Nathan in 'Blast From the Past'

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CARTOON

Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:58 PM

Today, I was at my Mom's for dinner with some others from my family, and my nephew was watching "Blast From the Past" on TV.

Now, I'd seen this film on TV several times over the past few years, but this was the first time I recognized Nathan Fillion. Granted, I hadn't seen "Firefly" or "Serenity" when I'd seen "Blast From the Past" previously.

But, I thought it strange the way he hadn't stood out to me on previous viewings of "BFTP", but after having seen "Firefly" and "Serenity", he suddenly jumps off the screen -- "Hey! That's Captain Malcolm Reynolds!"

"Firefly" does strange things to people.

BTW, my 16-year old nephew (who'd watched the "Serenity" DVD with me just 2 weeks ago) didn't realize who it was, even after I told him who it was.

Kids.

"I can't!! Too much hair!!"

BOWIE

Monday, January 16, 2006 12:22 AM

you should see the little known film "my body guard."

If you play Nationstates.net check out the region Firefly.

CARTOON

Monday, January 16, 2006 12:53 AM

I've heard of that film. I even sort of recall seeing trailers for it when it came out. Was quite a while back, wasn't it?

It's always funny seeing actors you like in roles which you'd seen before, but didn't realize who they were.

"You think we should be usin' my fame to hoodwink folks?"

KATJEN

Monday, January 16, 2006 12:59 AM

I just netflixed "My Bodyguard" this weekend - it was sweet - very dated and after school special-ish (and Ruth Gordon (the grandma) is vaguely terrifying) but it was actually kind of enjoyable. A.B. is a *doll*... i was probably like two months old when it came out, but I can just imagine all the teenage girls out there workin' on their crushes a la' kaylee-girl *g*...

NDRAGE85

Monday, January 16, 2006 1:05 AM

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Originally posted by Bowie:
you should see the little known film "my body guard."

If you play Nationstates.net check out the region Firefly.

i watched Serenity with my father when i was home for Christmas break and the first thing he said when he saw Jayne (after laughing about the grenades) was, "Isn't he the guy from that movie, oh what was it called? old movie..." I was like, "My Bodyguard?" He was like, "yeah, that's the one. He was real young in that one. He was also in Independence Day too wasn't he? He's aged pretty good." So yeah, suprisingly my dad had seen it and remembered Adam well enough.

on a side note, i saw the end of Blast From the Past today, but only the end. No Nathan.

CARTOON

Monday, January 16, 2006 1:13 AM

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Originally posted by katjen:
i was probably like two months old when it came out

I was already out of school a year when it came out (I just Googled it)(AB and I are approximately the same age). (I thought it was a while back.) So, needless to say, I wasn't interested in teen movies at the time.

BTW, I just checked a list of Adam Baldwin films( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000284/), and he was in quite a bit. Of these, I've only seen five (and surprisingly, I've actually seen all of these movies in a theatre)...

Predator 2 (1980)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
Independence Day (1996)
The Patriot (2000)
Serenity (2005)

Sad thing is, I saw all of these before "Serenity", so I don't remember who he played in any of these films.

Oh, I also saw him in the recent TV version of the "Poseidon Adventure" (after I saw "Serenity", so I recognized him in that one).

NDRAGE85

Monday, January 16, 2006 1:30 AM

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Originally posted by cartoon:
Quote:
Originally posted by katjen:
i was probably like two months old when it came out

I was already out of school a year when it came out (I just Googled it)(AB and I are approximately the same age). (I thought it was a while back.) So, needless to say, I wasn't interested in teen movies at the time.

BTW, I just checked a list of Adam Baldwin films( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000284/), and he was in quite a bit. Of these, I've only seen five (and surprisingly, I've actually seen all of these movies in a theatre)...

Predator 2 (1980)
Wyatt Earp (1994)
Independence Day (1996)
The Patriot (2000)
Serenity (2005)

Sad thing is, I saw all of these before "Serenity", so I don't remember who he played in any of these films.

Oh, I also saw him in the recent TV version of the "Poseidon Adventure" (after I saw "Serenity", so I recognized him in that one).

while i've seen them, it's been years since i've seen Wyatt Earp and Predator 2, so i don't recall. In Independence Day he played one of the soldiers that was always with the President. When Bill Pullman asks if the glass is bulletproof, he says, "No sir." and then blows the alien's ass away after it kills all the doctors. he also shows up all over here and there in that movie. in The Patriot, he is the soldier that is forced to burn the church full of people.

PEACEMAKER

Monday, January 16, 2006 1:44 AM

Nobody has mentioned that he (Adam) was also Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket. Love that movie...

NDRAGE85

Monday, January 16, 2006 1:51 AM

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Originally posted by Peacemaker:
Nobody has mentioned that he (Adam) was also Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket. Love that movie...

i didn't forget. no one ever forgets that movie.

CARTOON

Monday, January 16, 2006 4:39 PM

Man, oh, man. I can't believe I've seen the cast of "Serenity" in so many other places before, and never realized it. Now, I'll have to be watching for these guys if these films are ever on again...

Alan Tudyk in "I Robot" (2004)

Gina Torres in "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003), as well as on TV in "Alias" & "24".

Nathan Fillion in "Blast From the Past" (1999)(see above), & "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), as well as on TV in "2 Guys, A Girl & A Pizza".

And, I'd already mention Adam Baldwin in "Predator 2" (1980), "Wyatt Earp" (1994), "Independence Day" (1996) & "The Patriot" (2000) -- as well as on TV in the recent remake of "The Poseidon Adventure".

I always remembered Ron Glass from "Barney Miller", as I'd seen that first-run back in the 70's. But, those other folks I'd seen and not even realized it was them.

"You think we should be usin' my fame to hoodwink folks?"

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