Creator Joss Whedon has announced the “air” dates for Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog featuring Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, Neil Patrick Harris as Doctor Horrible, and Felicia Day as Penny. The episodes will air on the official drhorrible.com website:

* Part 1 - Tuesday July 15
* Part 2 - Thursday July 17
* Part 3 - Saturday July 19

The episodes will be viewable online only until July 20th, then made available for downloadable purchase, followed by a glorious DVD with wonderful extras. Read Joss’ enlightened wisdom about this creation at Whedonesque. There’s also a great official fan site doctorhorrible.net.

Yes the moment we’ve been waiting for, Firefly is being released on Blu-Ray in high-definition glory on September 23rd, and is supposed to have new commentaries. Since this retails for $90, preordering and saving 30% through Amazon seems like a great way to save money and support Firefly!

The fine clothing replica makers AbbyShot are evaluating the interest in a new addition - a red Jayne hoodie complete with Jayne’s hat and red dragon tattoo. Looks to be a wonderful clothing addition “if” they get enough interest. So check out their site and share your thoughts:

I’ve always wondered where the name AbbyShot comes from. “During the late 1950’s, Abby Singer was an Assistant Director who began a trend destined to become a key term in the film industry. At the end of a long day of filming, Abby would tell the crew that they would film one last shot… “and then one more!”. Abby got the last laugh here, since by doing this he was letting the crew know it was safe to begin packing up the equipment, thereby saving time and money. Gradually, film production companies around the world were using this “Abby Singer Shot” as part of their filming parlance – often times without even realizing that it originally referenced a real person! We also feel that by offering movie-inspired clothing to the public, that we’re giving them “one more shot” to experience something special from their favourite movies.”

Firefly Ship Works is a blog from Quantum Mechanix (QMx) that shares the progress of the upcoming limited edition, 1:180 scale, 18” Serenity replica:

“We couldn’t be happier to announce, after over 24 months of research and prep, development of the Serenity Artisan Replica is now underway. And to celebrate this momentous occasion, we’ve launched www.fireflyshipworks.com, an interactive online diary that will track development of the replica. We will be posting regular updates with lots of pictures; there will also be contests, exclusive items, and freebies as well.”

Expected June 25th is an addition to the fine Serenity RPG from Margaret Weis Productions called “Serenity Adventures.” It is “an anthology-style adventure product that features contributions from both established and new talent in the game industry including James M. Ward (Metamorphosis Alpha), Alana Abbot (Into the Reach), and James Davenport (Serenity Role Playing Game).”

It is available for preorder. For the latest RPG updates, and bonus content posted weekly please visit the official Margaret Weis Productions news page.

Morena Baccarin will be a guest at Dragon*Con 2008. Besides Firefly/Serenity, Morena has appeared in Stargate SG-1, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, and has completed filming for Boy in The Box. She also provided the voice for Black Canary in multiple episodes of the animated series Justice League Unlimited.

Jewel Staite will be a guest at Dragon*Con 2008. Besides Firefly/Serenity, Jewel plays Dr. Keller on Stargate: Atlantis, and has the lead roll in the feature The Tribe, which depicts the story of five young adults shipwrecked on a deserted island off the coast of Latin America where they encounter a lost tribe of savages.

Adam Baldwin is scheduled to attend Dragon*Con 2008, which is great news as he’s always a fun and lively speaker. He was the voice of Clark Kent in Superman: Doomsday, and currently stars as Major John Casey, a National Security Agent, whose main objective is protecting Chuck Bartowski and the vital government information stored in his brain in NBC’s action-comedy Chuck.

Dark Horse has released preview images for the upcoming Better Days comics, another anticipated Serenity prequel series. Writing by Joss (of course) and Brett Matthews with art by Adam Hughes. #1 Released March 12, 2008, #2 released April 9, and #3 released May 14.

A preview of Comic #1 and Comic #3 are the only covers available at this time.

“Better Days revisits everyone’s favorite space cowboys in this thrilling, action-packed adventure, with Mal and his crew on a heist that promises a big payoff–what’s surprising is that this heist just might make good on that promise.”

Summer Glau, who stars in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, will appear at Wondercon on Sunday. Browncoat tables are setup at F8-F9 and Brian from Done The Impossible will be around. Should be a fun show!

If you haven’t watched the series, it does justice to the original films and does a great job of developing the story. Summer plays a very believable Terminator!

Dark Horse has beautiful Serenity and Fruity Oaty Bar lunch boxes in the works to be released March 12, 2008 for $14.99. With the Serenity logo in brilliant litho-printed color on one side, and the ship herself on the other, bordered by the exotic intergalactic currency created for the film, this makes a striking lunch box for any Serenity fan to tote around.

I don’t know if I’ll be storing lunch in these works of beauty, but they would be fun for storing a lot of my Firefly collectibles.

On our Browncoat Cruise last week, Ron and Joss did us the great honor of revealing some of Book’s secrets. And to stretch out the anticipation, one secret was revealed each day on the cruise.

1. Part of Book is artificial - “and it’s not the hair!”
2. He found God in a soup bowl
3. He is best known for his greatest failure
4. He took his name from someone he killed.

More secrets will be revealed in an upcoming Dark Horse comic “A Shepherd’s Tale”

Dark Horse is releasing Inara’s Shuttle ornament on Feb 13, 2008 for $29.99. This will be a nice edition to their cool Serenity ornament.

Greg Edmonson, the composer for Firefly, has created music for Sony’s game “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” that takes players on a graphically enticing quest for treasure. What makes this even more enticing, is the type of music Greg has composed.

“The game team at Naughty Dog, the company that made the game, let me do Firefly-esque music throughout and spent the money for a�wonderful orchestra as well. If you know any people who are gamers and Firefly fans they may want to check this one out,” said Greg Edmonson.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has scheduled a November 20 release.

In the spirit of never say never, we have some truly wonderful news. Guess who’s joining us on Browncoat Cruise? That would be Mr. Jonathan Woodward who played Tracey on the Firefly episode “The Message” and also appeared in Buffy and Angel! Jonathan called this morning and is excited to be partying with us on the high-seas. We welcome him and his unique brand of fun. Thanks Jonathan!

But he isn’t alone. The illustrious blues musician Sonny Rhodes, who performed the Firefly theme song, is joining us for his very first Firefly fan event. Sonny, who never alters an event, rescheduled a concert so he could be part of our experience, meet the Browncoats and perform for us.

So if you have a friend who was looking for another reason to join us, and wants to help us get back into the black, remember we have a handful of cabins available that we expect to go fast. Please contact us immediately if you are interested in joining our newly improved cruise.

Since we are a bit in the red, we are still accepting donations to help cover the costs of these new guests. As a thank you, everyone who donates or has donated can have their name printed in our Souvenir Book if they wish. Thanks!