Your Favorite Fireflygasm ...

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CAPNRAHN

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:03 AM

FIRE*FLY*GAS*M (fi er fa lie gaz im)1) The scene, moment or 'still' in Firefly that made you involuntarily go WHOOOOO! or Jump Up and Cheer or just plainly GOTCHA in some manner.

MINE
"Train Robbery" - where the bound Niska's "Oddjob" Crow (finally found the name, DOH) give Mal the "I'll hunt you down and shoot you like a duck" () and Mal seems disappointed then BOOTS Crow into the port engine!

BTW: 'Fireflygasm" coined (I believe) by 'SteveD:The Exalted of Tangency' on this site ...
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=94158&perpage=40&pagen
umber=1

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

GUNRUNNER

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:26 AM

My fav is from the train job when Jane tells Wash; "You know what the chain of command is, its the chain I go get and beat you with untill you know whose in ruting command here."

Me and my dad both nearly fell on the floor laffing!

SHINY

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:30 AM

When Mal walks into the cargo bay at the end of Serenity and shoots Dobson in the face without breaking stride.

Runner-up: When Mal kicks Crow into the engine intake.

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

SERENITYNOW

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:43 AM

In "War Stories":

Zoe: "Him. I'll take him. (beat) Oh, sorry to interrupt. You were going to ask me to choose?"

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STEVE580

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:57 AM

Gotta go with 'Trash'.

Simon (to Jayne): Just know that when you're on this table, I'll always do my job. I'm going to trust you; I hope you'll afford me the same treatment. That's the only way this is going to work.

[exit Simon]
Then River leans in: "Also...I can kill you with my brain."

Man, was that funny...

My favorite moment in the series, though, is the very very end. Er..the end of OiS, not Firefly, heh, heh.

With the marble, and "I can win this", and "I'm hearing a lot of talk there genius..."
Then she drops it, and the camera goes down...and I love the music in the back...and then the ship flies off. If you turn the sound up high enough, it's real cool, because you can hear the engine in the backround when River and Kaylee are together, then it cuts off when the camera hits space. The -Joss Whedon- comes up, and they play that chord again...friggin' awesome. Great way for the show to end. Err...take a breif intermission, before becoming a movie, and then a television series again. Of course.

SEVENPERCENT

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:03 AM

I have a few, but tops has got to be in War Stories- When Mal gets up off the torture table (after the crew attacks), hits the guard with the torture device, then slaps Niska- When Mal asks Niska if he wants to see the real him now, it's like I want to stand up and go "whoop his ASS!!!!!" -

Second would have to be with Patience, when Mal tells her to have fun running her little world- She stabs him in the back but he's ready for her, and tops it off by getting the last dig in at her expense with her own quote-

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

MRGREEN

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:27 AM

Eek, there's so many!

One of the ones not mentioned was in Serenity when Jayne is interrogating the Fed, Dobbes (i think that's his name).

The first bit, 'Pain is scary...'; then the end, 'Awww, you don't know nothin'... it's all over your face... don't they teach you nothin' about resisting torture in Fed school?'

Was just a great moment for Jayne.

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HUMBLE

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:57 AM

GOTCHA MOMENT-At the start of Bushwacked. When Wash went to check out a loud bang, sat down in his chair on the Bridge, and all the sudden a dead body hits the view port in front of him. He lets out a yell and I jumped in my seat, heart pounding. That's the first time I've ever been "GOTCHA'd" by a tv show.

MOMAW

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:33 AM

Woah!: War Stories, River takes out 3 badguys, 3 shots, less than a second. Awesome but really creepy.

Cheering!: Serenity, Blasting off from Whitefall. I think Jayne sums it up best when he said "WOOOOHOOO!!"

Gotcha!: Heart of Gold, Inara telling Mal that she's leaving. That defintely wasn't what you expect her to say at that point.

DARKSYDE

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:37 PM

Ariel: When jane's go'n over the loot, turns around as mal clocks him up side the head with the wrench. Then they went to comercial. Very cool.

"That's what happens when you call the FEDS!"

WERZBOWSKI

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:44 PM

That whole end scene from "War Stories".

"Take me sir, take me hard." It had my wife & I on the floor laughing.

Also the "special hell" bit from "Our Mrs. Reynolds"

"We will rise again!"

DRAKON

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:53 PM

The end of "Out of Gas" Where the used space ship salesman is talking to Mal, and Mal ain't listening to a single word he says. Nor looking at the ship he's selling. Just staring off across the lot at Serenity.

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:17 PM

There are a ton of them. Here are a few, in no particular order:

- Bushwacked when the body hits the cockpit glass. That caused me to jump in my chair.

- Serenity when Mal walks into the cargo bay, draws, shoots Dobson in the head, holsters his gun & keeps walking. I laughed so hard I thought I was going to fall out of my chair.

- Our Mrs Reynolds when Book gives the "special Hell" speech.

- War Stories when Mal gets loose, jams the torture device into the flunky's back, then punches Niska and asks if he wants to "meet the real me".

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

SARAHETC

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:43 PM

In Serenity when Wash says, "Here's something you can't do." then slams that lever, pulls the crazy Ivan and fries the Reavers with the blowback.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

OKKAY

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:59 PM

For me, the moment that Firefly went from just a great TV show to the best TV show ever is the one captured in my avatar/tagline. "No power in the 'verse can stop me."

Going back to the series premiere, while I was watching The Train Job, I have to admit I almost didn't give Firefly a 2nd chance until the end, when 1) Mal kicked the guy into the engine, and 2) the exchange between Mal and the sheriff, when Mal says "I don't believe he does." Those two scenes sold the series for me.

Of course, there are many, many others, but the ones I mentioned were the ones most influential to me.

CAPNRAHN

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:40 PM

The response to this thread just proves how GREAT this show is!

So many Fireflygasm moments ... for me, there are maybe a dozen of 'em in each episode. Janyne or Wash is usually the culprits ... but everybody else has many of theirs as well.

ANOTHER FAVORITE
In "TRASH" when Jayne is on the exam table with the cervical collar on ... the speech Simon gives was one of the best monologues in the series - for me. Looks like it is going in one direction, then you learn the depth of Simon's honor and Dedication to the philisophy of his craft.

And Jayne's "spine?!" bits ... waaay too funny ... all the way to Jayne's "anybody there?" and when River reveals that it is her, Jaynes strains out "Anybody else"

The final bit and perfect coda to that scene - River "I can kill you with my brain ... and Jayne's look of fear was bee-u-t-ful.

Have fun... next fun thread we need to start ... Firefly 'In-Jokes' ... find all the referances to other shows or movies and posting yer fav's.

Fly Free!

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

NUR

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 5:41 PM

There are too many to choose from, but I've narrowed it down to my top 3 (hopefully I wont remember any I like better than this after I post). In no particular order:

1) The moment in Bushwacked when Mal turns and sees River looking up, then it panns up to the bodies.

2) The second time Book says "The Special Hell" with just his head around the corner.

3) 8 words: No power in the 'verse can stop me.

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
-William Blake

BADINLATIN

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:46 PM

I'm going to go with Out Of Gas and Mal suggesting to Wash to divert more power from one technical thing to another, and then Wash, still kinda stubborn about it but already realizing Mal is right, goes, "Well, I'll go and do that then!"

Too funny.

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BADINLATIN

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:47 PM

Also, in "Our Mrs. Reynolds," at the end, when Mal "figures out" why Inara fell down when she found him. "You did kiss her!"

BLINKER

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:04 PM

First one to mind:

"Jayne. This is something the captain needs to do for himself."
"No! No it's not!"

Cliche-busting is always the most satisfying when it's a cliche you're personally sick to death of...

JAYNE'SJOJO

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:29 PM

Way too many to choose from.

So, i'll go with the one that hooked me to FF in the first place. The beginning of the Train Job, when Cap, Zoe and Jayne are standing on the edge of the ravine and Serenity "whooshes" into the scence, up behind them...I just felt this rush in my stomach telling me I was going to love everything about this show.

Creepy moment: Bushwhacked, When the "survivor" suddenly appears behind Jayne.....aaaah!
"He looked bigger when I couldn't see him"

JoJo

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:00 PM

In "War Stories" when Zoe has just rescued Wash, and tells him that Niska may take days to torture Mal. Wash stands up and says "Bastard's not gonna get days!" I cheer at that line every time!

MANIACNUMBERONE

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:04 PM

I always think of OIS, the beginning when River comes across Wash and Zoe on the bridge and their passion rushes over her. Her rapt expression is pure deliciousness.

FOFFILMS

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:12 PM

It's the small moments that really bowl me over in this show.

The exchange between Mal asks Jayne why he didn;t turn on him and Jayne (forgive me if I'm not verbatim here)replies:

"I guess the money just wasn;t good enough" and Mal says "What happens when it is"

Jayne: "That'll be an interesting day"

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The moment that got me hooked from Train Job when I first watched it on Fox was in the bar fight when Zoe calls for Jayne's help.

His reply "I wasn't in no war, best of luck though..."

I knew the entire tone right from there and was ... As they say suckered in.

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DAVEB

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:31 PM

Two moments for me:

1. In 'Serenity' when Mal tells Simon that Kayle has died. He finds her and she gives him this really cute wave.

2. This may be a bit lame but the bit in the dogfight at the end of 'Serenity' when the camera zooms in on the Reever ship. Best special effect ever and it feels so real and original.

SARAHETC

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
In "War Stories" when Zoe has just rescued Wash, and tells him that Niska may take days to torture Mal. Wash stands up and says "Bastard's not gonna get days!" I cheer at that line every time!

Rock. That might be my second favorite one, or like Maniac says, when River sees them on the bridge in OiS. But the "bastards" line just makes my heart pound-- really seriously pound.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

ASTRIANA

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:45 PM

I think one of mine is the bar scene in The Train Job.

Mal: "Say that to my face."
Ugly Alliance Dude: "I said you're a coward and a piss-pot. What're you gonna do about it?"
Mal (smiling): "Nuthin', I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya."
Ugly dude turns to meet the butt of Zoe's rifle across the face.

Man! That's some great stuff.

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

BLINKER

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:06 PM

Quote:
This may be a bit lame but the bit in the dogfight at the end of 'Serenity' when the camera zooms in on the Reever ship. Best special effect ever and it feels so real and original.

YES! That nonchalant, unassuming, split-second shot is forever burned into my brain. Perfect choice.

TALLGRRL

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:21 PM

Oh let me count the ways...Mal shooting the Fed while walking back onto Serenity. No pause, no hesitation. Just---BAM!---let's go people.
Mal & Wash in "War Stories": Wash tells Mal to name one time Zoe disobeyed an order and without missing a beat Mal says "She married YOU!"
Jayne's "Chain of command" line.
There are lots of little moments that shine.

But my favourite, the one that gets me every time I see it, is at the end of "Ariel", when Simon is about to give River some medicine he hopes will help bring her back to her old self. River says, "Time to go to sleep." and Simon tenderly says "No, Mei-mei...it's time to wake up."
That wasn't a "Woooh-hooo!" moment.
It was an "Ah..."
It gives me goose-bumps even typing it.

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

OKKAY

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tallgrrl:
But my favourite, the one that gets me every time I see it, is at the end of "Ariel", when Simon is about to give River some medicine he hopes will help bring her back to her old self. River says, "Time to go to sleep." and Simon tenderly says "No, Mei-mei...it's time to wake up."
That wasn't a "Woooh-hooo!" moment.
It was an "Ah..."
It gives me goose-bumps even typing it.

That gave me goosebumps just reading it. I can't believe the number of great moments this show had... why was it cancelled again? :/

JAYNE'SJOJO

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:44 PM

I love the "bastard" line, but the one that did it for me was,

"You wanna meet the real me, now?"

Because it sums up Mal SO well. This is a man who isn't empty on the inside - he's full of emotions that he refuses to show. He went from being an idealistic person, to a man who is bitter and cynical and just tired of fighting...he's willing to just get by. That moment, in my opinion, is the closest we come to seeing all of Mal's anger and resentment coming to the surface. We finally see what he is truly capable of, and it's a little scary. Alan Tudyk owned that episode, but Nathan Fillion brought so much to it with just that line.

JoJo

DASBRICK

Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:30 AM

What? No one has saud my favorite one yet????

Wash: "Oh my god! We're all doomed! Who's flying this thing? Oh right, that would be me."

I literally fell out of my chair onto the hard concrete floor in my basement laughing.

Rick Hallman
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CAPNRAHN

Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tallgrrl:
But my favourite, the one that gets me every time I see it, is at the end of "Ariel", when Simon is about to give River some medicine he hopes will help bring her back to her old self. River says, "Time to go to sleep." and Simon tenderly says "No, Mei-mei...it's time to wake up."
That wasn't a "Woooh-hooo!" moment.
It was an "Ah..."
It gives me goose-bumps even typing it.

"Take me, sir. Take me hard."

Yet another of my favorites too!

That is a GOTCHA moment, not a surprise/shock but a great scene or delevery of a line that invokes a strong feeling in a person just by watching it.

Keep this up and then somebody should find a way to get Joss or somebody from Mutant Enemy to read this thread ... just another show of support, I suppose. But sometime a person needs that!

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

TEELABROWN

Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:43 AM

The one that just plain scared me is in Bushwhacked...where in the end that Reaver kid jumps the Fed...*shiver*

For funny moments, there's soo many, some off the top of my head are-

The dino's

The "Oh my God who's flying this thing?!"

Jayne's song, they way the characteres react...so funny...

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Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

CAITLYN

Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:48 AM

When Inara closes the dumpster on Saffron.

"I have a condition" -- Give it up Yosafbrig.

"Hamsters is nice"

AURAPTOR

Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:15 AM

Can't believe no one caught this one.
This is very paraphrased...so please forgive:)

The end of War Stories where Mal is fighting with one of the henchmen. Jayne ( or Wash ) is about to shoot the bad guy, when Zoe says something like.. :" Don't. This is something he needs to do for himself." to which Mal replies - in mid fight - " No it ain't !! " Then Zoe goes .." Oh! ..." and they procced blow they bad guy away.

BC

Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:44 AM

"You turn on any of my crew, you turn on ME!! You did it to ME, Jayne."

"This man is choking! Bones, do something!"
"Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a... Oh, right."

ILGREVEN

Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:31 AM

Gotcha 1: OOG, after they talk about their "genius mechanic", then in the next moment, finding out that it ain't Kaylee...

Gotcha 2: "The Message," when Simon cuts into the dead guy and he wakes up screaming...

Woohoo!: Safe. "Big Damn Heroes, sir!"

Cliche-buster: OIS Book walkin' in just as Simon and Kaylee are quite obviously about to get caught up in the moment, with good but cliche'd effects...

And Perfection: OIS Jubel Early describing the midget.
"What'd he do?"
"Who?"
"The midget."
"Oh, arson."
Even better if you know the history behind the name Jubel Early...

"Bye now. Have good sex!"

ANGELUS1977

Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:51 AM

I'm suprised no one's mentioned the single funniest moment in the entire series: In "Objects in Space" when River is talking over the intercom. Everyone wakes up...even Jayne rolls over and removes the blanket covering his guns. Unfortunately, he turns over and goes back to sleep. Yes, I peed myself a little after that one.

Also..."I'll be in my bunk" from War Stories.

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VERITAS

Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:52 AM

I'm surprised it's not mentioned more, but I loved when Crow had the whole big speech about hunting them down and his knife. Then Mal says "Darn" and kicks him into the engine. Priceless.

"What'd you all order a dead guy for?"

NITEHAWK

Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:34 PM

There are so many i dunno which to pick - i really like the "no its not!" in war stories, most of the scene at the end of trash where mal is casually talking to everyone about a job well done (naked), and the one where he shoots the fed.

When he sees Saffron in 'Trash', and they both pull guns on each other, and the guy sez "You, uh, know each other?" is a great one i'm suprised no one picked.

I think one of the best scenes (no particular moment) is when Mal smacks jayne then has that whole betrayal speech - you see a lot about both of them.

And of course, i hang on everything in every part of what River says, cause, gorrammit!, I wanna know more about her!

And how they planned to have Inara change her mind back to stay (i hope that was in the plan, cause dumping her would be inexcusable).

PS, i like how the little icons have the "i'm with stupid" sign pointing up to the guy hitting his head on the wall on the side of this reply screen here. *yay off topic*

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"You, uh, know each other?"

VENA

Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:42 PM

For me it happened every night the show came on. (this will sound so lame, but...)

THE SONG!!!

I would find this uncontrolable urge to just sit there and grin every time the opening song came on. It haunted me for ages and every time I heard it I knew I was in for some kick'n TV.

Everybody!!! Take my love, take my land, take me where...

~~~~~~~
Mal:"someone ever ties to kill you, you try to kill'em right back!"

LADYJAYNE

Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:26 PM

"The Train Job" when Mal kicks Crow into the engine exhaust vent. That really set the tone of the show for me.

The sign "Good Dogs" in "Serenity". Oh man, I laughed so hard.

I could almost include the moment in "War Stories" when Zoe chooses Wash before Niska finishes talking, but I saw that coming. That's a classic Whedon cliche-breaker. It was still good, though.

--Kala

FREMDFIRMA

Friday, January 23, 2004 12:01 AM

For my girl ?

The moment that we see who Bester's girltoy is, she about died of shock, heh.

For me ?

Not kicking Crow into the engine, but afterwords, putting the NEXT guy on his knees and giving the same speech.
"Oh we're right there with ya!"

I just ferkin died...

-frem
diefuxdie

LTNOWIS

Friday, January 23, 2004 12:18 AM

There's always the scene in Our Mrs. Reynaulds where Jayne tries to barter his gun for Saffron.

"She has a name, Jayne."
"So does this. I call her Vera."

MALSDOXY

Friday, January 23, 2004 12:36 AM

What about in WS when Mal is grappling with the torturer, they fall backwards thru the glass, he's strangling Mal who asks

" Haven't you killed me enough for one day ?"

Also, in "Bushwacked" when Mal sees the bodies and says ( my avatars tagline )

"I know what did this"

Geez, gives me the creeps everytime

You know, there's just SO MANY

burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me...

KAY

Friday, January 23, 2004 1:29 AM

In Our Mrs Reynolds, Mal explains why he kissed Saffron:
"She was all naked! and, and, articulate!"

SAINT JAYNE

Friday, January 23, 2004 2:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Not kicking Crow into the engine, but afterwords, putting the NEXT guy on his knees and giving the same speech.
"Oh we're right there with ya!"

I just ferkin died...

That sent me to the floor. And it's also what made me decide to watch the next week.

CAPTAINTIGHTPANTS

Friday, January 23, 2004 3:35 AM

Ok, pretty much every single episode has great 'gasms, but my faves are --

Kicking Crow into the turbine! And then the next guy "Oh we're right there with you... best for everyone!" I was SO there for that scene! YES, FINALLY some intelligent characters on TV!

My tagline--
"... and if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty floral bonnet I will end you."

Saffron giving Mal the "plow" speech and his response, "Whoa, good bible." And Book and "The Special Hell."

"No power in the 'verse can stop me!"

"You wanna go, little man?" "Only if it's someplace with candlelight."

"She's in congress with the Beast." "She's in congress?"

How about ALL of EVERY episode.

It's all good.

Kaylee: You're gonna come with us...

TOM

Friday, January 23, 2004 4:43 AM

Wow i am surprised at all the response and that no one has said these ones

Serenity- Mal's It's Enough line

Train Job(I think) May not be word for word my friend has my firfly dvd set (new convert) Mal- Kaylee what the hell has happened to my engine room? Where there monkeys, purple space monkeys maybe got loose?

Jayne frome Serenity- ...I was gonna get meself and ear too.

SLAYER730

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:01 AM

Mine would definitely be in "War Stories" when Mal and Wash are being tortured by Niska. Wash says that Zoe always listens to Mal and he replies that she doesn't...when questioned about this, he shouts "She married you!"

Man oh man, I'm not sure if he says it to keep Wash awake or if something really happened there.

LOVEd it though, certainly caught me by surprise.

***Never judge a book by its movie***

TEELABROWN

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:09 AM

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Kaylee what the hell has happened to my engine room? Where there monkeys, purple space monkeys maybe got loose?

You're very close. I believe the line is "Kaylee, what the hell's going on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?"

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Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

TAMFAMFAN

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:54 AM

*********SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T WATCHED THEIR DELETED SCENES YET*****************

Sounds kinda wierd putting this response in a category called Fireflygasms, but the deleted scene from Our Mrs. Reynolds where River just so happily announces that she wants Book to marry her and Simon was just priceless. She's so happy, Simon's more shocked than a careless electrician, and Book... I think he he thinks it's kind of cute, peculiar ol' buzzard.
A close second would be Jayne and Mal's exchange after Ariel. It told a lot about what they were really like, and revealed sides to each other they probably didn't recognize before. Plus, I was foaming at the mouth for what Jayne had done, but in the end, his line "Don't tell 'em what I done... make somethin' up." pretty well redeemed him for me.

"Just once I'd like things to go along with the gorram plan!"

TAMFAMFAN

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:56 AM

*********SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T WATCHED THEIR DELETED SCENES YET*****************

Sounds kinda wierd putting this response in a category called Fireflygasms, but the deleted scene from Our Mrs. Reynolds where River just so happily announces that she wants Book to marry her and Simon was just priceless. She's so happy, Simon's more shocked than a careless electrician, and Book... I think he he thinks it's kind of cute, peculiar ol' buzzard.
A close second would be Jayne and Mal's exchange after Ariel. It told a lot about what they were really like, and revealed sides to each other they probably didn't recognize before. Plus, I was foaming at the mouth for what Jayne had done, but in the end, his line "Don't tell 'em what I done... make somethin' up." pretty well redeemed him for me.

"Just once I'd like things to go along with the gorram plan!"

EBONEZER

Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:14 AM

oh man, theres a bunch. Im going to put all the ones i can possible think of, in no kind of order.

Can't remember the episode but after Mal yells at kaylee (the "did monkeys get loose in the engein room?" thing) he says something like, kaylee leaves, and mal folowes, then sticks his head back in and goes "you got time to do my hair?"

in the message-Wash comes into the room with the "alein life form" and goes "Oh my god it's grotesqe, oh look a thing in a jar."

war stories - wash "Now I'm learning about carrying."

the message - Zoe is saying something about how in war you have to be stealthy and quiet, and mal comes screaming on shoutung "You want me? Come and get me!"

Heart of gold - kaylee "Did you notice something funny about the cap'n this morning?"
wash "Of course not, we all know I'm the funny one"

then of course theres the "This land" and the "Chain of command" lines, totaly clasic.

LOKI

Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:05 AM

i love everything mentioned above, but right now my fav bit is the scene in Safe were there's this group of people dancing and River wanders among them not really understanding it and then suddenly she gets this huge smile on her face and starts dancing too, always makes me happy watching her
and i love how this is then intercut with book being shot...classic whedon

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TEELABROWN

Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:01 PM

Quote:
i love everything mentioned above, but right now my fav bit is the scene in Safe were there's this group of people dancing and River wanders among them not really understanding it and then suddenly she gets this huge smile on her face and starts dancing too, always makes me happy watching her
and i love how this is then intercut with book being shot...classic whedon

That is most likely my favorite scene from the entire show. I love they way she dances.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

KALATHENA

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:15 PM

Quote:
*********SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T WATCHED THEIR DELETED SCENES YET*****************

Sounds kinda wierd putting this response in a category called Fireflygasms, but the deleted scene from Our Mrs. Reynolds where River just so happily announces that she wants Book to marry her and Simon was just priceless.

Oh yeah, that's a great one. What a bummer that had to be deleted for time. It was just so hilarious.

--Kala

STATIC

Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:46 PM

You know. . .The song has particular meaning to me for three reasons. The more obvious reason being that I'm an aviator, and flying is, for anyone that's done it, a truly singular experience. . .whether you're flying a medevac, a heavy lifter, or a gunship (like myself).

The second reason is a bit more poetical. On my recent 'world tour' with the military, I've come to realize that while this world is a great big jigsaw puzzle, lots of pieces of water, lots of pieces of land. . .the whole world only has one sky. Unbroken and shared by all. As long as there is one single sky, I'm connected with my friends and family.

The third reason is a great deal more poetical. Terrorists can try to take our resolve, our strength, and those things and people we love. . .but they cannot and will not ever take away our sky, which has always been a universal symbol of hope. Which, incidentally, is why I am so proud to fly a gunship in this war. . .because I am quite literally protecting the sky. . .the symbol of hope. . .from those who would destroy hope.

Just a thought or two. I tend to ramble a bit.

"Wash. . .we got some local color happening. A grand entrance would not go amiss."

KINGOFKOINS

Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:28 PM

"There's no power in the verse can stop me." - River

Nuff said.

---------------------------------
It's sickening how comforting the privacy of the mind can be.

EVIL DEAD

Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:59 PM

War Stories - when mal is fighting niska's henchman and zoe, jayne and wash come in the room. they goto help and zoe says this is something the captain has to do himself and mal replies no its not.

any scene with kaylee and river, those 2 make my heart melt.

GUS

Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:05 PM

This was posted by Joss on the buffista board...

Hey guys. Sorry to go wildly off-topic (and bring up Firefly), but I need a favor. I tried to post something on Fireflyfans.net discussion about "Fireflygasms" (no, it's not as shippery as it sounds.) Anyhoo, I can't seem to log in, 'cause I work the computer like I'm wearing Strongbad's gloves and I really wanted to post something there. So I'm gonna write it out here and hope 'n' pray (to the meaningless void) that one of y'all will be kind enough to kick it over to that thread. Okay then:

______________________

Dear fan type postguys --

Checking in to say: Rough @%&$#ing week. Trying to work the movie deal, juggling so many balls and dropping them all, basically ending the week going, "I'm done. I'm tapped. Last man down, I don't even think I can do this." Then I hap on this thread, hear all those kick moments and all y'all cooing over them, and I remember why I'm fighting so hard. So when you here dorky sounding things like "The fans' support kept us going", know that on occasion it is not only literally but very specifically true. As in, today. Thanks already.

And, more importantly:

-- Inara on the bed in Mal's room saying "I just hit my head is all". Deep funny.

-- River on the railing. Batgirl!

-- "Little man Loooved fire."

-- "They were little geisha dolls with big heads that wobbled!" "People LOVE those!" Kai made me rewind that four times.

-- "Dear Diary. Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."

-- "Have you ever been with a warrior woman?"

-- "She ain't moving." When you think Kaylee's talking about Zoe and realize she means Serenity. And every time the lights first flicker in that show I've forgotten what ep I'm in and I get very worried.

-- The part where the crew finds out about River's REAL... oh wait. That's the movie. Never mind.

Or mind in a while.

Thanks again.

-j.

VETERAN

Sunday, January 25, 2004 8:37 PM

The first three off the top of my head are all from "Our Mrs. Reynolds."

I like the whole "Special Hell" exchange between Book and Mal. Then as Saffron seduces Mal he says,"I'm going to the Special Hell."

The Good Bible/Good Myth lines.

Jayne, "You gotta a wife! All I got was that dumb stick, sounds like its raining."

Then there's "War Stories"

When Mal is keeping Wash going during the initial torture session.

Then when Mal slaps the torture machine on the Niska's henchman, looms up off the table and says to Niska, "So you want to know the real me!."

Then at the end when Zoe says, "Take me, Sir. Take me hard." The way they're holding hands it almos t looks like they're about to start ballroom dancing.

In "Shindig"

Zoe: "I think he knows which end (of a sword) to hold."

Wash's impromptu poetry about his dearly departed Zoe ..."All corpsified and grotesque."

After River's speech to Badger when Jayne says, "That right there was the kind of diversion we could've used."

When Mal comes back and Jayne says,"We were just about to spring into action...."

"Train Job"
The scence where Jayne tries to take over, but it's too late because the doctor has arlready drugged him. And he collapses mid-mutiny. They tried to get him to his bunk but couldn't and leave him on the landing. Where he's in perfect postion to shoot Crow.

There are too many. Gotta be like three or four a show.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:31 PM

Quote:
"She ain't moving." When you think Kaylee's talking about Zoe and realize she means Serenity.

I never thought Kaylee was talking about Serenity when she said that.... now I get to rewatch!

NOOCYTE

Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:23 PM

Just a short hop off-topic:

STATIC: Just wanted to hop in and say it makes me well up with pride and all manner of other fuzzy emotions that there is at least one Browncoat who Gets It patrolling our sky, spreadin' the word, and sticking it to the Reavers! May the wind be at your back...or under your rotors (all hail Bernoulli!)...or something like that. Keep Flyin'!!

And, as for 'gasms, I have to go (today) with the way the "old saying" in "The Message" is never completed till the end of the episode, when we've 'earned' it. Bit of a workout for the old tear ducts.

That, and the fact that Joss is able to draw some psychic juju from us fans. The gods know, he's bestowed more than our share to us!

Department of Redundancy Department

SHERECE

Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:55 PM

I've loved all read in this thread...and

--the hair scare. River's reaction to Book's 'fro.

and the one I've repeated the most to show the humor while trying to recruit new fans...

Jayne in the orange hat with straw still stuck on it, leaning over the casket while everyone (including the music) is somber...he sniffs & says "what'd ya guys order up a dead guy for?"

HIKEEBA

Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:24 PM

One word: "Darn."

FORTUNATUS

Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:55 PM

Objects in Space. The whole thing. Wow. "Well, here I am." Powerful stuff!

The sudden shot of Inara bawling in Heart of Gold was a beautifully poignant slap in the face that really made the episode for me.

"I was aimin' for his head!" Cracks me up every time.

The crew's reaction at the start of Our Mrs. Reynolds was as priceless as it was real. The look on Inara's face when Mal complains that he's the only one who doesn't find the situation funny was perfect. Man, that was/is a perfect cast!

Mal kicking Crow through the engine at the end of The Train Robbery made a fan of me. Mal's "I don't believe he does," made it for life.

Kaylee's experience at the party in Shindig, from "Yes sir, Cap'n Tightpants!" to questioning the buffet table to being saved by the gentleman to holding court with the men; I loved every minute of it.

_______________
"Yep. That's a cow fetus."

MAKEROFPATHS

Monday, January 26, 2004 12:06 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Darksyde:
Ariel: When jane's go'n over the loot, turns around as mal clocks him up side the head with the wrench. Then they went to comercial. Very cool.

Yeah, I gotta go with this one, too. The point-blank, sharp-edged violence of the wrench blow just knocked me off the couch. I thought Jayne's eyeballs would be rolling over the grating and into the greasy void. (But can I have 197 other choices . . . ?)

PUMAMANREDUX

Monday, January 26, 2004 12:50 AM

one of the 'high' points of "Serenity" was the shooting of Patience's horse ..

Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. (Alfred Hitchcock)

MAKEROFPATHS

Monday, January 26, 2004 1:24 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:

Keep this up and then somebody should find a way to get Joss or somebody from Mutant Enemy to read this thread ... just another show of support, I suppose. But sometime a person needs that!

CapnRahn: So Joss did! Good call, Capn. In fact, the thread made Joss's day. (See above. That's real Joss post, BTW. I checked -- it's at buffistas.org.

AERONSTORM

Monday, January 26, 2004 1:25 AM

Simon Tam...no shirt...Objects in space

and Jayne too - go Adam!

AERONSTORM

Monday, January 26, 2004 1:25 AM

Seriously though...

"Doesn't the blbile have something to say about killing"

"...it's fuzzy in the area of kneecaps"

I like Shepherd, but I'm dying to more about him!

SHINY

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hikeeba:
One word: "Darn."

One word: "Hunh."

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

CAPNRAHN

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by makerofpaths:
Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:

Keep this up and then somebody should find a way to get Joss or somebody from Mutant Enemy to read this thread ... just another show of support, I suppose. But sometime a person needs that!

CapnRahn: So Joss did! Good call, Capn. In fact, the thread made Joss's day. (See above. That's real Joss post, BTW. I checked -- it's at buffistas.org.

Thank you, I saw the "Joss posted this there thing for you..." thread and went to see.

Stunned, I was! I tell you ... stunned!

YET another 'Gasm ... near the end of "OiS"

On the dorsal of Serenity after River floats down and Mal suggests she give Simon the 'what-for' for almost ruining her plan ...

{I paraphrased, I think}
River
"He needs so much taking care of"

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

WULFHAWK

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:25 AM

Crow being booted into Serenity's engine is the scene that set the hook in me forever.

Jubal's final observation in OIS as he floats abandoned through interplanetary space

"Well, here I am."

exactly expresses how I felt when I heard Firefly was cancelled.

Thanks, Joss, for literally THOUSANDS of 'gasm moments. Don't hurt yourself, bud, but we'd love to have any more you'd like to throw at us.

Take my love
Take my land

DORAN

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:53 AM

Let's see some of my favorites are

Serenity:
Mal, all upset at Simon for putting them in at odds with the feds, wants to find out what it's all about, kicks off the cryo door, sees River, beat "huh..".
I don't know why, but something about the way he says, "huh" just makes me laugh.

Out of Gas:
Simon: "What can I say, my sister is a ship; we had a complicated childhood."

Jaynetown:
Zoe: "River, come out of there."
River: "No!, TOO MUCH HAIR."
Zoe: "It's ok River; he's putting the hair away."
River: "It will still be there, waiting."

Heart of Gold:
Kaylee: (with envy at seeing what she conciders attractive or glamourous prostitutes) 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."

Shindig:
Mal: "Yeah, it takes a great man (to walk away and leave a man bleeding but not killed after he's down)
:::stab:::
Mal: "well, I'm just a good man"
:::stab:::
Mal: "Well, I guess I'm all right."

DORAN

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:53 AM

HEROPA

Monday, January 26, 2004 3:19 AM

To me the favorite moment -er, Flygasm is split. Mal's shooting of the fed without waisting time, and Mal's booting Crow into the intake. Then there is River shooting the three guards, "No power in the 'verse."

Reasons... Mal's scenes- My philosophy in fighting is not to leave a sure enemy breathing because you waist time having to wory about them. If someone has proven that they WILL risk your death without provocation (and that's important) they have negated their right to exist.
The fed was a threat to Mal and his crew in a life or death situation. Crow stated his intent to kill Mal, and that was stupid.
River's scene- Looking helpless isn't the same as being helpless.

Heropa,
You can't tell how fast a rig is when it's parked.

BOOMERGOODHEART

Monday, January 26, 2004 5:08 AM

Ok, since Joss has taken the time to read this thread (and more, I hope!), I'll add my $.02.

I agree with everything that's been said. Bootin' Crow into the engine did it for both hubby and myself. Hooked from day one.

I also liked the scene in "Heart of Gold" when Inara was just bawling. TOTALLY caught me off guard!

In "OiS", when Mal catches River and tells her...oh, damn! I can't remember exactly what he says. Anyhow, that really showed me that Mal had accepted all of River (even the spooky bits) into his crew.

Also in "OiS", when we see River pick up the gun-shaped branch from a floor littered with flower petals. I think this was a great visual for what was going on in her mind at the time.

Bravo, Joss! *waiting anxiously for movie and series*

BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."

SADLITTLEKING

Monday, January 26, 2004 5:23 AM

Objects In Space: The character of Early.

He was the deepest, most threatening, well-written, well-acted, three-dimensional villain I have ever seen and he gets killed off at the end of his first episode. Does that seem right to you?

SAINT JAYNE

Monday, January 26, 2004 5:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Wulfhawk:
Crow being booted into Serenity's engine is the scene that set the hook in me forever.

Amen. My first Firefly belly-laugh.

SERENITYNOW

Monday, January 26, 2004 5:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Can't believe no one caught this one.
This is very paraphrased...so please forgive:)

The end of War Stories where Mal is fighting with one of the henchmen. Jayne ( or Wash ) is about to shoot the bad guy, when Zoe says something like.. :" Don't. This is something he needs to do for himself." to which Mal replies - in mid fight - " No it ain't !! " Then Zoe goes .." Oh! ..." and they procced blow they bad guy away.

Yes!! That's the other one I was thinking of. Thanks.

http://dryope.typepad.com/superfly/

SERENITYNOW

Monday, January 26, 2004 5:55 AM

What about when River's tearing pages out of the Bible--"Noah's Ark is a problem."

Killed me. Absolutely my most favorite line.

Well. Top ten, anyway.

AND please tell me you loved River spooking Badger. "Always nice to see someone from the home country." --"Not really. Call me when someone /interesting/ shows up."

And..."That was just the kind of diversion we coulda used."

I can't help it--I like the funny.

But Joss is right (duh)--visually stunning is also a big deal. The entire "Objects" episode could almost be watched with the sound off, as could "Out of Gas."

http://dryope.typepad.com/superfly/

EBONEZER

Monday, January 26, 2004 7:29 AM

ok, this is fun.

from shindig

Zoe "Planets coming up a bit fast"
Wash "Thats cuz I'm going to fast. Likly crash and kill us all"
Mal (casualy) "Well, let me know when that happenes"

MAKEROFPATHS

Monday, January 26, 2004 8:44 AM

Quote:
Sadlittleking wrote:
(Early) gets killed off at the end of his first episode. Does that seem right to you?

IMHO, I wouldn't count out a bounty hunter (or Joss).
Figure on a plan B or C. And: "Well, here I am" doesn't sound like the guy's terribly concerned by his predicament.

DARKERRAIN

Monday, January 26, 2004 8:54 AM

Quote:
my fav bit is the scene in Safe were there's this group of people dancing and River wanders among them not really understanding it and then suddenly she gets this huge smile on her face and starts dancing too...

...and i love how this is then intercut with book being shot

I loved that part too, I felt like it was kind of saying that the fighting was also a sort of dance.

CAPNRAHN

Monday, January 26, 2004 8:59 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Static:
. . .the whole world only has one sky. Unbroken and shared by all. As long as there is one single sky, I'm connected with my friends and family.

The third reason is a great deal more poetical. Terrorists can try to take our resolve, our strength, and those things and people we love. . .but they cannot and will not ever take away our sky, which has always been a universal symbol of hope. Which, incidentally, is why I am so proud to fly a gunship in this war. . .because I am quite literally protecting the sky. . .the symbol of hope. . .from those who would destroy hope.

Static, thank you for saying what I had forgotten. I am ex-AF (Avionics) and can understand were you are coming from.

Joss is right ... they can't take the sky away from us!

Shoot, this thread is beginnin' to make tear up like a gorram little slip of a gal!

Now I gotta go shoot sumtin'

to regain my manliness

Fly Free!

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

REDTWO

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:03 PM

My favorite moment is in Serenity when Mal, Zoe, and Jayne are returning from the job (on horses no less) and Simon is holding the Fed at gunpoint unsure of what to do. Mal comes in and shoots the guy straight away and Jayne and him throw him overboard. Simon just stands there while River backs away at the gun. That episode of Angel where Wesley shoots his father on the Rooftop reminded me of this and it was also just as moving. That one can kill so easily when others are threatened.

Keep flyin'
H

REDTWO

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:03 PM

My favorite moment is in Serenity when Mal, Zoe, and Jayne are returning from the job (on horses no less) and Simon is holding the Fed at gunpoint unsure of what to do. Mal comes in and shoots the guy straight away and Jayne and him throw him overboard. Simon just stands there while River backs away at the gun. That episode of Angel where Wesley shoots his father on the Rooftop reminded me of this and it was also just as moving. That one can kill so easily when others are threatened.

Keep flyin'
H

WILDHEAVENFARM

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:46 PM

No, the best line from that scene is "Aw, and I was gonna get me a ear."

Quote:
Originally posted by mrgreen:
Eek, there's so many!

One of the ones not mentioned was in Serenity when Jayne is interrogating the Fed, Dobbes (i think that's his name).

The first bit, 'Pain is scary...'; then the end, 'Awww, you don't know nothin'... it's all over your face... don't they teach you nothin' about resisting torture in Fed school?'

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

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WILDHEAVENFARM

Monday, January 26, 2004 2:51 PM

I can't for the life of me remember which ep; little help?
Zoe: Planet's coming up awfully quick.
Wash: That's cuz I'm going down to fast. Like to crash and kill us all.
Mal: Okay, call me when that happens.

I love that particularly as a crystal example of the sly way the humor is woven into the dialogue.

Mary
Always a beast, never a burden.

IRISANNE

Monday, January 26, 2004 3:00 PM

One of the first scenes I ever saw was the one where Kaylee chases River around the ship, trying to get her apple back. Mal turns and yells "SHUDDUP!...one of you's going to fall and die and I'm not going to be the one to clean it up."

I laughed so hard, thinking..."I don't know what this is, but that's definitely not Jean-Luc Picard!"

I was enchanted.

DIGIFICWRITER

Monday, January 26, 2004 6:32 PM

Here's some great 'Fireflygasms' that I don't think have been mentioned as of yet:
- Everyone's reactions to when River claims she's the ship in Objects in Space, particularly Jubal Early's
- Kaylee's "strawberrygasm" (hee) in Serenity
- Kaylee's initial confrontation with Jubal Early in Objects in Space
- The look on Mal's face/his reaction just before he collapses in Our Mrs. Reynolds

PBI

Monday, January 26, 2004 7:42 PM

One of my favourite moments was at/near the end of 'Safe', I think it was, when Simon was thanking Mal for coming back to rescue him (Simon) and River. Mal says he came back because Simon was on his crew. Simon makes a comment something along the lines of "But I thought you didn't even like me,", to which Mal replies in a tone as if speaking to a not-too-bright child, "You're on my crew."

That right there pretty much sums up Mal's character, I thought. Wonderful stuff. With dialogue like this, I still shake my head in bafflement at Firefly's cancellation.

If you can survive death, you can probably survive almost anything.

SAINT JAYNE

Monday, January 26, 2004 8:08 PM

Damn, I forgot one of the best ones!

Zoe sneaking in back of the Doctor on Ariel. ZAP! "Clear."

I am laughing right here at work thinking about it.

GEORDIESTEVE2003

Monday, January 26, 2004 8:20 PM

Got so many, but picking first few that come to mind.

The look Nathan Fillion gives the camera at the end of The Message, with the music, it was just...one of those moments. I then watched extras and found out all other stuff about them knowing they were going to be cancelled and it was one of last things shot I believe, and it all just adds more to that moment.

Other moment, right at the start in Serenity, when I knew I was so caught up in this show, again, the music playing such a big role, is when we see Mal lose all hope, when he sees his backup isnt coming and hope dies in his eyes as the man next to him is killed, and he doesnt even flinch.

Funny one, when Book just shoots one of Niska's henchmen in the leg during War Stories, as if it is something he has been doing all his life (and maybe he has!!!)

Man, really looking forward to the convention this year in the UK and the movie!!!

VERITAS

Monday, January 26, 2004 10:01 PM

I just saw the Joss post, and my vocabulary has temporarily shrunk to the word, "Squee!" I was so happy to see that, I just had to come over here and post more of my fave 'gasms.

- "Say goodbye to your daddy, Jonah." in HoG. Too cool.

- Book saying the Bible was fuzzy on the subject of kneecaps.

- "No power in the 'verse can stop me." Should have described the show, but...

Okay, there are just too many good ones to list.

"What'd you all order a dead guy for?"

CHEERIOWENCH

Monday, January 26, 2004 10:48 PM

I could choose millions, but here are a handful I don't think I've seen yet:

In Shindig, discussing Kaylee and her Dress --
Mal: You should have seen her when I told her she could have that layer cake she's wearing.
Inara: I think she looks adorable.
Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.

In Train Job, perhaps the first quote that made me fall over laughing --
Wash, on drugged Jayne: Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?

In The Message, the entire final scene. So well done, so moving. Especially when you know it's the last one they filmed.

Finally, and maybe most of all, Objects in Space, River coming back from Early's ship in the huge spacesuit, smiling like mad and looking like a little kid in a snow suit. Really warms the heart.

SHINY

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 2:26 AM

From OiS:

MAL: Am I dreaming?
RIVER (OS): We all are.

Mal rolls his eyes

RIVER (OS): Don't make faces.

Summer's delivery of that line and the reaction from Nathan were priceless.

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

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