Mal's Father

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NCBROWNCOAT

Monday, July 7, 2008 4:39 PM

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Originally posted by SpaceAnJL:
Nah, Eastwood is one of the Cobb clan. I'll go with the Ford vote. Or possibly Michael Brandon.

Jayne' father looks like Jayne will in thirty years. A grey, gaunt man, weathered and worn by time until there’s the fierce ghost of strength left. But the same wolfish line to the jaw, and the seamed face holds the same blue eyes.

Kris Kristoffersen is another contender for Cobb Sr. And that guy from Numb3rs, the marine cop Granger (Dylan Bruno)? That's Matty Cobb.

Mark Harmon is the hard-bitten sarge who got stuck with the raw recruits off the gorram prairie planet. Well, it's either him, or Philip Glenister...

Oh yes, Mark Harmon for Mal's first sarge. He used to be a pretty boy but ever since his turn as the womanizing Dr who gets AIDS in St. Elsewhere (dates me doesn't it) he's really impressed me with his acting.

BTW I can't decide whether Gary Cole would be totally crazy as Wssh's flight instructor or in his evil mode. Although in the humorous mode he could be Wash's father with Sally Field as his mother.

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SPACEANJL

Monday, July 7, 2008 6:01 PM

I've never quite got over Gary Cole as Sheriff Lucas Buck. Seriously scary. Given the idea floating about that Wash had an abusive father (he is the space-Xander, after all) evil!GC would do as Washburne Snr.

Other Cobb types - Jason Statham, Ron Perlman, Kurt Russell.

How about Charlize Theron? She does steely intelligence. Or Felicity Huffman? Or, of course, Lena Headey? Older ladies, we can give you Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins.

My take on Mal - his father was a city boy, sent out to teach school in a rural area. The daughter of the area's biggest rancher fell for the man, and married him despite protest. He didn't last too long - nothing to do with being weak, and everything to do with being principled - but nobody ever saw Etta Reynolds cry for him. She raised her son to do as his daddy did, and follow his own idea of right. 'Course, that led to a showdown, when she had set aside a stack of cashy money to send him off-planet to a fancy college, get him following his father's footsteps, being a teacher. And he went and enlisted. (NF vibe...) I think Mal inherited his father's ability to teach and inspire - he was good with the troops. And he inherited Etta's strength, too. 'Cos it took burning the gorram planet to bring the Independents to their knees, and even then, that woman sat in her rocker on the porch and watched the firestorm come. Ain't nothing in the 'verse could make her leave her home.

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7:32 AM

Hey SpaceAnJL, that was really good, did you write that?

My take on Mal - his father was a city boy, sent out to teach school in a rural area. The daughter of the area's biggest rancher fell for the man, and married him despite protest. He didn't last too long - nothing to do with being weak, and everything to do with being principled - but nobody ever saw Etta Reynolds cry for him. She raised her son to do as his daddy did, and follow his own idea of right. 'Course, that led to a showdown, when she had set aside a stack of cashy money to send him off-planet to a fancy college, get him following his father's footsteps, being a teacher. And he went and enlisted. (NF vibe...) I think Mal inherited his father's ability to teach and inspire - he was good with the troops. And he inherited Etta's strength, too. 'Cos it took burning the gorram planet to bring the Independents to their knees, and even then, that woman sat in her rocker on the porch and watched the firestorm come. Ain't nothing in the 'verse could make her leave her home.

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 7:38 AM

If Gary Cole is going to be Wash's dad then I would think that Felicity Huffman's husbadn, William H. Macy could be his flight instructor.

Flight Instructor, Second choice: Bruce Campbell.
He could also be Mal's Drill Instructor when he voluteered.

Man, this is fun!

Shiny! Let's be bad guys!

SPACEANJL

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 8:55 AM

Yeah, that's all mine. I have a lot more where that came from. (I'm really a Jayne fan, but I get distracted by the tight pants on occasion. )

In the AnJLverse, I have a complete capsule backstory for all of them. Dunno how close to Joss' vision it is, but I've guessed pretty right so far.

What, nobody wants to suggest Dwight Schulz for the flight instructor? For shame, guys.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:27 AM

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Originally posted by PhyreLight:
Ermey? Oooooohhh! He's a better actor than you'd assume. He can do the tough guy one minute then be sensitive the next. Did you ever see Dead Man Walking? All around great film!

I've always enjoyed his work, since Apocolypse Now.
I figured his Mayor in Mississippi Burning would be like Mal's dad. Maybe his D.I. in Full Metal Jacket would be Jayne's dad. If he can be Briscoe County Sr. he should be able to be a dad in this verse.
He was grand in the Frighteners.

How about Kareem abdul Jabar as flight instructor?

William H Macy would be cool. Not sure if his Cellular/Air Force One type character would be best, or his Mystery Men, or his Things Change/Fargo type character.

MSB

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 4:22 PM

Mal's mom- Dame Judy Dench. She's tough, strong, loving, but could kick your ass if she had to. She's smart and no nonsense and still a good mom... so perfect:)

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WYTCHCROFT

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 4:34 PM

Quote:
MSB wrote:
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 06:22
Mal's mom- Dame Judy Dench. She's tough, strong, loving, but could kick your ass if she had to. She's smart and no nonsense and still a good mom... so perfect:)

in that case

helen mirren for saffron's mom

bianca jagger for inara's mom

light the blue touch paper and watch em go!:)

PLATONIST

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:05 PM

Mal's father?

I say the Sundance Kid himself-Robert Redford... rugged but artistic, maybe a bit too old?

And SpaceAnjl, your back-story for his parents is perfect,

The teacher and the Rancher's daughter.... that explains Mal well. He is more educated than he lets on (the poem) and 40 ranch hands is no small ranch. He had educational opportunity presented to him, but chose to enlist, based on idealism; he probably got from his Dad.

Any plans to write this?

SPACEANJL

Tuesday, July 8, 2008 5:36 PM

Well, if you insist, Platonist... I may fill out my version of the back stories some time, when I get done with the Zen sequel, the Jayne on Londinium fic, the cracktastic other idea I've had brewing for a while, the WytchAnjl collaboration...so much 'Verse to explore.

I'm a bit like a fanfic Intersect - a name or place, and I get a whole little scene pop into my head. It's getting a bit crowded in there.

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