who's flying this thing!?! by liz

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who's flying this thing!?!

POSTED BY: LIZ
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 18:34
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Monday, April 19, 2004 11:04 AM

i don't know if this has been brought up before... but which flying style do you think Wash will be using in the BDM? (amusing me right now is that the little picture on the left is wash sitting at the controls

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so ummm... yeah... that's what popped into my head the other day and i wondered what my fellow browncoats were thinking...?

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Monday, April 19, 2004 11:48 AM

SHINY

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Originally posted by liz:
but which flying style do you think Wash will be using in the BDM?

Do you mean 'Jerry Lewis' style versus calm, cool, and collected?

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Monday, April 19, 2004 12:16 PM

GUNRUNNER

I have a theory on this whole Wash piloting thing;
He is very calm in intense situations i.e. in Serenity when he is facing sure death and in Trash when his is doing a very difficult maneuver.

He is crazy and unpredictable when he is flying in an intense but NOT life threatening situation like in The Message. Because they get chased by Alliance ships all the time and he is accustomed to it, so he lets himself go.

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Monday, April 19, 2004 1:16 PM

DELIA

I hope it'll be calm and collected -- I liked the contrast.

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Monday, April 19, 2004 7:33 PM

ZOID

Hey, 'coats:

Joss said in the DVD commentary that the original concept was that Wash would get very calm in tense flying situations, but that Alan kinda played the Message flying scene over the top, and they let him run with it.

Respectfully,

zoid
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:20 AM

LIZ

i remembered that in the commentary too... i just wondered whether they would "let him run with it" in the movie too or if they would want to go back to the original calm and controlled Wash.
I rather liked his controlled manner myself, it contrasts so nicely with his usual style.
I don't know what he'll do in the movie, that's why i asked. i like the idea that there is a justification for the different styles (thanks Gunrunner, i hadn't noticed that before).

I can't wait for the the BDM!!!

P.S. love your sig Zoid, as usual.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 3:32 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Personally I liked the way Alan played the scene in the canyons in The Message. It gave more feeling to the stress and intensity of the moment without making Wash seem too high strung.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:47 AM

PURPLEBELLY

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Originally posted by zoid:
Hey, 'coats:

Joss said in the DVD commentary that the original concept was that Wash would get very calm in tense flying situations, but that Alan kinda played the Message flying scene over the top, and they let him run with it.

Respectfully,

zoid

Once again, Joss Whedon is right on with the concept. I assume the pressure came off the directorial pedal when the series was cancelled; my understanding is that this was during the filming of 'The Message'. Engaging as Alan Tudyk is, he is an actor chappie

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:41 AM

ZOID

Yeah, folks... I actually wrote a longer version of my post, above, but edited it because I had included information that I was morally not at liberty to discuss in a public forum. Thank goodness no one appears to have read the unedited version.

Suffice to say that as an air traffic controller, I deal with pilots in hairy situations on more occasions than I'd really care to. The good ones always keep their heads. They have to focus on tasks and timing, and even a little stray energy bouncing around the cockpit, er, 'flight deck', can lead to disaster.

Wash's piloting in the Message was more like how controllers respond to stressful situations... ;)

Respectfully,

zoid
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:57 AM

MILORADELL

Well, I think Wash's way of flying in The Message seems more natural - and of course I love the bit where he looks up and says "I didn't think of that." What??!! He's not infallible??!! Very funny stuff! But truly - he can fly anyway he wants to, as long as he's flying Serenity.

Now I need to make a confession. -errherm-

I can't believe that I just NOW realized that "who's flying this thing?!" is a quote from Bushwacked!!!!! Sure, I've seen it referred to in the 'how old are you' thread, and now on this one. But for some bizzare-o reason, it just never clicked. Proof that my head don't always work right!! sigh...maybe banging it on the desk for a bit will help...or maybe not...

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 4:26 PM

KARENKAY99

Can it be both?

You know how some days you're just in the zone. Wash was in the zone in Serenity, a very serious, get away from Reavers zone.

In The Message he was just having a blast, loving the flying, coz, you know, that kind of flying really wakes you up and it's just plain fun.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:01 PM

EBONEZER

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Originally posted by karenkay99:
Can it be both?

what if its both but at the same time? Alan is a good actor, and i might just be possible for him to pull off both at the same time. Like he could be trying REALLY hard to be calm and in control because, hey you lose your head, things go wrong, and you crash. So he could be trying realy hard to stay in control but every once in a while he could have an 'oh my god!' moment like in the message.

As i type this i realize it COULD work, but whould it really be the Wash we know and love?

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Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:34 PM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Well, since both happend (so to speak) I guess we'll have to go with that. Maybe flying through the canyons was a notch or to hairier (if that's how you spell more hairy) than pulling an Ivan in the wide open sky.

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