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What's Your Favorite Scene or Dialogue Featuring Jayne Cobb?

POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Monday, October 2, 2017 08:03
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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:23 PM

Grenades cost extra. War Stories.

When recalling this in my head, Adam's delivery does not cause me to consider double meanings.

But reading the script allows me a different take.
They are talking about the apples that Jayne bought a crate of - and they're all eating them.
Zoe finds the concept chilling, Jayne sharing with them.(this beginning of WS is following the end if Ariel)
And the Grizwald grenades that fit inside apples.
And he says they cost "extra"
And Jayne bought the crate of these apples they are eating.

VERASAMUELS

Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:34 PM

"Shepherd Book once told me, 'If you can't do something smart, do something right'"

I understand - unless he's changed affiliation - that Adam is registered as a Democrat. He does like to play obfuscate and poke the bear [GG].

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, September 23, 2017 11:19 PM

They're not cuddly like me. The Train Job.

Quote:
Originally posted by VeraSamuels:
"Shepherd Book once told me, 'If you can't do something smart, do something right'"

I understand - unless he's changed affiliation - that Adam is registered as a Democrat. He does like to play obfuscate and poke the bear [GG].

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

Thanks for keeping us straight.

MOOSE

Sunday, September 24, 2017 9:46 PM

While searching for the old "girl in a box" promo, I found this vintage interview from the Firefly set.

THGRRI

Monday, September 25, 2017 3:52 AM

I'll be in my bunk

THGRRI

Monday, September 25, 2017 3:55 AM

"Can I start getting sexed already?"

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:15 AM

I'm trying to remember now.
Was "coulda woulda shoulda" a 2001 phrase, or did Jayne infect the populace with a quotable?
If Jayne was not tbe first, then it was a 2517 copy of a 2002 saying - which is normally avoided in stories of a different time.

Anybody know the answer? Hard to isolate real world references from 15 years ago.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, October 1, 2017 2:27 AM

Having recently watched The Last Ship season 3, I recalled that Adam had been somewhat typecast as a tough or hard guy during his career, and not prone to emotional outburst or display. There were some scenes in TLS ripe for emotion, and Adam was able to portray the appropriate expression, while maintaining his Military Bearing.

But in all the other roles I recall of him, he does not have that outlet. I don't recall any in Chuck, but I may have missed them. His most recognizable role before Firefly may have been Independence Day.

So perhaps this is the reason that 2 scenes which resonate regarding Jayne are (not My John Thomas or I Could Stand To Hear More) are the Pilot Serenity scene where Kaylee is in the Infirmary surgery, with Jayne crouching outside the viewport watching, and BDM Serenity surrounding the My Turn declaration of River.
The Don't Tell Them at the end of Ariel was similar, yet a bit different in context - it wasn't him seeing another in a way completely disconnected from him, like the 2 I mentioned.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, October 2, 2017 8:03 AM

I've been thinking of the show with different perspective or insight lately.
We've heard that Jayne was supposed to be killed off in Ariel, or War Stories because of Ariel.
And Jayne has already had the feature episode Jaynestown. Nobody else gets an episode focused on them like that.

So for those familiar with Joss' tendency to kill off key characters, does he oft give them a feature episode just before tbe killin?