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Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.

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S1.E14 The Message
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 Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Zoë Washburne (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Hoban 'Wash' Washburne (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Inara Serra (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Jayne Cobb (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Kaylee Frye (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Dr. Simon Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 River Tam (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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 Shepherd Book (14 episodes, 2002-2003)
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Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship "Serenity". Mal and his crew, ensign Zoe Alleyne Washburne; Zoe's husband, pilot Hoban 'Wash' Washburne; muscular mercenary Jayne Cobb; young mechanic Kaylee Frye; former Alliance medical officer Simon Tam; his disturbed teenage sister River (both on the run from the interplanetary government "The Alliance"); the beautiful courtesan Inara Serra; and preacher Shepherd Book do any jobs, legal or illegal, they can find as the Serenity crew travels across the outskirts of outer space. Written by Daniel Williamson

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Meet the most spaced-out crew in the galaxy.


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Trivia

Morena Baccarin's character Inara is named for a goddess worshiped by the Hittite (Hurrian) Empire of what is now Turkey, circa 1800-1200 BC. Inara was the goddess of the wild animals of the steppe and daughter of the Storm-god Teshub/Tarhunt. She is analogous to the Greek Artemis and the Roman Diana. See more »

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The Chinese characters for "Blue Sun" change from throughout the series. On Jayne's T-shirt, "Blue Sun" is Qing Ri, but in logo signs, it's Lan Ri. In ancient China, as well as Japan, green and blue were seen as different shades of the same color. The character Qing was used to represent both green and blue. In modern China, Lan is the character used for blue. See more »

Quotes

River Tam: Two by two. Hands of blue.
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Connections

Referenced in Castle: Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

The Ballad of Serenity
Performed by Sonny Rhodes
Written by Joss Whedon
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18 April 2004 | by See all my reviews

Comparable in flavor to critically-acclaimed Cowboy Bebop. If you're one of the many people that enjoy a good, character-driven show, with a decent plotline and writing hand-crafted by some of the finest in the business, then this is the show for you. Apparently so for the Fox network, but only for a few weeks. Thankfully, the show was released in its entirety on DVD, in all of its glory. Also, as if the brilliant episodes weren't enough to satisfy, there are great, insightful commentaries on most episodes, by creator Joss Whedon and others, and lots of other extras. I can't say enough about this show. Everyone was sad to see this show go, especially the stars.

***** out of *****


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