Don't know about you guys, but I'm heading out to see the movie.

MySerenity | October 08, 00:10 CET

MMMmmm, Naked Mal.

killinj | October 08, 00:14 CET

Movie time tonight! (7th time and bringing three others)

SpookyRiverFan | October 08, 00:17 CET

Yep, I'm going out tonight for my third helping of BDM!

Haunt | October 08, 00:19 CET

This was my very first episode where I got into Inara. She had been my least favorite character, but when she sat there holding a gun on Saffron, with that little veil protecting her delicate skin...who wouldn't love that?
I'll be watching tonight, even though I have the DVDs I just love seeing 'Firefly' on the Sci-fi channel.

embers | October 08, 00:19 CET

I know I've probably asked this before, but are the Mal or Book "Here's how it was" intros included at the start of the Firefly episodes shown on Sci-Fi in the States? We get them here in the UK on our Sci Fi channel. I do wish they had been included on the DVD.

Simon | October 08, 00:23 CET

yea, in the states we get the Heres how it was intro and i thought that was awesome, i was like "Not FAIR!"...that should have been done when Firefly originally aired....then again everything was out of order then.

ChosenOne5376 | October 08, 00:30 CET

I wonder how often the crew would have ran into Saffron, would it have been a once a twice a season thing similar to Ethan Rayne in the first 4 seasons of Buffy, or did the police get her out of that trash box and slam her in a jail cell, or would they have eventually come up with some reason for her to join the crew.

Ghost Spike | October 08, 00:31 CET

Thanks ChosenOne5376. Regarding Saffron, I think she came back too soon into the show. She's a great character but had Firefly not been cancelled, maybe a re-appearance in season two would have been better.

Simon | October 08, 00:35 CET

Looking forward to this tonight. Already saw the movie today (for my 5th time). Sad to say, the attendance in my theater was less than half what it had been last weekend for the same showtime. But I will be seeing it again this weekend. In the meantime, I'll put on some "Trash." (And I think I have agreed once before with Simon about Saffron's too early re-appearance. But I like this episode, anyway.)

palehorse | October 08, 00:37 CET

I'll always rememeber "Trash " as being the episode that Fox Latin AMerica showed between the two parts of "Serenity" (The Pilot). Until that point they followed very closely the messed up sequence created by Fox US. And I was really surprised to see them broadcasting it.

Kidding. I do have fond memories of that time, and it was pretty much about the time I just joined whedonesque. I was already very familiar with the episode, having watched it on my computer a few weeks before, so I was delighted to be able to watch on the TV.

About those intros, they were all showed over here. Funny is that as I edited my tapes to the production order of the episodes, created some mix between episodes with the Mal's intro and episodes with Book's intro.

There are just some really delightful moments from this episode. From Naked Mal entering the ship like nothing has happenned, and that everything has gone the way he planned. Inara trapping Saffron in the trash bin was a classic moment.

But this episode also reminds me about sad things, because it means that we're to the end of the seried.

No movie yet over here. But I'm very positive now. Just saw a poster in a theater, I even froze in front of it for like a whole minute. It must've been freaky for people wathing my little moment of contemplation. Well, wishing for a better weekend box office.

Numfar PTB | October 08, 00:42 CET

I'm going to the movie tomorrow, rather than tonight. I'll make up for it buy going more than once or buying extra tickets.

killinj | October 08, 01:05 CET

killinj, if you do buy extra tickets, don't just waste them on nobody. Give them away; I'm sure a lot of people will be happy to go see a movie if they can get free tickets. Because we don't just want to buy as many tickets as we can for Serenity, we want to get people to like the movie so that the word can be spread.

vampire dan | October 08, 02:02 CET

Sure, if there's anyone around who looks like they're still deciding what to go see, where the situation would naturally lend itself to giving them away. However, I'm not the type who's really comfortable walking up to strangers and I'd feel weird if I had to stand around too long staking the place out for people to give them to. I've already told everyone I know to go see it and dragged a few to it last weekend.

killinj | October 08, 02:37 CET

Heh, to be kinder to Jose Molina, I'd put "Ariel" as his main credit instead of Dark Angel.

I wouldn't have wanted Saffron to become a part of the crew. We don't need another Spike in Whedon's work. Once or twice a season of Saffron would've been very cool though.

One of my favorite "Trash" lines is a pretty basic laugh.
"You can't keep me in here--I have a condition!"

I like "Trash" because it's the epitome of what I like in filler episodes--fun, well-shot, well-written story with some of the continuity touched on (Jayne vs. Simon & River conflict/resolution?) and maybe some insight into some of the characters (Simon, Mal, Saffron).

Kris | October 08, 02:44 CET

Took a friend today (his 2nd viewing, my 3rd), and sent the AICN link to the 9 minute clip to about 30 people, urging them to watch it, go see the movie, bring their friends and family, and go early and often.

Decent turnout at the 1 am matinee in Arlington, Virginia...better even than the 1:40 last Friday that phlebottinin and I attended in DC.

Chris inVirginia | October 08, 02:55 CET

Regarding Saffron, I think she came back too soon into the show.

Hmm. I've always thought Joss's shows haven't used their interesting guest characters often enough.

Grounded | October 08, 03:08 CET

Heheh, they put a giant blur spot over Mal's butt.

The Dark Shape | October 08, 03:50 CET

Dark Shape, that can only enhance the DVD sales. ;)

Ronald_SF | October 08, 03:58 CET

And yet, does anybody notice he *doesn't* have the series scars that he sports in 'Serenity'?

The Dark Shape | October 08, 03:59 CET

killinj, make a cover story: tell them some of your friends didn't show and that you're willing to give them away. They'll thank you for your generosity, and you've got new potential fnas!

Ronald_SF | October 08, 04:00 CET

OH NO! Sci-fi channel blurred out Mal's butt! LOL
I thought cable channels allowed MORE than networks?! I enjoyed seeing the episode again, just as I knew I would. But I was disappointed that there was no ad for 'Serenity' during the show.

embers | October 08, 04:00 CET

For the benefit of those who specifically tuned into to see Mal's butt, I offer this pic (obviously not safe for work).

Simon | October 08, 04:04 CET

Ours didn't have the preview this week; my daughter and I were disappointed about the blurry butt-crack, but we have the DVDs, so we've seen it. [singsong] But we peeked at Simon's photo anyway! [/singsong]

[ edited by brownishcoat on 2005-10-08 03:14 ]

brownishcoat | October 08, 05:13 CET

Simon, I have a few female friends who will get a copy of that shot of Mal, and I am certain this will spur some new attendance this weekend!

Chris inVirginia | October 08, 05:40 CET

They blurred Mal's butt? The shame! Oh my god, that's so hilarious.

electricspacegirl | October 08, 06:19 CET

Bah, the Sci-Fi Network has no balls and as a result, no butt.

Kris | October 08, 06:32 CET

Kris, you are so right! The whole "I have a condition" line is just priceless. This episode made me fall in love with Inara. Saffron twice a season would have been nice. Firefly's own Ethan indeed.

Harmalicious | October 08, 06:38 CET

Not only was there no trailer, but no clips either. You'd think since it's in the theaters that they would have continued that. Much disappointment.

spikeangellover | October 08, 08:48 CET

Hee - thanks for my new wallpaper Simon! Can't wait to see what my hubby has to say about this one!!

I loved this episode and I loved Saffron in it. I think we wouldn't have seen her again for awhile though if the show had gone on - like maybe at least another season before she showed up again.

And yes, boo hiss to sci-fi for blurring his butt! Is it because it is on at 7 PM that they are doing these editing things?

And I went to see Serenity again tonight with my two girls and my daughter's friend who hadn't seen the show nor the movie before and she absolutely loved it and thought it was the best movie she had ever seen. She's 16.

Last week we went to the 9:30 show and this week it was the 7:00 show and both audiences only had about 35 people in it. Last week's audience was much more attentive while this week we had a few groups of people talking (Book would so frown upon that behavior)! The audience seemed to be mostly people above the age of 20 up to around the 40's and there was one group of three teenage boys and a couple of kids with their dad. I'm wondering if Universal should have let this be an 'R' rated film and just targeted the older, mature crowd because both shows I went to seemed to be people around my age (41). The three boys sat in front of us and they were a little unruly and I tried hard not to say anything because I didn't want to give them anything to gripe about but then they started throwing popcorn so I just gave them a polite but firm "Stop doing that please" and they quickly settled down. They seemed to like the movie but they were also distracted a lot by talking to each other and passing the candy back and forth. They seemed a bit confused at times but seemed to know who all the characters were so I think they were familiar with the show.

It's hard for me to judge if they liked it or not because my kids have always sat very attentive to a movie when we've gone out with them so I don't know if that was normal behavior for kids or not, especially boys.

And last week there was a lot of clapping and this week when I clapped no one else did. There was a group of people other than us who sat through the very end of the credits and it seemed like they were waiting for the theme song too. Stupid theater cut it off before it finished!

Firefly Flanatic | October 08, 09:39 CET

I thought there might be a bit more naked Mal in the scene where he got out of bed with that low, low trouser ensemble on. Then pushed it lower as he walked to the TV screen! But no. Still, it rivetted me!

SweetMarilyn | October 08, 17:43 CET