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''Done the Impossible'' is a 2006
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
on the fan following for '' Firefly''. Its focus is on how fans came to love the show and played a part in the production of its
feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
continuation '' Serenity''.


History

The title is taken from a line of dialogue, spoken by Malcolm Reynolds in the pilot episode of ''Firefly''. In context, it referred to the Independents' achievement of (temporarily) holding Serenity Valley against the Alliance: "We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."


Cast

Adam Baldwin Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series '' Firefly'' and its continuation film '' Serenity'' as Jayne Cobb. His roles include St ...
serves as host with
Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the Fox television series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its spin-off theatrical film '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on Sc ...
doing a voice-over, and has interviews with cast, crew and numerous fans.


''Firefly'' Actors

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Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on '' Firefly'' and its film continuation '' Serenity'', and Richard Castle on '' Castle''. , he was starring as J ...
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Alan Tudyk Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004 ...
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Christina Hendricks Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
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Jewel Staite Jewel Belair Staite (born June 2, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Kaylee Frye in the Fox television series ''Firefly'' (2002–2003) and its spin-off theatrical film '' Serenity'' (2005), and as Jennifer Keller on Sc ...
* Morena Baccarin *
Ron Glass Ronald Earle Glass (July 10, 1945 – November 25, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as literary Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982), and as the spiritual shepherd, Shepherd Book, in the ...
; Firefly Production * Joss Whedon * Tim Minear


Authors

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Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...
* Keith R.A. DeCandido *
Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman (born November 26, 1955) is an American fantasy author. He wrote the ''Dragonlance'' novels with Margaret Weis. He also wrote role playing game material while working for TSR and has cowritten novels with his wife, Laura Hick ...
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Margaret Weis Margaret Edith Weis (; born March 16, 1948) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, of dozens of novels and short stories. At TSR, Inc., she teamed with Tracy Hickman to create the ''Dragonlance'' role-playing game (RPG) world. She is ...


Others

* Mary Parent (Universal Pictures) * Christopher Buchanan (Producer on ''Serenity'') *
Greg Edmonson Greg Edmonson is an American music composer for television and movies. He is primarily known for composing the soundtrack to the cult TV series '' Firefly''. He is also the composer for the first three games in the '' Uncharted'' video game seri ...
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Loni Peristere Loni Peristere () is an American television director, television producer, producer, and former visual effects supervisor. He is well known for his work on the Cinemax drama ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee''; and for the FX (TV channel), FX ant ...
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Rafael Feldman Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ' ...
* Yan Feldman *
James Gunn James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker and executive. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with ''Tromeo and Juliet'' (1997). He then began working as a directo ...
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Jenna Fischer Regina Marie "Jenna" Fischer (born March 7, 1974) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppor ...
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John Cassaday John Cassaday (; born 1971) is an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He is best known for his work on the critically acclaimed '' Planetary'' with writer Warren Ellis, '' Astonishing X-Men'' with Joss Whedon, ''Captain Am ...


Release

The film was released as a DVD with more than five hours of additional interviews, as well as various bonus features. The main feature was also released as a torrent under a noncommercial Creative Commons license.


Reception

IGN Reviewer Eric Goldman noted "It's fun to see the interviews and the joy the show has brought to many.... 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." Adam Arseneau of DVD Verdict describes it as "the ultimate expression of fanboy love" and explains that the film is more about the fan community than a documentary about Firefly itself. He warns "this one is for fans only. Even then, it's a bit obsessive at times." but as a fan himself he enjoyed it.


Soundtrack

; Track listing # "Done the Impossible (Ballad of Serenity)" - Rob Kuhlman # "Autumn in Asheville" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose # "Gwydion's Song To Lleu" (Instrumental) - Emerald Rose # "The Fall of Serenity Valley" - Brobdingnagian Bards # "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 Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leagu ...
# "Done the Impossible" (Ballad of Serenity) (Instrumental) - Rob Kuhlman


References

* ''Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of Firefly & Serenity'' (2006), DVD, UPC 822732036221


External links


Official site
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