JOSS WAS GOING TO KILL OFF MAL?!?!

POSTED BY: PhyreLight
UPDATED: Monday, August 27, 2007 05:15
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PHYRELIGHT

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:07 PM

I cannot believe my ears! I'm listening to the cast commentary on BDCE, and during the scene in the front corridor between Mal and Zoe after the Lilac job, the commentary goes as so:

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Joss: The greatest thing about having Gina during the series was always so I could kill you (Nathan) and know that I have a captain.
Nathan: But, you wouldn't, right?
Joss: What?
Nathan: But, you-you wouldn't have done that?
Joss: Oh, yeah, yeah. That was going to be, like, episode 18. But, we never got there! So, you had to star in the movie.

Of course, I know I shouldn't be surprised that Joss would have the audacity to kill off such a popular character as Mal. (Remember when he killed Buffy?) But, I'm still in shock!

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THEONETRUEBIX

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:08 PM

You did notice the less-than-serious tone of that exchange, no?

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"I beat up a couple of false b!Xes earlier."
-- Joss, 28 June 2007

PHYRELIGHT

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:10 PM

Only when he got to talking about episode 18.

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AURAPTOR

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:27 PM

I'm sure that the talk of killing off characters after the movie became quite the hi-larious banter between crew and Joss. Obviously, Mal wouldn't have been written off in ep 18, which would have been early 2nd season. I'd think that Joss, had things played out, would have waited until at LEAST the end of the 3rd season to kill the Captian.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

DAVESHAYNE

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by PhyreLight:
Only when he got to talking about episode 18.

Nope, totally just a joke. Firefly is the story of Mal - take him out of the equation and the whole thing falls apart.

David

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PHYRELIGHT

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:35 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'd think that Joss, had things played out, would have waited until at LEAST the end of the 3rd season to kill the Captian.

(flatly) I would have waited until the 4th season.

My biggest concern with killing off Mal is betraying all of the Fillionaires out there.

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THEONETRUEBIX

Thursday, August 23, 2007 11:41 PM

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Originally posted by PhyreLight:
My biggest concern with killing off Mal is betraying all of the Fillionaires out there.

Hah.

Somehow I don't think that's what would prevent Joss from doing it, if he ever did.

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"I beat up a couple of false b!Xes earlier."
-- Joss, 28 June 2007

SIRTHOMAS

Friday, August 24, 2007 12:29 AM

Honestly, and know one kill me for it, I never watched much of Buffy, but didnt he bring her back from the dead?? Not sure if I saw that one or not, or it may have been some other character on the show.
Please enlighten me.

DEEPGIRL187

Friday, August 24, 2007 12:39 AM

Yep, she was brought back, sirThomas. And technically, Mal already died once (War Stories). I don't see Mal being brought back with some magical spell though.

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LEADB

Friday, August 24, 2007 12:49 AM

Buffy died 3 or 4 times, if I remember correctly.

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Let's see, she fell in pool and drowned, but was resuscitated; but it was enough to trigger the 2nd slayer. The time she died jumping off the tower, was buried, and resurrected by Willow. Then she got shot, and flat lined at the hospital, but was revived by Willow (hey, if the drowning thing counted as dead, so would that!) And I haven't watched all of season 7 yet....

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