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There were seeds planted in "difficulties" in the relationship between Zoe and Wash, and Inara/Mal was definitely ill-fated, so that would leave Mal and Zoe open (def. Mal). However, I think Jayne and Kaylee would have been the surprise relationship on the show.

I didn't sense the sexual tension between Mal and Zoe. Infact, I really liked that their relationship was purely platonic. They know each other so well. They've been through hell together. There is such respect and commitment. Zoe picking Wash in War Stories I think clearified who she really loved.

I don't think they'd kill off Wash - he's the Xander of the group. I'd see Zoe, Inara, or Book dead before Wash. Inara definitely had the mask of death on her. I would go with Inara. I see her leaving the ship for a while and then coming back and saving them all and telling Mal she loves him and he confesses his love for her and they are all happy happy and then she tells him she is dying. Her having a Terminal Illness, I think, was where they were going to go with her character. Why else would she leave paradise? Why would she have such a fear of death? Why would she be on Serenity?? I think Serenity means 2 things: Life & Death Simon sez in Out Of Gas "I always thought Serenity had a sort of funerial sound to it" , and then he says "I don't want to die on this ship" to which Inara says "I don't want to die at all". Inara loved the ship the first time she saw it, it has a special meaning to her. She either sees life in that -sees that you can create a new life in that-, or she sees Death in it. Either way, she sees peace. I think she found out she was sick while getting her yearly exam, left the academy (either on her own, or was forced out - I would say the former), and found the ship. The chinese lettering under her timer means "short interval" - which we think is a joke because of how her clients don't take too long in bed, but it could very well mean she expects to die soon. It may also explain the needle.

Cameras to the back and a white limo with longhorns on it pulls up with JBL on the side, *Marks out*

I look forward to Bradshaws stuff, which means I have to -unfortunately- watch the show. Damn RAW for having Benoit and Benjamin. Damn them!

Man, I like Mo-town as much as a cracker like me can, but fucking shit did that suck. Fantasia continues to own, Latoya was disappointing (not bad, just not great), I greatly overestimated the two white boys, and George is always fun to watch. And Amy does look a bit like Jay Leno. They did a really bad job in booking the show, however, by putting all the people you knew would do well at the end and the fish-out-of-water first.

I'm diggin this site on a bittersweet level. ON ‘ARIEL’ By Jose Molina Hello, everyone -- I’ve been asked by our cyberfriends at Fox to pitch in with an article detailing how “Ariel” came to life. So here I am. About to detail. Cairo, 1843. Wait, that’s wrong. Santa Monica, September of 2002. Yeah, that’s better. To quote a famous dead guy, I was nervous. Very, very dreadfully nervous. I’d been a fan of Buffy and Angel and the whole Mutant Enemy camp for years, and this was my first shot at showing the best writers in television that I didn’t suck. Still waiting for confirmation on that one. Um... guys? So, it started with an idea from Joss: he wanted to do a story where Simon hired the crew for a heist. The rest was up for grabs. But since the folks around the office didn’t take kindly to my random grabbing, I decided it was best for everyone if I worked at home. After approaching the story from a few different angles, the staff and I finally landed on a take we liked. I pitched it to executive producer Tim Minear, who in typical Tim fashion said “That’s great! What else ya got?” He was kidding. (I think.) We spent the next couple of days hammering out the details, then rolled on over to the Paramount lot to pitch our ideas to Joss, who was in the middle of playing spin the bottle with David Boreanaz. Or he was directing “Spin the Bottle” for Angel, I get confused. He said something along the lines of “me like” and producer Ben Edlund and I trucked back to our Santa Monica offices to put the finishing touches on the outline. At around 1:30 that morning, we finished the outline and cracked a celebratory beverage. I think Ben enjoyed it more than I did because he was laughing on his way out the door; it might have had something to do with the four days I had to write the script. He’d recently written “Jaynestown” in about that amount of time and he was anticipating how much fun I was about to have. That must have been it, right? So I spent four crazy days writing constantly, cursing in Chinese, sleeping very little and having dreams about playing bocci ball with Adam Baldwin. I love Adam dearly, but in my dreams he cheats. When I emerged from my cocoon on Monday, I had a script... and an epiphany. Despite all my anxiety, I actually had tons of fun writing the script. I loved writing these characters, I loved living in this world, I loved everything. YOU GUYS! (sniff) I also loved being done! And watching as the best cast and crew in town turned the pretty pictures in my head into reality was a blast. I’m extremely grateful and indebted to everyone who worked their gluteal regions off to make this episode as cool as it is. It’s a bit of a departure -- we have a Core planet, sonic rifles, and some big bad villains swooping in to complicate things. It’s sort of Ocean’s Eleven meets The X-Files in space. Or Curse of the Mummy meets The A-Team. Also heavily influenced by Chico and the Man. All right, I don’t know. Just watch it and you can tell me. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we enjoyed making it. I think you will!

Mad Dog, that was the best spoiler/show review ever.

She also said that David Bore..Bora...Boru... ANGEL might be in the film too. http://www.fox-tv.com/firefly/ Their old website is up. FUN! It's like going back in time. A time when Firefly wasn't cancelled. Good Time. God this is really sad. -------- 11.7.02 Hey there Brown Coats- So this entry will be written by our own Capt’n: Nathan Fillion! Take it away Nathan… Ooo… This is so cool. I’ve finally made it, the weblog! How I’ve dreamed of this moment- and yet, now I feel tremendous pressure to be clever like Kelly. How does she do it? We are hard at work on “Heart of Gold,” which holds much excitement and some implied nudity! I am particularly excited because it will be our first glimpse of such technologies as a true laser pistol and a hovercraft. Carey has once again outdone himself with his design of the craft, and I was sure to get a personal tour of it during construction. Consistent with previous episodes, our guest cast this week is simply amazing. Melinda Clarke plays the lovely and sultry Nandi, and Fredric Lane has joined us as the bastardly Ranse Burgess- the man you’ll love to hate. Also on board this week is an old friend and Soap Opera alumnus Kimberly McCollough. Soap fans will remember her from her stint on General Hospital. There were some questions on the boards, and Kelly asked if I would be interested in responding. I said I was scared, but she said she would hold my hand. (So, my plan worked!) I know for a fact that you folks don’t realize how very indispensable Kelly is around here. She has REAL POWER. If you want something done, you talk to Kelly. Do we read the posts? I do. When I have spare time at work, I’ll raid the office for computer time. (I don’t have Internet access at home. Don’t ask. It’s a thing.) I particularly enjoy when folks enjoy the same scenes for the same reasons that I do. Or when I read that what I was trying to impart on screen was understood by viewers. Thank God! I look most forward to Kelly’s posts. I read them, imagining how great it would be to have the scoop on the everyday comings and goings on my favorite shows, the antics on set, inside jokes and so forth. I feel it speaks to the feeling of family and camaraderie that is present here. Something I feel it helps us put out a better show every episode. Will Kelly appear in an episode? YES!!! She makes the cutest cameo in “Ariel!” You really want to know about my underwear? Well, nothing special folks. Same as every other man out there. They are old, got holes, and worn through to the point of transparency. I occasionally buy new ones but I never throw any away. If a man says he throws out his underwear, he is lying. It’s as simple as that. They don’t get trashed, they just sometimes fall off or ignite. Thanks, guys! This was a blast. As always- FRIENDS DON’T LET FRIENDS MISS FIREFLY. Spread the word. Have a party. Make ‘em watch. They’ll thank you. Yours ‘till Jayne learns manners, Nate

No, I think it's more like this: *Taker walks up to head booker* Taker: Hey. Head Booker: Hey. Taker: Yep. Head Booker: Yep. *Taker leaves* *Booker T walks by* Head Booker: You're gettin squashed by Taker. Booker T: Aw damn! Do I have to? Head Booker: Yep

Ric Flair was a pervert and often exposed himself. He’s capable of getting uptight women dancing on tables with their skirts above their heads. She wouldn't really have a problem with Flair exposing himself if he actually packed a decent gun in his shorts. Thinks he must suck in bed if he's anything like his in-ring self, doing the same matches every night. -from the Missy Hyatt shoot. Whatta coincidence that Teke posted right before me http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=17413

Hmm... Interesting...

Is it possible to "think" like them? That infers there is thought put into what they do.

I too am disappointed that I am not included in this poll. I've pissed many-a-person off with my bitchery and deserve the recognition. Though I do enjoy the attention in this thread. C'mon, keep talkin bout me; It makes me feel all special-like

C'mon, child actress, it's not like she actually appreciates shit Not that it bothers me personally, I don't expect them to go above and beyond their roles on the show. It is, however, really nice to see.

Dude, I thought a German Suplex was a Dragon Suplex up until about 1998/99 thanks to Schiavone.

Can we please stop posting that picture?

That made me laugh. I enjoyed it, our lil banter. We should do it again sometime. I'm happy we killed Bankys thread. It gives a sense of accomplishment. Kudos to everyone. Short sentences rule.

Oh... IS IT?

What if someone said "Nidia has gonorrhea" and "Molly has a penis"? Would you care then?

Wait... JMA... are you saying that HHH is trying to be Ric Flair?

Eddy/HHH is just a bigger match than Benoit/Rhyno. That's all it was. No one wants to see Rhyno in the ME. And again HHH was putting someone over here. I could understand the bitching if HHH had won the main events........ But he didn't. The question should be: Why is Benoit facing Rhyno and why is HHH facing Eddie. Why does HHH get the big match and why does Benoit - the champ - get the short-end of the stick. And how in godsname did Eddie benefit from that and how did HHH lose anything from it? The focus was immediately taken away with the brawl at the end and the focus afterwards was "What will HHH do on Smackdown" and then "HHH is off smackdown, what will he do on RAW"

Yeah, because he WON the feud. Actually, technically, he didn't "win". His ultimate goal was "to be the best at WM", and HBK already had beaten him on RAW. He technically shouldn't have been happy with the victory since it didn't prove he was the best as he still hasn't beaten Michaels - so there is doubt. But besides that, the feud was HHH-centric. Primarily it was "Can HHH survive HBK and Chris Benoit at WM". He couldn't. It was still his feud. THEN it was "Can HBK and Chris Benoit coexist to beat HHH" (similar to the first story, but the focus is on _both_ HBK and Benoit.) Then it was "HBK wants HHH really badly". Then it was "Benoit wants to be the world champion". Can you see how this affects his win? He wasn't even the central figure in his own "big match". That's horrible. It would have been way more effective had it just been 1 on 1. Yep, he beat 2 guys instead of one. The whole match was designed to make Benoit look as good as he could look. Wrong. Watch the match again, there were countless spots that made Benoit look like an idiot. Being hung up in the corner, getting baseball slide(d) outside the ring, getting "shoved away"... many more. And he didn't beat 2 guys, when did he pin Michaels (like how Michaels pinned him weeks before)? The finish left doubt. 3 ways inherently leave doubt. The only time they were able to keep him down was when they double teamed him and threw him through a table. Then he still came back and won. Not a fluke win, but a throw Michaels out the ring and counter the pedigree and make HHH tap like a bitch win. Not a fluke win, you're right. But what does that mean when he's not the focus of the show afterwards? What did this "win" do??? Right, because if the heel and the heel announcer says it, it's gotta be true. Lawler isn't a heel announcer anymore. It doesn't have to be true, but it's still out there. There is still doubt. Solo promos that ramble on and on aren't one of Benoit's strong points. I don't know. Why did Vince open up RAW after Austin won the title? He doesn't have to ramble on. He just has to take a power position, come out like the champ he is supposed to be, and take charge. Instead the focus was back on HHH. You want to compare Austin with Benoit? Benoit needs as much hype as possible, Austin didn't. Benoit needs to look like a Superstar so he can get the Superstar reaction (which means long term benefits) - still playing second fiddle doesn't make him a Superstar This week he was putting over Benjamin and last week was the draft where everyone knew Benoit had no chance of switching shows. Why didn't Benoit "lead the troops" out to fight Smackdown? He's the champ. Why did Austin? Why did Benoit sit waaay in the back during the lotto? Why did the camera keep focusing on HHH? Little things like that undermine Benoit as champ. Things like not leading off RAW, things like being a midcarder for the past 3 weeks despite having the "big win". What made it a big win if he's still playing the same role as before? What makes Benoit "the champ"? HHH is still in "the champ" role as everything he does supposedly has an impact. Everything he does is important. The announcers keep talking about HHH. It's still the HHH show.

I was thinkin about a flying armbar The problem with the dragon whip is that it is too contrived. It's a good finisher in that the crowd popped hard for it, but unless it is worked really well into the match, it's going to make the opponent look really, really stupid.

I think people are confusing HHHate with clearification. HHH did good last night in his match with Benjamin. He didn't put him over clean. He didn't have to put him over clean because the match and the win were enough to be "put over" (rather than the "job"), but he still didn't put him over clean. "As clean as it could be" is still not clean. Whether or not Benjamin was truly "put over", however, will be seen in the next few weeks. If HHH comes out next week and says "if it wasn't for that cursed Benoit at ringside..." and Benjamin falls down the card fast and hard, then the match meant nothing.