the real shepard book
POSTED BY: tudyksgagreel
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 16:11
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Originally posted by charki127:
Wow THANKS 11thHour!! I had the Serenity movie site but not the others. This will help occupy my time until April. charki
You're most welcome... and you're right, these forums are a great way to keep the Firefly fires burning while we make our way to MOVIE TIME! Yay!!
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Hi gang:
A new guy here. I have absolutely nothing to back up my guess, but here goes: Book was a high ranking military man who believed that the ends justified the means. This idealism did pretty well for him until he got some bad intel. He and his soldiers stormed into what was supposed to be a base of Independant terrorists and turned out to be nothing more than a school or hospital for children. The sight of all the dead kids was more than his icy heart could take. He forsook his previous life for that of a shepard where he would never have to face death like that again. He did his stint in the abbey and then went to spread the word of the lord to others. He saw Serinity and saw it as a sign from above (Serenity Valley and all). That's my take, your mileage may vary
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I recenetly watched all the Firefly episodes for the first time on the DVDs. I'm a huge Buffy/Angel fan and I think that this is a great show as well! After watching the pilot "Serenity" I immediately thought of Book as being like Andrew Wiggin from Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead." I believe he is someone who was trained possibly from a very young age, as a fighter - maybe even picked out, as River was, by an earlier version of the "Academy." I think that he played their "game" until he became disillusioned and bitter. I like the idea that some of you have put forth that he was in charge of the battle of Serenity Valley, and saw all the death it caused and decided to change his life and become a Shepard. Like Andrew Wiggin became a "Speaker for the Dead" after his fighting years, and saw his "enemies" in a new light. I think that his former position allowed him access to quick medical attention, or that he has family in high places.
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