Cast details shared at Dragon*Con

POSTED BY: mima
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 19:19
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NEEDY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 4:28 PM

Excellent post. Like others I love reading accounts of screenings/cons/tales of being an extra on set, like has been said by another person, it makes it feels like you were there

I forgot to mention the bit about Nathan taking the alliance money in my account of the Birmingham screening he talked about that at there, going so far as acting out how he accomplished it

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Oh by the way, IMO the spoiler is very small, and no more spoilery than the trailers. So if you're man (or woman) enough to watch them, I highly doubt you'll be harmed by reading this. Its only for those manic-spoilerphobes

Needy. Male Companion a.k.a. First Boy Whore of Destiny

XANDERLHARRIS

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 4:35 PM

Hey! You said shiny....damn so did I. Well that means that we both have to take shots!

Ash

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RIVERGIRL

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:26 PM

SHINY report

almost like I was there ----almost

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

FEATHERSMCGRAW

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 6:21 PM

Some other half-remembered stuff from the Saturday/Sunday panels:

Adam was interested in doing Firefly pretty much the instant he heard the word "Western". He said he was really looking forward to talking "like this" (lowering his voice an octave and throwing in a raspy drawl).

Apparently, Joss is less than effusive with praise while shooting, but isn't afraid to apply a little directorial smackdown. "Could we try that scene again, but with less suck?"

When asked about their approaches to acting, Morena divulged that she was professionally trained in the Method, then was quick to point out that she did not use it in her prep for her role as Inara.

Tim Minear apparently likes to give his actors a couple of throwaway takes where they can try out different approaches to the scene.

Ron Glass kept mockingly bringing up the fact that he actually had to pay for his copy of the Serenity RPG book.

Regarding Ron Glass playing up the whore jokes during the weekend, while I was getting my DVD signed by Morena, Ron comes up to the table, picks up a glossy from one of the stacks sitting on the table, looks at it critically, and says, "Would you look at that! What a shameless piece of trash!" He repeats the shameless piece of trash line a couple of times, gives Morena a hug, then goes back to his own table.

When I was getting Ron's autograph, I asked him about the possibility that we would see him do flashback material regarding Book's backstory in the future. His response was that if the fans are interested in seeing those sorts of stories, they should "make your voices heard".

TRACY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 6:38 PM

What is the definition of a spoiler? Saying that you had bruises after a scene with someone else is a spoiler now? Morena didn't mention what the scene is all about, and how she ends up getting the bruises (as a consequence of what). Honestly, what if she had said:

*****FAKE SPOILER - FAKE SPOILER - FAKE SPOILER*****

"Yes, 'cause Mal and Inara go off and live together in a gingerbread house, and then River comes in and she breaks her hand on the door, and you find out she's made of chocolate, and Inara breaks out from eating the hand."

*****THE ABOVE IS A FAKE SPOILER FOR EXEMPLIFYING PURPOSES*****

That, to me, giving exact details of what happens, constitutes a spoiler. Saying that you got injured in a physical scene without giving major details as to the scene itself, is not.

My 2p.

MAL: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em.
ZOE: Shoot 'em?
MAL: Politely.

EMBERS

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 8:22 PM

thank you Mima for a wonderful, articulate, interesting report!
That is really one of the best con reports I've ever heard and it is obvious that you had a great time!

were people very upset Joss wasn't there? Did you hear anything more about what went wrong with that?

thanks again!

MES3

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 9:10 PM

The ladies both kept their water bras according to them!

Mac

MES3

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 9:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by embers:
thank you Mima for a wonderful, articulate, interesting report!
That is really one of the best con reports I've ever heard and it is obvious that you had a great time!

were people very upset Joss wasn't there? Did you hear anything more about what went wrong with that?

I heard from various sources that he didn't ever hear from them, and from other sources (that I trust slightly more) that it was confirmed that he had been in touch with them. So, take everything related to this with a grain of salt. The one official thing I did hear is that the studio isn't happy with DragonCon, and I really hope that doesn't cause them to pull back from allowing people to go to DragonCon since we fans will be the most impacted.

Thanks,
Mac

MIMA

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:26 AM

wow thanks for all the back pats.

i did have enormous fun. i felt like my eyes were as big as saucers for 4 days. i agree that working the fan table was the best way to see the range of reactions to firefly. my 2 hours there went by so fast that when my husband showed up...
me: i'm done at noon.
him: it's 12:15
me: haha i just got here
him: *shows watch*
me: NO WAY!

i remembered a few other things: ron kept the bible river tore pages out of, and they all agreed that jubal was the scariest and best villain. ron thinks firefly fans are more intelligent than other genre fans (implication: trek and SW). adam said the orange hat haunts him, he sees it everywhere (and pointed all over the audience). one of the fans was actually knitting them at the show and selling them faster than she could knit. i got to meet tracy, and serenity, and hasufel, and cary, and they're all really awesome people.

all the jokes about the personal hygiene issue i heard before hand i didn't really think too much about. OMG! some of the rankest BO i've ever smellled... i think it's also worth a mention that major actors/authors were there as well from other scifi lines (mccaffery from pern, the empath lady from star trek, darth maul and chewbacca) and firefly KICKED ALL THEIR ASSES. no one else's lines were as long, panels were as full, or fans were as visible. not even with all the stormtroopers combined. i don't know why everyone jokes about the food. there's 2 foodcourts with plenty of real food options, even healthy food choices, attached right to the hyatt. it was fine. there was even a starbucks catty corner from the firefly line outside. hitting the line an hour early every day allowed for to hit starbucks and feed my addiction. sleep was definitely an issue. but for these kinds of con observations, there's another thread.

and many people were very bummed about joss not being there, but i actually heard more disappointment about nathan cancelling than joss. it was shared that they were together in france promoting our BDM.

PATMAN

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:15 PM

Hi,

Since this was a thread on what went on at the Serenity panels at Dragon*Con, I thought I would share the photos I take at the 3 Serenity panels I attended as well:

http://www.patcave.com/dc2k5/dc2k5panserenity1.html

There are 2 other days of photos from the panels. To see how long the lines were for the panels, I took photos for the line on Day 2, all the way around the hotel block:

http://www.patcave.com/dc2k5/dc2k5panserenity2.html#line

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