Nathan named one of top 10 overlooked performances of 2005!
POSTED BY: nykegyrl
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 22:13
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To show how devoted he is to his fan base he's even posted a Christmas greetings on the Browncoats homepage.
JayTee,Do you happen to have a link to that? Thanks!
Some people juggle geese!- Hoban Washburn
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Here's what our fantastic Captian sento to all of us:
So, here we are. So much has happened recently and I feel this is the time to pause and reflect before the New Year starts slapping us around.
We made the movie, it has come out on DVD just in time for that odd little Christian holiday where they celebrate not being fed to lions or something. It is number one on Amazon, and the old Firefly set is crawling back up the charts like a thirsty man in the desert towards a mirage. Does this make us better than anyone else? You bet it does. But it's not the kind of better than that causes you to look down your nose at anyone. It's more the kind that lets you pat someone patiently on the arm and say in a sanctimonious tone, "Mm hm, it's alright. I'll get you a copy of the movie and you can be cool, too. Just not quite as cool as me because I've been a Browncoat for sometime, now."
If you are like me, you watch the movie to assure yourself the future will be safe, you watch the extras to see old friends, and you listen to Joss' commentary and shed a little tear over good times. Waht's that? You don't cry in the commentary? Well, just have an emotion chip installed, you robot, and refill your eye bags with saline.
Be well, Browncoats. Aim high, as we have all learned that nothing is impossible (except getting Jewel and Morena to stop fighting over who is prettier when we all know it's me). Happy Holidays.
Nathan "Captain Tightpants" Fillion
I hope you enjoy.
I agree with JayTee. What an awesome post! I couldn't have put it better myself.
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Congrats, Nathan. I'm sure Nathan will get his due in time. He is still young yet. I don't think Harrison Ford ever won an Academy. At least not yet. But we all know Ford is one of the great actors of his time and I'm pretty sure the same will be said with Nathan.
It is funny though. Both of them started out taking small roles for the most part and no one ever saw them going anywhere until they both played hard hitting Captains on spaceships. The only difference is that Nathan actually started in TV. But one other freakish similarity is that they both played very minor roles in war movies before their career took off. Ford played a General's aide in Apocalypse Now by Coppola and Nathan played the wrong private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan by Spielberg.
Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.
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Someone asked for the link to Nathan's post on http://browncoats.serenitymovie.com. If you go there and go to the message forums you can search for any of Nathan's postings by changing the by Keyword choice to By Author from the pulldown listing on the right side and typing Nathan_Fillion in the search box. He has posted several times over the past year and his posts are a joy to read. I'm including an insert here:
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Posted: 27 Jul 2005 11:44 pm
Post subject: Captain Outraged! Edmonton, fall in!
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It is times like these that I feel like Malcolm Reynolds. This is something that would surely get you kicked into an engine. I just went to a comic store to purchase the Serenity comic for my mom. The sweetheart that she is, gave her issues (with her favorite character on the front) to relatives who were having trouble tracking one down. Please bear in mind that Canada is a wondrous place where the service industry is polite and helpful, and that this experience is not the norm. The store I chose, which shall remain nameless (Warp 1 Comics), at an undisclosed location (just off Whyte Ave), has the singlemost sanctimonious, condescending, dishonest a$$hole I've had the misfortune of meeting. My brother and I called ahead to find out they had one issue left, but upon arriving, found out they are gouging people $20 bucks for the damned thing! "That's what they're worth." he sneered at me. I asked him to show me a listing of some sort to back it up. "Well, I just know what I paid Dark Horse for it." He wouldn't show me that, either. I am aware that Dark Horse wasn't expecting these books to sell as well as they are, and that they are going into a second printing, but I just picked up three of them two days ago at cover price at another store. My brother piped up with a, "What an interesting attitude you have." Let me tell you folks, this fella had an attitude, and a smirk that you wanted to knock off his face with a baseball bat dipped in dog poop. Of course, my brother couldn't help letting this guy know who he was trying to hose by holding the issue next to my face. "This guy look familliar? This isn't some JoJo off the street! He knows what he's talking about!" Check this out- the reply of this crap-catcher, who shall remain nameless (Darryl) was, (and imagine a dullards voice- how we make people we don't like sound in a story) "Well, then you can call Joss Whedon and ask him." I had to tell this purplebelly that I was being sarcastic when I thanked him for his excellent service, and I don't think he knew what sanctimonious meant!
Wouldn't a smart business man ask me to sign an issue and sell me one at a fair price? Wouldn't that fetch a prettier penny than ripping me off for one issue? Congratulations, dude! You are now on the Browncoat $hitlist.
Never have I tried to wield power in this way, but if being Malcolm Reynolds has taught me anything, it's to follow my over-developed sense of vengeance. BOYCOTT WARP ONE COMICS! If you are in the neighborhood, drop by to tell "the Buttress" that Browncoats don't take $hit from anyone. Tell your friends not to shop there, and lock 'em in the airlock if they do. Copy this post and e-mail it to fellow Edmontonians. Bump it to keep it alive.
Thank you. Thank you for letting me rant. If you feel I'm overboard, please feel free to, as Joss would say, contemplate silently.
The Captain
Edited to be less cruel, and to mention how wonderfully my dear mom was treated at HAPPY HARBOR. Thank you, staff and owners at Happy Harbor. You made my mom's day. Turns out, Warp One tried to hose her, too, by telling her that the Jayne covered issue was a rarity. Love you, Adam B. You ARE a rarity. Nothin' agin you. But will these butt-tards stoop so low as to steal from a woman? For shame, Warp One, for shame.
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This guy is the real deal, passionate and compassionate all wrapped up together with a fine
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[qoute] Nathan named one of top 10 overlooked performances of 2005!
NYKEGYRL
Nathan Fillion was featured as one of the top 10 overlooked performances of 2005 in an Associated Press Article.
Taken from article:"Nathan Fillion, 'Serenity'. Like Harrison Ford did three decades ago, Fillion plays a bemused, roll-with-the-punches spaceship captain. There aren't awards for such performances, but they help remind us that sci-fi and action movies can actually be good." Asscoiated Press article, 12/25/05
How's that for a Christmas present!! Serenity gets recongized as a kick ass movie and Nathan gets his props!! Go Captain Tightpants!!
Found the article here ...
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/entertainment/134666
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Originally posted by nykegyrl:
..."Nathan Fillion, 'Serenity'. Like Harrison Ford did three decades ago, Fillion plays a bemused, roll-with-the-punches spaceship captain.
WASH was a better sidekick than Chewbacca; in fact, low budget M4TV FIREFLY compares very favorably at all levels with the original STAR WARS film. Compare'em back to back... you'll be shocked. What many reviewers ignore is the ensemble acting. With the possible exception of Ford & Guiness, the acting is far superior. The chemistry is pure magic. Joss' story-telling is multi-layered, which is what makes them worth watching over & over- how many shows can make that claim?
Mal the Captain is great, but he shines with a complex crew the likes of Jayne, Wash, Kaylee, etc.
that said- Yee-hah! Go Nathan, go!:]
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Shiny!
(And I'd expect Han would kick Mal's ass, but Mal would hang on so long that Han would get tired. Then Mal would kick Han's ass, but Han would hang on. . . Then, both beaten, bloody, and exhausted, they'd half-carry each other to the nearest bar. . .)
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Great!
Mal would kick Han Solo's ass.NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Oh god! I love that post he wrote about the purplebelly Darryl. Thanks for sharing that jaytee. I've recently signed up to the browncoat site and I hadn't seen that yet.
This is why I love this guy. This is why we all love this guy. He's funny, he's real, he reminds us all of that one guy in our group of friends that has us rolling on the floor all the time. Even though his star is on the rise, he's still a regular dude, and he'd be more than happy to take any one of out for a beer and just hang.
How happy I am that he's our captain!!
Psolaris
"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"
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Am I the only one one who thinks Kaylee is also overlooked? She is the most adorable character I've ever seen in any movie.
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Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
I think Nathan is destined for greatness. He seems to have a wonderful sense of humor, and he really enjoys his job. That, and the fact that he has actual talent... (snip)
As for Summer, I can't say enough good stuff about how she portray's River... (snip)
The whole cast is great, but Nathan and Summer really stand out in my mind.
This is so true. As a relative newcomer to the series and movie, the thing that struck me the most about the show/movie was the talent of the ensemble cast. Sure, a lot of it is the writing of the character, but the actor brings as much (if not more) to making fictional characters "real".
The cast of "Firefly" has gone beyond the norm, and made us all love these characters. That the shows are (for the most part) well written, certainly helps, but no matter how well written a show may be, without characters you actually "care" about, you'll never reach the level of fanaticism this show seems to have attained.
Yes, I think Nathan and Summer are superb, and easily my two favorites, with Adam a close second, and Wash an even closer third. But, even the characters who didn't get as many juicy parts, also excelled.
You can tell when someone loves their job, and easily the people who worked on "Firefly" loved theirs. It's so obvious. And that's why we, the viewers, love it, too.
It's contageous.
And yes, there are still things I don't like about the show, but I want to stick to the subject of this thread, and compliment the outstanding work by the actors.
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