Wash and his rise to Bad Assness

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UPDATED: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 06:31
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STANDING8

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 4:27 PM

i dont really like the idea that much, i mean we already have the captain, zoe and jayne to provide the baddass-ness. wash is the main guy to provide comedic relief, thats pretty much his role in the show.(well, everyone in the show is funny cause of the writing but wash is the main guy)

keep him funny and leave the ass kicking to jayne.

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BELLOVESUS

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 4:34 PM

I have to say that I agree whole heartedly with Wash remaining the good ol' Wash that we all know and love. For me, Wash is my favorite, and the character I relate to the most. I'd hate to see him become just another face in the crowd by making him a bad ass. But I think we're forgetting a couple of things.

A. I don't know where this idea of Wash in the War came from, as he's stated before he never fought in the war.

B. This picture could be him just funning around, trying to look like Ice Man from Top Gun, or it could be an actual picture taken during filming. If so, it's probably just a picture of Wash during flight school, and most likely a flashback sequence, and therefore nothing to get in an uproar about.

C. This is a movie, which will probably be about 2 hours long, so we're looking at Joss having to try and cram a lot of stuff into one episode basically. So, I think that it's likely that each character could be forced to go to a place where they've never really had to go before. For Wash, that could possibly be going to a darker place inside himself, to deal with some kind of tragedy, or to steel himself against a coming challenge.

There's my 2 cents.

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SERGEANTX

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 4:38 PM

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Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
If Wash has become a bad ass, I hope Tudyk's acting has improved - his Leave no man behind delivery was laughable. Watch Ejiofor, people, he'll blow them off the screen.

I think it was supposed to be laughable. That was the point of the little bitty gun he was holding. Geez, the man displays great comic irony and you slam him for bad acting.

SergeantX

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HONEY

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 4:46 PM

Ooh, yeah! That little gun had me rolling on the floor laughing. It was just so very Wash, big-heart, semi-muscled. (Tudyk fans, I'm talking about the character here, so don't hang me.)

War Stories was definitely one of my favorites, so heart-breaking, and yet sooooo funny! "There's obeying going on RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE!!!"

PURPLEBELLY

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 6:59 PM

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Originally posted by SergeantX:
I think it was supposed to be laughable. That was the point of the little bitty gun he was holding. Geez, the man displays great comic irony and you slam him for bad acting.

It's on record somewhere that Tudyk wanted a big gun for that scene. He is a personable young man, but that doesn't make him a complete craftsman. I must admit that War Stories is not my favorite episode, but then I come from a culture that doesn't view the depiction of torture as entertainment.

KNIBBLET

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 7:29 PM

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Originally posted by Static:
... Ladies, commence to swooning)
PLEASE tell me that someone out there agrees with me?

I agree with you on that one, Staticky ole buddy. I'm commencing to swoon.

As an aircraft mechanic, I can attest that there is nothing more confident and bad ass than a pilot.
There is also nothing more arrogant and annoying than a pilot.
Oh yeah there is ... a pilot that breaks a perfectly good airplane and brings it back to the mechanic thinking his lopsided grin is going to save his lopsided ass. .... but, I digress...

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

MER

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 7:38 PM

His badassness is questionable, but you know, if that is an actual scene in the movie, I wouldn't doubt him falling flat on his face after trying to look badassity.

*laughs* That's Joss for you. But I just hope Wash stays like himself in Firefly and can be badass while piloting at times. Like he'll do some space trick and he'll look all badass-like, and then turn back into his humor-like self. (X__X Yes I say 'like' a lot <-This is how I usually talk..kill me [j/k])

I just hope it won't turn out to be another Wesley Price trick. Remember? He used to be quite the funny gent before turning all broody-like and stuff.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 10:06 PM

Wash will still be Wash. Assuming there is lots of drama and guns and freakin' out, we'll need Wash to lighten the load a bit.

The bad-ass will be there waiting.

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MANWITHPEZ

Wednesday, July 7, 2004 11:21 PM

I disagree completely. Pilots can be the biggest damn babies on the face of the earth. They're never wrong, they're always selfish, and THEY BREAK THINGS without admitting to it. I've only met a few personable ones, and they were old as hell. Granted, I'm speaking in generalities here, and again, I don't follow them home at night. But, never in my life have I seen a group of people more coddled and kowtowed to in my life. I understand that they have a very hard job to do. I'm not trying to diminish that, but of all the pilots I've met, not one of them is a bonafide bad ass. Which is not to say I think I am either. By any means, but I, at least, have the ability to spot that I'm not.
On to Wash: I think it was a candid picture, but, who knows what the movie holds. Wash may not be on Serenity at all. He may have quit and is working elsewhere. No one knows, and that's what's great about the picture. I do agree with the ridiculousness of Tudyk's performance in parts of War Stories. But, I think that it was the writing. He looked kinda...I don't know...uncomfortable with the whole setup, and it showed.

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JIMGOINGS

Friday, July 9, 2004 5:18 AM

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Originally posted by Static:
PLEASE tell me that someone out there agrees with me?

I agree 100%. It's foolish to interpret much of anything from that picture. I conclude that he's wearing sunglasses, is clothed, and appears to be walking. What else is there to infer? What's all this talk of bad-assness? Wash is Wash.

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