Some of his backstory is given in the Serenity novelization. Firefly's Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk and Joss Whedon "Zoom'd" into the conversation to talk about the fandom behind the series while Jon Huertas, Seamus Dever and Molly Quinn phoned in to talk about. An extremely large (Zoe refers to him as a "sasquatch") and mostly genial man, he is known among his friends for wearing a thick beard and mustache. Joss Whedon's DVD commentary for this episode reveals that Early was partly inspired by the Star Wars character Boba Fett. He often tries to paralyze his targets by taking out a nerve cluster near the waist, and then stabs them; on some occasions, he has his enemies fall forward onto his sword, much like disgraced Roman generals used to do. 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. However, Simon is eventually contacted by a group of men from an underground movement, and they help him with the rescue. Despite her treachery, they successfully sell the cargo. She poses as "Bridget" for Mal's smuggler friend Monty, and as "Yolanda" to Durran, the wealthy owner of the priceless Lassiter laser pistol, both of whom also married her. After "Firefly" finished, Glass kept booking one-off roles on TV dramas ("CSI: NY," "Shark," "Major Crimes," and "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") In Serenity, the Operative is ordered to retrieve River, bringing him into conflict with Mal and his crew, who have discovered the reason why the Alliance wants her back. When Fillion moved over to ABC, though, he didn't go alone. When Petaline, one of her girls, becomes pregnant with the son of a local landowner, the richest, most powerful man on the small planet, she calls Inara to see if the crew of Serenity can help against the baby's father, Rance Burgess. Thuggery. It is not known how much he earned from the Firefly series, as the show ran only for a limited amount of time despite its popularity. "Saffron" is one of several known aliases of a character played by Christina Hendricks. Later, the Serenity crew learn of the siblings' backstory. As Hoban "Wash" Washburne in "Firefly," Alan Tudyk piloted the ship and frequently served up comic relief with his dry wit. There was the time Castle didn't get the appeal of an old sci-fi show: Especially after this very conspicuous scene involving a brown coat: And finally, there were these blue-handed signals from Castle. In the comic book miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, the blue "gloves" are shown to extend to and cover the upper body as well. In "The Message" he is noticeably upset while seeing a family receive their dead son and in "Jaynestown" when a young man saves his life by jumping in front of a shotgun blast meant for him. Early has the distinction of uttering the last lines in the Firefly television series as he floats through space: "Well here I am." [25] Although most notable in the episode "Shindig"when he criticized her desire to purchase an elaborate dress on the grounds that she would have no opportunity to wear it in her jobthis recurs throughout the series. Ron Glass, veteran film and television actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Detective Ron Harris on the classic ABC sitcom Barney Miller and for playing Shepherd Book on the cult. He has a mysterious past, and on numerous occasions has demonstrated a depth of knowledge in a number of fields incongruous with the clergy: including space travel, firearms, hand-to-hand combat, and criminal activity. They will not hesitate to kill anyone who has had contact with River, even Alliance personnel, using a handheld device that induces fatal hemorrhaging to anyone near it (except themselves). 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). [40] In the comics, Dobson is still alive, his right eye (destroyed by Mal's bullet) replaced by a prosthesis. The Alliance isolates River from her family, though she managed to send a call for help by putting a coded message in a letter to her brother. According to Serenity crew member and Companion Inara Serra, Saffron has had some Companion training. In the episode "Safe", Simon expresses both his concern that River is in danger and his belief that River's nonsensical letters are a code to his parents, who scoff at the idea, saying that the letters are one of River and Simon's "games" and that Simon is just "lost" without his sister. Introduced at the end of the comic book miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, the Operative is the principal antagonist of the film Serenity, in which he is portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. Naturally, the talented actors who made up the main cast have moved on to bigger and equally awesome things, like Morena Baccarin starring in "The Endgame" and Alan Tudyk with a leading role in "Resident Alien." We watched Det. As Firefly writer Tim Minear stated in an interview: "It's just about getting by. Companions do not view themselves as prostitutes and are insulted by the suggestion. The show just began . 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. She manages to steal the artifact from them, but the crew were secretly playing her from the beginning and take the artifact back for themselves. Sir Warwick Harrow, played by Larry Drake in "Shindig", is a nobleman on Persephone who owns some "property" that he needs moved off-planet. Later, as Mal was preparing to return the stolen medicine to Paradiso, Bourne and a posse tracked him down. Jayne keeps a large arsenal of weapons in his cabin on Serenity, the largest and most powerful being a firearm (specifically, a "Callahan full-bore auto-lock with a customized trigger, double cartridge and thorough gauge") nicknamed Vera, which he attempts to trade with Mal for his "wife" Saffron in "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere.". Jayne." [8][9] In the same Special, show writer Tim Minear explained Inara's mysterious syringe, saying that it contained a drug that would cause the death of her rapists in case she were to be raped. On AMC's acclaimed 1960s-era advertising drama "Mad Men," Hendricks plays office manager Joan Holloway, a role which earned the actor six consecutive Emmy Award nominations. In "The Message", Jayne is revealed sending money earned by his mercenary activities home to his mother. She also sensed that his mother was relieved to see him leave home, as she sensed a darkness in him. Later traveling widely, Wash's pilot skills and reputation grew so that he was actively courted by multiple captains when he met Malcolm Reynolds. The secret was apparently revealed in a panel at 2008's DragonCon; Morena Baccarin confirmed that Inara was dying of a terminal illness. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. When River is on his ship, she is able to deduce that he is/was a sadist, who tortured his neighbors' pets, and that his mother's dog never took a liking to him because of this. The manner in which Reynolds handles himself in the time leading up to and during the duel convinces Harrow of Mal's character and he decides to trust him with his "property", finally revealed to be a herd of cattle. Dobson then finds River and tries to leave the ship while holding her at gunpoint. In a deleted scene, he asks Mal how he went on after the Battle of Serenity Valley, where he lost everything, but Mal simply tells him that the Operative would need to learn that for himself, muttering to himself loudly, "What a whiner". Patience, an elderly woman, is the leader of the backwater moon Whitefall and notorious in the backstory of the crew of Serenity for having previously shot Mal due to what he describes as a "perfectly legitimate conflict of interests". In the closing scene of the episode "Jaynestown", he states it is his 'proper' attitude that makes it difficult for him to express his feelings for her. . Mal was also involved in the ground campaign during the Battle of Sturges (as seen in the comic book Serenity: Those Left Behind), which according to Badger was the "bloodiest and shortest battle in all the war", although Mal considers it a distant second. Higgins is a man who looks out only for himself. Things start out hot and heavy when Slaughter tracks Castle down to help him solve a murder which he is accused of committing. Torres has kept busy in the years since "Firefly" ended its run, appearing in several movies and more than two dozen television roles, including the Fox drama "Standoff," the ABC caper "The Catch," and the ABC Family series "Huge." Fillion . After discovering that she's immune to the Cordyceps infection that has claimed so many. A young River is played by Skylar Roberge in "Safe", and by Hunter Ansley Wryn in Serenity. 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. As of the end of the original Firefly series,[4] most of what is known about Companions is derived from Inara herself and incidental discussions with and about other Companions and Companion-trained individuals. Nathan Fillion# Long before Nathan Fillion became a household name, he was cast in Joss Whedon's canceled-way-too-soon sci-fi Western, Firefly. Firefly Cast - Then and Now 2020 282,462 views Jul 26, 2020 4.7K Dislike Share Save Amazing Transformation Lux 453K subscribers Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small. Kevin Ryan on Castle for all eight seasons. Bella Ramsey is Ellie Williams Ellie Williams is a 14-year-old girl born into a post-apocalyptic world. He then causes the Operative to doubt his mission by forcing him to watch a report by Dr. Caron, revealing that the Alliance itself was responsible for accidentally creating the Reavers in the course of mass mind control experiments on the planet Miranda. The show also ran from 2009 to 2016. She was exiled from House Madrassa, with only her reputation keeping her from outright dismissal. Espera in Generation Kill note. A laid-back guy with a dry and occasionally laconic sense of humor, Wash tends to represent the pragmatic, cut-and-run opinion in any shipboard debate, and often serves as the calming influence in heated arguments. She is also known to seduceand frequently marryher marks. 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 . He lives on a moon with his Gynoid wife, Lenore (portrayed by Nectar Rose). Thoroughly ruthless in his business practices, he is dedicated to maintaining his reputation for exacting terrible reprisals on those who cross hima reputation well-deserved, as Malcolm Reynolds and Wash discover in "War Stories". Tudyk has additionally racked up a ton of voice acting credits, notably the Joker in "Harley Quinn," various weirdos on "American Dad," a toucan in "Encanto," and the droid K2SO in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." In Serenity: Those Left Behind, the duo are referred to as "independent contractors", and are killed when Serenity's thrust incinerates their ship. Showrunners Terence Paul Winter and Alexi Hawley confirmed the . The background of the character is revealed in the episode "Out of Gas", showing her joining the crew of Serenity. 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. Mr. Universe is a reclusive techno-geek in the movie Serenity portrayed by David Krumholtz. Many of the actors on this list played the hero in their younger years, and turned to villainy as they grew older and wiser. Own Jaynes Cunning Hat: Auction for MCLEF", "Fox Sends Cease & Desist Letters To Firefly Fans Selling Jayne Hats, Because Money", "There's no place, I can be since I found Serenity", "The 32nd Annual Saturn Awards Honors Genre Entertainment", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Firefly_(TV_series)_characters&oldid=1129409543, This page was last edited on 25 December 2022, at 05:51. 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. What The Cast Of Firefly Looks Like Today. After being rescued by her brother Simon, River takes refuge among the Serenity crew, her near-supernatural abilities becoming a focus of the show and the follow-up film "Serenity. Contents 1 Major characters 1.1 Malcolm Reynolds 1.2 Zo Washburne 1.3 Hoban Washburne 1.4 Inara Serra 1.5 Jayne Cobb 1.6 Kaylee Frye 1.7 Simon Tam 1.8 River Tam 1.9 Shepherd Derrial Book 2 Minor characters 2.1 Badger 2.2 Bester 2.3 Sheriff Bourne 2.4 Rance Burgess 2.5 Bridget He has a sibling namely, Jeff Fillion. Boss Higgins is portrayed by Gregory Itzin. The Firefly mobile RPG features all of the original cast along with several of the supporting characters such as Niska (who will provide the players with a continuous stream of jobs and missions).. At the Firefly panel Thursday night of Comic-Con, the cast members announced they would be providing voices for Firefly Online, an upcoming mobile role playing game set in the 'verse of the series. This is confirmed in a deleted scene from Serenity, in which a display lists her military name as Corporal Zo Alleyne. Adelei Niska is a major crime lord of the Firefly universe, played by Michael Fairman and first seen in "The Train Job". She loves all of those people. After learning about River's abuse at the Academy, he is unable to help her for two more years. In the pilot Firefly episode called "Serenity", Lawrence Dobson's initial clumsiness and common appearance contrasts him to the viewer (and the other characters) with the more suspicious-looking Simon Tam, to conceal Dobson's role as villain on the ship. Sheriff Bourne is the sheriff of Paradiso, a mining town on Regina featured in "The Train Job". Actress Rebecca Gayheart was initially hired to play the part of Inara, but was released after only one day of filming. As a tribute to Wash, his collection of toy dinosaurs remains on the pilot's station of the bridge. Kaylee has exceptional mechanical aptitude, despite her lack of formal training, and serves as ship's mechanic on Serenity. Staite held down main roles in the Canadian drama "The L.A. Complex" and the AMC crime show "The Killing." 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. Because of the need of Simon and River to stay on the move, Mal Reynolds offers Simon a post as medic on Serenity, and Simon accepts. After he refuses to deal with Badger, Badger sends Malcolm Reynolds to talk to him. Mal and Jayne then toss him from the ship, leaving him for dead. Stitch Hessian was a former comrade of Jayne Cobb. He plays Detective Ethan Slaughter, a tough-as-nails, loose-cannon rogue cop stereotype in diametric opposition to Detective Beckett. 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