Canceled halfway through its first season after being given a lousy time slot and having its episode order shuffled like a blind man running a street corner three-card monte, Joss Whedon’s sci-fi/western hybrid Firefly has become the prolific writer and director’s most enduring creation. The show gained a massive cult following after the release of its sole truncated season on DVD in late 2003 resulting in Serenity, a big-screen continuation of the Firefly story that brought back the show’s principal cast and marked the feature directorial debut of Whedon, currently behind the camera on next summer’s The Avengers. But Serenity turned out to be a box office disappointment and plans for further sequels were scuttled, despite the movie’s strong DVD sales and renewed interest in the original Firefly series. Since the release of Serenity, Whedon’s creation has endured mostly in the printed form but fans have long pushed for the show’s return to television or the big screen. None of their efforts have been successful, until now.

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Firefly-themed shirt called “Pinstripe Serenity” by artist Vincent Carrozza.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Wednesday, August 4, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Firefly-themed shirt called “Mal Always Shot First” by artist Karen Hallion.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Firefly Complete Series collection on Blu-ray for only $23.49 (that’s 74% off the list price of $89.98).

This deal is good only for today, Friday, May 13, 2011, until midnight PST while supplies last.

This Blu-ray edition comes with 14 episodes of the Joss Whedon scifi space western television series Firefly, which was canceled much too prematurely by Fox back in 2002 before the first season was even completed. This set includes the last three episodes that never aired on television.

Below is a run-down from the product page of the episode/special features that appear on the 3-disc Blu-ray set.

The t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is a mash-up of the movies The Breakfast Club and Serenity called “The Serenity Club.”

The tee, by artist Kari Fry, went on sale at RIPT today, Monday, May 2, 2011, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.