The hardest Question you might have to ever answer
POSTED BY: CountessMilady
UPDATED: Saturday, January 7, 2006 16:34
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It is, indeed, incredibly hard to pick just one moment...
However, I can pick one from the film... while I do like the "my turn" line and the glorious shot of River backlit after the fight with the Reavers, I'd have to say my favorite moment from the movie is when Simon has just basically told Kaylee he's in love with her, she asks "You mean, like sex?" (adorable, very Joss-like way of undercutting the emotion, and just plain... well, adorable!) and he says "I guess I mean", (notice! Not stuffy grammar! He's changed from the *original* Serenity, hasn't he? ;) ) and then the funniest line EVER: "The hell with this, I'm gonna live!" It's Jewel's delivery - that sudden look of ADORABLE determination, the cocking of the gun - that makes it so utterly fantastic. I know, I wanted to pick something no one else had, but that one's, plain and simple, one of the damn funniest things I've ever SEEN. 
My dad and I were quoting that line like crazy at each other after we went to see the movie in the theater...
From the TV series, I like the part in I believe it's "Safe", where River is watching the dancers and then ends up joining them. It's the first time I can recall seeing her truly smile and be happy, and she's so pretty when she smiles! She's just having such a damn good time, which is such a change for her. God knows how far from home; experimented on cruelly by the government; with only her brother probably REALLY trusting her much; schizophrenic... but there, in that ONE MOMENT, she is truly happy, and life is worth living and loving. 
Other "close seconds":
From Serenity:
MAL:"You wanna run this ship!?"
JAYNE: "Yes!"
MAL: *startled pause* "Well... you can't!"
RIVER: Time to go to sleep...
SIMON: "No, meimei... it's time to wake up." (Which episode was this, Ariel? I can't remember, but I saw it during the Friday SciFi marathon in the afternoon, I know that much)
Several from War Stories:
The scene where Zoe simply does not hestitate to choose Wash and says something like "You want me to choose, right? I'm sorry, do want to finish?"
The Shepard Book line about how (paraphrasing here) "I don't think you've shot anyone yet." line in response to Simon's "I don't know. I've never shot a man before..." is hilarious...
... as is the "No, it's really not!" after Zoe tells Jayne(?) something along the lines of "It's his fight, he needs to finish it". Her surprised "Oh.", and the three pulling out their guns simultaneously and shooting the guy... lovely.
And of course... the ENTIRE "Hero of Canton" song in the bar, from "Jaynestown". Just... hee! Just thinking about it makes me smile! "The he-ro of Caaanton... the man called Jayne!" *giggle* Though the scene where they first discover the "eerie-ass" statue is hysterical, too (that and War Stories are definitely my favorite episodes, I'd say. Though come to think of it, it's pretty hard to pick just one favorite episode, even! Heh).
Oh, and another "close second" from Serenity: the final "What was that?" line. This beautiful, moving ending... and then Joss undercuts it with the same line from the beginning that in and of itself was funny... it just brings such a smile to my face! <--- See? It lets us know that even though we've lost a few people, life will go on for the Serenity crew (which is also why I like the line from Zoe about "She'll keep flying." at the end. Less funny than "What was that?", but so very poignant).
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But yes, I think "The hell with this, I'm gonna LIVE!" is still my top fave, especially from the movie.
-Runa27
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Let me tell you what son. This question is easy. Jayne is my absoulate favorite character. Though I am unsure what it is about him, he always brings the smile to my face. Whether it be the ridiculous Mother-Made toque,The waking up and having to move the gun from between him and his whore, turning on everyone and then learning his morals only to turn on them again... at the right price, or even the highlight of the Television series, when Mal walks into Jayne in the hall and the Mal is given this menacing view of Jayne with this hilariously large weapon.... Verra.
"Bob is not, Bob is.
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My favourite moment would be from "Ariel" when Jayne is locked outside the ship, convinced that he is going to die and asks Mal what he going to tell the rest of the crew. Jayne's sad and final "Make somethin' up. Don't tell 'em what I done." brings a little tear to my eye every time.
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Originally posted by NoFriends:
Let me tell you what son. This question is easy. Jayne is my absoulate favorite character. Though I am unsure what it is about him, he always brings the smile to my face. Whether it be the ridiculous Mother-Made toque,The waking up and having to move the gun from between him and his whore, turning on everyone and then learning his morals only to turn on them again... at the right price, or even the highlight of the Television series, when Mal walks into Jayne in the hall and the Mal is given this menacing view of Jayne with this hilariously large weapon.... Verra.
"Bob is not, Bob is.
I tend to agree that Jayne has hidden depths, if not the intellecutal capacity to back them up. In an alternate universe, where Firefly ran as long as Friends, Jayne would be my vote for the spin-off show. Although, I would hope that he would fare a little better then Joey.
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Out of favorite characters i would have to go with Mal. Yes his probably one of the most chosen other than of course Kaylee, but it's the way he leads that I love. He is the anti-her hero. You take everything that your typical hero would so or say, flip them upside-down, and you got Mal. Perfect example is in Serenity (movie) when Mal is going to go rescue Inara and he turns to Zoe and says (probably not exact quote) "If anything happens, if i dont contact you, you take this ship, and you come rescue me." It's exactly something you would expect Mal to say. I just have to love that hes som much more human than most of the typical heroes out there.
Although in OoG if someone would have gut-shot me and tried to steal my ship, i htink i would have had to "Riddle him full'o holes" but thats just me I've never been big on the whole turn-the-other-cheek thing.
-When you can't run you crawl, and when you can't crawl you find someone to carry you-
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Quote:There's an interesting and revealing error in your transcription. I made the same mistake on my first viewing, before I read the script in the Visual Companion.
Originally posted by STDOUBT:
After River's laid down the smack
in the bar, back on the ship...
river: "They're afraid of me".
simon: "I'm sorry".
river: "They should be... but I'll show them,
oh, God!"
Heart rending. Kills my a55 every time.
What River actually says is: "They should be... what I'll show them... Oh God..."
In fact, she's referring to the Miranda secret, the awful thing she knows and they don't. By that point she's become aware (at some level) that it's about to come out, that she's going to lead the crew to the horrible truth.
What she's NOT saying is "I'll show them"... that is, prove them wrong about something.
Summer gives a great performance in that scene, but that single word is a bit garbled. It's easy to hear it as "but" instead of "what". As I said, I did so myself. Even the subtitles on the DVD get it wrong! But if you think about it, the line as written in the script makes much more sense, since River is hardly in any position to "show them" anything -- other than the truth about Miranda.
I hope you agree that the scene is even better and more powerful when you recognize that line for what it is.
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I know this has been mentioned already, but I have to give my two cents. After waiting sooooo long to see the ship again, I would have to say my favorite scene from the BDM is the first time we see the ship. We get the movie title, complete blackness and quiet, then stirring music and that beautiful ship. It makes my heart race and I break into a big smile every time (knowing full well that we will soon get to see all of our characters).
As far as the series goes, I love so much of the dialogue that I cannot choose only one scene, so instead I will go with the two images that were so unexpected that they brought me out of my chair. In Train Job when Mal kicks "Krog" into the engine, and when Mal stabs Ath twice. Mal's sense of justice is such a great mix of practicality and a warped sense of ethics.
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Quote:Yes, it's from Ariel. It's easy to remember if you realize that Simon has finally learned enough about River's brain injuries (in the hospital on Ariel) to design an effective treatment. Or, at least, so he thinks -- later we learn that he's still not very successful.
Originally posted by Runa27:
RIVER: Time to go to sleep...
SIMON: "No, meimei... it's time to wake up." (Which episode was this, Ariel? I can't remember, but I saw it during the Friday SciFi marathon in the afternoon, I know that much)
Another giveaway is River's line, which echoes Simon's as he injects her (earlier in the episode) with the death-simulating drug.
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Originally posted by tmurrie:
In "War Stories".
Wash: Bastards' not gonna get days.
It's just how he went from quivering to standing tall and piloting out of there because he knew he has gone through nothing like that Captian would be at that moment.
Along with that, when they get back to Serenity and Simon asks if Wash is alright and he just keeps walking by and says "I'm fine".
Watch how I soar indeed, Wash...indeed.
same here... Great acting... u can see it in his face. I was just floored seeing the funny man get angry and forceful...
U gonna be smart here riva!?!
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Best part of that whole scene to me though is when hes talking big about the unisex front they're gonna mount and then he cocks the chamber of his derringer sized pistol! that kills me everytime I love it.
-When you can't run you crawl, and when you can't crawl you find someone to carry you-
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