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First Clip Of Firefly-Influenced Space Drama Venus Rises

The Sci Fi Channel chose the wrong online TV show when it bought Amanda Tapping's Sanctuary, judging from this exclusive new clip from the much grittier Venus Rises. Venus Rises is about the struggle between the working-class Venus and the wealthy Mars in a post-Earth future. In this clip, Sam and Kylara are exploring the Ikarus, and they meet the crew: Demille and the deaf Aeriana. Click through for an interview with writer/director J.G. Birdsall. More »

2:40 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,130 views, 51 comments

Latest by PriorMarcus: @cyr3n: I quiet liked that CGI shot, is it final or a work in progress? Either way I'm quiet a fan of the designs. more »

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The Deaf Hacker Pilot From Venus Talks To io9

Julia Howe plays Aeriana, the deaf hacker and pilot on Venus Rises, the new Mars/Venus class war series that's appearing on IllusionTV and on the Web. When she's not looking awesome in a hoodie and cyber-hand-rig, she's also the show's production manager. She talked to io9 about learning to say "flux capacitor" in sign language. More »

2:30 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By charliejane
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Class War Between Mars And Venus

A new web TV show could pick up where Firefly left off, telling gritty stories of class warfare on human colonies. Venus Rises is filming now in New Jersey. Four episodes will be available next year on national video-on-demand cable channel Illusion TV as well the show's own site. One glance at the first episode's synopsis shows how deeply Firefly is in Venus Rising's DNA.
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1:30 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By charliejane
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