Ten Live-Action Dramas That Deserve An Animated Spin-Off More Than The X-Files

Firefly

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Audiences have been debating over the utility of more Firefly far before retro revivals were in vogue. Firefly has gotten plenty of opportunities to extend its story, whether it’s been a feature film or series of comics, but the success of Star Trek: Lower Decks means that an animated Firefly with a similar point of view could be the right angle that’s yet to be considered. An animated version of Firefly could lampoon the science fiction genre in a way that’s not possible in any of these series.

There’s a certain humor to be found in cartoon versions of secret agents in suits, but that’s hard to compare with an intergalactic crew and a whole ‘verse of planets to visit. Sure, the crew of the Firefly were so scrappy that they’d never have the resources for a B-Team to handle their dirty work, but the show found ways around larger problems. There’s no reason that Mal couldn’t have won a crew of lowly workers in a game of Tall Card and then immediately put them to use.