Firefly's Alan Tudyk thinks Firefly will return. During an interview today during San Diego Comic Con, Tudyk said "personally, I think it will come back."

Series creator Joss Whedon has said in the past Firefly won't be returning , however. Tudyk mentioned during the interview that at the tenth anniversary celebration of Firefly, Whedon said he felt that the show was at the point where it was something that shouldn't be messed with.Tudyk drew a comparison to The Godfather III.Firefly was unceremoniously dumped by FOX after just one season. The follow-up movie Serenity managed to wrap up some of the loose ends, but browncoats the world over have longed for an extension to the stories laid out in the cult-classic television show.While Tudyk thinks it will happen eventually, nothing has been set in stone. But now there's at least a tiny glimmer of hope, and for Firefly fans still reeling from the show's cancellation back in 2002, that's something.So Firefly isn't coming back quite yet, but in the meantime, be sure to check out IGN's Flashback reviews of each episode of Firefl y.Keep it right here for all the breaking film and television news coming out of San Diego Comic Con.

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