Firefly

[JD]

I just downloaded a sample of the July issue of the current Firefly comic and the copyright page only has Fox and Boom! Studios, the publisher. So it looks like the rights for the TV series are only with Fox/Disney.

Nathan had a few Firefly cast members guesting on Castle over the years. But he never had the one that would have made the most sense: Ron Glass, reviving his role as Det. Harris from Barney Miller. Both shows took place in the fictional 12th precinct (used on TV because there IS no real 12th). Both Harris and Castle were authors, so there was a reason for them to know each other. The plot could have concerned an old cold case from the 70s coming up again, and Castle bringing Harris out of retirement to help. I'd have kvelled.

That would have been amazing.

 

[David cgc]

^yeah, after a bit of Google-fu, it looks like Universal bought the movie rights from Fox to make Serenity. Wonder if it was a one-off license or if they still have them?

It's hard to tell from the outside, but one clue about who was in the drivers' seat could be if the tie-in merchandise was sold under the "Firefly" or "Serenity" title. Up until last year, everything came out with "Serenity" branding, but starting with the novel and comic lines announced then, things switched back to "Firefly." It looks like the new comics publishers also got the reprint rights to the "Serenity" comics, which were republished in collections under the "Firefly" title.