Atherton Wing is a young nobleman on Persephone who has hired Inara Serra on multiple occasions. These are actors, episodes or elements with clear links to Joss Whedon's short-lived 2002 "space cowboy" series " Firefly ". Her character has been a fan favorite for many years. 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. Just a Collaboration of References to Firefly and Serenity that Have Been Made on Castle. He had parts in 3:10 to Yuma, Knocked Up, Ice Age 2, I, Robot, and finally his most memorable turn as Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball. Kaylee has exceptional mechanical aptitude, despite her lack of formal training, and serves as ship's mechanic on Serenity. And she's the only one who loves all of them incredibly genuinely. He informs Mal that he sought out Mal and Zoe because they were saps. Joss Whedon intended for Dobson to survive the shooting and return for vengeance. Harrow then serves as Reynolds' second when Reynolds inadvertently challenges Atherton Wing to a duel after Atherton insulted Inara. Similar to a black ops agent, the Operative does work that is not specifically acknowledged by the government. Fanty and Mingo are twin brothers who appear in the Serenity comic as well as the film. Following Adam Baldwin and Morena Baccarin, she became the third "Firefly" veteran to appear in the "Stargate" franchise, portraying Dr. Jennifer Keller in a few dozen episodes of "Stargate: Atlantis." At some point before the events of Firefly (as shown in a flashback in "Out of Gas"), Malcolm Reynolds caught him having sex with a local girl, soon identified as Kaylee Frye, in the engine room. His character was married to first mate Zoe Washburne, which caused some issues when Wash became jealous of Captain Malcolm Reynolds' "war buddy" relationship with his wife. [6] Joss Whedon explained in the DVD audio commentary for the pilot episode that the syringe Inara takes out during the Reaver encounter is not for suicide. When she is later shot in the stomach by another passenger, Simon refuses to treat her injury unless he is allowed to remain on Serenity with his sister, River. Mal nonetheless takes the crew to her in order to shift some troubling cargo in the pilot episode, "Serenity". While Captain Malcolm Reynolds likes to needle Inara about the nature of her occupation, it is also clear that the two care for each other deeply. But she also guest-starred on an episode of "Castle" back in the day. 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. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. [24] Alongside her mechanical aptitude which allows Kaylee to fix just about anything,[16] she has a desire for feminine things and is annoyed when Mal does not see that she is a woman as well as a mechanic. Adelei Niska is a major crime lord of the Firefly universe, played by Michael Fairman and first seen in "The Train Job". He is known for his work on television, where he has appeared in a wide variety of both supporting and leading roles.. Lange played the recurring roles of Stuart Radzinsky on the ABC series Lost (2009) and Erwin Sikowitz in the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010-13), and had his mainstream breakthrough for playing David Tate/Kenneth . 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. Fess Higgins is portrayed by Zachary Kranzler. Wing is known on Persephone as a master swordsman and duelist (which Mal is definitely not), but he is defeated due to Inara's intervention and Reynolds' ruthless combat soldier's skills. Born in the late 25th century on Sihnon, Inara is a Companion, a high-society courtesan licensed by the Union of Allied Planets (the "Alliance"). Castle will . Baldwin appeared on not just one, but two episodes of "Castle." River grew up with her brother Simon, with whom she was very close, as part of the wealthy Tam family on the "core" (Alliance-dominated) planet of Osiris. Canadian actor Jewel Staite, a well-known child performer from her days on '90s favorites "Space Cases" and "Flash Forward," moved forward into adult roles with the space-set "Firefly" in 2002, portraying the ship's sweet and plucky mechanic, Kaylee Frye. In "Heart of Gold", Nandi remarks that she did not age at all. Baldwin is active in the video game world, providing his voice to many titles, including "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect 2." During a moment of panic, Dobson shoots Kaylee and is knocked out by Book. The pair carried off a heist on Higgins' Moon, but when their craft was hit by anti-aircraft fire while escaping, Jayne pushed Stitch overboard. And in 2018, ABC gave Fillion his own show again, placing him in the title role of "The Rookie," a police drama about a man in his forties who joins the LAPD. 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." Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm Reynolds) stars as crime-solving novelist Rick Castle on ABC's "Castle." He'll appear as lawman Dogberry in Joss Whedon's Shakespeare project, "Much Ado. In the film's climax, the Operative fights Mal atop a large suspended computer terminal. After he refuses to deal with Badger, Badger sends Malcolm Reynolds to talk to him. Previous cast members such as Adam Baldwin, Gina Torres, and most recently Summer Glau (who guest-starred as a rival private detective) have appeared at one point or another on Castle's long run . Since Firefly, Alan Tudyk has continued to work primarily in television, but has done some film work as well. The secret was apparently revealed in a panel at 2008's DragonCon; Morena Baccarin confirmed that Inara was dying of a terminal illness. This might explain why, in one of the deleted scenes from the Firefly pilot, Mal is described as having commanded at least 2000 men. Joss Whedon mentions in the commentary on "Serenity" that he originally wrote the character with the intention of playing the role himself. [13], Though generally acting brutish and simple, occasionally he hints at a more complex and sensitive character. Firefly was never cancelled, they just changed the name to Castle. In the book Firefly: The Official CompanionVol. Although Badger cannot be trusted, he apparently is consistent enough that Reynolds is willing to do business with him. On the surface, Shepherd Derrial Book appears to be what he claims a devout and humble missionary venturing out into the galaxy following years of sheltered cloistering in an abbey. He has a sibling namely, Jeff Fillion. 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. He has portrayed two Marvel Comics characters: Frank Castle / The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone (2008) and The Super Hero Squad Show, and Volstagg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2011-2017). Rance Burgess, played by Fredric Lehne in "Heart of Gold", is a rancher who runs afoul of the crew of Serenity when he decides to wage war against a brothel run by Nandi, a former Companion and friend of Inara Serra. At the time, Badger threatened to provide information to the Alliance about Malcolm Reynolds and his salvage operation. Mal volunteered for the Independents' army during the Unification War against the Alliance, gaining the rank of sergeant during that time. Nathan has won four different People's Choice Awards and enjoys a huge fan base. Here's what the crew of the Serenity has been up to since the mid-2000s, and what they look like today. He also calls Jayne a "practical guy", explaining his character's use of gallows humor by explaining that when in peril, the choice is to "panic and cry and crap your pants, or you make a joke and you try to survive. 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. Malcolm Reynolds ("Mal"), played by Nathan Fillion, is owner and captain of the Firefly-class spaceship Serenity, and was a volunteer in the war between the Alliance and the Independents (aka "Browncoats"). After the war Mal acquired his own ship, a derelict 03-K64 Firefly-class transport whose previous owner was a man named Captain Harbatkin (Mal never got around to changing the registration papers). Inara Serra is played by Morena Baccarin. Companions do not view themselves as prostitutes and are insulted by the suggestion. Following questioning by the Operative about River's escape, the Operative kills Mathias for his failure. However, Simon is eventually contacted by a group of men from an underground movement, and they help him with the rescue. 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. Inara has a number of frequent clients throughout the Allied worlds, and takes both male and female clients, although most of her clients are male. He is portrayed by Kevin Gage. 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. The first appearance was in Season 4, Episode 21, "Headhunters." 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. 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. She has suggested that she "wanted to see the universe", although it is strongly hinted that she had other reasons. He plays Detective Ethan Slaughter, a tough-as-nails, loose-cannon rogue cop stereotype in diametric opposition to Detective Beckett. He is portrayed in "The Message" by Jonathan M. Woodward. She was River Tam, a young girl whose intelligence, telepathic abilities, and combat prowess get her kidnapped by the corrupt Alliance government and experimented on. He chooses Serenity. Both Mal and Durran suspect Saffron is mentally unbalanced, because she reverts to seduction when caught or trapped. Zo married Serenity's pilot Wash sometime after he joined the crew, though initially she claimed that something about him "bothered" her. 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. Given the wealth of. "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." A loyal first mate and a tough, deadly fighter, Zo is the only member of Mal's crew to regularly call him "sir", a vestige of their past as soldiers. Castle name-checks Buffy, where Fillion guested as the last Dragon. She trusts Mal unconditionally, but has been known to disobey orders in serious situations when she disagrees with him. is an American actor, who has appeared on a variety of television shows in numerous roles, most notably Adam Greene in ABC Sitcom Ellen. Saffron isn't as simple as she appears, however, and we later learn she is actually a con artist with Companion training. 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. 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. In the years following "Firefly" and "Serenity," Maher popped up in a handful of TV shows ("CSI: Miami," "Ghost Whisperer," and "Warehouse 13") before landing a starring role in the quickly-canceled '60s-era NBC drama, "The Playboy Club." Kristin Hannah definitely has enough source material in her bestselling novel of the same name and its sequel to fill out more than two seasons, but Netflix will likely only use part of it. She will play the director of a Broadway play whose star is murdered. The competition he's up against is private detective Kendall Frost, played by Glau. Monty is portrayed by Franc Ross in the episode "Trash". Refusing to allow this slur on his reputation to pass, Niska returned to capture and torture Mal and Wash in revenge, only releasing Wash after Zoe paid him ransom money. He grew up on a planet whose atmosphere is so polluted that no stars are visible, and became a pilot in part to see the sky beyond his home. Throughout the series, Hendricks' character returns to plague Mal and the crew of Serenity under her various aliases. In his role as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, Nathan Fillion led the band of misfits manning the space vessel "Serenity." He is fiercely loyal to those he calls his crew. [citation needed] River refers to the pair with the litany "two by two, hands of blue". Castle and Beckett save him from himself after he coerces a false murder confession out of an innocent kid. 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. In exchange, her presence on the ship cuts through bureaucratic red tape and lends their operation an air of credibility. Studios Announces First-Ever Firefly Event, Blue Sun Rising Other actors to appear include Molly Quinn, Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas -- who starred alongside Fillion on ABC's Castle from 2009 to 2016 -- as well as Mekia Cox, who currently stars alongside Fillion on ABC's The Rookie. Simon willingly gives up his career and is disinherited after becoming a fugitive in order to save his sister. 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. She was as sweet and naive as she was in love with frilly dresses and strawberries. Eventually, Simon realized that River was writing to the family in code and began a quest to find and rescue her from the Academy. Since he was young, Simon's wealthy family had hopes for him to have a future in medicine. The Operative is an agent of the Alliance government; he works directly for its parliament. However, he accepts that Mal has done the right thing by bringing the medicine back, and lets the crew go free. The most popular show of Nathan Fillion is Castle where he earned over $100,000 per episode. Saffron uses these skills to help her seduce her marks, even attempting to seduce Inara herself. His rise through the ranks was meteoric, until he single-handedly masterminded the Alliance's greatest defeat where in one military maneuver, the Alliance lost over 4000 men. US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. 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. Glass retired from acting in 2014, and died in November 2016 at the age of 71. Malcolm Reynolds, returning from his mission, sizes up the situation and without hesitation shoots Dobson in the head. Whedon has said at least twice since the film's release that, had the series continued, Wash would not have been killed. His "Firefly" cast members Alan Tudyk (who played Wash) and Gina Torres (who played Zoe) also appeared. In a proposed extended version of a scene from Serenity, in Inara's Companion montage, she was to be seen teaching the girls how to use the bow, but this idea was dropped because she appeared too much like "Wonder Woman". Ryan go from being the newbie on Beckett's team to a seasoned detective, husband, and father of . Adam Baldwin is a pretty big deal in the nerdy world of genre television. At Dallas Sci Fi Expo, Jewel Staite said if the show had continued she would have liked to have seen Kaylee and Simon have a baby. Adam Baldwin's appearance on Castle can't have been a coincidence: Tap to play GIF youtube.com screened.com Advertisement 9. [27], When Kaylee first sees Simon Tam in the pilot episode, she is immediately enamoured with the well-dressed doctor. Other notable voice work includes Green Arrow in Young Justice and King Candy in Wreck-It-Ralph. The scripts refer to them as "Blue Gloves". 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. After landing on Persephone Simon looks for a ship to take him and a cryogenically stabilized River off-planet. Jayne frequently carries a handgun based on a LeMat Percussion Revolver nicknamed Boo, and in the movie Serenity, carries a machine gun named Lux. Yes, that's him if you didn't realize it before. Disturbed by this, Inara broke the Companion Guild's strict confidentiality rules and reported what she had heard including the location of Fiddlers Green, a secret Independent military base. The two solve his murder case for him and put a dangerous mob boss behind bars in the process. Despite his comparatively brutish manner, Jayne regularly displays cunning and common sense. When the two finally meet again, Mal shoots the former agent first (in his good eye), and kills him for good. E-mail:. Early has the distinction of uttering the last lines in the Firefly television series as he floats through space: "Well here I am." His father is seen bailing him out through legal means, but warns Simon that if he gets into trouble a second time he will no longer be part of the family. Having a high intellect and a ready grasp of complex subjects, she was sent to a government learning facility known only as The Academy at the age of fourteen. He is also intelligent and eccentric, given to rambling on philosophic matters in the middle of tense situations. Saffron overtakes the crew with stealth and guile and sends the ship off to be scrapped by pirates, but they manage to escape. Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor, known for the leading roles of . 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). 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 the comic book miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, the blue "gloves" are shown to extend to and cover the upper body as well. This is an effect shared by other Joss Whedon characters portrayed by Jacott, where he also switches from seeming innocent, clumsy, and unimportant to being someone with more malicious intentions. Throughout the course of his time on the ship, though, he discovers his buried morality and eventually turns over a new leaf. The ship's captain, Malcolm Reynolds, interrupted her and Bester, the ship's mechanic at the time, having sex in Serenity's engine room. Meanwhile, we'll see another Whedon alumni appear in Castle's May 7 season finaleDollhouse's Tahmoh Penikett, in a possible recurring role. Hoban "Wash" Washburne is played by Alan Tudyk. After discovering that she's immune to the Cordyceps infection that has claimed so many. ABC president Paul Lee also hinted that the Firefly alum, 45, might sign on for a ninth season, if the show gets renewed. Shepherd Derrial Book, played by Ron Glass, is a "shepherd", or preacher, who provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity. Kaylee happily accepted, and left her family (and Bester) behind to join the crew. 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." What The Cast Of Firefly Looks Like Today. He is locked up for a while, and when interrogated by Jayne, he attempts to bribe Jayne for his freedom. The 10-part show is an adaptation of the New York Times best-seller and . He succeeds two years later. In the movie Serenity, Simon Tam confesses his feelings for her, which she reciprocates. Evil," loathsome yuppie dentist Noah Werner on "Suburgatory," and Reagan Biscayne on the Adult Swim news spoof "Newsreader." Recently, Alan Tudyk (who played Torres' on-screen husband Wash in "Firefly") confirmed that the entire cast would be on board for an "Arrested Development" style revival, while Joss Whedon admitted that he'll "never really accept" the abrupt ending of the cult sci-fi series. Nathan Fillion was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on March 27, 1971, and he is currently 51 years old. After all, he earns his spot on Mal's ship after holding him at gunpoint and turning on his business partners once Mal offers him more money. When "Firefly" debuted in 2002, Ron Glass was the most seasoned and recognizable actor in the show's cast, familiar to TV audiences for his dozens of TV roles dating back to the early 1970s, most notably his seven-year, Emmy-nominated gig on the police sitcom "Barney Miller" as the suave and witty Detective Ron Harris, and his recurring voice role as Randy Carmichael on "Rugrats." Mal demands to know what is taking Bester so long to fix the engine, and Kaylee then demonstrates that she has more knowledge of ship engine workings than Bester, whom Mal immediately fires in favor of Kaylee. 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". 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. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film King Arthur (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series Rome (2005-2007). 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. 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. In "Trash", she convinces Mal to steal a priceless antique laser pistol owned by a man who turns out to be another husband of hers. By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. On-screen information from the film Serenity suggests that Mal was given a brevet promotion to Captain during the Battle of Serenity Valley to take command of the ever-increasing number of Independent troops who were losing their officers at the hands of the Alliance. [citation needed]. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Castle, which ran for eight seasons on ABC, and The Rookie, which . Castle is at Supernova Con signing copies of his. ", After the cancellation of "Firefly," Glau was a go-to actor for producers of sci-fi television. His shipmates erect a memorial to him (it is unclear if this is a tomb as well) on Mr. Universe's moon. . 16. Well-to-do, they take great pride in their social position and Simon's achievement. He is killed when River stabs him in the neck with his pen. He reveals a more sadistic side of himself as he beats Book unnecessarily in a fit of anger having already knocked Book unconscious. Bester was Serenity's original engine mechanic, portrayed by Dax Griffin. Born February 15, 2484, "Vesselside" (given her statements to Wash during an argument in the episode "Heart of Gold", this is clearly an expression meaning "aboard a spaceship"), Zo served in the Unification War under Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds and continues under his command on his spaceship, Serenity. Some of his backstory is given in the Serenity novelization. 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". See more ideas about castle, stana katic, castle tv. Kevin Ryan on Castle for all eight seasons. 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.") Christina Hendricks made her first appearance in the "Firefly" episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" as the seemingly simple and naive Saffron, who Mal unwittingly marries during a drunken visit to her planet. Badger reappears in the episode "Shindig", and hires the crew again to collect some cargo (in truth a herd of cattle) from a "fancy reception" where he is unwelcome. [original research?]. Netflix series Firefly Lane landed on the streaming platform this week and follows an enduring friendship through the years. Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere.". Towards the end of the episode, even though he ends up catching the serial killers and earning his spot, he declines at the last minute with high praise for Frost, saying she should get the seat instead. Zo Alleyne Washburne was portrayed by Gina Torres. Despite her treachery, they successfully sell the cargo. When asked why he named his ship after a lost battle, Zoe comments "Once you're in Serenity, you never leave. Mal and Kaylee are back together. Spoiler TV shared a video interview featuring Fillion and his Firefly co-star, Alan Tudyk, and the Castle star revealed . 122. Firefly (TV series) Firefly is an American space Western drama television series, created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. When he runs afoul of them, he arranges to have his apparently dead body shipped to Reynolds for transportation back home. His loyal second-in-command Zoe was by his side for most of the war, surviving many dangerous conflicts with him. He lives on a moon with his Gynoid wife, Lenore (portrayed by Nectar Rose). Before the war even started, he infiltrated the Alliance military as Derrial Book a name he stole from another cadet whom he jumped and killed. Magistrate Higgins is the final word of law on Higgins' Moon, a small moon that has a primary export of mud used to make ceramics. The Broadmoor World Arena 3185 Venetucci Blvd Colorado Springs CO 80906 USA. Concern over his son Fess's virginity causes him to hire Inara Serra to turn Fess into a 'man', but the attempt is more successful than he'd expected; Fess openly defies his father and allows Serenity to lift off. 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). 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