July 15 2010
Nathan Fillion: Captain Tightpants or Captain Hammer?
Nathan Fillion has been blessed with several fan favorite roles. Considering all the options, which role will you best remember him for?
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okelay | July 15, 17:03 CET
Sid the Wily Dairy Gnome | July 15, 17:08 CET
kungfubear | July 15, 17:09 CET
Jaymii | July 15, 17:12 CET
Zelikman | July 15, 17:15 CET
redeem147 | July 15, 17:19 CET
baxter | July 15, 17:23 CET
I voted Captain Hammer, but the whole poll is moot anyway, isn't it? How can their internet audience not be biased in such a thing?
Firefly may not be well known to "norms", but in every internet blog it reigns mighty. The 75% landslide is not a surprise. (A few votes may have been towards Tightpants just to spite the person who didn't like Serenity.)
korkster | July 15, 17:27 CET
Jaymii | July 16, 02:12 CET
I'm with u - Nathan is his own character :D
drvmyslfcrzy | July 15, 17:42 CET
I like Castle the best. But Captain Hammer too. And, and - MAL!
Okay I just like Nathan Fillion. xD
Nicole | July 15, 17:48 CET
What? It's either that or 'the other Ryan' in "Saving Private Ryan."
However, Caleb works too. :)
SpikeBad | July 15, 17:57 CET
That said, Captain Tightpants FTW.
Still Flying | July 15, 18:10 CET
cabri | July 15, 18:46 CET
And I totally remember Nathan in 'Two Guys', as well as Adam in 'The Insider', but those shows will never come anywhere close to Firefly.
[ edited by embers on 2010-07-16 03:49 ]
embers | July 15, 18:47 CET
lottalettuce | July 15, 18:53 CET
A man's Buchananity is what separates him from reptiles, and lawn furniture.
QuoterGal | July 15, 18:56 CET
Firefly Flanatic | July 15, 19:08 CET
Spacegirl3200 | July 15, 20:04 CET
Oh, and Mal. All the way.
Mercenary | July 15, 22:59 CET
Chrisham2 | July 15, 23:53 CET
Simon | July 16, 00:25 CET
strangeaction | July 16, 01:27 CET
The Do That Girl | July 16, 01:47 CET
[ edited by daylight on 2010-07-16 11:15 ]
daylight | July 16, 02:14 CET
Which role will I remember him best for (so far) ? That'd be The Cap. A character so interesting, multi-faceted and downright cool that you even forget he's called Malcolm. How many roles can you say that about eh ? Exactly.
Saje | July 16, 03:31 CET
Andy Dufresne | July 16, 04:38 CET
Fillion got to show off some sublime subtlety and a lot of different colors in that role. I've always hoped he might snag one of that caliber again but if he doesn't, it's a fine one to be remembered for.
Tonya J | July 16, 05:14 CET
Although my Castle love is definitely growing.
Shey | July 16, 05:25 CET
Dietcoke | July 16, 07:42 CET
Here, here, QuoterGal! Just listened to Commentary! yesterday. Such great fun! I find it hard to <3 Nathan more than I already do.
At first I agreed, Spacegirl3200, but then disagreed. I'd say he's one of the main reasons, but not the only reason. I think the 2nd reason is Bones. What's that show doing there? Could it be purely due to Boreanaz? And after all the internet chatter about how those two shows are extremely similar (yet oceans different), to me it seems unfair to allow one and not the other.
Now, I would say that the only reason BOTH of those shows are at SDCC is because of their male stars... which owe their cult fame to a particular person...
You know? It should really be called WHEDON CON, with some other stuff. ;)
korkster | July 16, 08:37 CET
Shep | July 16, 08:48 CET
xWolffspridex | July 16, 11:31 CET
I would have to vote for Captain Mal as certainly his best character and I think may possibly be his best remembered if we're talking 20 years down the line. Castle is a great role for him, I enjoy the show very much and the interaction between the characters, but even now I find that it is so similar in tone and characters (outside of Castle's family) to The Mentalist (which I also enjoy) that I sometimes forget which one I'm watching.
As people have already said, Mal is complicated and memorable. I think anyone who has watched Firefly/Serenity will remember Mal for a long time. I don't think the same can be said of Castle.
samatwitch | July 16, 16:07 CET