Mal speaking Chinese again

POSTED BY: PhoenixRose
UPDATED: Thursday, November 25, 2010 16:31
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PHOENIXROSE

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 5:04 AM

And saying he picked it up from a TV show he used to love.

Just because something can't be explained doesn't mean it becomes yours.

ZZETTA13

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:32 PM

Yeah, really cute Firefly reference on Castle last night (11-15-10) as well as an enjoyable episode too. Nathan really hit his peak with the punch-line jokes in this one. There were so many I can’t remember them all. My spouse laughed for a complete hour afterwards. She loves Nathan to death……well, not to death, you know what I mean……

NBC & ABC seem to be doing our BDHs proud. Chuck is on season 5.…I think, and Castle is on it’s third season. My gratitude goes out to both networks for giving these shows an opportunity to develop their audiences. Heaven only knows where Firefly would be now if it had been given the same chance.

Z

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 1:54 PM

That puts a smile on my face.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

ARTCAT81

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 2:03 PM

Yes when he spouted off what he said, I grinned, when he referenced a show he used to love, I cheered :)

I love it when they do little shoutouts like that. And I love how entertaining the show is.

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CYBERSNARK

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:34 PM

Too bad it was Cantonese, though. On Firefly, they spoke Mandarin. (Badly.)

Though the line was clearly ADR'd in (note how Nathan's face was carefully off-camera when he said it), it did sound like Nathan's voice. Possibly he needed some in-studio coaching to get the tonality right, or maybe the audio mixer just assembled it in ProTools from bits and pieces of different lines/takes.

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LILI

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:54 PM

There was at least one instance of Cantonese sneaking into Firefly on the recorded message from 'Out of Gas.' But yeah, it was mostly Mandarin. Still, it was another great nod from the writers, and earned my most delighted giggle of an episode full of delighted giggles.
(And it only panned away from Nathan's face for about half of it.)

Facts are stubborn things.

KWICKO

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:37 PM

Yup, I loved it. The whole way they worked it in and "explained" it. Such an inside joke, really, but a great nod to Browncoats everywhere. :)

ALPS2007

Friday, November 19, 2010 5:42 PM

Saying like that make my day.

Even though i didn't like the episode that much. The "AGENT" was the weak link cant stand his serious acting. HE doesn't look act or even talk like u would expect and agent to talk. HE just reminds me of the movie the New Guy.

MSA

Friday, November 19, 2010 6:35 PM

I also enjoyed the little side...where's the old Nazi to torture me:)

But still I liked the smile on Nathan's face when he referenced a show he loved:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, November 20, 2010 9:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose:

And saying he picked it up from a TV show he used to love.

Just because something can't be explained doesn't mean it becomes yours.

Aint it the truth, aint it the truth (in Burt Lahr's voice).

Nathan is as smart as he is talented and knows his fanbase. He knows the die-hard Browncoats are watching (and most likely has explained as much to TPTB at ABC). So every once in a while he gives us a "wink" to both say thanks and I know you're watching. Plus he really loves Firefly. Don't we all!

SGG

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