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Origin of name Lassiter

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UPDATED: Monday, July 26, 2004 01:25
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Saturday, July 24, 2004 4:56 AM

FORRESTWOLF


I've done a Google search on the site to make sure I'm not rehashing an old thread...

Just watched Toy Story for the first time. Director's name: John Lassiter.

Coincidence that his name shows up as a famous laser pistol in Firefly?


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Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:10 AM

FLOATER68


Good catch. There might be something to this. For those who don't know, Joss Whedon was one of the (many) writers for Toy Story.

F68

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 5:39 AM

PURPLEBELLY

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:39 AM

ANNIK


Lassiter was a character in Zane Grey's books.

I also think (but can't confirm) that a lassiter was a particular style of whip.

Either or both would be appropriate homages in a 'space western', LOL!

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:42 AM

PURPLEBELLY


But why is Jayne's favorite gun named after Morena's mum?

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:10 PM

MHERRICK


Quote:

Originally posted by Forrestwolf:
I've done a Google search on the site to make sure I'm not rehashing an old thread...

Just watched Toy Story for the first time. Director's name: John Lassiter.

Coincidence that his name shows up as a famous laser pistol in Firefly?




Joss was one of the writers of Toy story. Aparently steve Jobs (apple CEO and Pixar CEO) is a fan of joss's work.

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Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:18 PM

MHERRICK


There is a old gold miners myth about 'Lassiter's reef' the big gold deposit that just needs to be found. Given that the pistol was valuable it was some nice nomenclature.

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Sunday, July 25, 2004 1:26 PM

FORRESTWOLF


Well, perhaps it IS just concidence...though I wonder how much of an impact in Joss's life the director had - perhaps quite a lot!

At any rate, I realized another connection to Toy Story - when Buzz Lightyear meets Woody for the first time, he says, "...local law enforcement," since Woody's a sheriff.

Actually, I realized that Toy Story is Joss's FIRST space western, in that sense - space ranger paired up with cowboy :)

- FW

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Sunday, July 25, 2004 5:25 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


There's the Lassiter High School in Cobb County Georgia....

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Monday, July 26, 2004 1:25 AM

PURPLEBELLY


Quote:

Originally posted by Forrestwolf:
..though I wonder how much of an impact in Joss's life the director had - perhaps quite a lot!


And not just Whedon. I still rewatch the original Luxo short to lighten a gloomy day.

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