Done the Impossible
Encyclopedia
Done the Impossible is a 2006 documentary
fan film
of the TV series Firefly
. Its main focus is on the fans themselves, and how they came to love the show and, ultimately, played a part in getting the film Serenity
made.
in the original pilot episode
of Firefly, which referred to the Independents' achievement of (temporarily) holding Serenity Valley against the Alliance: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."
as the host, the documentary includes Jewel Staite
doing a voice-over, and has interviews with cast, crew and dozens of fans, including: Alan Tudyk
, Christina Hendricks
, Christopher Buchanan, Greg Edmonson
, Jewel Staite
, Joss Whedon
, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Loni Peristere, Margaret Weis
, Mary Parent
, Morena Baccarin
, Nathan Fillion
, Orson Scott Card
, Rafael Feldman
, Ron Glass
, Tim Minear
, Tracy Hickman
, and Yan Feldman.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
fan film
Fan film
A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some of the more notable films have actually been produced by...
of the TV series Firefly
Firefly (TV series)
Firefly is an American space western television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear....
. Its main focus is on the fans themselves, and how they came to love the show and, ultimately, played a part in getting the film Serenity
Serenity (film)
Serenity is a 2005 space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of the short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television series Firefly, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2518, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of a cargo ship...
made.
History
The title is taken from a line of dialogue, spoken by Malcolm ReynoldsMalcolm Reynolds
Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds is a fictional character and main protagonist in the Firefly franchise. Reynolds is played by actor Nathan Fillion in the 2002 TV series Firefly and the 2005 film Serenity. In the series, Reynolds is the captain of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity...
in the original pilot episode
Serenity (Firefly episode)
"Serenity" is the two-hour series pilot for the American science fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. However, Fox executives were not satisfied with this as a pilot, and so instead, "The Train Job" was created as a second pilot and was the first episode of the series aired....
of Firefly, which referred to the Independents' achievement of (temporarily) holding Serenity Valley against the Alliance: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."
Cast
Featuring Adam BaldwinAdam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin is an American actor, known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard, Knowle Rohrer in The X-Files, and Marcus Hamilton in Joss Whedon's Angel...
as the host, the documentary includes Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite
Jewel Belair Staite is a Canadian actress, who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis.-Personal life:...
doing a voice-over, and has interviews with cast, crew and dozens of fans, including: Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk is an American actor known for his roles as Simon in the British comedy Death at a Funeral, as Steve the Pirate in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, as Sonny in the science fiction drama I, Robot, as Doc Potter in 3:10 to Yuma, as Tucker in the Tucker & Dale vs Evil and as Hoban...
, Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks
Christina Rene Hendricks is an actress known for her role as Joan Holloway in the AMC cable television series Mad Men, and as Saffron in Fox's short-lived series Firefly. Hendricks was named "the sexiest woman in the world" in 2010 in a poll of female readers taken by Esquire magazine.-Personal...
, Christopher Buchanan, Greg Edmonson
Greg Edmonson
Greg Edmonson is a music composer for television and movies. He is primarily known for composing the soundtrack to the cancelled TV series Firefly. He is also the composer for the successful Uncharted PS3 game series and for a number of episodes of the animated sitcom King of the...
, Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite
Jewel Belair Staite is a Canadian actress, who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis.-Personal life:...
, Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Loni Peristere, Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
, Mary Parent
Mary Parent
Mary Parent is an American film executive, who is currently the Chairperson of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Worldwide Motion Picture Group. She was a former President of Production for Universal Studios. There, she was responsible for Meet the Fockers, The Bourne Supremacy, Serenity, and other films...
, Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin
Morena Baccarin is a Brazilian-born American actress most widely known for roles in several American science fiction television shows: as Inara Serra in the series Firefly; as Adria in the series Stargate SG-1; and as Anna in the 2009 version of the series V...
, Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor, currently starring as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle. He is also known for his portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.He has acted in traditionally distributed...
, Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
, Rafael Feldman
Rafael Feldman
Rafael Feldman is an actor born in Dublin, Ireland and now living in Hollywood, California. He has a twin brother, Yan Feldman.-Filmography:*Gaining the Loss - *Stone & Ed - - Phillip Guy*Monk - - Det...
, Ron Glass
Ron Glass
Ronald E. "Ron" Glass is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the witty Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller , and as the spiritual Shepherd Derrial Book in the short-lived 2002 science fiction series Firefly and its sequel film Serenity.-Early life:Glass was...
, Tim Minear
Tim Minear
Tim Minear is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach....
, Tracy Hickman
Tracy Hickman
Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR...
, and Yan Feldman.
Reception
IGN Reviewer Eric Goldman noted "this documentary sometimes feels like it's only for people who really, really, REALLY love Firefly. It's fun to see the interviews and the joy the show has brought to many, but for anyone who doesn't yet know or has only a casual knowledge of the wonderful TV series and film that has inspired so much passion, this is a somewhat hard to grasp documentary. The extras are well done and informative, in some ways doing a much better job than the documentary of presenting facts about the series to a novice, who doesn't know a Companion from an Operative."Track listing
- "Done the Impossible (Ballad of Serenity)" - Rob Kuhlman
- "Autumn in Asheville" (Instrumental) - Emerald RoseEmerald RoseEmerald Rose is a Celtic folk rock band from Georgia of the United States. The band consists of four members: Brian Sullivan , Larry Morris, Arthur Hinds and Clyde Gilbert. Emerald Rose plays a mix of Celtic, folk, and Pagan tunes.- Biography :...
- "Gwydion's Song To Lleu" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose
- "The Fall of Serenity Valley" - Brobdingnagian BardsBrobdingnagian Bards-History:Marc Gunn, formerly of Austin Texas' alternative rock bands Skander and Breastfed, released a solo album featuring himself on autoharp and Andrew McKee on recorder in 1998...
- "Take Me Down (To Her Water)" - Emerald Rose
- "Urania Sings" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose
- "Deventure" - Vitulari
- "Big Damn Heroes" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose
- "Firefly Main Title (The Ballad of Serenity)" - Emerald Rose
- "Big Damn Trilogy" (Instrumental) - The Bedlam Bards
- "Come to the Dance" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose
- "Sail the Sky" (Instrumental) - The Bedlam Bards
- "The Rock Garden" - The Bedlam Bards
- "I'm Gonna See Serenity" - Dan Sehane
- "Big Damn Trilogy" - The Bedlam Bards
- "Mal's Song" - Michelle Dockrey
- "Big Damn Heroes" - Emerald Rose
- "The Ballad of Lux" - The Bedlam Bards
- "Mal's Song" (Instrumental) - Tony Fabris
- "Done the Impossible" (Ballad of Serenity) (Instrumental) - Rob Kuhlman