Other Presentations Past

Since Firefly began in 1994, there have been some presentations that never made it to the screen.  Some have finished their run, some sit in storage waiting to be edited, and some have been scrapped alltogether.  Whatever has happened, this page takes a look at some past Firefly projects.

Big U Morning Show

Above: The season one cast of the Big U Morning Show.

The Big U Morning Show is the premiere show on the United High Network, which both made their debut in 1995.  UHN is exclusive to the United High School in Armagh, Pennsylvania.  The show airs Fridays on UHN at 7:52am and features local news, comedy, and school news.  The show will enter its fourth season this September.  The show has been nominated many times for a Robert Morris College TVT Award.  The show has been featured in local newspapers and on the FOX 8 Ten O'Clock News.  The show has been a major starting point for many members of Firefly Entertainment.

The Morning Show has been Firefly's longest running series.

Dreamscape

Firefly Entertainment closes 1996 and rings in 1997 with it's third television series, Dreamscape. The series is a combination of Once Upon A Town and the Twilight Zone. The series has seaced production.  Unfortunately, Fiefly has no plans to continue the series, although an episode will be seen as part of Firefly Soup.

The series deals with Richard Dill (Ryan Dixon) and his family. Richard is fired from his job of over 15 years after a new president takes over the corporation. Richard also has two sons Ryan (Terry Shirley) and Brad (Joe Stapleton) who are still coming to terms with the death of their mother, Carol, whom was killed early in 1996.

                    Cast:

Richard Dill	Ryan Dixon
Ryan Dill	Terry Shirley
Brad Dill	Joe Stapleton
Doug	Larry Mauk

               Guest Stars:

NewCOMM President	Rob Strong
Dave	Loren Silbaugh
Lee	Joe Rusin
James T. Kirk	Nathan Poglein
Oprah	Lisa Griffith
Yolonda	Shannon Ryan
Mike Mantz	Brad Schake

                          the Crew

Creative Consultant	Nathan Poglein
Videographer	Joe Rusin
Key Grip	Larry Mauk
Script Supervisor	Joe Rusin
Created by	Joe Stapleton
Co-Executive Producer	Ryan Dixon
Executive Producer	Joe Stapleton
Developed by	Ryan Dixon and Joe Stapleton

Original Shooting Date:  Fall/Winter 1996/97

Joe and Bob in the Afternoon

Firefly Entertainment entered the radio business with the our own radio show, "Joe and Bob in the Afternoon."  The show which aired at various times over its two season run was broadcasted over Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Over its two season run, Joe and Bob in the Afternoon won multiple awards including "The Golden Microphone," "the PVGC Award," and most recently a "Dal Dalmane Award."  Two audiocassettes were also created which featured the best sketches from the two seasons.

Besides and excellent variety of music, the show also featured games, phone calls, and our own variety segments.  Some skits that were also featured have been filmed for Firefly Soup.

Release Date: debuted 10*16*96, end date 4*5*98

Announcers:
Brad Schake (announcer, Season 1), Andy Pizarchik (announcer, Season 2)

Frequent Guests:
Ryan Dixon, Allie Marguccio, Nathan Poglein, Rich Foor, Cary Shaffer, Karen Sida

Once Upon A Town

Above Left:  Matthew Robinson (Jason St. Clair) is upset after his friend dies at his sixteenth birthday party.  Above Right: the Agent (Nathan Poglein).

Once Upon A Town was the first series from Firefly Entertainment.  The series, which was filmed in 1995 and 1996, focused on the Robinson family, who was being having troubles with the federal government after the father, Warren, was in the armed forces during the Vietnam War.

The series lasted for seven episodes and was very impromptu (not using a script, just an outline). The series helped Firefly to develop its creativity and technical know how.  The series has only been seen at the Westwood Plaza Theates in 1996.  Firefly has no plans to continue making episodes.

                 Once Upon A Town at a Glance

Original Release	1996
Rating	THIS SERIES IS NOT RATED.
Length	7 episodes (including two, two-part stories)

Starring:

Brad Schake, Jason St. Clair, Joe Stapleton, Ryan Dixon, Joe Dubinsky, and Nathan Poglein as the Agent.

Featuring:

Lisa Griffith, Shannon Ryan, Meghan Dixon, Loren Silbaugh, Jim Rager, Mike Mason, Chris Patterson, Larry Mauk, Terry Shirley, Tina Mauk, Bernice Zambia, Bernice Dixon, Vince Strugala, and Brody Mundroff.

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