and confirm).

The politics theory is just that-- a fan theory. Keith's right about the studio -- this is another perfectly viable theory. We'll never get into her head and know for sure why she worked so hard to cancel a show run by a guy whose collaboration had made her career.

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Firefly, the popular television series, comes to life in a new boardgame from Gale Force Nine and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. Compelling characters, great storytelling, and an evocative universe has made Firefly a fan-favorite for the past ten years. Now fans of the television show and boardgames can chart their own course with Firefly: The Game, arriving on store shelves Fall 2013.

In Firefly: The Game, players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, traveling the 'Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics and other travelers. As a captain desperate for work, players are compelled to take on any job – so long as it pays. Double-dealing employers, heavy-handed Alliance patrols, and marauding Reavers are all in a day's work for a ship's captain at the edge of the 'Verse. Firefly: The Game is a high-end thematic tabletop boardgame from Gale Force Nine (GF9). It will be the first in a series of tabletop hobby boardgames and miniatures games from GF9 set in the Firefly universe.

"Building on the success of Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery, we're thrilled to be making a game that evokes the heart and themes of Firefly – the best 'gorram' show in the 'Verse." said John Kovaleski, CEO of Gale Force Nine. "With challenging game play, fantastic production values and compelling narratives, you and your fellow captains will want to head out into the big black again and again."

"We're pleased to be working with Gale Force Nine to bring a new boardgame to the devoted fans of Firefly. Firefly: The Game is innovative and remains true to the spirit of the popular series," stated Jeffrey Godsick, President of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products.

Follow the game's development here.