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TV geek alert! Nathan Fillion — star of cult favorite Firefly and a one-time guest on Lost (as Kate's husband) — will star in Drive, a Fox midseason drama exec-produced by Firefly, Wonderfalls, and Angel producer Tim Minear, TV director Greg Yaitanes (Lost, Prison Break, House M.D.), and scribe Ben Queen (Century City). As the title suggests, the show revolves around an underground cross-country race; Fillion — replacing Ivan Sergei (Jack & Jill, Charmed) from the pilot — plays a landscaper pulled into the event after his wife is kidnapped. (Hollywood Reporter, 12/15)

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The Deal Report
Details on the status on an Eddie Murphy/Chris Rock project. Plus: new gigs for Dennis Quaid, Anne Hathaway, Nathan Fillion, and others by Adam B. Vary

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Originally posted by Sickdude:
I for one can not wait for a chance to see it and grow to love the show just before it's cancelled!

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Originally posted by Sickdude:
Shiny news!

I for one can not wait for a chance to see it and grow to love the show just before it's cancelled!

J/K Jade...

"I am your father, Luke. Give in to the Dark Side, you nob!" - Doug McKenzie

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:
Anyone else hoping Nathan's character will be following Kate to the island in LOST? Or a least show up in another few flashbacks?

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:
Shiny news for Nathan! Is it just a pilot so far though? Will it really be more than that? (Yep. I'm pretty cynical 'bout the whole TV land shindig.)

Anyone else hoping Nathan's character will be following Kate to the island in LOST? Or a least show up in another few flashbacks?

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Originally posted by thatdude90210:
Wow, with connections to both Wonderfalls and Firefly... and it's on Fox, it's pretty much pre-cancelled.

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Originally posted by Anonymous1:
TV geek alert! Nathan Fillion — star of cult favorite Firefly and a one-time guest on Lost (as Kate's husband) — will star in Drive, a Fox midseason drama exec-produced by Firefly, Wonderfalls, and Angel producer Tim Minear
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1571017_3_0_,00.html December 19th, 2006

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Hey anonymous1, there's something I've been meaning to mention for a while. Why is it that on a Firefly site you feel it necessary to identify Nathan Fillion as "Our Captain" each time you post something? If anyone around here doesn't know who Nathan is by now they have serious problems.

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O.k. people, this is our chance to plague EW with e-mails.

letters@ew.com

Possible comments:
Why wasn't this in the print magazine?
Pictures are always appreciated.
We love our Captain.
Wouldn't our Nate make a great Indy Jones?
Did you hear about Flan-that-wasn't?

We may even have a chance to make obsessive fan of the week as a group. Browncoats.

Seriously, my friend turned the Christian Bale fans into an e-mailing machine and EW started pushing his career. Now he's Batman.

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"Why wasn't this in the print magazine?"

I think we should at least wait until the next issue comes out. I don't think the news was public soon enough for the last issue. Or maybe says please put info in print with pics. WE LOVE MAGAZINES WITH PICS OF NATHAN. COLLECTORS ITEMS!!!

"We may even have a chance to make obsessive fan of the week as a group. Browncoats."

Is that a section on their website or in the magazine? Like really?

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Originally posted by Diz:
I'm sure when the time comes, they'll give a big push to Drive. Maybe even a cover! *dreams big*

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:
Nathan...our Captain...Bill Pardy...it's all shiny! Anytime we can link up any of the cast's new projects with a mention of Firefly, it's another small but vital step on the road to bringing our Captain and our crew back to the screen - small or big. (As someone's already said!)

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:

Glad to hear someone else is a Slither fan, Anonymous1. Deer wrestling. Shouldn't it be an Olympic event?

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:
I'll be watching Nathan's new project no matter how many episodes they air.

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Nathan Fillion has been tapped as the lead on Fox's midseason drama series "Drive."

The show, from 20th Century Fox TV and executive producers Tim Minear, Ben Queen and Greg Yaitanes, chronicles an underground race across America.

Fillion will play Alex Tully, a charming, rogue landscaper who is coerced into joining the race to search for his wife who had been abducted.

In the original pilot, the role was played by Ivan Sergei.

Fillion's casting in "Drive" stems from the talent holding deal the actor inked with Fox and 20th TV in October (HR 10/17).

Fillion, who is friends with Minear, was first approached with the project in the spring but couldn't do the pilot because of a scheduling conflict with the filming of his feature "White Noise 2: The Light," slated for release Jan. 5.

"I was a little disappointed because Tim is a friend, and there is nothing better than working with people you know and like," Fillion said.

At a barbecue this summer, after the pilot was shot but before Fox picked it up to series, Minear again floated the idea for "Drive" to Fillion and showed him the pilot.

"I was so excited about it," Fillion said of his first reaction to the tape. "He has some really talented actors lined up in it, and it's exciting to get to meet them and work with them."

In addition to "White Noise 2," Fillion will soon appear in the indie "Waitress," which is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Fillion, whose credits also include the series "Two Guys and a Girl" and "Firefly" and the features "Serenity" and "Slither," is repped by the Gersh Agency and 3 Arts Entertainment.

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Originally posted by CaptainShiny:
The first article, from EW mentions heartland, Morena's new show.

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— TNT is in talks to add two series to its growing roster of original dramas. One, Grace, stars Holly Hunter as an Oklahoma City cop whose world-weary outlook gets a jolt by a visit from an angel; the other, Heartland, is a medical drama starring Treat Williams as a heart-transplant surgeon. (Hollywood Reporter, 12/13)

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Originally posted by NetRat:
This is totally analogous to a standing ovation at a concert - waiting for the act to come back on stage for another round. The difference here is that Firefly fans are enduring a 4 year standing ovation with no intentions on letting up!

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"We may even have a chance to make obsessive fan of the week as a group. Browncoats."

Is that a section on their website or in the magazine? Like really?

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New "Drive" Article
Saw this on Zap2it.com thought I would share.

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-kevinalejandromirceamonroedrivecasti
ng,0,245601.story

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Originally posted by Anonymous1:
Firefly gets a mention and Serenity too!

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