Summer Glau played one of the most interesting and complex characters on "Firefly." She looks really guilty at first, especially since the murder victim was having an affair with her husband, and she has a broken nail which matches the victim's defensive wounds. Nathan has won four different People's Choice Awards and enjoys a huge fan base. Things start out hot and heavy when Slaughter tracks Castle down to help him solve a murder which he is accused of committing. Inara is especially fond of Kaylee, with Inara taking a somewhat doting and sisterly role towards the optimistic mechanic, and Inara also watches out for River when Simon needs support. Simon graduated in the top 3% of his class, and promptly moved onto a medical internship, which he completed in a mere eight months (as opposed to a year), and is licensed to practice medicine. Joss Whedon mentions in the commentary on "Serenity" that he originally wrote the character with the intention of playing the role himself. So let's get . Mal nonetheless takes the crew to her in order to shift some troubling cargo in the pilot episode, "Serenity". As a result, Fess is able to stand up to his father when Boss Higgins tries to stop Serenity from leaving Higgins Moon with Jayne Cobb on board at the end of "Jaynestown". Post "Mad Men," Hendricks took on lead roles in other cable TV shows, including "Hap and Leonard" and the turn-of-the-century spoof "Another Period," while also co-starring in the big-screen comedies "Bad Santa 2" and "Fist Fight." He stopped working long enough in September 2016 to marry choreographer Charissa Barton. Alan Tudyk (Hoban "Wash" Washburne) Since Firefly Ended: Wash has been busy since Firefly was canned with roles in a ton of feature films. Companions choose their own customers, and to be chosen by one is considered a great honor and status symbol, as those chosen must be both wealthy enough to afford a Companion's often steep price, and desirable enough to attract one. He is an undercover Alliance agent in pursuit of Simon and River Tam. Minor characters are defined as any character who is not a part of the crew of the fictional ship Serenity including any who appear in the R. Tam sessions, the television show itself, the comic book series Serenity: Those Left Behind, or the film Serenity. In the DVD commentary for the episode "The Train Job", Joss Whedon refers to them as "the men with blue hands" and "the blue-hands men". Firefly famously saw Castle lead actor Nathan Fillion take on the role of Mal Reynolds, the captain and owner of a Firefly class starship who's not above stealing or smuggling to meets his. "Firefly" debuted on Fox in 2002, highly anticipated by fans of science-fiction as well as viewers of showrunner Joss Whedon's other buzzy shows, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel." Saffron uses these skills to help her seduce her marks, even attempting to seduce Inara herself. When Mal confronts him in the Serenity film novelization, Wash's reasoning is "Why would anyone call themselves Hoban?" Rash, impulsive, but behaving according to his own complex moral code, he clashes with members of the crew (particularly Simon and River Tam) as well as with fellow fly-by-night brawlers. In "Safe", Gabriel Tam is played by William Converse-Roberts and Regan Tam is played by Isabella Hofmann. Firefly (2002-2003) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast complete, awaiting verification Series Produced by Series Music by Greg Edmonson . In "Shindig", at a fancy ball to which he has taken Inara as his partner, he refers to Inara in terms which reflect his regard for her as a valuable slave or piece of property, causing Mal (also in attendance) to strike him. 122. Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke star in Firefly Lane, which recently released a second season on Netflix. The show also ran from 2009 to 2016. The problem is compounded by the fact that he sometimes makes comments that hurt Kaylee's feelings, insulting the lifestyle of the crew, Serenity, and even herself, though he never intentionally means to insult her; a prominent example of his ineptitude at making conversation is in "The Message" when he described her as 'the only girl in the world', on the grounds that all the other women he knew were either married (Zoe), professional (Inara) or related to him (River). . TVLine reports Jewel Staite will appear in an upcoming episode of ABC's Castle. At the same time, Fillion had a recurring role on "Modern Family" as Rainer Shine, a smarmy TV weatherman who dates the much younger Haley Dunphy. . Book's past appears to involve the Alliance in some way; he possesses an Alliance identity card that gives Book priority status for medical treatment on an Alliance ship, and in "The Message", he demonstrates knowledge of Alliance military procedures. Mal constantly insults her career, but takes offense when others do so, going so far as to punch a client who did so. Eventually, Simon realized that River was writing to the family in code and began a quest to find and rescue her from the Academy. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The trauma she endures in custody leaves her mental health in an unsteady state, creating situations in which she depends on the Firefly crew's protection about as often as she saves their bacon in return. He is also intelligent and eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations. E-mail:. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. Jubal Early is a bounty hunter who appears in the final episode "Objects in Space". Their full names are Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample. Jim Carrey is the exception: the rubber-faced Canadian comedian put on the very tight green onesie of evil in 1995's Batman Forever early in his career. After River attacks him with a knife during one of her psychotic outbursts, Jayne attempts to turn them in and collect the reward, although the plan backfires when he is double crossed by his Alliance contact. When the conversation turned to the show "Castle," co-stars Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle), Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan), and Jon Huertas (Javier Esposito) made an appearance. Fillion earned $100,000 for every episode of Castle. For this reason, Inara is nicknamed the "Ambassador" by the others on the ship. In the original script for the episode "Bushwhacked" it is revealed that Simon supported Unification, the issue that sparked the eponymous War of Unification. Monty apparently has a formidable reputation as a brawler; when Kaylee asks if Mal got into a fight with him (due to wounds from his scuffle with Saffron/Bridget), Zoe notes that if he had, the crew would be down in the dirt picking up Mal's teeth. He also joined "Firefly" castmate Alan Tudyk for "Con Men," inspired by the pair's experiences on the fan convention circuit. Fanty and Mingo are twin brothers who appear in the Serenity comic as well as the film. [19][20][21][22] Jewel Staite explains Kaylee's character as being wholesome, sweet, and "completely genuine in that sweetness", adding "She loves being on that ship. He then confronts and tries to kill Jayne in revenge, revealing the truth about the heist to the people of Higgins' Moon, who believe Jayne had dropped the money out of benevolent rather than selfish motives. In "Ariel", he shows shame for having sold out Simon and River and is noticeably disgusted upon hearing what the Alliance has done to River. From 2015 to 2019, Baccarin recurred as Leslie Thompkins on the Batman-based "Gotham," a show which also stars her husband, Ben McKenzie. The characters are named after the characters played by Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman in the 1955 film The Big Combo. The first appearance was in Season 4, Episode 21, "Headhunters." Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. From 2011 to 2018, Torres co-starred as attorney and law firm partner Jessica Pearson on the hit USA legal drama "Suits," a role she continued on "Pearson," the spinoff focused on her character. Nathan's appearance is mainly known for three television series, 2002's Firefly, 2009's Castle, and 2018's The Rookie. [citation needed]. [33] After an incident in "Safe" involving the absence of River, Simon is clearly more a part of the crew. And they promptly snap some handcuffs on her wrists. When he suspects to have found Simon on the planet Persephone, he joins him and the Shepherd Derrial Book as a passenger on board Serenity. Mal fought in many more battles, but the turning point for him and the Independents came with their physical and emotional defeat at the Battle of Serenity Valley on the planet Hera. Stitch Hessian was a former comrade of Jayne Cobb. When he reiterated this during the Firefly 10th anniversary reunion at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con International, Tudyk was apparently ecstatic. Before and after "Firefly", Fillion appeared in many movies, Dracula 2000 (2000), Alligator Point (2003), Water's Edge (2003), If Dad Only Knew (2004) and Hollywood Division (2004). Wash usually served as a voice of reason and logic during arguments on board, and there's no doubting both his loyalty to his shipmates and his willingness to put his life on the line. She's eventually vindicated once Castle and the police discover that the affair was faked for TV ratings and that she had a solid alibi for the night of the murder. Yes, that's him if you didn't realize it before. The Broadmoor World Arena 3185 Venetucci Blvd Colorado Springs CO 80906 USA. In Serenity: Those Left Behind, the duo are referred to as "independent contractors", and are killed when Serenity's thrust incinerates their ship. Though Mal usually seems more practical than intellectual, he occasionally surprises his friends by displaying familiarity with disparate literature varying from the works of Xiang Yu to poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, though he has no idea "who" Mona Lisa is. In the ensuing conflict, Tracey is shot by Zoe, then again by Malcolm, and dies shortly after learning that the soldiers hunting them were there illegally and would not be missed if they were killed. [38], As evidenced in Serenity, River is extraordinarily skilled at hand-to-hand combat, and in one episode of Firefly, she fires three fatally accurate shots from a pistol after only a single quick glance into the battlefield (in both Firefly and Serenity, it is heavily implied that the Alliance was attempting to create a 'super-soldier'). There is considerable ritual and ceremony surrounding their services, which appear to extend beyond sex to nurturing psychological, spiritual, physical, and emotional well being. Shepherd Derrial Book, played by Ron Glass, is a "shepherd", or preacher, who provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity. Mal and Kaylee are back together. His father's name is Robert Bob Fillion ( English teachers) and his mother's name is June Cookie Fillion (English teachers). Wash accepted Mal's offer and eventually fell in love with and married Reynolds' second-in-command, Zoe. She played another troubled character in "The 4400," appeared on a few episodes of Whedon's "Dollhouse," and had a main role on "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." On two separate occasions she ventures into large melees (2030 opponents against her at the same time), and on both occasions she emerges not only victorious but (apparently) with only relatively minor injuries. From there, he became a resident trauma surgeon on one of the major hospitals in Capital City, Osiris. Staite held down main roles in the Canadian drama "The L.A. Complex" and the AMC crime show "The Killing." Nathan Fillion, who played Captain Malcom Reynolds on Firefly, has had a prolific career since the end of the series. Mal was raised by his mother and "about 40 hands" on a ranch on the planet Shadow. The costume party gets actors to dress up in former roles. She seems innocent at first, but once the truth comes out that the murder victim stole an Oscar-worthy directing job right out from under her she tells the detectives that she snapped. Mercenary Jayne Cobb is hard to pin down. Shepherd Book was born Henry Evans, running away from his abusive father at an early age. She's enjoyed a fruitful career since, including an untitled sequel to "Quantum Leap"(via IMDb). While her parents and Simon believed the Academy was a private school meant to nurture the gifts of the most academically talented children in the Alliance, it was in fact a cover for a government experiment in creating the perfect assassin. Jayne can be seen wearing a Blue Sun T-shirt throughout the episode "Bushwhacked", as well as in the episode "Ariel" when River slashes him across the logo, saying he "looks better in red". [31], Around this time, Simon's little sister River, whom he adores, attended an elite Alliance-sponsored school called The Academy. Wash dies near the end of the 2005 film Serenity when a harpoon launched by a Reaver ship impales him, killing him instantly. Firefly - Full Cast & Crew 63 Metascore 2002 -2003 1 Season FOX Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction TV14 Watchlist Where to Watch A former rebel and his shady crew embark on galactic. In 2015, according to Reason, Baldwin reportedly coined the hashtag #GamerGate, which would come to be associated with a harassment campaign against several female figures in the gaming world. According to Nandi, Burgess was the richest man on the planet, and kept everyone else poor so he could play at being "a cowboy in his own gorram theme park". Mr. Universe is a reclusive techno-geek in the movie Serenity portrayed by David Krumholtz. One of the crew's contacts on the moon-planet Persephone, Badger, a badger portrayed by Mark Sheppard, first appears in the pilot episode of the series, "Serenity". After landing on Persephone Simon looks for a ship to take him and a cryogenically stabilized River off-planet. He boasts, "There's the truth of the signal. (However, he claimed that she'd given him slightly too much, and so cut off Mal's left ear and gives it to her as a 'small refund'.) The character is played by Edward Atterton. The sci-fi series, which follows the exploits of the Serenity spaceship crew, was created by Joss Whedon, and former stars Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres have also appeared on Castle. When Fillion moved over to ABC, though, he didn't go alone. As Firefly writer Tim Minear stated in an interview: "It's just about getting by. But like most murder mysteries, it's never who you first suspect. [36] She has abrupt periods of mental instability and nurtures psychic and intuitive abilities, but although the R. Tam sessions imply that she may have already had some form of latent psychic abilities prior to being recruited, how and when this translated into her apparently full-fledged mind-reading abilities is unknown. Former dancer Summer Glau landed her first screen acting role in 2002, playing a ballerina on an episode of "Angel" a few months before Joss Whedon cast her on "Firefly" in the role of River Tam, a troubled child prodigy who had fallen into the hands of evil Alliance experimenters. Mal volunteered for the Independents' army during the Unification War against the Alliance, gaining the rank of sergeant during that time. His mother was using the money to care for a sick child named Mattie. Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm Reynolds) stars as crime-solving novelist Rick Castle on ABC's "Castle." 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