Can I Change This Later?

I’ll admit I was a little late getting in on this phenomenon.  It wasn’t until just a few weeks ago that I saw my first episode of the television show Firefly.  Within a week I had watched every episode ever made.  That may sound impressive until you realize that less than a single season of episodes was ever created.  It was more than enough to win me over, though.  I even bought a shirt that says Joss Whedon Is My Master Now.  If you don’t get that joke, but would like to, see the context. 

So part of the premise of the show is that the empirical Alliance crushed a small rebellion of independents, not quite affectionately referred to as Browncoats, in honor of their wardrobe of choice.  The show’s protagonist was on the losing side of that battle and still holds a bit of a grudge.  In a surreal (but perhaps not entirely surprising) turn of events, fans of that fictional universe have decreed that the cancellation of the television show is a parallel to the epic battle that occurred on Firefly.  (Or more accurately, in Firefly’s backstory.)  They identify themselves as Browncoats and describe the network as the “Alliance”.

For my own part, I did sign the virtual petition to have a second season of the show because it truly is a phenomenal piece of entertainment and art.  Of course, as in the series, this is a battle that was lost a long time ago.