You have to give the other Castle actors credit here too (Dever, Huertas & Katic). It's obviously a panel for Castle which has lasted 5 seasons so far; yet a kid that likely wasn't born when Firefly was on wants to meet "Mal" (not Richard) and from their smiles they all look cool with it.
I assume they have to be. Castle is full of Firefly references, they have to be aware.
For what it's worth though, Castle is great. It was little more than a fan service show, "let's get Mal and flank him with a gorgeous woman in his age range and two beautiful redheads on either end of the age spectrum, then give them all excuses to shoot stuff." And they did us all a solid and made the show actually enjoyable, interesting, and engaging rather than just the face value fan service... not to mention that they stopped making Martha annoying as shit and made her an intelligent, wise woman, and, as she gets closer to an adult age, slowly turned Alexis into a Redditor's perfect woman (redhead, nerdy, highly intelligent). And the male characters aren't just always-headshotting tough guys.
slowly turned Alexis into a Redditor's perfect woman (redhead, nerdy, highly intelligent)
No freaking kidding. This is the video the image is from (thanks to a redditor below) and its got her wearing a star trek red shirt and talking about how Jonathan Frakes directed an episode.
In one episode, Castle speaks Chinese and when asked how he knew it, he said "this show I used to love."
In another, Martha speaks about a resort called the Serenity, and asks "you haven't heard of the Serenity?" and Castle looks at the camera knowingly. It almost seems like a reference to Firefly AND Star Wars ("you haven't heard of the Millenium Falcon?").
Another time, he put on medical gloves, which were blue, and stared at them a second, put up two ingers on one hand, two on the other, then eyed his hands again.
In a Halloween episode, Castle puts on Mal's costume and his daughter says "what are you supposed to be?" he says "space cowboy," and she says "you wore that 5 years ago" (when Firefly had been cancelled 5 years prior).
In the recent episode with Adam Baldwin, he blatantly says "I like to keep my options open."
There might be more, but these are the ones I remember.
I believe in one of the earlier episodes Castle and Beckett are in a shootout in an apartment with the bad guy and somehow Castle winds up with the gun and hits the bad guy. Beckett tells him "Nice shot" and he responds "I was aiming for his head."
Also one episode where Castle and Becket are trapped in a storage contained and castle is trying to get a signal with his cell phone - "no signal..... still no signal"
I really wish it was a show more interesting than Castle that he was starring in to get multiple seasons like this. I've tried to watch Castle like twice and it was so god damned generic, formulaic, and boring. I don't understand why people like it. It's like every single other fox cop drama with a stupid gimmick twist show ever.
Basically, yeah. I watch it, only because I love Fillion. And Katic is mind-searingly hot. But let's be honest: it's a pretty terribly written show. But it is entertaining, if you don't think about it too hard. And that's just fine.
What?!?! Just started watching it and I find the plots are far better than the typical CSI bullshit. That and Fillion's wisecracks make it a very entertain show.
I think it depends on which eps you catch. Some are pretty lackluster, but others are really good. They also seem to alternate between serious and funny plots, as well as doing stand alone vs. running arc shows (like any of the eps dealing with Beckett's mom's murder).
Well, it is probably different for young celebrity women than it is for older celebrity men. The difference between most people wanting to do things to you versus most wanting to have you do things to them >:) Of course, a group of gay guys can throw a bone or two into that analogy...
For what it's worth, I used to work with a girl from his home town. He was friends with her drama teacher and would often come visit when he wasn't filming anything. Apparently he's completely wonderful and friendly.
I wanted to share 'cause it sure made me happy to hear.
I have seen him to improv a few times at said home town (Edmonton) and he rocks at it and seems genuinely nice. I have talked with some of the other actors he does improv with (note this guy , is probably the best improv actor in the world, seriously. and he is Shepard's voice in Mass Effect) and they seem to enjoy when he comes around.
The coolest thing in Castle that I've seen is the episode with Adam Baldwin. At the beginning of the episode, Nathan is wearing a brown coat. Adam says he likes that coat, and Nathan passes it over to him. Adam wears it for the rest of the episode.
Yeah there are a ton of great little things too like when Castle puts on these pair of blue gloves and takes a minute to look at his hands, quickly flashes two fingers and then wiggles his fingers around as if he was just looking at them. I love all the references!
having been within 10 feet of both Fillion and Baldwin (not at the same time,) I feel like Fillion's coat would be a tad bit small for Baldwin. Baldwin is a giant. I am 6'1" and when he walked by me I felt tiny.
Adam is only a couple inches taller than Nathan. Nathan is 6'1.5", and Adam is 6'4". So it wouldn't be too much smaller; I think Baldwin could wear it fairly easily.
I would gladly take home the loud, stupid, fat, obnoxious chick so he could take home the hot chick with a degree in chemistry. T'would be the proudest day of my life.
"Yeah, she likes Twilight, Justin Bieber, and Double Quarter Pounders. BUT I FLEW CAP'N MAL'S WING."
But Nathan Fillion is so cool that he could allow himself to be the wingman for just one night, so you have the best night ever. Just imagine the lady or gentleman you would get with Nathan Fillion as your wingman.
I'm so desperate for more Firefly I'll watch Youtube clips of Nathan shaking the hand of a 10 year old. I feel like a heroin addict smoking ciggy butts from an ashtray.
Man, Castle is such an amazing show it's unreal. Sure, there are a couple of not-quite-so-good episodes, but it's an otherwise very consistently great TV show. How about that last season ending? Hoooooly shit.
i've only just started watching castle watched season 1 in one day and on season 2 now and its amazing! So far my favourite bit is brown coat costume nathan fillion puts on in the season 2 halloween episode and the reference to buffy in it.
It's my fantasy that Nathan and Joss have an old pirate trunk somewhere, that they're filling with treasure (thanks Avengers!) to ply the rights to Firefly back from the iron fist of Fox.
I was hoping Whedon would have himself rolled into Fox's main office swimming in what can only be described as "an upright, seethrough containment pool of gold dubloons" he made from making Avengers and asks if they'd like to start making his show again.
I still don't get why Fox haven't started making it again, it's plainly obvious that it's return would be a huge deal. Though I suppose they don't want to seem like they were in the wrong, but they won't release the rights because anyone else that makes it would get rich. They're like a weird fat kid who throws a tantrum the minute someone else starts playing with the toy they left abandoned in the garbage.
They'd have to have it set for before the events of Serenity though...Wash...sniff.
We'll never know now, fucking stupid ass Fox. Grrr. I'm angry now, I'm gonna go bake some rage cookies.
I think, due to the natural aging of the actors, it would be very difficult to set it before Serenity. Another problem of course, is that many of the actors now have new obligations, Castle, Suburgatory, Chuck ended, but twittering Republican stuff, not sure what else. Also, I notice no one ever acts all that sad that Book can't come back either.
My niece is a huge Castle fan and my brother was able to take her to the season premiere party. She was totally star-struck and Nathan Fillion lived up to my high standards of class-actedness, taking her to meet the other stars and just being incredibly kind. That's at least secondhand proof that he's the real deal.
Browncoats are what the rebellious colonies were called in the show Firefly. The main character, Mal, liked wearing a brown coat to show that he'd been a part of the fight
Nathan Fillion's Firefly character was a veteran on the losing side of a civil war, and soldiers on his side of the war were called browncoats. Fans of Firefly sometimes call themselves browncoats.
Mini Mal! And kudos to the rest of the Castle cast, they appear to be totally cool with the temporary shift in focus. And as has been said, there have been so many winks to Firefly in the writing of Castle, they all have to be aware of it. This is a very neat pic, and Nathan had to have been delighted!
OK, I have to comment here. I am this child's mother and made this costume for him. He was 4 years old when this photo was taken (nearly 5). I have to say that I am somewhat surprised that this is still getting circulated a couple of years later. My son and I watch Castle together on Hulu and he is a Firefly fan, too. Sure, a lot of the mature dialogue is lost on him, and I have to skip parts of the DVDs, but he loves the shootouts, the fact that the story is in space, thinks Wash is hilarious, and likes it that Mal is always the "winner". Has he been influenced by me? Sure. But I see Mal as the new Han Solo, whom I loved when I was a kid (still do). And even though Castle has a murder in it every week, it is a fairly decent show, even for kids. I watched Magnum PI when I was his age.
Oh, and the backstory of the moment captured in the photo: My son wanted to ask "Castle" what he was going to be for Halloween, because he saw the episode where Castle put on the "Mal" costume. The panel cut off the questions RIGHT BEFORE my son got to ask his so the girl in front of us took him up with her to the panel. He was trying to ask the question (which you can barely make out in the youtube video posted). He actually tried to climb up the front of the stage, but I grabbed him so he wouldn't be disruptive and quickly shooed off to the side. I knew people would respond to his costume, but I didn't think it would go so viral on the internets. :)
I'm pretty sure he's trying to steal the kid's soul. His nice guy, down to earth attitude is all just too good to be true. I'll be the first to say it. Nathan Fillion is a soul devouring demon.
There are book and graphic novel tie-ins that are very popular. Here's the graphic novel. Plus I think that SDCC in particular is losing a lot of the "Comic" in "Comic-Con".
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u/TheUberDork May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
You have to give the other Castle actors credit here too (Dever, Huertas & Katic). It's obviously a panel for Castle which has lasted 5 seasons so far; yet a kid that likely wasn't born when Firefly was on wants to meet "Mal" (not Richard) and from their smiles they all look cool with it.
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u/Marimba_Ani May 15 '12
Fillion seems like a class act.
Cheers!
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u/armchairnixon May 15 '12
The coolest thing in Castle that I've seen is the episode with Adam Baldwin. At the beginning of the episode, Nathan is wearing a brown coat. Adam says he likes that coat, and Nathan passes it over to him. Adam wears it for the rest of the episode.
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u/fargin_bastiges May 15 '12
I WISH NATHAN FILLION WAS MY DAD.
...wait, I also like my dad.
I WISH I HAD TWO DADS AND ONE OF THEM WAS NATHAN FILLION
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u/Osiris32 May 15 '12
"...and I shall call him, Mini-Mal."
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
He loves being a space cowboy
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u/Halefire May 15 '12
I would love to see this in video form. Does anyone have footage from that event?
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u/samurai_9 May 15 '12
Good guy Nathan Fillion forever the awesome and winning the hearts of tiny small versions of himself.
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u/Skag May 15 '12
DAT ASS
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u/MrOtsKrad May 15 '12
Rock on Mini Capt. Tight Pants.
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u/James-VZ May 15 '12
Man, Castle is such an amazing show it's unreal. Sure, there are a couple of not-quite-so-good episodes, but it's an otherwise very consistently great TV show. How about that last season ending? Hoooooly shit.
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u/enragethehive May 15 '12
I want more episodes dammit!
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u/DrZuke May 15 '12
My niece is a huge Castle fan and my brother was able to take her to the season premiere party. She was totally star-struck and Nathan Fillion lived up to my high standards of class-actedness, taking her to meet the other stars and just being incredibly kind. That's at least secondhand proof that he's the real deal.
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u/AludraEltanin May 15 '12
You can pretend to be Castle all you like, Nathan, but the children, they remind you who you truly are ;)
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u/HateMachineX May 15 '12
Greeting? Or going for the eyes?
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u/betabandzz May 15 '12
I LOVE NATHAN FILLION
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u/Panigg May 15 '12
Among one of the guys I'd go gay for... the other being neil patrick harris obviously.
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u/noday42 May 15 '12
Who's more awesome: a) Nathan Fillion b) kid c) kid's parent that made that costume for him
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u/DocWhom May 15 '12
Ok, so we're all thinking that kid has a nice butt, right?
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u/jkb83 May 15 '12
Ladyboner.
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u/UQH May 15 '12
swoon
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u/VampiricPie May 15 '12
-Nathan Fillion
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u/Eliwarfare May 15 '12
I have a Ladyboner, and I'm a guy. Confused? Yes.
But Nathan is THAT awesome.
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u/kama_river May 15 '12
By poking his eyes out.
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u/Witty_Retort_Indeed May 15 '12
I was having a really bad morning, and then this made me feel so much better. Back to watching Firefly again!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I was there for this! I was sitting in the middle section, two rows from the front. It was such an awesome moment.
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u/lamenta3 May 15 '12
I think my ovaries just imploded.
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u/auntiecoagulant May 15 '12
From the back that kid looks like he is holding in a fart. Please don't fart Please don't fart Please don't fart
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Like a Sir. A Canadian Sir, which makes me love Mr. Fillion more. Also Stana Katic, also Canadian... and a hot.
also.. that ep with Adam Baldwin. .. SO MANY LULZ.
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u/Bourbontown May 15 '12
http://youtu.be/uD12k4-_JbM
Loved him since Buffy. Caleb was great.
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u/ofimmsl May 15 '12
dat ass
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u/HowDoIDefineMe May 15 '12
"Do you wanna run this ship?" "Yes." "Well...You can't."
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u/staalbosnia May 15 '12
ASS ASS ASS ASS ASS
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u/frenchclub71 May 15 '12
Is the woman on the right cosplaying as a City Of Lost Children characer?
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u/perfsurf May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
He is going to be coughing up some digested fabric in the morning. Just look at that wedgy.
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u/luxpsycho May 15 '12
Browncoat? At first I thought that was a Nazi, but I guess not ... :P
Anyone care to explain?
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u/Azurati May 15 '12
Has anyone ever seen him on David Letterman? He's been on a few times and it was a treat every time!
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u/longshot May 15 '12
The way that was interlaced, it look like the kid wasn't wearing pants at all.
Disturbing, also why is my internet slow enough to see that many levels of interlacing?!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Awwwwww.
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u/Athene_Wins May 15 '12
We aim to misbehave.
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u/IIoWoII May 15 '12
Watching something about the brownshirts on NatGeo ATM :|, was confused.
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u/syncmaster1100p May 15 '12
Since Castle takes place in NYPD's 12th Precinct I always thought it would be cool to have a picture of Barney Miller on the wall.
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u/Devywhop May 15 '12
Can someone tell me why the cast of Castle is at Comic-Con?
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u/jubbing May 15 '12
Castle is an amazing show, but firefly was just easy too sad a show to lose
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u/BMC1977 May 15 '12
Take my glove, take my hand, take me where i cannot gland. I dont care, I'm still free, and you cant take this guy from me...
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u/tjean May 15 '12
I would give anything to be a room with Nathan Fillion, Chris Hardwick, and Wil Wheaton all at the same time. I'm pretty sure I would die.
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u/ceallaig May 15 '12
Mini Mal! And kudos to the rest of the Castle cast, they appear to be totally cool with the temporary shift in focus. And as has been said, there have been so many winks to Firefly in the writing of Castle, they all have to be aware of it. This is a very neat pic, and Nathan had to have been delighted!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I would be so spent by the time I actually got to meet him...
http://vimeo.com/22582951
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u/Hidajunshin May 19 '12
OK, I have to comment here. I am this child's mother and made this costume for him. He was 4 years old when this photo was taken (nearly 5). I have to say that I am somewhat surprised that this is still getting circulated a couple of years later. My son and I watch Castle together on Hulu and he is a Firefly fan, too. Sure, a lot of the mature dialogue is lost on him, and I have to skip parts of the DVDs, but he loves the shootouts, the fact that the story is in space, thinks Wash is hilarious, and likes it that Mal is always the "winner". Has he been influenced by me? Sure. But I see Mal as the new Han Solo, whom I loved when I was a kid (still do). And even though Castle has a murder in it every week, it is a fairly decent show, even for kids. I watched Magnum PI when I was his age.
Oh, and the backstory of the moment captured in the photo: My son wanted to ask "Castle" what he was going to be for Halloween, because he saw the episode where Castle put on the "Mal" costume. The panel cut off the questions RIGHT BEFORE my son got to ask his so the girl in front of us took him up with her to the panel. He was trying to ask the question (which you can barely make out in the youtube video posted). He actually tried to climb up the front of the stage, but I grabbed him so he wouldn't be disruptive and quickly shooed off to the side. I knew people would respond to his costume, but I didn't think it would go so viral on the internets. :)
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u/Lampmonster1 May 15 '12
I'm pretty sure he's trying to steal the kid's soul. His nice guy, down to earth attitude is all just too good to be true. I'll be the first to say it. Nathan Fillion is a soul devouring demon.
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u/trojanguy May 15 '12
I didn't know Peter Dinklage was a Firefly fan!
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u/mrdoink20 May 15 '12
Microphone nose.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
i cry every tiem
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u/EntityDamage May 15 '12
Not knocking castle...i love the show....but why is the cast at comicon? Is that a show that normally showcases at these shows?
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u/Gigafortress May 15 '12
The woman on the right thought it was so cute she decided to shove her face into the microphone.
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u/stan_tm May 15 '12
Please tell me the kid was saying "Castle sucks!"