mal reynolds-related stories
Posted Oct 27th 2009 2:32PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free, Castle
Mal Reynolds,
Nathan Fillion's character from the short-lived
Joss Whedon series,
Firefly, made a triumphant return to television last night. Granted, it was only for a little bit, and Fillion wasn't specifically playing Mal, but the costume was there, in all of its spacey glory.
Last night's episode of
Castle was Halloween-themed, and, well, you can probably see where this is going. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Fillion had a section in his contract for
Castle that says, "if ever the opportunity arises, I will be able to dress up as Mal, because damnit, I miss that (brown)coat." So last night, the worlds of
Firefly and
Castle collided, and Nathan Fillion once again donned Mal's brown duster as part of his "Space Cowboy" Halloween costume.
Continue reading The return of Firefly's Mal Reynolds
Posted Dec 15th 2006 1:03PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, FOX, Industry, Firefly
Sorry, folks. Small, fan-girl breakdown approaching. Oh, hell yes! Nathan Fillion (aka Capt. Mal Reynolds) has been reunited with
Firefly scribe Tim Minear to
star in Fox's mid-season replacement Drive. Fillion will play Alex Tully, a "charming, rogue landscaper" who is coerced into joining a cross-country race in order to search for his abducted wife. (Alright, if that character description came from anyone other than Minear, I might be more skeptical.) In the original version of the pilot, the role was played by Ivan Sergei.
While he had initially been approached for the role, Fillion had to turn it down due to a scheduling conflict. After the pilot was shot, but before Fox had picked up the show, he was approached for a second time by executive producer Minear. This time he was able to accept, and the Whedonverse rejoiced.
Drive debuts in March.
Posted Oct 26th 2006 3:32PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, ABC, Lost, Celebrities, Firefly
I've been reading these rumors for a while but now it appears to be true- Nathan Fillion has a guest starring role coming up on
Lost. According to
Sci Fi Wire, he'll play a character named 'Kevin' in an episode called "I Do" which airs on November 8th. It's the last episode before
Lost goes on a 13-week break. The story doesn't say what his role is but I'm guessing that he's in a flashback. The episode is written by executive producers Damon Lindeloff and Carlton Cuse.
Why should you care? Fillion is a hero to many
Firefly worshippers. He played Capt. Mal Reynolds in the short-lived series and the movie,
Serenity.
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Posted Oct 17th 2006 11:33AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, FOX, Celebrities
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?!?
Posted Sep 8th 2006 11:34AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(S01E10) While there were several great episodes of
Firefly that never made it to air, at least we were treated with the season (well, series) finale, albeit not in its rightful order. With this episode the series goes out on a high note, making it a bittersweet ending that, when seeing it subsequent times, makes one long for the series to be back.
Continue reading Firefly: Objects in Space (series finale)
Posted Aug 27th 2006 11:51AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(Unaired) Everytime I see the title of this episode (and the name of the town, I believe), I can't help but think of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I can only imagine that those responsible for naming this episode meant it as a tribute to the Douglas Adams books. Then again, maybe someone's just a big Neil Young fan.
In this episode we get an even closer look at the non-relationship between Mal and Inara. It's interesting how Mal, who has always been looking down on Inara's profession, so easily gives in to Nandi. I think it shows most definitely that it's not Inara's profession that bothers him, it's that Inara's in that profession. Anyway, it makes sense to me.
Continue reading Firefly: Heart of Gold
Posted Aug 22nd 2006 12:03PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, Watercooler Talk
Joss Whedon took a cue from screenwriter James Gunn's list of the all-time best characters on television and made his own.
Whedon's list includes George Michael Bluth, Josh Lyman, and Lou Grant, among many others.
Gunn's list, which also includes rules about no Muppets or cartoons, includes Buffy, David Brent, Jack Bauer, and Creed and Pam from
The Office (Gunn's married to Jenna Fischer).
Without putting too much thought into it, here are a few of my faves (and my list shows a far inferior knowledge of television):
- Claire Huxtable, The Cosby Show, the perfect balance of cool mom, tough love mom and working mom;
- Elaine, Seinfeld, for being one of the guys;
- David Brent, The Office (British version), because he's wickedly, uncomfortably funny;
- Capt. Mal Reynolds, Firefly, for being a funny, loving man underneath a thick shell of mean;
- Fox Mulder, The X-Files, for not giving a rat's ass what others think and believing in the wholly unbelievable;
- Dana Scully, The X-Files, for being the perfect complement to Mulder.
Who are your all-time favorite television characters?
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Posted Aug 18th 2006 11:44PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(Unaired) I'm sure some diehard
Firefly fan will know the answer to this (if there is a known answer), but I wonder if Joss was at all influenced by
Blade Runner when he came up with the idea for this show. The future-Asian feel was present in the opening scenes of this episode, much as we see in
Blade Runner, complete with a multitude of TV screens of all shapes and sizes, most of which are displaying some kind of commercial.
Continue reading Firefly: The Message
Posted Aug 11th 2006 11:59PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(Unaired) This episode was depressing to watch. Why? Because it never made it to air. This, my friends, is a fine example of what
Firefly is all about. It's when you get a good mix of science fiction and good ol' Western-like heists and gunplay that this show shines. But I have a confession to make -- this was the first time I saw this episode.
Continue reading Firefly: Trash
Posted Aug 4th 2006 11:47AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(S01E09) I said in one of my previous reviews that I thought it'd be neat to see how Mal and Zoe met and what it was like to be a Browncoat in the war. While we didn't see any of that in this episode, We did get a good feel for their relationship together.
For the first time, I believe, we see the return of a character from Mal's relatively recent past, the old boss man from '
The Train Job.' Almost Khan-like, isn't it?
Continue reading Firefly: War Stories
Posted Jul 21st 2006 1:35PM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, OpEd, Retro Squad, Firefly
(S01E05) I'm glad the creators of
Firefly were able to get this episode created and aired before the end of the series. Many times these "how they all met" episodes are saved for later seasons, though thankfully we got to see it early.
I'd have a hard time deciding which one of the crew had the most surprising introduction to the ship. Wash looks like a reject from the 70's, complete with gnarly 'stache and floral pattern shirt. Kaylee takes the engineer job from the man she was bedding in the engine room, Bester (who knew she was so ... promiscuous?) Jayne gets a job on the ship by holding up Mal and Zoe. And Inara ... well, her story's not all that surprising.
Continue reading Firefly: Out of Gas
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