IGN interviewed Christina Hendricks about her role on “Mad Men” and brought up her role as YoSaffBridge in “Firefly.” She had good things to say…
The fans and the afterlife of Firefly, it’s amazing. I mean, it’s sort of bigger now then it was five, six years ago when it originally aired. I get calls from my dad in D.C. whose friends are just now coming home and saying, “I just discovered this show called Firefly, and your daughter’s in it!” It’s like, “Yeah, guys. Get with it. This is a while ago.” That show’s amazing. And, not unlike Mad Men, I think a lot of people watch Mad Men after the fact. They’re going to get the box set. They’ve got it on iTunes. They discovered it through word of mouth. And, there’s so many avenues to see shows now. It’s not like the past. I think people will continue to see Firefly. And it will become this little gem… this one season gem. And people will keep hearing about it. I think it’s amazing.
But where’s the stuff connection? I only link to items about merchandise and products – otherwise I’d never get to sleep – but I did notice this comment towards the end:
IGN: There is so much of an afterlife of comic books and fan fiction for that show. Is it funny for you to hear any of the speculation from fans on what could happen to Saffron, or with her and Mal?
Hendricks: Yeah, I’ve heard all sorts of ideas people have. And, they’ve come out with role-playing games and characters. I got sent a Barbie doll that looked like me. And, people come in costume. It’s really fun. It’s very flattering. It’s fun to be a hated villain. That’s fun.
The Barbie doll was from me, made by my wife Teresa, to thank Ms. Hendricks for judging the “Sing a Song of Saffron” contest. Whoo!
OK, that was it. Just braggin’.
Aw, we don’t hate Yo-Saff-Bridge. She’s just being her wily self.