Hoban "Wash" Washburne is played by Alan Tudyk. The sci-fi series, which follows the exploits of the Serenity spaceship crew, was created by Joss Whedon, and former stars Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres have also appeared on Castle. During a moment of panic, Dobson shoots Kaylee and is knocked out by Book. He often comes across as stuffy or pretentious and is far more formal than the majority of the crew. $20 million. As the straitlaced and extremely skilled trauma surgeon Simon Tam, Sean Maher's character on "Firefly" provides both cool intellectualism and invaluable medical skills to the Serenity crew. Castle cast list, including photos of the actors when available. Similar to a black ops agent, the Operative does work that is not specifically acknowledged by the government. When he runs afoul of them, he arranges to have his apparently dead body shipped to Reynolds for transportation back home. Badger speaks with a cockney accent, identified and imitated by River Tam. Shifting between the 1970s and the 2000s, Netflix's new dramedy, Firefly Lane, features two versions of best friends Tully Hart and Kate Mularkey.Actresses Roan Curtis and Ali Skovbye play the pals during their bellbottom-filled teen years, while Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heiglwho is as hopeful for a second season as we areand Scrubs' Sarah Chalke portray them as adults. He is courteous in all his dealings and is shown to be distressed only when confronted by Reaver attack. He is an undercover Alliance agent in pursuit of Simon and River Tam. Mercenary Jayne Cobb is hard to pin down. Haarsma to found the charity Kids Need to Read, which provides books to underfunded schools and libraries. Inara, a Buddhist, was a rising member of Companion House Madrassa when she suddenly and inexplicably left to travel the outer rim. Badger, an "honest businessman" refuses to pay for cargo that he has commissioned the crew to retrieve after finding out it had the stamp of the Alliance forces. In "Shindig", at a fancy ball to which he has taken Inara as his partner, he refers to Inara in terms which reflect his regard for her as a valuable slave or piece of property, causing Mal (also in attendance) to strike him. This organization of legal, high-society courtesans appears to provide its members with psychological education to enable them to establish more than a merely sexual relationship with their clients. While Simon and River head for Persephone, the Alliance freezes all of Simon's monetary accounts and labels Simon and River as fugitives.[32][33]. and played Randy Carmichael on the "Rugrats" sequel series "All Grown Up!" Prior to "Firefly," Baldwin appeared as heavies in '80s classics such as "Full Metal Jacket" and "My Bodyguard," and afterward he played armed and high-ranking officers on "NCIS," "JAG," "Stargate SG-1," and "Law and Order: SVU." They will not hesitate to kill anyone who has had contact with River, even Alliance personnel, using a handheld device that induces fatal hemorrhaging to anyone near it (except themselves). The Operative believes his missions will "make the world a better place" and ultimately create "a world without sin"; he believes these ends justify means he admits are evil. He is killed by the Operative, but set plans in motion for Malcolm Reynolds to broadcast a report from Dr. Caron that reveals the origins of the Reavers, leaving the message with his Gynoid bride before he dies. George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is a Northern Irish actor. Magistrate Higgins is the final word of law on Higgins' Moon, a small moon that has a primary export of mud used to make ceramics. Jayne frequently carries a handgun based on a LeMat Percussion Revolver nicknamed Boo, and in the movie Serenity, carries a machine gun named Lux. "The Interviewer" is a man at the Academy who interviews River Tam in the R. Tam sessions. In 2015, according to Reason, Baldwin reportedly coined the hashtag #GamerGate, which would come to be associated with a harassment campaign against several female figures in the gaming world. The show mentions three such battles, including the Battle of Du-Khang in 2510 (featured in "The Message") and a long winter campaign in New Kashmir (as told by Zoe in "War Stories") where he commanded a platoon. By the time the ship arrives at the moon Whitefall, Dobson has escaped his quarters, assaulted Shepherd Book and attempted again, unsuccessfully, to contact the Alliance. Impressed with her mechanical ability, Mal immediately offered her Bester's job. Mal Reynolds then takes up his duties as pilot of Serenity with River Tam as his new co-pilot. She is portrayed by Nectar Rose. Having a high intellect and a ready grasp of complex subjects, she was sent to a government learning facility known only as The Academy at the age of fourteen. 16. Mr. Universe is a reclusive techno-geek in the movie Serenity portrayed by David Krumholtz. Most notably, he's landed leading roles on two other primetime TV shows - Castle, which ran for eight seasons on ABC, and The Rookie, which currently airs on ABC. On some of these occasions, he has proposed a more permanent arrangement with her. Keep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter! He is portrayed by Kevin Gage. Hilton Birmingham Metropole Birmingham, UK. She was considered a prodigy from a very young age, intelligent beyond her years and athletically gifted. Joss Whedon said that there was a lack of chemistry between her and the rest of the cast. At the end of "Objects in Space", Mal leaves him floating through space. Zo and the rest of the crew built a memorial for her husband on Mr. Universe's moon. However, Simon is eventually contacted by a group of men from an underground movement, and they help him with the rescue. His rise through the ranks was meteoric, until he single-handedly masterminded the Alliance's greatest defeat where in one military maneuver, the Alliance lost over 4000 men. Inara talks Fess through some of his insecurities with his father and makes him look upon himself as his own man. Nathan Fillion# Long before Nathan Fillion became a household name, he was cast in Joss Whedon's canceled-way-too-soon sci-fi Western, Firefly. River Tam played by Summer Glau, first appears in Firefly and also appears in the R. Tam sessions, the comic Serenity: Those Left Behind, and the feature film Serenity. The two solve his murder case for him and put a dangerous mob boss behind bars in the process. However big or small the part, all of them have proven integral. In the same episode, he proudly sports an orange and yellow knit cap with earflaps and an orange pom-pom (a tuque), simply because his mother made it for him, to "keep him warm" as he traveled through space. Seamus Dever played Det. He is portrayed in "The Message" by Jonathan M. Woodward. In exchange, her presence on the ship cuts through bureaucratic red tape and lends their operation an air of credibility. After learning about River's abuse at the Academy, he is unable to help her for two more years. In Season 8, Episode 14 of "Castle," known as "The G.D.S.," Castle is in a rush to solve a murder before his competition so that he can earn a spot on the secret and distinguished Greatest Detectives Society. [40] The series was cancelled before this could occur, but the idea continued as a key part of the plot in the three-issue comic book miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, which takes place between the TV series and the film Serenity. Gina Torres played the role of Zoe Alleyne Washburne on Firefly and its follow-up movie, Serenity. She also sensed that his mother was relieved to see him leave home, as she sensed a darkness in him. Patience, an elderly woman, is the leader of the backwater moon Whitefall and notorious in the backstory of the crew of Serenity for having previously shot Mal due to what he describes as a "perfectly legitimate conflict of interests". As Hoban "Wash" Washburne in "Firefly," Alan Tudyk piloted the ship and frequently served up comic relief with his dry wit. Minear also said that if the show hadn't been cancelled, a future episode might have involved Inara being abducted and raped by numerous Reavers, all of whom Mal found dead due to the effects of the drug. The problem is compounded by the fact that he sometimes makes comments that hurt Kaylee's feelings, insulting the lifestyle of the crew, Serenity, and even herself, though he never intentionally means to insult her; a prominent example of his ineptitude at making conversation is in "The Message" when he described her as 'the only girl in the world', on the grounds that all the other women he knew were either married (Zoe), professional (Inara) or related to him (River). Staite will appear in the May 2 episode of the ABC series. Although identical twins, Mal is able to tell the two of them apart (he claims "Fanty's prettier"). Fillion earned $100,000 for every episode of Castle. As revealed in the comic Serenity: Float Out, Zo was pregnant with Wash's daughter. The 10-part show is an adaptation of the New York Times best-seller and . Mal and Kaylee are back together. Obsessed with seeking revenge on Reynolds, Dobson joins the "Blue Gloves" in the search to find Serenity, its captain and the Tam siblings. Born in the late 25th century on Sihnon, Inara is a Companion, a high-society courtesan licensed by the Union of Allied Planets (the "Alliance"). The first appearance was in Season 4, Episode 21, "Headhunters." As a result, the entire crew of Serenity invades his satellite headquarters, allowing Mal to break free and forcing Niska to flee. Wash informs Mal that someone has betrayed them. Canadian actor Jewel Staite, a well-known child performer from her days on '90s favorites "Space Cases" and "Flash Forward," moved forward into adult roles with the space-set "Firefly" in 2002, portraying the ship's sweet and plucky mechanic, Kaylee Frye. [19][20][21][22] Jewel Staite explains Kaylee's character as being wholesome, sweet, and "completely genuine in that sweetness", adding "She loves being on that ship. "Firefly" aired to low ratings and was canceled midway through its first season, but DVD sales and an active online fanbase have turned the short-lived series into a cult classic, so much so that in 2005, Universal produced a theatrical wrap-up movie, "Serenity.". Mal helped get Tracey through the war, but after the war Tracey became something of a drifter, eventually falling in with organ smugglers. Companions do not view themselves as prostitutes and are insulted by the suggestion. He is very proud of his achievements and the importance it brought to him. Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor and voice actor, known for the leading roles of . The ending depicts the two finally consummating their relationship. Former dancer Summer Glau landed her first screen acting role in 2002, playing a ballerina on an episode of "Angel" a few months before Joss Whedon cast her on "Firefly" in the role of River Tam, a troubled child prodigy who had fallen into the hands of evil Alliance experimenters. Screens from Serenity suggest that Mal was born on September 20, 2468which would make him 49 at the time of the series Fireflythough, as the average human lifespan is 120, this would make him the equivalent of a man in his early 30s today. He plays Detective Ethan Slaughter, a tough-as-nails, loose-cannon rogue cop stereotype in diametric opposition to Detective Beckett. The actor is most loved for his sense of incredible and heartwarmingly nerdy humour. This page lists characters from the television series Firefly . The novelization states that they were named at birth by their motherMingojerry as a mis-remembered Mungojerrie from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and Fantastic for what she said when she realized that she was carrying twins, meaning she had to give birth again. Nandi, played by Melinda Clarke in "Heart of Gold", is a former Companion who knew Inara on Sihnon before they both left the planet. Wash at times grows jealous of Zo's close relationship with Mal. Later traveling widely, Wash's pilot skills and reputation grew so that he was actively courted by multiple captains when he met Malcolm Reynolds. [33][34] There is also some tension with Jayne Cobb. The series will . Inara appears to be at least somewhat adept at swordplay ("Shindig"). [6] Joss Whedon explained in the DVD audio commentary for the pilot episode that the syringe Inara takes out during the Reaver encounter is not for suicide. Despite his comparatively brutish manner, Jayne regularly displays cunning and common sense. The characters are named after the characters played by Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman in the 1955 film The Big Combo. Baldwin is active in the video game world, providing his voice to many titles, including "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect 2." Their full names are Mingojerry and Fantastic Rample. Mal tells Inara, "I may not respect your job, but he didn't respect you". A laid-back guy with a dry and occasionally laconic sense of humor, Wash tends to represent the pragmatic, cut-and-run opinion in any shipboard debate, and often serves as the calming influence in heated arguments. Yes, that's him if you didn't realize it before. Nathan Fillion headed the successful crime-drama Castlefor seven seasons, has voiced Hal Jordan in numerous DC animated projects and has been the star of The Rookiesince 2018. Jayne can be seen wearing a Blue Sun T-shirt throughout the episode "Bushwhacked", as well as in the episode "Ariel" when River slashes him across the logo, saying he "looks better in red". According to Nandi, Burgess was the richest man on the planet, and kept everyone else poor so he could play at being "a cowboy in his own gorram theme park". In addition to "Firefly," Torres appeared on another little-watched cult favorite, NBC's "Hannibal," playing the spouse of her then real-life husband, Laurence Fishburne, with whom she shares a daughter, Delilah. Jubal Early is a bounty hunter who appears in the final episode "Objects in Space". Eric Lange (born February 19, 1973) is an American actor. "[12] Baldwin won the SyFy Genre Awards in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television. Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! She's as fiercely protective of her husband as she is effective in combat, turning the old "damsel in distress" trope right on its head. Joss Whedon's DVD commentary for this episode reveals that Early was partly inspired by the Star Wars character Boba Fett. [26] However, when Bester incorrectly informed Mal that the ship could not be fixed, Kaylee quickly proved him wrong by diagnosing the problem and repairing the grounded Serenity virtually on the spot. Adam Baldwin is a pretty big deal in the nerdy world of genre television. Wash serves as the pilot of Serenity, and is married to the ship's first mate, Zoe. Minor characters are defined as any character who is not a part of the crew of the fictional ship Serenity including any who appear in the R. Tam sessions, the television show itself, the comic book series Serenity: Those Left Behind, or the film Serenity. She is a very crafty and amoral con artist who assumes convenient identities to commit grand thefts. When he suspects to have found Simon on the planet Persephone, he joins him and the Shepherd Derrial Book as a passenger on board Serenity. The streamer announced today that season 2 would the show's last. 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