Who are your 3 favorite Firefly series characters and why ?

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BDUNCAN

Monday, August 29, 2005 10:51 PM

Who are your 3 personal favorite characters from the Firefly series (whom you most admire) and please say why, for each ones named.

STARRBABY

Monday, August 29, 2005 11:08 PM

I don't know if admiration plays into it, but my favorite is Jayne. His character is so subtly 3-dementional that at first it seems that there is nothing too him but a money grubbing meany. However, after many episodes, we learn there is so much more to him . . . plus he gets all the good lines

#2, Would have to be Book. Here's another character who has as side to him we never see. I've spent a great deal of time trying to decipher excatly what his past is and weather he's a good guy or a bad guy.

Finally, I'd have to say Kaylee. This is due to a simple ability to relate to her. Of all our big damn heroes, she's the one I'm most like.

LEXIGEEK

Monday, August 29, 2005 11:34 PM

For me, it goes like this:

Mal: I wish I had his strength of character, his willingness to stand up for the morals and the people he believes in, and his willingness to risk everything for those beliefs and those people. Oh, and I wish I looked like that, too!

Kaylee: I tend to see the good side of folk, and she embodies this characteristic. Everyone in her view has something to offer, some redeeming quality that makes them shiny. You have to be a real scary SOB to get on Kaylee's bad side.

Wash: I love his ability to find humor in every situation, coupled with his willingness to stand his ground, even with the captain, when he knows that he knows better.

Of course, I can find something (lots of things) about all of the characters that I admire or find interesting, but those would be my top 3.

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Monday, August 29, 2005 11:46 PM

Kaylee - hot in that cute way

Wash - he's me...err, I'm him

Jayne - ruttin goofball!

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MOHRSTOUTBEARD

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:10 AM

Mal, because he's the kind of guy I want to be.
Kaylee, because she's the kind of gal I want to be with.
Wash, because he's the kind of guy I am.

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LADYSHELLEY

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 12:34 AM

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Originally posted by BDuncan:
Who are your 3 personal favorite characters from the Firefly series (whom you most admire) and please say why, for each ones named.

#1 Simon -- He did the impossible in saving River and is living with the consequences of that decision. It's not an easy transition for him, but he is getting used to his new life.

#2 Zoe -- I love strong female characters. She's the type of woman who is going to survive a situation on pure guts and will power.

#3 Mal -- He's making his own life on his own terms, Alliance be damned. He's a strong leader, but a compassionate one.

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REAVERINA1985RIVIERA

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:01 AM

1. Kaylee. 'Cause she's Kaylee. Why are we still talking about this?

2. Jayne. He's half of me with a (much) lower I.Q. but has the guns to make up for the missin' points. ('Cept I don't own or need any guns), and a bit more inept at polite conversation.

3. Wash (with moustashe). Hawiian shirts, wacky sense of humor, he reminds me of my Uncle Russ. Or Uncle Russ reminds me of Wash, I'm still of two minds on that part.

4 Book. Remove the religiosity and keep the "calm at (almost) all times" attitude, and that would be the other half of me.

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MIMA

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:09 AM

OK- I'll mix it up.

5 of the previous 6 people named kaylee. i'll never forgive her for turning her back on river. although OiS redeemed her.

1. Mal- a leader, a survivor, and one tough hombre.
2. River- for her tragedy, and mystery, and potential (and I haven't seen the movie yet!)
3. Inara- because she's classy and independent and openly sensual.

JACQUI

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 3:23 AM

I can only pick three? 'Cause I'd like to pick all nine if I could... fine then...

1. Kaylee. I admire her because she's real. She doesn't pretend to be who she's not, she has no pretentions about being a big, tough, strong fighter. She's scared of guns and she'll admit it. Kaylee is wise in a way that most people don't understand: she finds enjoyment in everyday life, she appreciates things for what they can give and won't let the little things drag her down.

2. River. I admire her because she's strong, a lot stronger than anyone on that ship has given her credit for. She went through hell and she survived. War Stories showed us exactly how finely tuned a weapon she could be if she wanted. OiS showed us exactly how much she doesn't want that. Her potential for danger is much the same, if not worse, than Early's. Her plan could easily have included violence and Early's death. But it didn't, she lured him out of the ship and away from everyone. She's also very tragic and brilliant and beautiful.

Plus, I'm a sucker for the broken ones.

3. Zoe. I admire her because she's strong and I don't mean just physically, but emotionally as well. She's warm and kind and gentle, but not overly so. Her relationship with Wash is incredibly beautiful. I have heard many people say that Inara/Kaylee are the nurturers of the ship, which they are at some points, but so is Zoe. She steers Mal when he needs it, keeps everyone in a straight line and she holds them all together when Mal's not there.

Just a note, I don't believe Kaylee turned her back on River. If you're talking about her being freaked out in 'War Stories', that's a totally understandable reaction from Kaylee's perspective. What River did was scary and, not only did she kill three men without even looking, she then quite happily bragged about it to Kaylee as if they were still playing with apples, as if the lives of these men were nothing. She didn't turn her back on River, merely put a little distance between them as she tried to sort out this new development in her head.

If you're talking about Kaylee telling Early where River sleeps, then that too is understandable from Kaylee's perspective. What Early threatened her with was ugly and violent and not something Kaylee was prepared to deal with. Many people have crumbled under less. Kaylee punishes herself for this and it's River that finally tells her it's okay.

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JUMPY

Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:08 AM

Hmm,

Simon: He reminds me of me in a lot of ways. Maybe cause I tend to be awkward sometimes lol. But he loves his sister probably more than anyone else and that's the same for me :P Plus all he's done to save her is awsome ^^

Kaylee: The kind of girl I like.

Wash: All the characters are funny but I guess he could be seen as the main comic relief? That's why I like him anyway.

It is kinda hard to list favourites because each character contributes something wonderful to the show. But if you put a gun to my head those are who I'd say :P

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