Now that's a great line!!

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ZZETTA13

Monday, April 21, 2008 12:27 PM

Jayne, "We applied the cortical electrodes
but were unable to get a neural
reaction from either patient."

Watched “Ariel” again last night (for about the 100th time) and I can’t help it. Every time Jayne mutters those words I LMAO. It’s perfection.

The show continues on with Simon doing honorable things like, coming up with a criminal master plan only to help his sister, and saving the patient of a doctor that shouldn’t even be there. Seems the whole episode evolves around Simon (and River) being ordinary yet extraordinary people and so valued that Jayne will soon forget his wicked plans of turning them in. I mean the look on Jayne’s face a couple of times has you believing that he has changed his mind about the reward. Yet, in true twisty turny fashion, greed and self-absorption win out and they all get caught.

What are some of the lines (you know when they’re coming) you find yourself waiting for even though you’ve heard them a million times?

Z

FLAME

Monday, April 21, 2008 12:55 PM

It's not a line, actually. It's in "Our Mrs. Reynolds" when they first find Saffron on the ship. They're in the cargo bay, and Zoe has called everyone in. There's this one brief moment when the camera is close up on Saffron, she's looking at Mal, but you see Jayne's hand reach over and kind of paw at her shoulder, awkwardly. You can just hear the unspoken... "Touch... woman... purdy..." in the gesture. It cracks me up every time.

~ Flame ~
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ZZETTA13

Monday, April 21, 2008 1:52 PM

Flame, don't know that I've ever noticed that.
Guess I'll be watching OMR tonight

Z

CHAOSSERENITY

Monday, April 21, 2008 1:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Flame:
It's not a line, actually. It's in "Our Mrs. Reynolds" when they first find Saffron on the ship. They're in the cargo bay, and Zoe has called everyone in. There's this one brief moment when the camera is close up on Saffron, she's looking at Mal, but you see Jayne's hand reach over and kind of paw at her shoulder, awkwardly. You can just hear the unspoken... "Touch... woman... purdy..." in the gesture. It cracks me up every time.

~ Flame ~
Quote:

Mwahahaha! I giggle every time at that too.

One of my favs:

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

~~~~~
"We live in a spaceship, dear." ~Zoe

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FREELANCERTEX

Monday, April 21, 2008 5:21 PM

god, there are so many good lines....

"wait, so you're sayin she's a witch?"
"yes Jayne, she's a witch. she's in congress with the beast."
"..she's in congress?"
is one that always makes me laugh ^_^

"River, he's putting the hair away now."
"it doesn't matter, it'll still be there...waiting."
just love the way River delivers that line XD

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, April 21, 2008 8:21 PM

OH! and:

"Well, look at this, appears we arrived just in the nick of time. what's that make us?"
"Big. Damn. Heroes, sir."
"Aint. we. just."

^_^ *squee* no matter how many times i see that ep, i ALWAYS smile when i hear those lines

FREEBROWNCOAT

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:08 AM

"No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking."

Inara to Hayne. Just love that line.

What Joss and the writers did was write the characters as real humans, not set pieces in a soap opera (no offense, Nathan) or a sitcom. No laugh track or innuendo or double entendre, just real people living a real life. Plain talk from plain folk, straight up and to the point.

"I don't like the idea of someone hearing what I'm thinking."

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:15 AM

wait..nathan was in a soap opera?

nother one: "I'm trying to think of how you could be cruder it's..*intense thinking face* just not coming..."

CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:38 AM

River's very first "moron" look. In The Train Job, just after she wakes up and starts freaking out.

SIMON:
River? River. It's okay. We're safe here. Do you know who I am?

RIVER:
*pausing mid-sob to glare one-eyed*
Simon.

It's just her delivery. There's an unspoken "I'm not amnesiac, idiot."

-----
We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

FLORALBUNNY

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:43 AM

Jayne spitting loudly on his whetstone at the
table while Simon is trying to eat.
SIMON: Would you please not do that while we're
-- EVER? --
Jayne spits again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jayne, unable to learn the cortical stimulator
blather: If I'd wanted learning I'd have gone to
school. (this one is approximate)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

...and I assume you're joking about not knowing
Nathan was in a soap opera...

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:46 AM

uh...no. i wasn't.

Mal from OMR: gaah! you're uh...well...there you are.. XD just the delivery and the HOLYSHITWHAT?? look on his face is priceless.

JQUICK

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:57 AM

"I'll be in my bunk"

I was thinking the same thing.

And Simon's face when they start singing about Jayne in Jaynestown.

Priceless.

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FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:09 AM

LOLZ XD yeah, that too. he's like "what. the fuck." and then in opposition, wash's expression like "COOL!! 'we gotta go to the crappy town where I'M a hero!!'" XD

gotta admit, when i saw your screenname in my email, i thought you were my aunt for a sec >< she's JQuick, and i was like WTF? until i saw the fff.net tag s'all good

JQUICK

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:15 AM

I can't believe I forgot Wash! Everything he says is Gold.

I actually used that line in a conversation earlier and it actually was relevant.

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FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:28 AM

LOLZ XD

"everybody's got somebody. Wash, tell me i'm pretty."
"were i unwed, i would take you in a manly fashion."
"because i'm pretty?"
"because you're pretty."

FLORALBUNNY

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:10 AM

>freelancertex wrote:
>Monday, April 21, 2008 14:46
>uh...no. i wasn't.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My bad, flt.
Nathan played Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live
a rather long time ago.
Desperate Housewives is pretty much a soap, too,
if you make yourself think about it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In OMR, Mal asks (referring to his marital
situation)if he's the only one who doesn't
think it's funny, and the camera comes to
rest on Inara, who clearly does not, but of
course he's not paying her any attention.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:21 AM

In OoG I find myself waiting for Kaylee's "hand me that" and Wash's "well maybe I should then." And Mal's "I'm paying you too much" to Zoe.

FLORALBUNNY

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:57 AM

Yes!
And BESTER: Don't we need this?

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

ZZETTA13

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:58 AM

Great posts everybody. You guys had me chuckling the whole time I was reading what’s been put up here.
Something else I’m seeing a lot of with the posts here, not just the lines and the delivery of those lines are so darn perfect, but also the facial expressions. The flow is so smooth. Not like actors hitting their mark then waiting till the next person hits theirs. There’s just a real rhythm to it all. A flow.

Now for another:

Jayne OMR, “ You got a wife? All I got was that dumb ass stick sounds like it’s rainin. How come you got a wife?”…….I’m laughing just hearing that one in my head.

Z

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:24 AM

Jaynestown is not my favorite episode, but sometimes I slip it in just to see Jayne emerge from Serenity at Canton in that get-up. Covered head to toe in his cowardly and conspicuous disguise, and the other BDHs just sort of going with the flow, trying to ignore his wierdness. Wearing the whole thing indoors, in the hot sun, everywhere. Cracks me up. Meanwhile Simon helps out with the crime activity.

I also look forward to Mal's "that has an effect on the landscape" in the Pilot, as well as Jayne and Mal racing to get inside the cargo doors after dumping Dobson - can't help but recall the commentary for that stunt.

ZZETTA13

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:08 AM

Another one I like is from Jaynestown too.
The exchange between Malcolm and Mr.Cobb.

“ Think we should be usin my fame to hoodwink people? Maybe there’s something to this. I think I really made a difference in their lives….me, Jayne Cobb.”

“ I know your name jackass…”

Mal kinda trying to deflate the big guys head a bit. Taking the wind outta his sails a little. Telling him that he may be the Hero of Canton to these folk but to him and the rest of the crew on Serenity he’s still just “Jayne Cobb”.

Kaylee has some good lines in that one too.

“Gee Simon that was so historical.”

“Hamsters is nice.”

“What’d ya mean not with me?”

“That didn’t sound half bad.”

“Oh… honey!”

Z

COSMICFUGITIVE

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:29 PM

LUND: "..Now, what are you gonna do about it?"

MAL: "Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me, so she could get behind you."

**Punch!**

MAL: "Drunks are cute."

The bar scene from The Train Job always cracks me up. A great delivery of lines from Mal, and that punch! Hehe. It was a great stunt.

Another one of my favourites includes the 'dear diary scene' from Safe. It NEVER gets old.. Every time it comes on, I have to speak along with Adam Baldwin. That's my favourite Jayne moment from the series.

LYSANDER

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:58 PM

Jayne from OMR! She has a name. I call her Vera. The whole build up to that one line is hilarious.

Simon: What if he(Mal) tells you to kill me?
Zoe: (without hesitation) I kill you.

LTSHEPARD

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by lysander:
Jayne from OMR! She has a name. I call her Vera. The whole build up to that one line is hilarious.

I like the next line:

Mal: Well my taken you not seriously is certainly coming to a middle

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Oram: Simon's real name is Simone!

JONGSSTRAW

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:59 PM

This line is a serious one, and it gets me every time...from Train Job :
After the Sheriff realizes that they've returned the stolen medicine he makes a little speech about times being tough, and a person might not look too closely as to what he was stealing; then that person finds out about a situation like theirs...well...then they have a choice. Mal says..." I don't believe they do." The Sheriff looks at him again deeply, and then allows everyone to go their way. I always found that exchange quite powerful.

CHANNAIN

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 5:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
wait..nathan was in a soap opera?

When Nathan was on Ellen, he talked about how someone on the soap opera (all my children?) taught him the three looks to use when the camera pushes in on that going-to-commercial close-up. Each one can apply to any given situation in the script:

The shocked, "Did I leave the stove on?"

The thoughtful, "I think I turned the stove off."

And the decisive but ultimately sexy, "Yes. I turned the stove off."

It's on YouTube somewhere. I gotta go find it again.

I think he learned a fourth, though, when Saffron says, "but Mr. Reynolds, sir, I'm your wife."

That *LOOK* he gave her is what hooked me on Firefly for all time... and put Nathan at the top of my "Man-Toy" list.

Also must watch OMR for that "Woman, me touch" look from Jayne.

I can't list all the quotes I adore and wait for. This post is long enough already.

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FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:20 PM

lolz rly? din't know that XD they work well

BIGGESTDAMNHERO

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
wait..nathan was in a soap opera?

nother one: "I'm trying to think of how you could be cruder it's..*intense thinking face* just not coming..."

Yes OLTL. Nathan mentions it in the Companion books

"And I'm thinking you weren't
burdened with an overabundance of
schooling"

NCBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 3:28 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
wait..nathan was in a soap opera?

nother one: "I'm trying to think of how you could be cruder it's..*intense thinking face* just not coming..."

]

Yep, Nathan started his career on One Life To Live as Joey Buchanan. Mid 1990's I think. His character had a hot and heavy affair with Dorian, who was much older and his mother's hated rival

He returned last July for the "funeral" of Asa Buchanan along with more than a few OLTL alumni.

I also think "Desperate Housewives" could be classified as a prime time soaper.

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:07 AM

Wash "he's not gonna get days" in War stories. Plus "he's crazy" and Zoe commiserating when she thinks he's talking about Niska.
Work, Work, Work to end his role in Pilot.

Jayne's "What" when his weapons charge louder while everybody else is loading for bear in War Stories.

Also in War Stories, anticipating the look Book gives when Jayne says "I'll be in my bunk" and Zoe says "grab your weapon" (or is it grab your gun"?)

This helps me remember that the thing that stands out about these scenes, and perhaps an alternate title to this thread, is that I annot be in mid-sip when these lines come up - or I might choke on my beverage if not paying attention.

Jayne smacking Mal in the gut at the end of War Stories.

KNIGHTREYEDER

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 5:31 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:

Jayne's "What" when his weapons charge louder while everybody else is loading for bear in War Stories.

Jayne smacking Mal in the gut at the end of War Stories.

Definitely what jewelstaitefan ^^^^said.

And I love (and not a quote) and wait for it during the delivery scene in Heart of Gold when River, looking intently asks, I wonder who's in there? I giggle every time to that one.

At the end of Objects in Space, when River (having just returned from Early's ship) says something about having to look after Simon, that line is pretty cute and really suits her.

Mal's expression in the scrapyard when he first see's Serenity says it all.

FLORALBUNNY

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:18 AM

In OMR, when Mal asks Jayne "How drunk did I get
last night?" and Jayne says "I don't know. I
passed out."

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:28 AM

OiS is also not one of my faves, but I look forward to when River returns to Serenity. Mybe it's the visual of her floating down, but also something either her or Mal says, like a coming home statement. As if Mal now accepts her more than ever before. Poignant.

And in Bushwhacked, waiting for the look on her face as she views the verse from her space suit helmet, ignoring terrified Simon, and then "can we go again" or similar.

KNIGHTREYEDER

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:35 PM

I agree on the Objects in Space statement, it's an interesting connection they seem to make. And then of course, Serenity the BDM follows, seems fitting. This last time through Firefly (just finished it last night) I guess I'm just thick or something but I hadn't noticed the ball River focuses on at the end of Objects in Space looking like the planet Serenity passes in the beginning.....DUH. I'll be ok......

Getting back to the thread topic, how about the conversation Jewel had, I think it was in the Train Job when she's asked by Simon (I believe) about what was about to happen and if it was something they'd done before etc. She had a few good moments of screen time there and I recall her being particularly confident and memorable...

Mal's expression in the scrapyard when he first see's Serenity says it all.

SPACEANJL

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:16 PM

Jayne wasn't pawing Saffron to be a perv (much), he was trying to be comforting, in a dumbass way. It's the bored way Kaylee pushes him away that cracks me up. Just "Oh, for god's sake, Jayne."

It's just the fabulous everyday sarcasm of it that gets me - just folks, living their lives. The cast had such great timing that it seemed perfectly natural.

"Yep, that went well..." (Because...Naked Nathan! I suppose it was too much to hope for some naked AB *sigh*)

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:40 PM

i love the whole War Stories torture scene (not the torture itself, cuz thats just mean -_- *kills niska*) but the whole mal and wash arguing back and forth about their thoughts on and relationships with zoe XD completely ignoring the situation theyre in. and all that stemmed from "not so, there's plenty of my orders she didnt follow" "name ONE" "SHE MARRIED YOU!!"

FLORALBUNNY

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:36 PM

"name ONE" "SHE MARRIED YOU!!"

How about "There's obeying going on right under
my nose!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Jaynestown, Zoe greets the returning Wash,
who is beyond rumpled, mud on his face, and hair
all rucked up. She want to know if he's drunk.
He'd like to tell her about Jayne being a hero
but between the drink and the giggles he can't
communicate. So very realistic!! Gets me started
every time.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:25 AM

THAT TOO!! XD

ZZETTA13

Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
"name ONE" "SHE MARRIED YOU!!"

How about "There's obeying going on right under
my nose!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Jaynestown, Zoe greets the returning Wash,
who is beyond rumpled, mud on his face, and hair
all rucked up. She want to know if he's drunk.
He'd like to tell her about Jayne being a hero
but between the drink and the giggles he can't
communicate. So very realistic!! Gets me started
every time.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

FloralBunny I really get a big grin on my face over that one too(the drunk Wash).

Also later when they're driving by on the mule and Zoey says " Jayne! Is that really him? Someone pinch me I must be dreaming!"

The surprised reaction of Jayne is like, Gorram,word gets around really quickly around here. Then his responce," Hell I'll pinch ya!" is perfect character interaction. It's great!

Z

edit: watched OMR last night and for the first time noticed Jayne's little "Oh...purtty" pat of Saffron....I tell ya I laughed aloud.

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:24 AM

just Inara's facial expression in OMR when mal ruins the moment by saying "i knew you let her kiss you." and walking away XD

TRAVELER

Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:56 AM

"And when you can't crawl"

"You get somebody to carry you"

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Traveler

NCBROWNCOAT

Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:12 AM

All of War Stories ...just brilliant writing!

May be the best is at the end when Zoe says "The Captain's gotta do this." as Mal fights with Niska's henchman.

"Oh no, I don't" Mal says and ducks as Zoe, Jayne and Wash together unload lead into the henchman.

According to the commentary it was Joss's "Tarantino moment."

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FLORALBUNNY

Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:35 AM

Originally posted by freelancertex:
Just Inara's facial expression in OMR when mal ruins the moment by saying "i knew you let her kiss you." and walking away XD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In OMR
Saffron, as Mal falls out of shot:
G'nite, sweetie.
Inara, as she falls:
You stupid sonofabitch.

Line for line, OMR has to be one of the all-time
gem TV scripts.

As for Adam and missing things he does, just watch
all the way through and pay attention only to him --
you'll see him working. That's how Jayne turned
from 2-D dumb-muscle cast-filler into 3-D character.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

KONSTANTINDK

Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:42 AM

I loved the part
"It's a whore house" -"I'm in!"

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, April 24, 2008 6:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Knightreyeder:
I agree on the Objects in Space statement, it's an interesting connection they seem to make. And then of course, Serenity the BDM follows, seems fitting. This last time through Firefly (just finished it last night) I guess I'm just thick or something but I hadn't noticed the ball River focuses on at the end of Objects in Space looking like the planet Serenity passes in the beginning.....DUH. I'll be ok......

That would be homage to Men In Black final scene.

Quote:

Getting back to the thread topic, how about the conversation Jewel had, I think it was in the Train Job when she's asked by Simon (I believe) about what was about to happen and if it was something they'd done before etc. She had a few good moments of screen time there and I recall her being particularly confident and memorable...

Oh! Crime!

ZZETTA13

Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:38 AM

Both Jewel and Morena do some fantastic work…

Morena in Jaynestown

“……..Jayne your talking about Jayne Cobb?!!”

Fess,” Yes Jayne Cobb, the hero of Canton. The only man that ever stood of to my father. I kinda hate the idea of him getting caught.”

Inara. “ …Yes, that would be bad!”

Morena does such a great job. Her eyes moving all around, you can see she’s a little miffed because she got it all wrong thinking he was speaking of Mal.

Objects in Space is a Jewel for Jewel. When she looks up and is faced with Jubal Early, that whole scene is gold. I fear her fear. Don’t think that scene coulda been played better by anyone. She nailed it.

Z

KNIGHTREYEDER

Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by zzetta13:
Both Jewel and Morena do some fantastic work…

Morena in Jaynestown

“……..Jayne your talking about Jayne Cobb?!!”

Fess,” Yes Jayne Cobb, the hero of Canton. The only man that ever stood of to my father. I kinda hate the idea of him getting caught.”

Inara. “ …Yes, that would be bad!”

Morena does such a great job. Her eyes moving all around, you can see she’s a little miffed because she got it all wrong thinking he was speaking of Mal.

Objects in Space is a Jewel for Jewel. When she looks up and is faced with Jubal Early, that whole scene is gold. I fear her fear. Don’t think that scene coulda been played better by anyone. She nailed it.

Z

Morena is awesome as well, between her and Adam in Sands of Oblivion, their screen time and talents saved it being a 'complete' bottom feeder film.

And you nailed it about 'Jewels' scene in OiS, couldn't have said it better myself, she really did make us feel her fear.

Mal's expression in the scrapyard when he first see's Serenity says it all.

CLJOHNSTON108

Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
wait..nathan was in a soap opera?
When Nathan was on Ellen, he talked about how someone on the soap opera (all my children?) taught him the three looks to use when the camera pushes in on that going-to-commercial close-up. Each one can apply to any given situation in the script:

The shocked, "Did I leave the stove on?"

The thoughtful, "I think I turned the stove off."

And the decisive but ultimately sexy, "Yes. I turned the stove off."

It's on YouTube somewhere. I gotta go find it again.

I think he learned a fourth, though, when Saffron says, "but Mr. Reynolds, sir, I'm your wife."

That *LOOK* he gave her is what hooked me on Firefly for all time... and put Nathan at the top of my "Man-Toy" list.

Also must watch OMR for that "Woman, me touch" look from Jayne.

I can't list all the quotes I adore and wait for. This post is long enough already.

Here it is, and I love Nathan's cat story!

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:06 PM

All of the posts are great. So many to chose from it's good to share it with everyone. Here is my all-time favorite that has me on the floor LMAO.
It's delivered by Book in OMR. Come on, say it with me - "The Special Hell." Its not only the delivery, but the quick look around the corner that Book gives to Mal and just as quick he disappears down the hall.
Also in OMR: Wash, Mal, Zoe and Saffron in the mess hall. Saffron says she didn't cook for everyone ans suggests to Zoe that she could cook for her man. The look Zoe gives Wash as he nervously laughs and says:
"Isn't she quaint!" Classic comic timing.
Just one more: In OIS when River is telling Mal what to do, he scrunches his face and she tells him "Don't make a face." The look on his face is priceless, as if to say she can see me.
P.S. I too loved the "Welcome Aboard" from Mal to River at the end of OIS.

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

CHANNAIN

Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by cljohnston108:
Here it is, and I love Nathan's cat story!

Thank you for that. I'll be sending it to my e-mail to watch later. Work has blocked YouTube as well. Isn't that just the way?

As Ellen said, if Nathan hadn't been sexy enough already, that cat story pretty much clinched it. Yeah... I think THAT is how he got to the top of my "Mantoy" list and stayed there.

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FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CLJOHNSTON108: Here it is, and I love Nathan's cat story!

*Sees Nathan being Nathan. thinks of Mal. starts crying* GODDAMIT I WANT FIREFLY BACK!!!! *runsawaysobbing*

FLORALBUNNY

Friday, April 25, 2008 12:24 AM

Even thinking about that youtube makes me want
to weep. I heard that Ellen show on my TV-band
radio and it was delightful. Not sure I could
bear to watch 'tube unless I knew for sure he'd
be back on the show.
Wah.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, April 25, 2008 4:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by zzetta13:

Objects in Space is a Jewel for Jewel. When she looks up and is faced with Jubal Early, that whole scene is gold. I fear her fear. Don’t think that scene coulda been played better by anyone. She nailed it.

Did you listen to the commentary? Joss said Jewel did that scene several times, each time he asked her for more and each was better. Finally he asked her to go over the top, and she did, and she thought it was too much, but that's the one they used.

FREEBROWNCOAT

Friday, April 25, 2008 5:31 AM

Objects in Space. Jubal and Kaylee. If that's not perfection in writing and acting, such perfection does not exist. Make me shiver in fear every time, I mean EVERY time.

"You ever been raped?"

ANOTHERSKY

Friday, April 25, 2008 5:54 AM

Laughing your head off lines:

"See Vera? You get dressed up all pretty and Jayne takes you out somewhere special."--Jayne

"It only works on her, Jayne." (Zoe to Jayne re Jayne's rather apprehensive reaction to Simon's safe words)

"I knew it! You let her kiss you!"--Mal

"I'll be in my bunk."---Jayne

"Am I a lion?"--Mr. Jubil Early (response to Simon's "Are you Alliance?")

"River, he's really quite gentle. And fuzzy."
--Simon

"I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a ship. We had a complicated childhood."--Simon

good/interesting lines:

"Copper for a kiss."--River

"Know why? We're just too pretty to die. Just
too pretty."--Mal

"You hold!"--Mal

"She understands. She doesn't comprehend."--River

Going for a ride.

Another Sky

SPACEANJL

Friday, April 25, 2008 8:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:

As for Adam and missing things he does, just watch
all the way through and pay attention only to him --

Now I spend a lot of my time just watching Adam...

PHYRELIGHT

Friday, April 25, 2008 1:22 PM

Adam's always fun to watch!

I really don't have a favorite line, per se. But, a lot of the things I love that are said in this show are the things that aren't spoken. For instance, when Mal sees Serenity for the first time at the end of OoG or when Wash gives Zoe a thumbs up after Mal walks in on the "Don't forget to call him 'sir'. He likes that." conversation in the pilot episode.

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Hammerpants sing!

FLORALBUNNY

Friday, April 25, 2008 11:26 PM

SpaceAnJL wrote:
Thursday, April 24, 2008 22:04
Quote:
Now I spend a lot of my time just watching Adam...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I haven't seen "Chuck" yet -- only listened to it --
but have heard Adam keeps his character busy.
Might try that one if you're becoming an Adam
connoisseur (spelling?).

Another one to watch is Alan. If he is in the
frame, he's reacting. Jewel, too, though usually
if we can see her she's a focal point rather than
background.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

FREELANCERTEX

Friday, April 25, 2008 11:27 PM

lolz, one jayne line that makes you go >_< uuuugh, jaaaaaayne:
"thats why i never kiss 'em on the mouth."

it's such a typical effing jayne line

PHYRELIGHT

Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:17 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
SpaceAnJL wrote:
Thursday, April 24, 2008 22:04
Quote:
Now I spend a lot of my time just watching Adam...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I haven't seen "Chuck" yet -- only listened to it --
but have heard Adam keeps his character busy.
Might try that one if you're becoming an Adam
connoisseur (spelling?).

Another one to watch is Alan. If he is in the
frame, he's reacting. Jewel, too, though usually
if we can see her she's a focal point rather than
background.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

If you enjoy everything geeky, I highly recommend "Chuck".

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Hammerpants sing!

FLORALBUNNY

Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:31 AM

PhyreLight wrote:
If you enjoy everything geeky, I highly recommend "Chuck".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
MMmm-yeah. Sort of a geek-ette here.
I would treasure the opportunity to gaze upon a
screen-shot of Casey in what was reported to be
a gold kimono over black silk pajamas.
Makes me feel warm and LOL-ish all over just
thinking about it.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

PHYRELIGHT

Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
MMmm-yeah. Sort of a geek-ette here.
I would treasure the opportunity to gaze upon a
screen-shot of Casey in what was reported to be
a gold kimono over black silk pajamas.
Makes me feel warm and LOL-ish all over just
thinking about it.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

XD

Oh, and don't forget his lucky boxers!

Darksiders can keep their cookies. We have better writers.

Grrr. Argghh.

Patiently waiting to see Cap'n Hammerpants sing!

SPACEANJL

Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:24 PM

Yep, 'Chuck' has reached the UK...

Am now picturing AB in black silk pj's...or out of black silk pj's...

*SpaceAnJL is in a happy place and does not wish to be disturbed *

ZZETTA13

Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Did you listen to the commentary? Joss said Jewel did that scene several times, each time he asked her for more and each was better. Finally he asked her to go over the top, and she did, and she thought it was too much, but that's the one they used.

I didn’t mean she nailed it one take, I meant that she nailed the scene. Whenever I watch the exchange between Kaylee and Jubal Early in that scene it just seems the Jewel made it special, like her special moment of horror. Just very well acted.

Z

JOSEPHUS

Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:42 PM

I'm curious as to how many here know where the name "Jubal Early" comes from.

One of my favorite lines is the last line of the last episode..episode number 14 that was uttered by Early. It is a fitting line to end, not only the existential theme of the episode itself, but the series too.

"Well, here I am."

Josephus

Only when love and need are one
And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever really done
For Heaven and the future's sake.

JOSEPHUS

Sunday, April 27, 2008 5:12 PM

More favorite lines:

Mal "Everybody dies alone." from Out of Gas.

Book "When I talk about belief, why do you always assume I'm talking about God?" from the movie Serenity.

Book "Oh, I got heathens aplenty right here." from The Train Job.

Wash "The legs. Oh, yeah. Definitely have to say it was her legs. You can put that down." from Bushwhacked

Mal "May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one." from Bushwhacked.

Book "If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." from OMR.

Josephus

Only when love and need are one
And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever really done
For Heaven and the future's sake.

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, April 28, 2008 5:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:
Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:

As for Adam and missing things he does, just watch
all the way through and pay attention only to him --

Now I spend a lot of my time just watching Adam...

Alan is another one to watch. He is always making faces. I love his facial expressions and reactions.

Some just pointed out to me the scene in Train Job after Jayne falls down. Wash uses Jayne as a foot rest. The close is of Adam on the floor but you can see Wash put his foot on him as he starts talking.

There are so many lines but the one coming to mind right now is from Heart of Gold.

Kaylee: Wash tell me I'm pretty.

Wash: Were I unwed I would take you in a manly fashion.

Kaylee: Because I'm pretty.

Wash: Because you're pretty.

I love that interaction.

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Monday, April 28, 2008 5:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
PhyreLight wrote:
If you enjoy everything geeky, I highly recommend "Chuck".
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
MMmm-yeah. Sort of a geek-ette here.
I would treasure the opportunity to gaze upon a
screen-shot of Casey in what was reported to be
a gold kimono over black silk pajamas.
Makes me feel warm and LOL-ish all over just
thinking about it.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

Adam in a short black robe is sexy. Adam dripping wet wearing a tuxedo as he emerges from a pool was incredibly sexy. Adam is just superhandsome.

SPACEANJL

Monday, April 28, 2008 9:30 AM

Dripping wet AB? Oh my...

This is turning into another one of 'those' threads, isn't it? Shame. (Not.)

ps Josephus - Jubal Early was an officer in the Civil War (US not UK) and an ancestor of NF's! Nasty bloke by all accounts, known as 'the bad old man'.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, April 28, 2008 9:48 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:
Dripping wet AB? Oh my...

This is turning into another one of 'those' threads, isn't it? Shame. (Not.)

ps Josephus - Jubal Early was an officer in the Civil War (US not UK) and an ancestor of NF's! Nasty bloke by all accounts, known as 'the bad old man'.

Sounds like SpaceAnJL will be in her bunk, as long as this thread continues.

SPACEANJL

Monday, April 28, 2008 9:53 AM

I'll admit it. I have a problem. I dunno the correct name for it - Jayniac? Cobbnut?

But it doesn't hurt anyone, right? So it's all good...

(Goes back to contemplating AB...)

FLORALBUNNY

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:35 AM

Adam dripping wet wearing a tuxedo as he emerges from a pool

MMmh'mmmmmmmmh'h'mmmmmmmmh'mmmh'mmmmmh'mmmmmm
*bun heats a stack of big, thick towels*

I keep thinking that was a callback to James Bond
in the first film with Sean Connery, though
Connery's tux seemed improbably dry.
Permaybehaps I am (eeek) wrong.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
bastards singed my turtle

FIREFLYPASSENGER

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:
I'll admit it. I have a problem. I dunno the correct name for it - Jayniac? Cobbnut?

But it doesn't hurt anyone, right? So it's all good...

(Goes back to contemplating AB...)

I believe the term is Bunkmate. :)

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:09 AM

LOLZ!!!!!!!!! good one XD it fits

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:42 AM

I find myself in Safe looking forward to Mal: Is it wrong that what she said makes sense to me? (something like that).

JOSEPHUS

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:42 PM

SpaceAnJL

What is "NF's"? I don't know the reference.

I do know that Jubal Early, whom you correctly identified as an officer (general) in the U.S. Civil War, was the person who coined the term "Lost Cause" in his book by the same name. He was also one of the major players in the Battle of Gettysburg as chronicled in the book "The Killer Angels", which Whedon credits as the inspiration for Firefly.

Josephus

Only when love and need are one
And the work is play for mortal stakes
Is the deed ever really done
For Heaven and the future's sake.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:15 AM

wow josephus, that was so..historical. ^_^

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Thursday, May 1, 2008 7:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Josephus:
SpaceAnJL

What is "NF's"? I don't know the reference.

I do know that Jubal Early, whom you correctly identified as an officer (general) in the U.S. Civil War, was the person who coined the term "Lost Cause" in his book by the same name. He was also one of the major players in the Battle of Gettysburg as chronicled in the book "The Killer Angels", which Whedon credits as the inspiration for Firefly.

Josephus

Nathan Fillion = NF.
Jubal Early is an ancestor of Nathan Fillion's, or NF's. mentioned several times above.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, May 2, 2008 7:23 AM

I also look forward to Zoe's "Clear" in Ariel.

YELLOWJACKET

Friday, May 2, 2008 11:12 AM

Off camera in Serenity...

Zoe: "Jayne, we're robbing the place, not occupying it."

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, May 5, 2008 7:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by yellowjacket:
Off camera in Serenity...

Zoe: "Jayne, we're robbing the place, not occupying it."

Sure would be nice if we had some grenades right about now.

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, May 5, 2008 1:36 PM

I love nathan's face when he says "nothin, i just wanted you to face me so she could get behind you." that, and the line itself XD cuz its like PWNED!!

TILLIESONG

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 10:51 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:

Nasty bloke by all accounts, known as 'the bad old man'.

You just reminded me of a favorite line that Mal says after Kaylee's been shot; she's lying in the infirmary and he looks down at her so tenderly and says, "I'm a mean old man."

SPACEANJL

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:29 AM

Given the blood link, I don't think that was absolutely accidental, huh?

(And I still can't think of Mal as a parental figure.)

Lines from 'Those Left Behind'

Jayne: Uh, Mal..didn't you shoot this guy in the head?

Dobson: No, you moron. The pound of metal grafted to my face, it's purely cosmetic.

Actually, pretty much anything from Dobson in that. He's mad as a bucket of frogs, but articulate with it.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:08 AM

...*is confused*

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 6:42 AM

Not really in line with this thread, but I was watching Ariel again today, and was again struck by how I was still surprised at something.
When Mal wrenches Jayne, the camera closes up on Mal, I still get the feeling that this is anti-Mal, the bodysnatchers got him and switched places with him, who is this and what did they do with our captain, the stepford captains are taking over, the demon seeds from Areil have overtaken him, like that. Maybe this is because the first Ep I saw was the end of Ariel, so I didn't have a feel for the concepts of this verse, but even now I wonder if this is some ominous borg run amok pretending to be Mal.
Am I unique with this, or do others sense the same thing? I do look forward to the wrenching of Jayne, and the following scene, but the closeup (going to commercial, I suspect) always catches me off guard, and I get the same wonderment.
Maybe on his soap opera he had an evil twin that he practiced this look for.

SPACEANJL

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 8:54 AM

No, that face belongs to Sergeant Reynolds, the man who had to make some harsh decisions to ensure the survival of troops under his command.

Mal has had his trust betrayed, and that doesn't sit well with him. So he has to make a decision to get rid of the untrustworthy member of the crew. He's pissed off at the betrayal, at the fact he has to lose a valuable member of the party for an unknown quantity, over a matter of principle. And I don't think he quite realises Jayne's POV at first. (Jayne has a far more limited view of what is in his circle of responsibility, and he's protecting that group by removing the problem - when Mal susses that, he doesn't space the man.)

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 1:09 PM

see this is the first time we see mal truly angry, and his sergeantness comes back, cuz essentially jayne declared war by betraying him. "you turn on ANY of my crew, you turn on me! you did it to me, jayne." he's tryna protect himself, his interests, and his crew. jayne jeopardized all of that by raising attention from the feds. it coulda gone way further than just jayne getting arrested if they found anything out about Serenity, he wanted to make sure jayne knew that.

SPACEANJL

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:31 PM

That's pretty much what I said. Only with spell-checking and punctuation. (Just kidding, FLT!)

I think Sergeant Reynolds, pre-Serenity Valley (and pre-Shadow) was quite a different character to Captain Mal. A different sort of angry, for want of a better description.