Evidently, Nathan Fillion has restored his faith in Fox. Or he could really use a job. Either way, Fillion has signed a talent holding deal with Fox (similar to the one Amy Brenneman signed with ABC). According to ComingSoon.net, the deal calls for Fox to develop a comedy or drama for Fillion and, if it doesn't go to pilot, to cast him in an existing project.Nathan played Capt. Mal Reynolds in the short-lived show, Firefly. The show failed (in many fans' opinions) because of the Fox network. It played the episodes out of order and didn't give a whole lot of love to the Joss Whedon space cowboy series. It'll be nice to see Nathan back on television, won't it?!?
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10-17-2006 @ 12:19PM
TVGenius said...
Firefly didn't fail. Fox massacred it. Let's run Lost out of order and see how long it lasts.
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10-17-2006 @ 12:13PM
Sarah said...
It will be nice to see him back. For all three episodes his show lasts. Maybe they can put him back together with Tim Minear and we'll get to nine episodes.
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10-17-2006 @ 12:15PM
Margaret said...
Fantastic! He was surprisingly funny at a Comic-Con panel when Serenity came out. He should be great at whatever they put him in, as long as the writers aren't total dunderheads.
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10-17-2006 @ 12:20PM
Karen said...
Margaret, why "surprisingly funny"? If you've heard the commentary he and Alan Tudyk did on the DVD set, or watched any of the features in which he's just himself, it's clear that he's hilarious.
I'm thrilled he's coming back to TV (I'm actually a fan of his going back to the *dreadful* "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place"), but I'm sorry it's FOX. But still--a guy's gotta work, eh?
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10-17-2006 @ 12:40PM
Sy said...
Nate Fillion and Justin Bateman should do a show together ...Arrested Firefly.
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10-23-2006 @ 5:14PM
docrmc said...
well if we were really going to be cheesy with it "Developing Serenity".
But seriously, some actors are too good to lose. And, to Fox's credit, theyve done enough right lately that ive ended my outandout boycott of the station- for just 2 shows, but, its a start.
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10-17-2006 @ 1:15PM
Armando said...
I had read that Nathan will be appearing on Lost this season, in some flashbacks.
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10-17-2006 @ 2:20PM
Margaret said...
Guess it was surprisingly funny, because I hadn't discovered Nathan or Firefly yet. Was only in the Serenity panel by accident, but they were so good that I ended up renting the Series from Netflix and buying the movie after that. Also came away with a new appreciation for Adam Baldwin. He should be on more shows too.
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10-17-2006 @ 4:29PM
froggirl said...
Yes, let's all hope that Nathan doesn't get fuxed again.
I also read at tvguide.com that hw will be in some Lost flasbacks soon.
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10-17-2006 @ 3:43PM
epobirs said...
They didn't just run the episodes out of order. They pre-empted the pilot! What lunatic decided to schedule a pilot after a World Series game that was almost guranteed to run overtime?
I suspect people involved in the show have a pretty good idea who at Fox had it in for them and whether that person is still in power.
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10-17-2006 @ 4:58PM
sanna said...
He's gonna be in one of Kates flashback if I recall it correctly.
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