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"Heart of Gold"
The crew engages in a little Magnificent Seven action when they're hired to protect a whorehouse.
Guest Stars:
Melinda Clarke (as Nandi)
Fredric Lehne (as Ranse Burgess)
Kimberly McCollough (as ??)
Writer: Brent Matthews
Director: Tom Wright

"Trash"
About the return of Mrs. Reynolds.
Guest Stars:
Franc Ross (as Monty Reynolds)
Christina Hendricks (as Saffron)
Writer: ??
Director: ??

"The Message"
The crew transports the body of an old soldier and corrupt police want it back.
Writer: ??
Director: ??

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Originally posted by LivingImpaired:
Monty Reynolds = Mal's father, brother, etc?

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At least the yelling went away. It was starting to sound like Christmas morning with my family.

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Suffice to say: Mal and Saffron have a reunion, and Inara isn't pleased. Zoe smacks Saffron in the jaw.... etc.

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"Trash" is written by Ben Edlund and Jose Molina, directed by Vern Gillum. And quoting A.B. on the official board for the plot...


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Suffice to say: Mal and Saffron have a reunion, and Inara isn't pleased. Zoe smacks Saffron in the jaw.... etc.
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Originally posted by Sarahetc:
What I want to know is, what exactly do they mean by "Magnificent Seven action."

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"The Magnificent Seven," based on Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," dealt with a poor farming village that was always being raided by outlaws. They save up their money and go to a famous gunslinger, asking to hire him to protect the village the next time the raiders come through. The leader assembles seven experts in various lethal professions and they help train the villagers to fight as well. They then beat off the raiders when they show up. So I'd imagine this episode has to do with the prostitutes hiring the Firefly crew to help them fend off some guys that are stealing from or abusing them.

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"The Magnificent Seven," based on Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," dealt with a poor farming village that was always being raided by outlaws. They save up their money and go to a famous gunslinger, asking to hire him to protect the village the next time the raiders come through. The leader assembles seven experts in various lethal professions and they help train the villagers to fight as well. They then beat off the raiders when they show up. So I'd imagine this episode has to do with the prostitutes hiring the Firefly crew to help them fend off some guys that are stealing from or abusing them.

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Enterprise did a truly horrible Magnificent Seven-like episode this season. They took an awesome premise and turned it into the most joyless, boring and inept story I've seen come out of the Star Trek camp yet. I swear the writers for Enterprise are mere paycheck collectors.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Whedon/Mutant Enemy take on the Magnificent Seven concept... if indeed that's what this episode is about. I'm certain there's an unexpected tweak or two in there somewhere.

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"Heart of Gold" - Mal and the crew come to the aid of a brothel besieged by a ruthless land baron.

"Trash" - The return of the character 'Saffron' from the earlier episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Here the scheming villainess has a job for the Serenity crew. Can she be trusted?

"The Message" - Written by exec producers Joss Whedon and Tim Minear. The crew must deliver the corpse of an old war comrade home, but things are not as they seem.

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Originally posted by Jynk:
Adam left this comment on the Jayne journal in the running Firefly Jorunal Role-play:

(Ooh! Enclosed! It is a hat, mother done knitted me a hat of gold and orange, it is my very favorite color, with them flaps I like so much, to keep my ears from gettin' frosted out here in the black! It has one of them pompoms on top too, just like Matty's, Woo hoo!

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That hat is in the gag reel! Its so hideous I laughed when I saw it cause I was sure that was the joke.

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Originally posted by kisbundas:
so...saw a new pic when I logged in here tonight to peruse (sp?) through the threads...looks like it might be from Heart of Gold:
http://www.geocities.com/jborse/firefly/hog.html
Obviously, _someone_ has seen and screen captured from some of the remaining episodes. Why oh why can't they share them with the rest of us???

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