Favorite family moments

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TALLCARDDEALER

Friday, January 7, 2005 6:08 PM

I remember somebody started a thread a while back called "Favorite non-verbal character moments." Well, I remember watching an interview with Jewel Staite, where she said that Firefly is actually a family drama. I'd like to start a thread where we all share our favorite moments on the series that show the characters interacting like a family. And don't just talk about Zoe & Wash or Simon & River. Here's just a few of mine, to start us off...

-War Stories: Kaylee chases River around the cargo bay to recover her stolen apple. Mal orders them to shut up with the noise, and adds "one of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!"
-Shindig: Kaylee would like to visit the buffet table, and gives Mal this sweet, charming grin that says "Pleeeeeeease, dad?" Mal says, "Fine, don't make yourself sick."
-Trash: More like a married couple than ever, Inara and Mal argue about Inara's inability to find good clients because Mal hasn't been taking any well-paying jobs. "What was the last cargo we snuck past the alliance? They were little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble!" "And people love those!"

Every well-bred petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Friday, January 7, 2005 7:52 PM

gosh there's so many...

I always like the calvinball scene. Reminds me of family get togethers where most of us are playing some insanely stupid game. A few folks sit on the sidelines and tak about our lack of rules or self respect. it's always a lot of fun.

Remember the annual eight is enough family football game? If someone was asked to join the game it meant they were considered part of the Bradford family. That kind of thing.

In our family, it's no rules Balderdash and Singapore-Rules Uno. Quite hi-larious. And sometimes physical.

www.thatweirdgirl.com

GORRAMREAVERS

Friday, January 7, 2005 8:05 PM

hehe "Singapore-Rules Uno"? Whats that?

cuz I love UNO. Been a long time though.

The fav family moment for me is the storytelling just before the catalyzer blows in Out of Gas. What make these scenes so great is the fact that the actors really did get along and liked each other. That always shines thru.

-edited-

"..it is my very favorite gun."

THATWEIRDGIRL

Friday, January 7, 2005 8:40 PM

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Originally posted by Gorramreavers:
hehe "Singapore-Rules Uno"? Whats that?

cuz I love UNO. Been a long time though.

well, it's much like Uno, in the matching of cards and such. However, there are a few changes to make it more interesting. Certain card plays are a bit like the childhood game of slapjack. A player is able to steal cards from the pile during another's turn. This often results in smushed fingers and slapped hands, and the occasional falling out of your chair. Certain phraes can be said to change the meaning of a card. Say a yellow 7 can become a green 2 if you want. Now, I can't write all the little rules here, cause many were made up was we went along, let's see that would be about twelve years ago. I'll work on getting it al lfigured out and maybe post it at my site.

Maybe we can even modify BWAH!.

www.thatweirdgirl.com

TALLCARDDEALER

Saturday, January 8, 2005 1:07 AM

To me, the friendship between Kaylee and Inara could be somewhere between mother-daughter and sisters.
-Serenity: "Hey, you." "Hey, you." Also watch how Kaylee looks back at Mal while they both walk away.
-Train Job: Inara brushing Kaylee's hair. So sweet.

A few others:
-Serenity: Wash playing with his dinosaur toys, clearly showing he's one of the kids.
-Kaylee kissing Mal. "I love my captain."
-Mal threatening big bro Jayne that he will sew his mouth shut if he keeps talking uncivilized.
-Train Job: On the bridge at the beginning. Just the whole jaunty feel of the scene. Kaylee's all like "Was there a fight? Huh? Huh?"
-Bushwacked: Jayne's little spacesuit prank on Simon. You may call it 'breaking in the new guy,' but I disagree.

Every well-bred petty crook knows that the small, concealable weapons always go to the far left of the place setting.

DIRTYBROWNCOAT

Sunday, January 9, 2005 3:39 AM

I've still only watched up through Ariel, but here are a couple that stood out to me...

From Serenity:

-Mal being "the dad," getting on Jayne's ("the older brother") case the second he steps out of line in regards to Kaylee ("daddy's little girl").

From Out of Gas:

-The scene where they're all hanging out, just before the catalyzer blows. Somebody already mentioned it.

Simon: You...you came for us.
Mal: You're on my crew.
Simon: Right. I guess I just didn't...you don't even like me.
Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
-Safe

RIELPRYN

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:25 AM

Newbie looking through older posts and this one brought one scene straight to mind.

The last scene in "Safe", after Simon questioning Mal about coming back for them, when everyone is sitting around the table. I just love the feel of that scene, starting w/ the laughter all the way through to River stealing the bread off of Jayne's plate.

Gabriel Pryn
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."

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SHINY

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:49 AM

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Originally posted by Rielpryn:
Newbie looking through older posts and this one brought one scene straight to mind.

The last scene in "Safe", after Simon questioning Mal about coming back for them, when everyone is sitting around the table. I just love the feel of that scene, starting w/ the laughter all the way through to River stealing the bread off of Jayne's plate.

That one's mine, too. I just love that scene.

SOUPCATCHER

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:52 AM

A lot of good ones already.

Hmmm.

-the scene outside the dress shop at the beginning of Shindig. The banter back and forth and then Mal crosses the line.
-the ending of The Message
-River coming back to the ship at the end of Objects in Space.

Just a few. Actually, I see family in a lot of places in the show

THALOS

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:43 PM

Just finished watching "Our Mrs. Reynolds" for the 50th time.

At the end after Jayne shoots out the net, Mal, Zoe and Wash are on the bridge. Enter Kaylee:

Kaylee: Navigation is back on-line.

Mal: Good work lil Kaylee.

Kaylee: Not soon enough to help (pouts)

(Mal embraces her in a fatherly/big brotherly 1 armed hug)

Mal: It's alot easier to rip things apart then fix 'um. You are still the best Mechanic flying. (then proceeds to kiss the top of her head)

It becomes evident at this point that Kaylee's spirits are lifted.

Of course Wash adds:

"Captain, don't you know kissing girls makes you sleepy?"

"Whoa, good Bible."

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