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This season you've had to come up with the ultimate villain, and the First, being disembodied, presents some challenges. Now you have introduced an evil priest as its main henchman, and I think he could be the scariest bad guy so far.

He's pretty creepy, isn't he? I love Nathan [Fillion]. He's an extraordinary actor who would not have been available had a certain door not shut, however temporarily [a reference to Whedon's series "Firefly," starring Fillion, which was canceled last year]. I want to come down against the patriarchy and there was simply no more potent image. At the same time, I'm not coming down against priests. This guy clearly is not one. He's very bad at it.

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What's next on the agenda for you? You made an allusion to the demise of "Firefly" being only temporary.

I have hopes that there may be another venue for "Firefly," although I don't have any proof yet. But I've been fighting to find a place to do a version of that because I like the story so well and the actors so well.

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Was that a big change to do a show that was centered on a grown man instead of a young woman?

It's so funny, because I have a lot of movie ideas and they all tend to revolve around young adolescent female superheroes. But not "Firefly." This one is about Joe Schmo, everyday life, and then of course I introduce River, the young female superhero. Let's face it, I'm just addicted. But it was nice to have a show that was about different perspectives and to really get to explore all of them. I was excited that I was going to have a happily married couple that was not boring. Because that's just so rare in fiction and it's such an important thing in life. And yet apart from [Dashiell Hammett's] Thin Man series, I think it's never really been adequately represented. And I had a preacher on board, to explore the concept of faith, people who don't have it and people who do. And of course the captain was the me figure because he's very tall and handsome, but cranky and also slim.

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And of course the captain was the me figure because he's very tall and handsome, but cranky and also slim.

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Originally posted by Sarahetc:
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To me its interesting that he refers to River as a "superhero." Makes me think that all of us with our heads tight together would never be able to conceive of the arc he had/has planned for her.

Sarah

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

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To me its interesting that he refers to River as a "superhero." Makes me think that all of us with our heads tight together would never be able to conceive of the arc he had/has planned for her.

Sarah

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

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I don't know, River definitely looks to be able to be quite heroic.

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Originally posted by MaTwang:
I saw River as "The Agenging Angel" -- starting in the episode where she shot the 3 guys in about 5 minutes (was it Ariel? I'm not sure help me out here kids)

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