Firefly on DVD

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I did my rewatch the last couple days...just let a friend of mine borrow the DVDs to expose him to it's greatness

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Congrats people, you all have ended up making me now love this also. I just traded someone a few DVDs for the Firefly DVD set.

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Please smack whoever traded you their Firefly set.

 

And I just watched Serenity again today. God I missed it as it has been a little over a month now. As soon as the theme music hit, I felt liked I had never left it.

 

It also made me remember how much I wanted a full length brown coat now. Fuck, I need help. You are all fucking enablers. You hear me. ENABLERS!

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Please smack whoever traded you their Firefly set.

It was someone who works on the FOX lot doing various things, so they have access to get anything released by them for cheap.

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Godammit Downhome, you just had to do that! Now I gotsta like you and shit. FUCK. There goes half the fun of this board.

 

I watched some of "The/A Knights Tale" or as I call it "The Alan Tudyk Owning Shit Show", cause that's what it was. Tudyk is soooooo the MAN and I heard lil hints of Wash in there and I smiled.

 

I too want a browncoat, or at the very least a jumpsuit like Wash.

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My love of the show is from just watching the pilot, and the first few minutes of the first aired show. I can't wait to get the DVD box set and sit down and watch all of the shows and material.

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Godammit Downhome, you just had to do that! Now I gotsta like you and shit. FUCK. There goes half the fun of this board.

 

I watched some of "The/A Knights Tale" or as I call it "The Alan Tudyk Owning Shit Show", cause that's what it was. Tudyk is soooooo the MAN and I heard lil hints of Wash in there and I smiled.

 

I too want a browncoat, or at the very least a jumpsuit like Wash.

Plus the fact that he is in "I, Robot" so I have to see it now.

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Shiny!

Whedon’s SERENITY Screenplay Reviewed!!

I am – Hercules!!

 

What are you worried!

What resides here is a reasonably spoiler-free review. But feel your eyebrow make a run for your hairline as you read that there’s “a compelling and heretofore unheard reason for why the Alliance wants to track down River Tam (Summer Glau) so badly.”

And which of the regulars is so busy he or she had to settle for a reduced role in the movie??

“Firefly,” for those who enjoy Coaxial News boilerplate, was the brilliant, short-lived starship TV series created by Joss Whedon, who created the perhaps even more brilliant “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” TV series. “Serenity” is the big-screen "Firefly" sequel, and marks Whedon's feature directorial debut.

Here’s “Miranda” with a review of the film, which began shooting on Monday.

After reading the New York Times article in which Joss Whedon compared the spoiler junkie websites to bullies who beat him up and stole his lunch money, you sort of had to ask yourself: who’s the asshole that’s going to run out and write a review of Serenity before they’ve even had a chance to finish shooting the damn thing? After receiving a script for the Firefly movie from a buddy of mine who works “in the industry,” as it were, the answer becomes clear: that asshole would be I.

 

But considering that the good folks on the Serenity set have only just now started filming, and considering that the film doesn’t come out for almost a year, and most of all considering that the movie will be way, way cooler if you know as little about it as possible, I’m going to give as close to an entirely spoiler-free review as I can. I won’t mention any plot points or characters not already widely reported in the trades and the more respectable internet sites, and frankly I hope that the rest of the Firefly fanbase will do likewise should they have a chance to get their mitts on the script (was Joss Whedon joking when he said that Mal dies? Do you wish you knew for sure? Wouldn’t it be cooler to actually find out in the theater?).

 

I’m not sure how recent a draft of the screenplay I have – there’s no proper title page to it, and the Serenity title is only listed some thirteen pages in (for security reasons, I presume), with nary a written-by credit or a draft date anywhere to be found. There are a couple of scenes that seem in need of a polish here and there, but for the most part it reads like a pretty complete and close to shoot-ready script.

 

First off, to allay some fears: every member of the original cast is back, and for the most part none of the characters seem short-changed in the screen time department. Though the central character is clearly Captain Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), there’s plenty of time spent with the other crew members, and certain sub-plots from the series have carried over very naturally to the big screen version. Only one cast member has notably fewer scenes than the rest, and I almost wonder if there wasn’t a rather severe scheduling conflict that necessitated that person’s absence from much of the filming.

 

The first ten or so pages of Serenity are a lesson in graceful screenwriting – Whedon manages to set up more or less the entire Firefly universe, from Earth-That-Was to the Reavers to the War for Unification to River and Simon and right on down to the ubiquity of the Chinese language all in a concise, folding-flashback format that should prove intriguing to new viewers even as it offers faithful fans of the series some expanded information that hasn’t been explicitly covered before. Afterward we meet The Operative (recently announced as being played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), and following a cool little sequence in which we’re given a compelling and heretofore unheard reason for why the Alliance wants to track down River Tam (Summer Glau) so badly, we get introduced to the film’s titular ship and her recently-truncated crew as they prepare for their latest job.

 

And that’s as much of a plot description as I’m gonna give.

 

Perhaps the single most impressive aspect of the script is how it manages to maintain just the right balance between giving those familiar with the T.V. series plenty of new material to chew on even as it draws in complete newbies to its world. My buddy had never seen the show before he procured the script, but after reading it he immediately went out and bought the DVD box set – and actually thought that the movie played better without having seen the series first. The script seems to err generally in favor of the new viewer, which is as it should be, even while it reads like Firefly through and through. Whedon resists the Star Trek temptation to put in a bunch of distracting fan in-jokes, and the story is all the stronger for it.

 

There aren’t an over-abundance of set pieces to the film, but if those that they do have play out right, Universal should have a profitable little franchise on their hands with a very promising direction for future films to take. The action sequences are unique and engaging, and more so than in the series you really get the sense that Mal used to be a soldier, and a good one at that. There are also moments to Serenity that are supremely creepy, and I note with interest that they’re obviously looking at a PG-13 rating for the film – some of these scenes are just going to be too gruesome for anything else, and not all the swearing is in Chinese.

 

You also have to give Whedon props for not merely sticking with the series’ theme of losses of faith and how you deal with them, but on going out of his way to expand upon it. The character arc that Mal Reynolds began in the first Firefly episode doesn’t quite reach its climax here, but it certainly progresses further than it ever did on the small screen.

 

And of course, there’s the trademark Joss Whedon dialogue:

 

 

WASH: Yeah well if she doesn't give us some extra flow from the engine room to offset the burnthrough the landing is gonna get pretty interesting.

MAL: Define “interesting.”

WASH (calm suggestion): “Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?”

 

As far as weaknesses in the script go, there are a couple: though The Operative is an interesting character with an intriguing worldview that serves as a nice counterpoint to Mal’s, he’s still one good Agent Smith human-beings-are-a-virus monologue from being the truly memorable badass that I think Whedon wants him to be. Getting Ejiofor to play him is a stroke of brilliance – anyone who’s seen Dirty Pretty Things or Amistad can attest to the intensity and depth that he can bring to a role, and it’ll be nice to see him playing against his good-guy type here – but you kind of end up wishing that the script would give him a little more to work worth. Hopefully, this problem was rectified before shooting commenced. The other (slightly larger) problem is the film’s mid-point confrontation, which read a bit hokier to both my friend and I than it should have – it was the only scene in the entire script that seemed like T.V. writing. At exactly the moment that the tension should be ratcheted up, Mal is cracking wise and dressing in an inappropriately comedic manner. (Also, and just to be anal-retentive here, Whedon on occasion seems to use the words “galaxy” and “solar system” interchangeably in some of his descriptions, though I trust that’s a problem that’ll be worked out by the f/x boys long before post-production time.)

 

One of the biggest criticisms of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movie franchise that Paramount managed to run right into the ground was the fact that they never really felt like movies – they were just over-glorified episodes of the series, in which nothing really changed afterwards. Sure they blew up the Enterprise, but you knew they’d have a new one next week. Sure they killed Data, but they set up the means of his return so obviously that they needn’t have bothered. Sure they married Riker and Troi, but honestly – does anyone give a fuck? The difference between those Star Trek movies and Serenity is that by the end of this script, you feel like things have changed – both personally for the characters and in the universe of the story at large. If there’s a sequel to this film it won’t be just another interchangeable episode of their lives. It will build inevitably upon the foundation laid here, and I imagine it’ll be a much bumpier – and even more interesting – ride. Here’s hoping.

 

I am a leaf on the wind,

Miranda

 

P.S. Isn’t it about time that somebody leaked the Whedon version of the X-Men movie script online? I mean, seriously

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I wonder who the reduced character is (even odds that it is in that article and I just missed it). So help me god if it is Kaylee ::shakes fist::.

 

I just realized how much this is going to suck. There are going to be spoilers all over the place soon and I am going to have to avoid them for a god damn year.

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I was thinking it would be Alan - cause, I mean, it's The Summer Of Tudyk - so the man is on a roll.

 

*Checks*

 

Both Alan and Gina are in movies that are currently filming alongside Serenity. I would venture to say that Alan has a bigger part in his respective film.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379786/fullcredits

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If we miss out on some Wash so he can be in some movie starring Colin Hanks and fucking Milo, I am going to be pissed. Fucking Milo, is the first person listed in the credits.

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The thing with Wash is - even though he's one of my favourite, favourite characters - he didn't really have that deep of a story like say, Book or River or Inara had, where there are still questions to be answered. The only thing I can think of that they could really expand on is Zoe wanting to have a baby and Wash being reluctant to. And really, that's something that is something for TV, not film. That is not to say they couldn't expand on his character, it's just saying there is a difference between "losing" and "not gaining", in terms of character-time.

 

::Edit:: But yeah, I agree, Wash needs to have more dinosaur time. I will be severely disappointed if we don't get some "Everything looks good from here..." and reveal a T-Rex on Zoes backside with Wash having post-sex fun.

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I agree it is just Wash > Zoe, plus the fact we would be missing him for that fucking movie he is filming now.

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Also, I think I now know what being a Trekkie feels like. I read the line about no injokes from the show and was dissapointed, because I wanted the TV theme in there at some point (if they get something new for the main theme) and how I wanted to hear Jayne singing "The man they call Jayne" in the background sometime.

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Well, we will get this line...

 

WASH: Yeah well if she doesn't give us some extra flow from the engine room to offset the burnthrough the landing is gonna get pretty interesting.

MAL: Define “interesting.”

WASH (calm suggestion): “Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?”

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There *has to be* some in-jokes. HAS TO. If it's not in the script, they'll improv it. Cause they won't do that to their fans. They'll give us a wink.

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I'm sure Joss just told the exec's he wouldn't write any injokes...just like he said he wouldn't start a season long arc

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damn IE

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NEW PICTURES! NEW PICTURES! JAYNE! MAL! WASH! SIMON!

 

THIS JUST MADE ME 10x MORE EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE!

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HOLY SHIT!

 

You just made me FREAK OUT Superstar!!

 

Seriously, I was fucking on the edge of hyperventilating.

 

1 billion points to Superstar!

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Wow, after reading that review I am ever more hyped up.

 

Damn 2005.

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This is the teaser poster:

 

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I...am...so...jealous...

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:MIND IMPLODES:

 

TOO.......MUCH.......DELICIOUS.........IMAGERY

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I'm sorry, I just have to POST the whole thing. I was freaking out reading it - FREAKING OUT -, so I can't imagine how that guy felt doing it. It almost seems too good to be true.

 

Ok I convinced my wife that she and the kids can go to dinner without me tonight. I want to start off by stating two things. First, I understand if you dont believe what im about to share with you. Secondly, Adam I really appreciate how you went out of your way to make this an experience I will never forget. That was cool dude. I have pictures I need someone to help me with. They are .JPG and I'm not sure how i can get them to you guys. OK, on with the experience.

I left my house around noon on friday the 11th (picture #1), It was just down the street from my house, and didnt take long to get there. When I turned up the dirt road to arrive on the set, the most unbelievable sight came around the corner...THE SET!!! Picture #2 (I have a long distance shot of this and dont think it is spoilerish, dont think I should post..suggestions???) When i arrived a security guard asked me my business and i mentioned im in the BDM and my call time is 1:30pm. He said well it is only 12:15pm your a little early and if I wanted I could just go on in and just wait?....heheheh. So I parked and walked up to the set. (picture #3) (the white tent is where the banner was on the other location) At this point I didnt know what to do, so i drifted towards the white tent. There was a big bucket of ice cold water so I grabbed one and tried to look like i belonged. As it turns out, lunch was being served and all these guys with earpiece walkie-talkie things were going in for lunch. So what was I supposed to do? thats right i had lunch!!!...LOL. That was cool. I had a great salad and took a seat at a far table by myself and looked at everybody (without looking like I was looking)

 

I didnt recognise anybody for about 20 minutes. ( about 50 ppl in there) and then it happened!!! My fears of not seeing anybody were happily stripped away....River walked in!!! right there not 20 feet away!! in line to have salad!!! right there... So I stared at here outright as she got her salad and went and sat by herself. I couldnt stand for this injustice!!! Now remember i have been a salesman for 15 years and i am quite comfortable approaching people. So I grabbed my salad and walked right over to her table. As she looked up i asked her if I could join her for lunch....and she said yes!!! Now this was wierd...her i am sitting 3 feet from Summer as she is eating her salad!!! We talked for about 15 minutes about the show, her dance lessons, how cool Joss is, and how pumped she is to be working on this show again. Towards the end of lunch i told her I have a picture that was drawn by an artist for the LA Comic-Con that she couldnt attend, and if time permited if she could sign it. She said SURE and were was it. I had it in the car with my disposible camera. She said well my trailer is right over there why dont you go get it and I can sign it for you!!! (I ran my happy rear to the car so quickly!!!) I approached her trailer and knocked, and she let me in and she went and washed her hands from lunch. I showed her the picture and she just loved it. There is a little desk in these trailers and as she was signing it I noticed her pillow on the couch that says "Summer" she noticed me and said she never goes anywhere without it..(Women...why do they do that?) anyway, after she signs it she notices that Nathan hasnt signed it and said she was positive he would. So she says that he is watching dailys and we can go over there and meet him!!! I know...i still cant beleive it either.

 

I follow her over to this huge trailer (purple one in the picture with white tents) and she dissapears inside to get the Captain. I cant beleive this is happening...Two minutes later River and Captain Malcom Reynolds come outside and approach me!!! He shakes my hand and i mumble something about how I was from the OB and how I contacted Background Players and jabber,jabber,jabber...I dont think it even came out right. So I hand him my picture (Picture #4) and he signs it and says he needs to get back to those dailies...I utter something and he goes back in. Wow that was cool. I got in this hazzy kind of incoherent state...really wierd... So I follow River away and we hear someone calling her, we turn and it's JOSS!!!! This simply isnt happening....He asks her about her last scene and when there finished she introduces me to him!!! I shake his hand and mumble stuff about how I came to be there again ( man I got star struck ) I pulled out the picture and he notices it from the convention and says " hey i got one of those too" I had him sign it at the comvention but i ask him "would a picture be inappropriate?" and he said sarcastically " oh entirely" he reached for the picture and i stood next to him (picture #5) He said he was happy i was there and he loves his fans. Or something really close I was numb!!!

 

He said have fun and went off with an assisstant guy. So now I can barely walk, in 10 minutes I met Summer,Cappy, and the Creator!!!! I float back to the white tent and stand there reliving what just happened. I look up and accross the parking lot towards the trailers I see a tall strong looking guy. I think it could'nt be...it was....ADAM. I figured what the hell...I walked across the parking lot and approached him. As I got close and he started looking at me he saluted me and said "how goes?" I apologized for just approaching him, but i'm a big fan and started telling him about how i got there and the OB. When i mentioned the OB his eyes got allitle bigger and he had a big smile break out accross his face. I had the drawing with me and asked if he could sign it. He said why sure, and as I held one end and he the other he signed it. Ready for this??? Gina came around the corner with her finished lunch tray!!!! Adam turned to see who i was looking at and he called her over to intorduce me!!!! YOU RULE DUDE!!!!!! She was really wonderful and she signed it as well. Then i really pushed my luck....I asked Adam....any chance i could have a picture??? he turned to Gina and said "i'm game if you are" she said sure and we asked a passerby if he could take our picture (picture #6) I can honestly tell you i have never felt like that before!!! They both wish me good luck and had to go get ready...then it hit me that i needed to be somewhere at 1:30pm as well!! so I run off to wardrobe with picture and camera in pocket. The coordinator for extras took me from Wardrobe to a trailer to get changed in (Adam told me that only Joss,Summer,Nathan,and Gina were on set that day) so guess whose trailer i changed in????...Shepard Books!!!! (picture #7) How incredible..I change into my very cool ALLAINCE RESCUE WORKER costume...and head back to the tent.

 

The coordinator lady said she would put my picture in the Production Trailer for safe keeping for me (I was still worried)and to put my clothes in the tent somewhere. I was introdcued to three other rescue Workers and we were told to wait in the tent. We were there for about three hours. it didnt feel that long because i was still numb..lol. As me and the other extras were sitting there...Adam walks back in!!! he grabs a chair and sits down next to me and says " Bob, I have something to show you" he pulls out a digital camera and shows me probably 50 pictures from last weeks shooting!!! he decribes what Nathans doing there, why Gina was laughing in this one, what Wash was doing....it was unbelievable. At the end of the pictures, as i realize he is one foot from me i say " Adam, I cant believe how lucky i am " he bangs my knee and says dont worry about it and just have fun. What a cool guy... So this is where he asks me if i have seen the set yet!!!! I say no and he says "well come on let me give you a tour".. No way...as we are leaving the tent he whispers to me...got the camera? hehehe...I sure did.

 

The tent is about 100 yards from the actual set. As we are getting close to the set the coordinator lady says "Bob, did they call you on set?" we were almost by her...Adam threw his arm over my shoulder and says to her "dont worry hes a friend of mine and he'll bring me right back"....Adam..you rule!!!! she gives us a pissy look and we keep walking. The set is incredible. remember we are not in studio and this is out on location. I wont spoil it, but WOW...you will love this....as we are walking up the set Adam notices they are still filming up ahead, she he says to follow him and we duck between some stuff and continue around from the outside. We get to this really cool set thing and he whispers..."wheres that camera?" I hand it to him and he takes this really cool shot of me in costume in front of this bitchen set piece.(pretty spoilerish I should save that one) we work our way back around and as we are in a different part of the set he waves over another costumed extra and has him take another picture of us. Adam is so hooking me up!!!!! we go back to the tent. We stand in front of the tent for about 30 minutes talking about everything (no politics) and he says that he thinks my scene is coming up and he will check in on me later (SCORE)

 

So I go and sit back down again and I am so high on live i cant believe it!!!!

 

Not 10 mintues later we get called to the set and i think I need to go to the bathroom...dammit!!!! I was fine the whole time and now we are walking to the set and i have to pee...man. i was able to hold it and we walked up to the set where we will be filmed. there he is...JOSS WHEDON....he is sitting in front of some monitors asking for things to be moved around. All I can say about my scene is...I wont be cut out. it is a very important part of what is happening. it needs to be in there. The first thing we do is a rehersal. i am standing next to Joss and he turns to me and says " can you see without those glasses? i said something like HELL YEAH!!!! and he says " good, because no one in the Allaince wears glasses" and smiles at me. How cool...I will be in the BDM!!!!!! nice... OK i'll tell you, I am the rescue worker who is on one end carrying a hospital gurney. I am towards the end with the persons head. It took about seven takes and then we were finshed. I cannot begin to explain how bitchen it was to hear him say "Action" Just amazing....

 

Everybody started walking back to the tent area and i did the same. i got my clothes, changed in Books trailer (cool) and turned in my costume. I went back over to the tent after i changed and just sat down ( those boots were killing me) and guess who....Adam walked back in. He walked up to me and handed me something. it was his Daily call schedule and he signed it "To Bob Duke333, Thanks for flyin with us! Serenity always....and signed it" I have a picture of it i will send but the flash kinda washed it out. And then he hands me a 3x4 thin metal chinese poker card. it was from an episode where they were playing Chinese poker!!! ( I will also send that picture along as well, but the flash kinda messed it up also) He shakes my hand and says take care....Adam thank you again...you made my day, and i could never repay you. You took me in as a fellow browncoat and I will root for you always...Offer for dinner still stands...just email me and its lobster on me...

 

I have the coordinator lady fill out my paperwork (there gonna pay me...LOL) and i went and sat down in my car and took a picture of myself to remeber how i was feeling after that day(Picture number something cant keep track) I will send all non-spoilerish pictures to you guys.

 

Please ask me any questions you have, it will help me remember more. i will answer everybody. Someone please help me with these pictures. i have them from Walmart on a CD and will send them to someone to post for you guys. I hope you have felt like you were there with me. i truly wish you all were. Adam, thanks again it meant so much to me.

 

Take care my fellow browncoats

 

Still Flying

 

Bob

 

AKA TheDuke333

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JESUS CHRIST, that is the COOLEST thing ever.

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http://www.fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=1308

 

Here are some of the pictures (w/ Adam and Gina, w/ Joss)

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I was about to ask where these infamous pictures are.

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"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

 

- This is the sound I made when reading this - a very apu-hummingbird-esque noise while my arms flapped about like a bird. I am geeking out. Why? Cuz da CAPPY posted~!

 

I can't promise you a weekly thing, the schedule keeps me on my toes and I type slowly. However, here's a bit of a blog for you.

First day of filming for me is not the first day of filming overall. That honor was Sean's and Summer's. But all were present when we arrived in the desert out by the old abandoned mine to begin what will be two weeks of exterior shooting. I can't tell you how it warmed my heart to seethe cast not only together (I've seen that a couple of times since the show's demise), but in costume as well. Jewel looks great in a version of her old green work overalls (has she gotten taller?). Sean is appropriately overdressed for what we are doing out there. Adam's T-shirt designs and gun belts will have the fans in a tizzy, I'm sure- he looks too cool for words. Ron has had a minor overhaul and reminds me of a native american Shaman, a logical twist. Summer looks both etherial and eerie (I hope I spelled those words correktlee) walking- no, drifting about. Alan looks both relaxed and tough in his new togs and has the best footwear of all of us. Morena, of course, is Morena. One look is never quite enough. It is easy to imagine the high class she occupies in the 'verse of Firefly. Gina fuses supermodel and badass in an outfit tailored to her physique. She's been working out, you'll see.

I couldn't be happier. Everyone has slipped right back in where we left off, but there is a difference. There is some kind of special magic in the ressurection. We all feel it. We are back in a way the series never could be. I have a glad heart when I watch Joss talking to the ship's crew. I can only look at him and smile. I smile a lot these days. More even than I thought I would. Thank you Joss. Thank you Universal. Thank you crew. Thank you cast. Thank you cast especially for laughing at all the same old crappy material I used to use.

Captain Tightpants

 

http://forums.prospero.com/n/mb/message.as...ly&msg=15921.11

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Here is a "transcript" of Jewel Staites appearance at a convention. Some fun stuff including who was in her wedding party (clue: one of them has very tight pants).

 

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Ok, here's what I have on my videotape from the Q&A with Jewel on Saturday. I didn't get all the questions, but I did get most of her answers. It'll take several posts, cause it's pretty long...

 

q: ??

 

a: ... wasn't cool with the idea of bringing it to series elsewhere, who knows why, but um, there is talk of a sequel, there's talk of a third. It all depends on the success of the first one. If a lot of people go and see it, a lot of people love it, and production was smooth and easy for them, then I'm sure there'll be another one. So see it two times, four times. >>general laughter<<

 

q: Is Joss gonna leave some things open then?? Or is he gonna...

 

a: Ummmm, yea. There's a few things that aren't solved. Umm, there's a few mysteries left in the open. But not too many. I mean you're not going to walk away going like "Well what was that?" But umm, there's definitely enough ... a third... We're happy to keep going.

 

q: ...On the set of the Serenity ...

 

a: Ahhh, it was very surreal. It kind of contained a spaceship. I mean, we forgot that we were on a set and we were like "Oh, should we meet you in the bridge?" or "Wanna have, you know, lunch in the foredeck?" or you know what I mean?? Like >>laugh<< it was it was it was really cool. Cause it was like a ship. It was very... It was all connected. And we had one floor that was, you know, engine room, hallway, kitchen, hallway, with little steps leading down to the bedrooms, and bridge. So it was all connected, it just made it feel very much like a real place. It was awesome.

 

q: Is the new ship anything like the old one??

 

a: Yes.

 

q: They kept it the same??

 

a: Yes. Somewhat. Umm, there's a couple things that are different. It was tweaked a little bit, even though Joss didn't want it to be. Umm, but, it looks good. It's just looks, it's just looks like we have a little more money and we, you know, we have a big studio behind us. >>general laughter<<

 

q: Jobs were good.

 

a: It just looks a little better, you know, I mean it's not as... There's a few things that are a little bit different in a very good way. You won't be disappointed I hope. It looks great.

 

q: ... Would you still be a fan and why??

 

a: That's a really good question. Yes I would. Umm, Kaylee's my favorite character. >>general laughter<< I'm joking. Umm, it's a great show, it's about a family. I mean, everybody says that, you know, "What is the main theme of the show to you??" And I think it's a show about a family. About dynamics between people. It's not all about action, even though there is action. It's not all about special effects, even though there are some. It's about people. It's about people that are forced to live together under extreme pressure. And umm, extreme situations. And it's about how they learn from each other, and how they relate to each other. And I like stuff like that, so yeah, I think I would be a fan. I mean, I'm VERY biased in saying that, but I think I would, yeah.

 

q: I was wondering, um, you said ...

 

a: But uh, yeah, so it wasn't difficult to create that chemistry at all. Luckily we all get along very very well. And everybody says that, a lot of people say that on shows and they don't mean it, trust me, because, you know, they're lying to you. But we do get along. And we love each other very much. And we are very trusting of each other, as people, not just as actors in "Oh I know what you're going to do here and I'm glad you're going to do that in this scene" but "I have this going on in my life and can I talk to you about it". Like we have really deep great relationships with each other. So umm when the series was canceled, uhh we all burst into tears. And it was very emotional. And when we filmed our last shot in the last episode, they yelled "Cut, Print" and we all kind of looked at each other. And Ron Glass was like ">>gasp<< Wahhh" and just started bawling. He was like the first one to totally break down. And we were like "Oh my God!" So we vowed to stay in touch and umm call each other at least once every few weeks just to see how we were doing. Morena was the maid of honor at my wedding. Nathan stood in as my husband's best man. And umm, Alan filmed "I, Robot" in Vancouver where we live. And Morena filmed a series there. So, we spent a lot of time together and if we were in different cities... I mean Gina stayed in LA, and Ron was in LA, and Adam was in LA with his family. We just made a point to stay in contact, say hello, and so by the time we all got back together it was, it was easy, it was so easy. We were just like "Oh hey buddy!" You know, it was like no time had passed. So yeah, it was awesome. This is like the best cast I've ever worked with. This is like my 8th series, and the best by far. It's always easy. It's great to work with every single one of them individually. I'm always excited to a scene with Adam or Gina because we don't have a whole lot of exchanges. But umm, it's great. I mean I have a really special relationship with every single one of them and I say that very honestly.

 

q: Do you think you would ever act like Kaylee out of the show??

 

a: >>laughs<< Umm, well, I think Kaylee is very innocent. I think she has this childlike innocence about her that I don't necessarily have all the time. I'm very sarcastic. My sense of humor is sick and twisted >>audience: YAY! clapping... laughter<< And Kaylee's not like that. She's such a sweet gentle soul that would never hurt anyone intentionally. She's never in a bad mood. And she's just so loving, and when she's angry, she'd not even angry. She's just sad. You know. And I can get angry, ask my husband - I can get angry. >>laughter<< Umm, so I think I'm a bit more sarcastic, sardonic person than Kaylee is.