Mudsore?

POSTED BY: ManiacNumberOne
UPDATED: Thursday, February 13, 2003 04:46
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MANIACNUMBERONE

Monday, February 10, 2003 6:56 PM

OK. Here's question for y'all. I was singing the song from the Jaynestown episode, or at least humming it, when I thought "I bet the words to this song are on fireflyfans.net" Sure enough they are, but the town named in the song is "mudsore." Is that right?
I wish I had the episode to watch again, but from my memory I seem to recall them saying he was the hero of "Canton."

LEGALBEGAL

Monday, February 10, 2003 7:16 PM

I believe that canton is the planet. Mudsore is the town. Hope that helps.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Monday, February 10, 2003 7:31 PM

Well that helps a little bit. But what do they actually say in the words of the song... mudsore or canton? I believe the correct word is canton. I would bet on my crusty chin.
But check out the words that are used right here on fireflyfans.
They are wrong! ACK.
http://www.fireflyfans.net/episode.asp?episode=1AGE06

SUCCATASH

Monday, February 10, 2003 8:07 PM

What is mudsore? I've never heard of Mudsore, only Canton.

Clearly, the song says, "The hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne!"

NO MUDSORE! Haken, what's up with Mudsore?

Has YOUR mom see Firefly....Lately?

SUCCATASH

Monday, February 10, 2003 8:14 PM

I've been doing a little research. Apparently, the original script called the town Mudsore, but then it was changed to Canton.

John Jabaley played the bartender in the episode Jayne's Town.

This is months old, but here are his comments:
http://www.johnjabaley.com/news.html

JUST WRAPPED
A two day co-starring role on the new series "Firefly." Created by Joss Whedon (Buffy the vampire Slayer), Firefly will air on FOX. I play a bartender on a planet called "Canton" (formerly "Mudsore") in what is scheduled to be the 6th episode, "Jaynestown."

Hmm. I'm still looking around, I'll get to the bottom of this! The official Fox site carefully avoids giving the town a name in their episode review.

Has YOUR mom seen Firefly....Lately?

MANIACNUMBERONE

Monday, February 10, 2003 8:35 PM

Yay! The hero of Canton! I love that episode too. It would be a pity if people thought and sang about the hero of mudsore...blah. The words definitely do not roll off the tongue. I am very glad they decided to change it. Thanks for the detective work Succatash.

HAKEN

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
NO MUDSORE! Haken, what's up with Mudsore?

Because that's what it said on the script that I got.

Exhibit A:

It was just a draft when I made the entry in the episode guide (weeks prior to when the episode even aired), but, of course, no one noticed it was there.

SUCCATASH

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:11 AM

Wow, you have rough drafts of the scripts?

Are they framed on your wall?

That is cool.....

Has YOUR mom seen Firefly....Lately?

MANIACNUMBERONE

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 2:07 AM

I am glad to be here. I will continue to thwart evil and injustice around the world. Fortunately, there was never any here to begin with. Thanks for responding to my query. You fella's rule.

SUCCATASH

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:30 PM

Maniac,

Have you voted for Firefly DVD's yet?

Oh, I didn't think so..........

Has YOUR mom see Firefly....Lately?

MANIACNUMBERONE

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 8:38 PM

Are you trying to taunt me Succatash? If so, good, I like that.

ILOVEJAYNE

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:25 PM

Not only was the name of the town changed to Canton, but the second verse was changed a bit as well. The final lyrics:

Now here is what separates heroes,
from common folk like you and I.
The man they call Jayne,
he turned 'round his plane,
and let that money hit sky.
He dropped it onto our houses,
he dropped it into our yards.
The man they called Jayne,
he stole away our pain,
and headed out for the stars!

SUCCATASH

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ManiacNumberOne:
Are you trying to taunt me Succatash? If so, good, I like that.

No, I'm not taunting you. I am manipulating you, it's very different.

VOTE, Dammit! Your vote matters!

Has YOUR mom see Firefly....Lately?

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Wednesday, February 12, 2003 4:00 AM

Where did you get the scripts? Buffyscripts.net doesn't have them. StudiesInWords.de doesn't have them. I NEED! I NEED!

As I speak I am hyperventalating and making fidgiting hand motions.

While ya'll at it, can anyone hook me up with the scripts from this season's Angel?

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SENSOU

Wednesday, February 12, 2003 6:08 PM

"Whoa. Good Myth" has scripts up to "Objects in Space," but I don't know the URL off the top of my head

Sensou
The difference betwwen sports fans and sci-fi fans is that sci-fi fans have never trashed a train, booed Canada, or torn a man apart limb from limb.

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:46 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sensou:
"Whoa. Good Myth" has scripts up to "Objects in Space," but I don't know the URL off the top of my head.

They are transcripts, not shooting scripts. I prefer the latter, as they show the changes in the concept of the show over its shooting. Also, I like to see the way the writers describe a scene, rather than a fan's intrepretation. You can pick up some interesting stuff that way. Deleted quotes sometimes shed light on what the writers were getting at, etc.

But, anyway, the link is: http://firefly.shriftweb.org/index.shtml

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WASH: Yes, Jayne. She's a witch. She has had congress with the beast.
JAYNE: She's in Congress?
WASH: How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious.