Blue Sun Room GRAPHICS - IMAGES
Unit Patch Pointing Up
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
It is often asked which way the unit patch seen in the Firefly series pilot should be worn. The main trouble is it appears both ways.
Mal appears is a couple spots with the point up, while the dead lieutenant is wearing his, point down.
Is Mal just being a contrarian or is the lieutenant not only dead, “gross and corpseifying“, but directionally challenged too?
Or did the props/costuming folks just screw up while switching the patch around. <I>(If you look closely you can see Mal is wearing the same patch showing the two yellow bars of a lieutenant’s rank.)</I>
CATEGORY: GRAPHICS TIMES READ: 1705 RATING: 9.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
Comments
Thursday, 08 February 2007 06:17
i dont know. i think mal's is definitely upside down. if it was intentional that his was upside down i think they would have flipped the satr on it as well.(or i suppose the lt's could be upside down but then it would probably be costuming's mistake, a lt would follow reg's more closely)
Thursday, 08 February 2007 07:27
fan wank time : maybe officers wear theirs pointing one way, and NCO's and enlisted men the other?
Or , more likely, a minor league screw-up.
Or , more likely, a minor league screw-up.
ILLYRIA522
Thursday, 08 February 2007 08:46
maybe mal got someone else (not in the army) to do the patch and they did it wrong?? ok, a little far-fetched.
Thursday, 08 February 2007 10:23
Gah! Shawna Trpcic the Costume Designer said the star is right side up! She designed the patch, someone put it on wrong.
It shouldn't be open for debate, her word should be final.
It shouldn't be open for debate, her word should be final.
Thursday, 08 February 2007 16:10
sure, her word is final, however there is the debate. We can make up 'verse explanations and have a lil fun. I think Mal's contrary.
Thursday, 08 February 2007 23:01
I kinda prefer NewOldBrownCoat's explanation myself about officers wearing their patches one way to denote their command status, and NCOs (as Mal was, since his rank is canonically "Sergeant") wear theirs the opposite way to indicate they are grunts...but special ones;D
BEB
BEB
Post Your Comments
You must log in to post comments.