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Blue Sun
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In the television series Firefly, The Blue Sun Corporation is a large, diversified corporation (or possibly Megacorporation), compared by creator Joss Whedon to a combination of Wal-Mart and Microsoft. The company is broadly hinted as being less benign than either of those two companies, and plays a role more comparable to that played by Weyland-Yutani in the Alien franchise or Omni Consumer Products in the RoboCop franchise. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1170x1309, 34 KB) Summary This is the logo for the Blue Sun corporation from Firefly Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Firefly is a science fiction television series that premiered in the United States and Canada on 2002-09-20. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... Megacorp is a term popularized by William Gibson derived from the combination of the prefix mega- with an abbreviation of the word corporation. ... Joss Whedon at the premiere of Serenity. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is an international computer technology corporation with 2005 global annual sales of US$39. ... Weyland-Yutani is a fictional corporation in the motion picture Alien and its sequels. ... Alien (1979), a science-fiction/horror film, directed by Ridley Scott, kicked off a long succession of sequel films and related works set in the fictional world it depicts. ... Omni Consumer Products (OCP) is the primary fictional corporation in the RoboCop series of movies, tv-shows, video-games, and comics. ... RoboCop is a 1987 science fiction action movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ...


It is worth mentioning that in the few instances when River Tam exhibits bizarre or violent behavior, Blue Sun is involved. In the episode "Shindig", River rips the labels off cans bearing the Blue Sun logo, and in "Ariel", Jayne Cobb is wearing a Blue Sun shirt when River slashes him. The writer of this episode confirms in the director's commentary on the DVD set, that River was, in fact, attacking the "Blue Sun" logo on Jayne's shirt and not Jayne himself. Thus her comment, "He looks better in red," probably means that she prefers it to the blue of the logo. Summer Glau as River Tam in Serenity (2005). ... Shindig is the fourth episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. ... Ariel is the ninth episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. ... Jayne Cobb is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Firefly. ...


Unfortunately for fans, Blue Sun's place in the grand scheme of things was one of the plot points that was not explored in Serenity. However, the Blue Sun logo is visible in the film. The Blue Sun logo is marked on cargo crates in Serenity's hold. In one scene Jayne also drinks from a blue bottle with the Blue Sun logo on it. Lastly, there is a blue sun in the background sky of the "Fruity Oaty Bar" commercial. Serenity is a film written and directed by Joss Whedon. ... Jayne Cobb is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Firefly. ...


Origins

The name Blue Sun may have its origin in the Darling Violetta song by the same name. This song was performed in the episode "Faith, Hope and Trick" of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Darling Violetta later provided the theme song to Buffy spinoff Angel. Darling Violetta is a dark pop band based in Hollywood, California. ... Faith, Hope and Trick is the third episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer was an American television series inspired by the 1992 movie of the same name. ... Angel was the popular spin-off from the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

The Firefly series
Episodes Serenity | The Train Job | Bushwhacked | Shindig | Safe | Our Mrs. Reynolds | Jaynestown
Out of Gas | Ariel | War Stories | Trash | The Message | Heart of Gold | Objects in Space
Articles Minor characters | Moons and planets | The Alliance | Blue Sun
Unification War | Serenity
Terminology Reaver | Browncoat | Curse words in Firefly | Companion
Spin-offs R. Tam sessions | Serenity: Those Left Behind | Serenity film | Serenity RPG
Music Firefly soundtrack | Serenity soundtrack
Main characters Derrial Book | Jayne Cobb | Kaylee Frye | Malcolm Reynolds | Inara Serra
River Tam | Simon Tam | Hoban Washburne | Zoë Washburne

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Blue Sun - Into the Black (315 words)
Without doubt, the ubiquitous Blue Sun is the richest and most politically connected corporation in the system.
The Blue Sun logo is everywhere: on t-shirts, billboards, posters, food cans, etc. The logo has become so much a part of daily life that people don't even notice it anymore.
One thing is certain however, corporate headquarters for Blue Sun is often guarded, the company taking great strides to protect themselves from the general public and wouldbe corporate spies.
Blue Sun Biodiesel (496 words)
Blue Sun biodiesel is a high-quality renewable fuel produced from vegetable oil, offering significant advantages over petroleum diesel in reduced emissions of particulates, greenhouse gases, carcinogens, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
Blue Sun’s research indicates it can achieve significant reductions in the cost of biodiesel feedstock from development of oilseed crops adapted for arid High Plains growing conditions.
Blue Sun Biodiesel is an agriculture energy company based in Colorado, founded in 2001 to capitalize on the growing market for biodiesel.
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