21:42 "Is he holding something?" Time for some lore: Joss Whedon did not want to film everything in standard screen aspect ratios, preferring to go widescreen in a more cinematic aspect. Studio argued, but JW had the scenes blocked so that the editors had more widescreen angles. This shot in particular had been shot in both aspects by different cameras. The tv ratio would have Wash's hands off-screen, so when they did a quick readjustment of cameras, the control yoke had not been returned and Alan just pantomimed it. Other unique things about the Firefly production : Joss intended to give the audience to absorb the scene before moving to the next scene [as opposed to no-gap jump cuts], but he found out that if he faded to black, the network cut to commercial automatically because of the hue... he had to reverse-engineer how dark the screen could be before the automated signal was triggered. I believe he actually had to trademark/register/patent the color as the deepest possible blue/purple before it counted as black. Through the run of the show, (as depicted in this episode with Inara's first client), any time the camera loses focus, it is tied to the peak of ecstacy.
Ooof. Trash is a rough episode to get spoiled on. Not only do you lose the impact of the Simon misdirect of this ep, but it also has major fallout from two other episodes (one of which is also a great twist.)
Huge spoilers for episodes 1, 6 and 9. And that's besides every single time we see someone in deadly danger, because she already knows who will still be alive in episode 11.
That pretty much ruined her entire Firefly reaction for me. Every single reactor was devastated when Kaylee "died". And I already know she will call out Mrs. Reynolds 5 minutes into the episode. Kinda pointless now.
Yes! Love seeing people experience the family that calls Serenity home. To this day, still my favorite cast of characters. This was Joss Wheadon at his finest.
@@johnfriday5169 I can see that. The Scrubs gang also ranks high up there for me, but I'm naturally drawn towards sci-fi properties a bit more. The crew of the Rocinante were contenders for awhile till the show took a nose dive after the rings were opened.
I actually got a autograph of Summer Glau of Firefly at Wizard World comic con in 2013. She was so nice and down to earth. I complimented her for being so beautiful. She responded by saying” Thank you! I feel beautiful sometimes “
Badger : This was meant to be the role that Joss Whedon intended to cameo in his world. Mark Sheppard did so well in his audition, that he won the role. No one told him until after the episode wrapped that he took the boss's job, for fear of messing up his performance.
Fox exec's were idiots when it came to this series. Companion is the actual term for Inara's profession. Jayne is loyal to those he considers as part of his crew. He never considered Simon and River part of the crew because they were fugitives and were only supposed to be passengers. We do see why Mal made Jayne part of the crew. Hope you do a reaction to the gag reels for the series and the movie.
There was a regime change between commissioning and the making of the pilot; the new bunch made a concerted effort to sabotage everything the previous bunch. Firefly never stood a chance; that was we got was as good as it was is just our good fortune; almost a secular miracle. kerk
"Trash" is a favorite, but a lot of world building went on before that. It's kind of a free standing, isolated episode. If the series had lasted longer, it's what the show might have become: a new story, a new place, every week, sometimes with returning characters, sometimes not.
I've started watching some reactors because they are reacting to Firefly. Lately a few of the reactors I already watch for other things have started reacting to Firefly. Which is really cool because I already love their reactions and am excited to see it. It's like having someone who is already a friend start getting into something you are already super excited about.
It's a shame that Trash ended up being your first episode viewed as it not only got you familiar with the crew before the start but spoils the surprise of Our Mrs. Reynolds.
A good show to watch after Firefly would be Con Man. Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion play twisted versions of themselves (actors who played the pilot and captain on a space show). And the cast of Firefly makes cameos.
When the show was being prepped, they changed their minds about the first actress cast as Inara. Morena Baccarin showed up for her first audition, and went immediately to wardrobe. When you see her in Serenity meeting Book, that is her first scene. Ever. First job, first scene, fresh from Julliard.
See, Stephen, it is commonly said on DVD jackets and such that FIrefly was her first "television series" job, not her first job ever. Her first work as a professional actress was when she was 6 years old, and while she certainly wasn't a veteran when she joined Firefly, it was far, faaaaar from her first job. And she'd been graduated from acting school for two years by that point.
@@Nick-pu3of Go listen to the commentary tracks. My comment emphasized that she didn't have days to get in character. She read for the part, was dressed for the part, and had her first scene on day one. I ain't bickering about her childhood roles. She showed up, hit her marks, and meshed with the cast and crew. She didn't go through stages of auditioning as is the industry norm.
Most people hate Jayne at the beginning of the series and question why he's even there but he serves a very important role in the series. With every character being "good" and getting along 95% of the time the show needs a character that makes us uneasy and stirs the proverbial pot. Adam Baldwin is so great in this. He's played so many memorable characters and, for me, Jayne Cobb is right up there with John Casey. Duaffy is going to love the "Firefly"/"Serenity" journey.
I've liked Jayne from the beginning, but for full disclosure, I already knew Adam Baldwin as Knowle Rohrer in the X-Files, so he was a familiar face for me to attach to.
@@busimagen I thought he was pretty good as Chad Shelton in Day Break (2006). Shame about that series, I quite liked it. It was like if Groundhog Day had an offspring show with 24
The scene from episode 1 where Mal is coming back onto the ship and the Fed tries the old "you better stop an listen to me cuz I got my gun on this girl..." and he just handles it without breaking stride was what had me sold on this series as the best TV show of all time.
Something that doesn't often get mentioned is that Firefly competed with Fox's execs' pet project, the XFL (extreme football league - it ultimately failed hard). Firefly got delayed, even preempted by XFL games and commentary going over time. That was in addition to Fox execs starting the series with an episode that didn't explain much unlike this episode. These factors actively prevented a fan base growing with the first half-dozen episodes and so the execs, that caused the poor ratings, canceled the series based on the ratings.
Yippeeeeee! One of my favorite reviewers watching one of the best sci-fi series ever made. Pretty sure Duaffy is going to love this little adventure. Of all the episodes to see randomly you got the one with the best call back character in the series. Rotten luck.
Trustworthy and honest are two different things. You don't trust someone that is likely going to betray you if given the right amount of financial incentive.
No, most people do not have a price. The only people who think this are those that do have a price. This is a sign of deep immaturity and lack of faith.
"Is he holding something?" He was miming holding the wheel which wasn't really there. They were supposed to either cut the angle so we wouldn't see his empty hand or edit the wheel in in post, but they didn't, and that goof lives forever.
Fox had really expected a Buffy the Vampire Slayer clone. Joss Whedon (show creator) was fresh off the hit of Buffy and Angel. They expected another teenage-centric hit. This caused Fox to be very unsure of the show and they didn't know where to put it in their line-up, which caused it to not really have a slot, and part of why they canceled the show.
Welcome to the experience that is Firefly, my All Time Favorite TV Series. Looking forward to seeing your journey through the Firefly verse. I am especially looking forward to your reaction to episode eight, Out Of Gas, as that is my favorite episode from the series.
When I watched the Science Channel marathon, back in 2012, I loved every episode, but easily chose episode 8 as my absolute favorite. To this day it remains my favorite episode. Guess I'm in good company, though, as Nathan Fillion has stated it is his favorite episode as well. In fact, from all the postings I've seen on social media, "Out of Gas" appears to be the favorite episode among the majority of "Brown-coats." It could have easily been a two-parter since there was so much intense suspense.
Welcome to the Firefly club, where we rejoice that this series exists, but remain severely depressed and heartbroken that it got canceled after one season. It's like trying to get over an ex from high school after a breakup.
Firefly Episode list in order according to my boxset: 01 Serenity 02 The Train Job 03 Bushwhacked 04 Shindig 05 Safe 06 Our Mrs Reynolds 07 Jaynestown 08 Out of Gas 09 Ariel 10 War Stories 11 Trash 12 The Message 13 Heart of Gold 14 Objects in Space and then the movie 'Serenity' (2005) to round things off. Thanks for your reactions, love them :)
This was an outstanding series. Lots of action, very diverse with a great touch of humor which made it very fun and interesting to watch. Great reactions young lady, hope you enjoy them all and the movie.
Thrilled to see you watching one of the best shows ever. In case no one mentioned it, this show was created by Joss Whedon, who also did the TV shows Buffy The Vampire and Angel , and directed movies like The Avengers and Avengers, Age of Ultron. Love your reactions and hope you feel better soon.
The reason why there is Chinese influence in the show and you hear the characters speaking Mandarin on occasion is because in the Firefly universe and canon, the US and China were the only two super powers nations left in the world and they joined together to form the Anglo Sina Allaince,simply known as the Alliance in the show. Speaking Mandarin was also a way for the shows creator Josh Wheaton to get using curse words past the censors lol. I always wondered if the US and China formed the Alliance, why there were not many Chinese people in the show lol. Anyway I love this series and such a shame it got a raw deal from Fox.
If you've ever seen Galaxy Quest ( and if you haven't, you should.) Jayne starts off as the " plucky comic relief", with a side order of " untrustworthy mercenary", but grows on you...
An even weirder fun fact. When the board game for Firefly was being designed, the art director wanted to do something for the game, so he designed the currency for the game. It is beautiful.
The watching out of order thing is how a lot of Firefly fans got to know the series, so anyone who doesn’t forgive it is a gorramn hwoon dan. I saw Serenity first. The movie, not the episode, so you’ll hear no judgment from me. I hope you enjoy it!
@@Caseytify The weird thing is that when the show aired there were little snippets explaining the world at the beginning of each episode. I think that was the case in the dvd release as well. The fact that there's not even one in the pilot on streaming services is a real head scratcher
13:30 Actually these jet injectors oy hyposprays were invented in the 1940s and are considered to be relatively painless or less painful than a needle.
I have watched your channel and reactions for a while now and have enjoyed it immensely. Now with Firefly, I can truly say "Welcome to the family!" Duaffy ♥
The first time I saw Firefly, the way they talked reminded me of the Civil War series by Ken Burns. Actual letters were read along with photographs (a relatively new thing at the time) from the war. The eloquence of many of these letters is astounding and powerful. Some of these solders only had basic educations (the 3 Rs), but since they all read they wrote beautifully. Anyway, Firefly, (less the Chinese) reminded me a little of this.
This is the first example of Fox's screwing up. This was the pilot, but they didn't air it until the end of the series. The next episode is the one which aired first. I honestly think they should show this pilot in film schools as an example of how to do a pilot.... and they should teach the story of Firefly in business schools as an example of how not to manage a series.
The "Chinese" bursts are both part of history of this verse, but also to get around sensors not liking bad language. The history part comes later, but the using it to avoid people bleep them out... is just fun. I've yet to see someone dislike this series. Enjoy yourself.
I will say, I first found this series by accident, partway through an episode somewhere in the middle, and I only caught the last 10 minutes on air, back when it was originally airing. I couldn't find out what show it was. TV Guide and the Newspaper's Program Guide just listed this time slot as "To Be Announced" or "To Be Determined" meaning in this 2 hour slot, neither publication knew what was going to be there. The following week in that time slot, nothing remotely related was in that time slot. So a handful of scenes lurked in the back of my mind for a number of years, before someone loaned me their DVD set a week before we were going to see a movie they were really excited about and told me "If you want to get the most out of the movie, you're going to want to watch these." I watched an episode, then another, then another. I was on the third DVD before I knew it. I later came to learn that more than one of the episodes were presented as possible pilot (episode 1), Since they were aired out of order, and at least a couple people indicated the first aired episode in some markets wasn't even one of the proposed pilots, plus the show moving around in days and time slots, the show was sabotaged in several ways. So it made more sense after the fact, that we got introduced to a character more than once. As for seeing them out of order, I hate to say it, but that kind of puts you in the same boat as some of the people who saw all of it during its original airing. As I said, I only say 10 or 15 minutes of one episode, and never saw it again for years. By which time, I'd aged a bit, changed jobs, changed cities, and was in a completely different place in my life. But when I found this show for the first time, with a continuity of sorts, I fell in love. And I. for one, would like to thank you for being someone who admits when an "oops" happened. There are a lot of people out there who would try to "fake" their reaction and not admit to the truth that, "yes, I saw one episode, let me explain what happened." Got to love when Jayne mouths off about Kaylee and the passenger "Simon" Mal gets to the point of telling Jayne "Walk away from this table, right now." Sets a tone, which is one of several reasons, I agree with this being the first episode to start with. When you said that Simon had done nothing wrong, I must ask you to think about what Simon just said to Mal, and what you know about Mal, just from this episode. a. Mal would sell Simon out to the Alliance just for a pat on the head b. Mal should probably be working for the Alliance c. Mal fits the pro-[file of one of their lackeys] Why did Mal punch Simon? [ Mind you I fully understand Simon's perspective, but from Mal's point of view, what kind of insults were those toe *him* ]
My understanding is there was an influx of executives at FOX which were having some type of internal feud and Firefly was one of the casualties of this fight. A similar thing happened with the Doctor Who movie which was a pilot for a new series. That series never happened because of internal battles. The problem was that FOX has different departments like Movies, TV series, Advertisements, Sports, and the like. I believe 2 hour pilots are considered movies and fall under the movie department and they seem to be at war with the TV series department.
One hour ago, I was very excited to see you were doing this show, but decided to wait for you to finish so I could binge watch your reaction. Right now: Nope, I can't wait. :D This will be a fun journey for sure. Hope this brings you many new fans.
If you watched the Buffy the vampire slayer series & its spinoff series Angel you might recognize Mal (Nathan Fillion), Jayne (Adam Baldwi, Zoe (Gina Torres), & River (Summer Glau) from those series as well as a few guests characters in other episodes including man looking for River that Mal Kills.
At last! Glad to see you've finally started this series. It's a short ride at only one season, but a worthwhile one. Too bad you got accidentally "trashed" but just try and put it out of your mind ;)
Oh Duaffy, this is gonna be great! Looking forward to your reactions as the series progress. If you've finished the series and movie already, I'm guessing your now a 'brown coat'!
As you said this was supposed to be the 1st episode on TV. FOX TV said this did not have enough action for a premier episode. It did not have the opening battle scene, the creator added it and this episode was broadcast at the end of it's short run. That means the next episode, I believe it is :Train Job" was the first episode broadcast. The last 2 episodes 13 and 14 were never broadcast, the series was cancelled after 12. 13 and 14 were added onto the DVD's. Now you know how Simon, River and Book joined the crew. How the rest got together will be shown later. I'm glad you are doing this series, I love it and when we get to the 14th episode I get a little misty because I know it's over. Let's see if you become a true Browncoat.
Oh please please please review each episode separately. I don't remember when this came out (early 2000's?) but I was a huge fan of this show. There's was one episode about a train robbery that was so good.
"Obviously, we're gonna start with the first episode..." You would think that would be obvious. YOU WOULD THINK. *Goes off to swear about Fox executives for the three-hundredth time*
Duaffy, I don’t know if you saw my previous comment that had me suggesting an array of movies for you to react to, but I happen to have more in line. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Nosferatu the Vampyre (Werner Herzog’s version from 1979), Enola Holmes, The Accountant, The Witcher: Nightmare Of the Wolf, and Haywire with Gina Carano.
OMG, I really felt for you! I can't imagine a worst episode to have accidentally watched first. Not because the Episode itself is bad, because its a GREAT Episode, but because of what it spoils for you!
We begin with the Battle of Serenity Valley, where the Browncoats lost to the Alliance. The difference between Salvage and Pillage lies in who's calling the tune. When I bought the DVD set, that was when I first saw "Serenity," because Fox had mis-scheduled it again. Fie on the Teenage
Boy, a LOT of reactors get genuinely upset that Mal lied about Kaylee dying, which was a harmless joke...yet none of them are upset that Simon almost let her bleed out and die on the floor like a dog on the street. Does that seem right to you?
Woohoo! A new series to watch you reacting too. Good intro by the way, explaining about accidentally watching Trash. And since you've seen them all now, there's no way we can accidentally mention spoilers. If I did have a spoiler though, it's be a innocent and safe one...and that is, you'll love this series, and that each episodes just keeps getting better. :) But you already said that in your intro. :)
Duaffy, to Mal: "You're too harsh with everyone." The network people thought that, too. One reason this episode wasn't shown first. Duaffy, re: Wash: "Is he holding something?" Nope. Good catch. I'm so glad you're reacting to this show. I'd subscribe, except that I already did, a long time ago. 🙂
I don't know which story is correct. I heard that Nathan Fillion thought his character was to hard and serious. He talked with Joss Weden and in the remaining episodes Mal is easier with a little more humor.
I don't know which story is correct. I read that Nathan Fillion thought his character was to harsh and tough. He talked with Joss Whedon, the creator, and Joss agreed to a change so in all the remaining episode Mal is easier with some humor.
@@geraldtodd6633 Both can be true. More than one person can think the same thing. I don't know which is true, that Duaffy thought that Mal is too harsh or that Nathan did, or if Duaffy thought Mal is too harsh or the network did. Well we know first hand that Duaffy thought Mal was too harsh. So does that mean that Nathan and the network didn't? And if so then we get to I don't know which is true that Nathan thought that Mal WASN'T too harsh or did the network? Joss' original intention was for Mal to be very harsh, closed off, humorless and bitter. And over time we'd see him be influenced by the crew. But one of the few times I can agree with the network. If you hire Nathan Fillan to play the character you got to have him show his great humor.
I look forward to following along with your Firefly reaction videos..... Welcome to the "Brown-Coat's community. ❤ ✌ 🎥 The series is about the relationships between the nine, very different , characters.... the viewer can find aspects of themselves in one or more of the "crew". .... again, Welcome aboard 😊 👋
Inara's big secret. (It's good to know that there's no spoilers in this discussion!) Inara is dying. She has an incurable disease, and not much time left to live. She's planning to see the 'verse before she goes, and end things on her own terms before the disease takes her quality of life (thus the little syringe "kit" you see in this episode). This is the reason she left House Madrassa, baffling her peers. She was on track to become head mistress of the school, but suddenly and inexplicably packed her things and signed on with the crew of the somewhat shabby little transport 'Serenity'. She didn't want her friends, relatives or peers to watch her become sick and eventually pass away. She didn't want people mourning her, or trying to convince her to fight the disease while she wasted away. She wanted to go on her own terms. As you see, the only things that she didn't count on was falling for Mal... or becoming part of a loving family with the crew of Serenity. That is why she eventually decides to leave... for all the same reasons she left House Madrassa. The moment she realizes that she actually loves Mal, and that he loves her... she knows he will suffer when she dies (as will the crew). She thinks it will be easier on everyone if she just leaves.
The Chinese is for profanity. If it's in a foreign language, it escapes the censors. The show is set centuries after Earth was evacuated, due to catastrophic climate change & resource depletion. The two large alliances that colonized this system are English speakers & Chinese speakers.
Actually, she's 100% correct. The episodes were aired out of order during the original run on FOX. Network executives (who had nothing to do with the actual show) didn't like the pilot because they wanted the humor and action of Whedon's other shows so they aired "The Train Job" as the first episode and swapped a few others as well. This episode, which was meant to be our introduction to the series, was aired as the 11th episode.
@@kingbrutusxxvi OK I see. They AIRED out of sinc. The episode numbers are correct. I got worried for a sec cause I have seen every episode in chronological order a half dozen times and didn't notice any continuity errors.
@@davemcbroom695 Exactly. I'm old so I watched this in "real time" when it aired and it was good (or course) but a bit hard to follow since they were referencing things that hadn't happened yet then you'd see them two episodes later. I bought the DVD box set when it came out and watched it in Joss and Tim's order for the first time and the show was so much better. Most of the "behind the scenes" segments from the box set (interviews with cast, producers, writers, etc. and all kinds of insider info) are here in TH-cam and well worth a watch. Cheers.
The ironic part about you watching Trash first and not understanding what was going on is that's how we original viewers felt when FOX started the series with The Train Job. I'm a huge fan of this show and even I didnt really get sold on it till about episode 3 because of having no idea who the characters were do to the lack of backstory. We never got to see this Serenity pilot (not confused with the movie) until the end of the series broacasts.
When you get to that point, you can rewatch Trash and react to it knowing a lot more, seeing it in the correct point on the series. Looking forward to your next Firefly reaction, to The Train Job!
I'm so glad you're watching Firefly. By the third episode, you'll be in love with most of the crew. By the fifth episode, you'll love ALL of the characters, and by the end of the series, you'll be ready to see the TV network execs strung up! It was an amazing tv show, with some of the best writing, and the cast has the most amazing chemistry. I'm sorry that you saw Trash out of order, and you'll understand why later on. This show was actually written to be seen in the order they were supposed to be shown in, as many of the episodes depend on things you've seen in earlier episodes. So try to forget Trash as best as you can.
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21:42 "Is he holding something?" Time for some lore: Joss Whedon did not want to film everything in standard screen aspect ratios, preferring to go widescreen in a more cinematic aspect. Studio argued, but JW had the scenes blocked so that the editors had more widescreen angles. This shot in particular had been shot in both aspects by different cameras. The tv ratio would have Wash's hands off-screen, so when they did a quick readjustment of cameras, the control yoke had not been returned and Alan just pantomimed it.
Other unique things about the Firefly production : Joss intended to give the audience to absorb the scene before moving to the next scene [as opposed to no-gap jump cuts], but he found out that if he faded to black, the network cut to commercial automatically because of the hue... he had to reverse-engineer how dark the screen could be before the automated signal was triggered. I believe he actually had to trademark/register/patent the color as the deepest possible blue/purple before it counted as black.
Through the run of the show, (as depicted in this episode with Inara's first client), any time the camera loses focus, it is tied to the peak of ecstacy.
Ooof. Trash is a rough episode to get spoiled on. Not only do you lose the impact of the Simon misdirect of this ep, but it also has major fallout from two other episodes (one of which is also a great twist.)
Exactly what I just came in to comment.
Huge spoilers for episodes 1, 6 and 9.
And that's besides every single time we see someone in deadly danger, because she already knows who will still be alive in episode 11.
Yes. Really bad luck to watch this particular episode first.
That pretty much ruined her entire Firefly reaction for me. Every single reactor was devastated when Kaylee "died". And I already know she will call out Mrs. Reynolds 5 minutes into the episode. Kinda pointless now.
Probably absolutely the worst episode to spoil on. It ruins every fun surprise reveal.
Yes! Love seeing people experience the family that calls Serenity home. To this day, still my favorite cast of characters. This was Joss Wheadon at his finest.
It's a toss up for me, the Serenity crew or the Community study group.
@@johnfriday5169 I can see that. The Scrubs gang also ranks high up there for me, but I'm naturally drawn towards sci-fi properties a bit more.
The crew of the Rocinante were contenders for awhile till the show took a nose dive after the rings were opened.
@Ricky The first 5 seasons of Buffy and the first two of Angel are fairly spectacular.
Definitely some of the finest tv episodes I've witnessed.
@Rick King 22 Yeah. Too bad they haven’t even released a premiere date for the rest of the first season.
Brown coats unite!🔭
"The Reavers are that scary?"
When we see how much the mere mention of them strikes fear in a man like Jayne..........
I actually got a autograph of Summer Glau of Firefly at Wizard World comic con in 2013. She was so nice and down to earth. I complimented her for being so beautiful. She responded by saying” Thank you! I feel beautiful sometimes “
Badger : This was meant to be the role that Joss Whedon intended to cameo in his world. Mark Sheppard did so well in his audition, that he won the role. No one told him until after the episode wrapped that he took the boss's job, for fear of messing up his performance.
Fox exec's were idiots when it came to this series. Companion is the actual term for Inara's profession. Jayne is loyal to those he considers as part of his crew. He never considered Simon and River part of the crew because they were fugitives and were only supposed to be passengers. We do see why Mal made Jayne part of the crew. Hope you do a reaction to the gag reels for the series and the movie.
Good news everybody! Those asinine morons who canceled Firefly were themselves fired for incompetence.
There was a regime change between commissioning and the making of the pilot; the new bunch made a concerted effort to sabotage everything the previous bunch. Firefly never stood a chance; that was we got was as good as it was is just our good fortune; almost a secular miracle. kerk
"This can't be the first episode" is what every Firefly fan thought the night of the premiere. Welcome to the club. You'll need a brown coat.
The pilot Wash who was playing with toy dinosaurs at the beginning is played by Alan Tudyk who also played the droid K-2SO in Star Wars: Rogue One.
"Trash" is a favorite, but a lot of world building went on before that. It's kind of a free standing, isolated episode. If the series had lasted longer, it's what the show might have become: a new story, a new place, every week, sometimes with returning characters, sometimes not.
I've started watching some reactors because they are reacting to Firefly. Lately a few of the reactors I already watch for other things have started reacting to Firefly. Which is really cool because I already love their reactions and am excited to see it. It's like having someone who is already a friend start getting into something you are already super excited about.
It's a shame that Trash ended up being your first episode viewed as it not only got you familiar with the crew before the start but spoils the surprise of Our Mrs. Reynolds.
I know right. That's my favorite reaction moment. That and Jamestown, you know the moment.
@@johnfriday5169 Jaynestown, yes, and I think I know what going insane feels like now.
This is one of those rare gems that got killed off way to early. IMHO it's one of the best sci-fi shows/movies ever made. Browncoat for life!
A good show to watch after Firefly would be Con Man. Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion play twisted versions of themselves (actors who played the pilot and captain on a space show). And the cast of Firefly makes cameos.
Con Man is a lot of fun. I'm also really enjoying Tudyk's current series _Resident Alien._
a chisel is a sculptor's tool, so "chiselled" could be compared to "sculpted", and is often used for "manly" attributes, like strong jaws or similar.
When the show was being prepped, they changed their minds about the first actress cast as Inara. Morena Baccarin showed up for her first audition, and went immediately to wardrobe. When you see her in Serenity meeting Book, that is her first scene. Ever. First job, first scene, fresh from Julliard.
See, Stephen, it is commonly said on DVD jackets and such that FIrefly was her first "television series" job, not her first job ever. Her first work as a professional actress was when she was 6 years old, and while she certainly wasn't a veteran when she joined Firefly, it was far, faaaaar from her first job. And she'd been graduated from acting school for two years by that point.
@@Nick-pu3of Go listen to the commentary tracks. My comment emphasized that she didn't have days to get in character. She read for the part, was dressed for the part, and had her first scene on day one.
I ain't bickering about her childhood roles. She showed up, hit her marks, and meshed with the cast and crew. She didn't go through stages of auditioning as is the industry norm.
Also three movies after school and before Firefly.
Most people hate Jayne at the beginning of the series and question why he's even there but he serves a very important role in the series. With every character being "good" and getting along 95% of the time the show needs a character that makes us uneasy and stirs the proverbial pot. Adam Baldwin is so great in this. He's played so many memorable characters and, for me, Jayne Cobb is right up there with John Casey. Duaffy is going to love the "Firefly"/"Serenity" journey.
I think I like John Casey more the Jayne Cobb. Also Check out "Last Ship" Adam Baldwin is great in that series as well.
I've liked Jayne from the beginning, but for full disclosure, I already knew Adam Baldwin as Knowle Rohrer in the X-Files, so he was a familiar face for me to attach to.
@@busimagen I thought he was pretty good as Chad Shelton in Day Break (2006). Shame about that series, I quite liked it. It was like if Groundhog Day had an offspring show with 24
agreed, I like Jayne but for me Adam is John Casey.
Adam Baldwin had a part in the film 'Full Metal Jacket' where he gets to say the immortal line 'You can Talk the Talk, but can You Walk the Walk !'
The scene from episode 1 where Mal is coming back onto the ship and the Fed tries the old "you better stop an listen to me cuz I got my gun on this girl..." and he just handles it without breaking stride was what had me sold on this series as the best TV show of all time.
Something that doesn't often get mentioned is that Firefly competed with Fox's execs' pet project, the XFL (extreme football league - it ultimately failed hard). Firefly got delayed, even preempted by XFL games and commentary going over time. That was in addition to Fox execs starting the series with an episode that didn't explain much unlike this episode. These factors actively prevented a fan base growing with the first half-dozen episodes and so the execs, that caused the poor ratings, canceled the series based on the ratings.
Yes, Firefly.
Whooo.
Yippeeeeee! One of my favorite reviewers watching one of the best sci-fi series ever made. Pretty sure Duaffy is going to love this little adventure. Of all the episodes to see randomly you got the one with the best call back character in the series. Rotten luck.
Thanks so much for watching this show. I'm guaranteed to watch every Firefly reaction that you do. They just get better and better.
This series didn't get a chance, so good , thank you for reaction to this
most people have a price. jayne being honest about it makes him pretty trustworthy
Trustworthy and honest are two different things. You don't trust someone that is likely going to betray you if given the right amount of financial incentive.
No, most people do not have a price. The only people who think this are those that do have a price. This is a sign of deep immaturity and lack of faith.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 are you saying that most people have enough faith to be able to turn down any amount of cash?
@@alexsclewis Yes. Just not you.
@@annaclarafenyo8185 for someone with such abundant faith, you're kinda mean
I am very glad you are watching this show.
Has anybody else thought "Soylent Green" when Mal says "Protein in all the colors of the rainbow."
"Is he holding something?" He was miming holding the wheel which wasn't really there. They were supposed to either cut the angle so we wouldn't see his empty hand or edit the wheel in in post, but they didn't, and that goof lives forever.
hi not just the show , the series just gets better and better . hope you enjoyed
Fox had really expected a Buffy the Vampire Slayer clone. Joss Whedon (show creator) was fresh off the hit of Buffy and Angel. They expected another teenage-centric hit. This caused Fox to be very unsure of the show and they didn't know where to put it in their line-up, which caused it to not really have a slot, and part of why they canceled the show.
Welcome to the experience that is Firefly, my All Time Favorite TV Series. Looking forward to seeing your journey through the Firefly verse. I am especially looking forward to your reaction to episode eight, Out Of Gas, as that is my favorite episode from the series.
When I watched the Science Channel marathon, back in 2012, I loved every episode, but easily chose episode 8 as my absolute favorite. To this day it remains my favorite episode. Guess I'm in good company, though, as Nathan Fillion has stated it is his favorite episode as well. In fact, from all the postings I've seen on social media, "Out of Gas" appears to be the favorite episode among the majority of "Brown-coats." It could have easily been a two-parter since there was so much intense suspense.
Welcome to the Sad Browncoats Club. One season, one film, and a lifetime of withdrawal.
So looking forward to your reaction to this series and the follow up movie.
Welcome to the Firefly club, where we rejoice that this series exists, but remain severely depressed and heartbroken that it got canceled after one season. It's like trying to get over an ex from high school after a breakup.
Actually, it was only half a season.
@@p.mc.4449 That fact doesn't make my depression better (cries)
@@antsmasherjack mine, either.
You watched Firefly out of the proper order due to circumstances beyond your control? ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
Firefly Episode list in order according to my boxset:
01 Serenity 02 The Train Job 03 Bushwhacked 04 Shindig 05 Safe 06 Our Mrs Reynolds 07 Jaynestown
08 Out of Gas 09 Ariel 10 War Stories 11 Trash 12 The Message 13 Heart of Gold 14 Objects in Space
and then the movie 'Serenity' (2005) to round things off. Thanks for your reactions, love them :)
This was an outstanding series. Lots of action, very diverse with a great touch of humor which made it very fun and interesting to watch. Great reactions young lady, hope you enjoy them all and the movie.
If we connect to which character we are on a show, Duaffy is definitely a Wash.
Thrilled to see you watching one of the best shows ever. In case no one mentioned it, this show was created by Joss Whedon, who also did the TV shows Buffy The Vampire and Angel , and directed movies like The Avengers and Avengers, Age of Ultron. Love your reactions and hope you feel better soon.
And Dollhouse.
The reason why there is Chinese influence in the show and you hear the characters speaking Mandarin on occasion is because in the Firefly universe and canon, the US and China were the only two super powers nations left in the world and they joined together to form the Anglo Sina Allaince,simply known as the Alliance in the show. Speaking Mandarin was also a way for the shows creator Josh Wheaton to get using curse words past the censors lol. I always wondered if the US and China formed the Alliance, why there were not many Chinese people in the show lol. Anyway I love this series and such a shame it got a raw deal from Fox.
Many of us did not get to see the pilot as the first ep. The best is yet to come. Fox aired Almost Human out of order and cancelled it as well.
If you've ever seen Galaxy Quest ( and if you haven't, you should.) Jayne starts off as the " plucky comic relief", with a side order of " untrustworthy mercenary", but grows on you...
Hooray!! Glad you're reacting to this show. Looking forward to watching this show and the movie with you!
Fun Fact, Duaffy: The costume designer for Firefly also did The Book of Boba Fett. 🤠😉
An even weirder fun fact. When the board game for Firefly was being designed, the art director wanted to do something for the game, so he designed the currency for the game. It is beautiful.
Awesome! Great show!
The watching out of order thing is how a lot of Firefly fans got to know the series, so anyone who doesn’t forgive it is a gorramn hwoon dan.
I saw Serenity first. The movie, not the episode, so you’ll hear no judgment from me. I hope you enjoy it!
I think it would be helpful if someone cut the intro to the movie into a separate video, since it explains so much in short order.
@@Caseytify The weird thing is that when the show aired there were little snippets explaining the world at the beginning of each episode. I think that was the case in the dvd release as well. The fact that there's not even one in the pilot on streaming services is a real head scratcher
Great to see you reacting to Firefly!!! Hello from Romania by the way.
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I have watched your channel and reactions for a while now and have enjoyed it immensely. Now with Firefly, I can truly say "Welcome to the family!" Duaffy ♥
The first time I saw Firefly, the way they talked reminded me of the Civil War series by Ken Burns. Actual letters were read along with photographs (a relatively new thing at the time) from the war. The eloquence of many of these letters is astounding and powerful. Some of these solders only had basic educations (the 3 Rs), but since they all read they wrote beautifully. Anyway, Firefly, (less the Chinese) reminded me a little of this.
You’d like the Jeff Bridges/Coehen brothers version of True Grit.
This is the first example of Fox's screwing up. This was the pilot, but they didn't air it until the end of the series. The next episode is the one which aired first.
I honestly think they should show this pilot in film schools as an example of how to do a pilot.... and they should teach the story of Firefly in business schools as an example of how not to manage a series.
We like Jayne because in a round-a-bout way he is very loyal. He is very good at a few things and when there is a brawl or battle he sure does shine 🙂
Oh your getting into Firefly? How amazing. I love that show so much. Summer is the best
It's always nice to watch as someone falls in love with Firefly =)
This intro music makes this feel like such a sad video starting out. Love this show. Really, really love this show. I hope you enjoy it too.
Disclaimer*
The "Chinese" bursts are both part of history of this verse, but also to get around sensors not liking bad language. The history part comes later, but the using it to avoid people bleep them out... is just fun.
I've yet to see someone dislike this series. Enjoy yourself.
I will say, I first found this series by accident, partway through an episode somewhere in the middle, and I only caught the last 10 minutes on air, back when it was originally airing. I couldn't find out what show it was. TV Guide and the Newspaper's Program Guide just listed this time slot as "To Be Announced" or "To Be Determined" meaning in this 2 hour slot, neither publication knew what was going to be there. The following week in that time slot, nothing remotely related was in that time slot. So a handful of scenes lurked in the back of my mind for a number of years, before someone loaned me their DVD set a week before we were going to see a movie they were really excited about and told me "If you want to get the most out of the movie, you're going to want to watch these." I watched an episode, then another, then another. I was on the third DVD before I knew it. I later came to learn that more than one of the episodes were presented as possible pilot (episode 1), Since they were aired out of order, and at least a couple people indicated the first aired episode in some markets wasn't even one of the proposed pilots, plus the show moving around in days and time slots, the show was sabotaged in several ways. So it made more sense after the fact, that we got introduced to a character more than once.
As for seeing them out of order, I hate to say it, but that kind of puts you in the same boat as some of the people who saw all of it during its original airing. As I said, I only say 10 or 15 minutes of one episode, and never saw it again for years. By which time, I'd aged a bit, changed jobs, changed cities, and was in a completely different place in my life. But when I found this show for the first time, with a continuity of sorts, I fell in love. And I. for one, would like to thank you for being someone who admits when an "oops" happened. There are a lot of people out there who would try to "fake" their reaction and not admit to the truth that, "yes, I saw one episode, let me explain what happened."
Got to love when Jayne mouths off about Kaylee and the passenger "Simon" Mal gets to the point of telling Jayne "Walk away from this table, right now." Sets a tone, which is one of several reasons, I agree with this being the first episode to start with.
When you said that Simon had done nothing wrong, I must ask you to think about what Simon just said to Mal, and what you know about Mal, just from this episode.
a. Mal would sell Simon out to the Alliance just for a pat on the head
b. Mal should probably be working for the Alliance
c. Mal fits the pro-[file of one of their lackeys]
Why did Mal punch Simon? [ Mind you I fully understand Simon's perspective, but from Mal's point of view, what kind of insults were those toe *him* ]
My understanding is there was an influx of executives at FOX which were having some type of internal feud and Firefly was one of the casualties of this fight. A similar thing happened with the Doctor Who movie which was a pilot for a new series. That series never happened because of internal battles. The problem was that FOX has different departments like Movies, TV series, Advertisements, Sports, and the like. I believe 2 hour pilots are considered movies and fall under the movie department and they seem to be at war with the TV series department.
O, Duaffy is gonna react to Firefly! This is gonna be so much fun!
No worries Thank you for sharing.
One hour ago, I was very excited to see you were doing this show, but decided to wait for you to finish so I could binge watch your reaction.
Right now: Nope, I can't wait. :D This will be a fun journey for sure. Hope this brings you many new fans.
If you watched the Buffy the vampire slayer series & its spinoff series Angel you might recognize Mal (Nathan Fillion), Jayne (Adam Baldwi, Zoe (Gina Torres), & River (Summer Glau) from those series as well as a few guests characters in other episodes including man looking for River that Mal Kills.
So glad you are watching this. One of the best shows of all time.
Thanks for including Firefly in your watch list. Welcome to the Browncoats
This, Farscape, and Cowboy Bebop are my three favorite shows of all time.
Yes!
Duaffy is a Browncoat!
Bienvenida, querida!
Haha! I was just watching you react to Forest Gump! Firefly is a helluva series. You will become a Brown coat in no time.😁
Strongly recommend watching them in order from this point in. Great reaction thanks :)
that little applause near the end... best part... of a fantastic reaction!
At last! Glad to see you've finally started this series. It's a short ride at only one season, but a worthwhile one. Too bad you got accidentally "trashed" but just try and put it out of your mind ;)
Oh Duaffy, this is gonna be great! Looking forward to your reactions as the series progress. If you've finished the series and movie already, I'm guessing your now a 'brown coat'!
As you said this was supposed to be the 1st episode on TV. FOX TV said this did not have enough action for a premier episode. It did not have the opening battle scene, the creator added it and this episode was broadcast at the end of it's short run. That means the next episode, I believe it is :Train Job" was the first episode broadcast. The last 2 episodes 13 and 14 were never broadcast, the series was cancelled after 12. 13 and 14 were added onto the DVD's. Now you know how Simon, River and Book joined the crew. How the rest got together will be shown later. I'm glad you are doing this series, I love it and when we get to the 14th episode I get a little misty because I know it's over. Let's see if you become a true Browncoat.
Excited to meet you on my favorite show ever. Enjoy the ride.
A chisle is a tool that stone cutters uses to sculpt art. Like the statue of David made from marble. A chisled jaw wold be one of stone
when the captain hits simon it is because he has put him on the same level as the despots of the alliance.
Firefly is a show that i see every year, It is that good.
Oh please please please review each episode separately. I don't remember when this came out (early 2000's?) but I was a huge fan of this show. There's was one episode about a train robbery that was so good.
"Obviously, we're gonna start with the first episode..."
You would think that would be obvious. YOU WOULD THINK.
*Goes off to swear about Fox executives for the three-hundredth time*
If you struggled that hard to get the episodes, it was certainly worth your while to do it. Such a good series. :)
yeah, I was kinda surprised because I have Firefly in my Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu+ libraries.
Duaffy, I don’t know if you saw my previous comment that had me suggesting an array of movies for you to react to, but I happen to have more in line. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Nosferatu the Vampyre (Werner Herzog’s version from 1979), Enola Holmes, The Accountant, The Witcher: Nightmare Of the Wolf, and Haywire with Gina Carano.
OMG, I really felt for you! I can't imagine a worst episode to have accidentally watched first. Not because the Episode itself is bad, because its a GREAT Episode, but because of what it spoils for you!
We begin with the Battle of Serenity Valley, where the Browncoats lost to the Alliance. The difference between Salvage and Pillage lies in who's calling the tune. When I bought the DVD set, that was when I first saw "Serenity," because Fox had mis-scheduled it again. Fie on the Teenage
Boy, a LOT of reactors get genuinely upset that Mal lied about Kaylee dying, which was a harmless joke...yet none of them are upset that Simon almost let her bleed out and die on the floor like a dog on the street. Does that seem right to you?
Woohoo! A new series to watch you reacting too. Good intro by the way, explaining about accidentally watching Trash. And since you've seen them all now, there's no way we can accidentally mention spoilers. If I did have a spoiler though, it's be a innocent and safe one...and that is, you'll love this series, and that each episodes just keeps getting better. :) But you already said that in your intro. :)
Duaffy, to Mal: "You're too harsh with everyone." The network people thought that, too. One reason this episode wasn't shown first.
Duaffy, re: Wash: "Is he holding something?" Nope. Good catch.
I'm so glad you're reacting to this show. I'd subscribe, except that I already did, a long time ago. 🙂
I don't know which story is correct. I heard that Nathan Fillion thought his character was to hard and serious. He talked with Joss Weden and in the remaining episodes Mal is easier with a little more humor.
I don't know which story is correct. I read that Nathan Fillion thought his character was to harsh and tough. He talked with Joss Whedon, the creator, and Joss agreed to a change so in all the remaining episode Mal is easier with some humor.
@@geraldtodd6633 Both can be true. More than one person can think the same thing. I don't know which is true, that Duaffy thought that Mal is too harsh or that Nathan did, or if Duaffy thought Mal is too harsh or the network did. Well we know first hand that Duaffy thought Mal was too harsh. So does that mean that Nathan and the network didn't? And if so then we get to I don't know which is true that Nathan thought that Mal WASN'T too harsh or did the network?
Joss' original intention was for Mal to be very harsh, closed off, humorless and bitter. And over time we'd see him be influenced by the crew. But one of the few times I can agree with the network. If you hire Nathan Fillan to play the character you got to have him show his great humor.
"Cry baby, cry" (make your mother sigh) is a reference to a Beatles song of that name on their "White Album".
I look forward to following along with your Firefly reaction videos..... Welcome to the "Brown-Coat's community. ❤ ✌ 🎥 The series is about the relationships between the nine, very different , characters.... the viewer can find aspects of themselves in one or more of the "crew". .... again, Welcome aboard 😊 👋
since you saw terminator you might really like the 2 seasons of the Sarah Connor chronicles. also there was one season based on the movie tremors
Yaay!! Your watching the 2nd greatest show ever.😊😊
Inara's big secret.
(It's good to know that there's no spoilers in this discussion!)
Inara is dying. She has an incurable disease, and not much time left to live. She's planning to see the 'verse before she goes, and end things on her own terms before the disease takes her quality of life (thus the little syringe "kit" you see in this episode).
This is the reason she left House Madrassa, baffling her peers. She was on track to become head mistress of the school, but suddenly and inexplicably packed her things and signed on with the crew of the somewhat shabby little transport 'Serenity'. She didn't want her friends, relatives or peers to watch her become sick and eventually pass away. She didn't want people mourning her, or trying to convince her to fight the disease while she wasted away. She wanted to go on her own terms.
As you see, the only things that she didn't count on was falling for Mal... or becoming part of a loving family with the crew of Serenity. That is why she eventually decides to leave... for all the same reasons she left House Madrassa. The moment she realizes that she actually loves Mal, and that he loves her... she knows he will suffer when she dies (as will the crew). She thinks it will be easier on everyone if she just leaves.
So glad that you're taking the "Firefly" journey! I'm sure you will love it, and by the end you will join the rest of us "brown coats"!
Yay, best tv show ever made!
@@HSTLMLWL literally better than every single tv show bud
@@HSTLMLWL name a better show nerd
The Chinese is for profanity. If it's in a foreign language, it escapes the censors.
The show is set centuries after Earth was evacuated, due to catastrophic climate change & resource depletion. The two large alliances that colonized this system are English speakers & Chinese speakers.
Whoever told you the episodes are out of sinc are having sum fun with you.
Actually, she's 100% correct. The episodes were aired out of order during the original run on FOX. Network executives (who had nothing to do with the actual show) didn't like the pilot because they wanted the humor and action of Whedon's other shows so they aired "The Train Job" as the first episode and swapped a few others as well. This episode, which was meant to be our introduction to the series, was aired as the 11th episode.
@@kingbrutusxxvi OK I see. They AIRED out of sinc. The episode numbers are correct. I got worried for a sec cause I have seen every episode in chronological order a half dozen times and didn't notice any continuity errors.
@@davemcbroom695 Exactly. I'm old so I watched this in "real time" when it aired and it was good (or course) but a bit hard to follow since they were referencing things that hadn't happened yet then you'd see them two episodes later. I bought the DVD box set when it came out and watched it in Joss and Tim's order for the first time and the show was so much better. Most of the "behind the scenes" segments from the box set (interviews with cast, producers, writers, etc. and all kinds of insider info) are here in TH-cam and well worth a watch. Cheers.
OK, I feel like you got to have the true Firefly experience, because it started with having the episode order screwed up for you!
Yay more firefly reactions, after that I'll head on to your LotR then the star wars shows,you seem like a sweet person so cheers for these!
The ironic part about you watching Trash first and not understanding what was going on is that's how we original viewers felt when FOX started the series with The Train Job. I'm a huge fan of this show and even I didnt really get sold on it till about episode 3 because of having no idea who the characters were do to the lack of backstory. We never got to see this Serenity pilot (not confused with the movie) until the end of the series broacasts.
Firefly is a great Series.
Glad that Duaffy is doing (has done?) it.
Yay!
When you get to that point, you can rewatch Trash and react to it knowing a lot more, seeing it in the correct point on the series. Looking forward to your next Firefly reaction, to The Train Job!
I'm so glad you're watching Firefly. By the third episode, you'll be in love with most of the crew. By the fifth episode, you'll love ALL of the characters, and by the end of the series, you'll be ready to see the TV network execs strung up! It was an amazing tv show, with some of the best writing, and the cast has the most amazing chemistry. I'm sorry that you saw Trash out of order, and you'll understand why later on. This show was actually written to be seen in the order they were supposed to be shown in, as many of the episodes depend on things you've seen in earlier episodes. So try to forget Trash as best as you can.
The woman who took the decision to cancel the show has said she constantly gets told off by fans. So that's something.