It takes its name from the ship that the crew travel in, serenity. Serenity is a firefly class craft and looks like a firefly too with its firey see through tail section during. Six years have passed since the universal alliance declared victory over the independents. What was the original intended order of the episodes of firefly. The train job is the second episode of the american sciencefiction western television series firefly. September 20, 2002 jayne adam baldwin jockeys for control of the ship after mal and zoe get caught up in a botched robbery involving some shady cargo. It doesnt fill in all of the questions the audience probably needed answered in order to really start grabbing onto the show, and tries a little hard to give the audience.
September 20, 2002 mal, zoe, and jayne find themselves between jobs in a dirtside bar on an unnamed little moon during. Serenity continues to travel through space conducting illegal runs across the star system, which is under the control of the alliance. You bring it back to him, tell him the job didnt work out. However, fox decided that serenity was unsuitable to open the series, and so the second episode, the train job, was created to become the new pilot. When they discover the stolen cargo is actually medicine intended for refugees, they are forced to reevaluate their priorities.
Bushwhacked is the third episode of the science fiction television series firefly created by joss whedon. Join us as we discuss the first three hours of joss whedons firefly. The crew of a starship travel through outer space after earths resources have diminished and forced us to look elsewhere in 2517. A slightly retooled version of serenity was later showed as an origins story after firefly 2002 had been canceled. List of firefly episodes the firefly and serenity database. After finding themselves in a fight with supporters of the alliance in a place that fairly resembles a bar, mal, zoe and jayne walk away with knowledge that a. A former independence soldier who had served with mal and zoe returns in a dramatic manner, with a vicious alliance officer chasing after him for some unusual smuggled goods.
Serenity was not aired until the end of the series run on december 20, 2002. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. So technically the train job was also intended to be the pilot. The cynical mal proves that has heart with his final decision. Mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of paradiso. Mal sends a squadron up to high ground while he, zoe, and another soldier. A man can get a job, he might not look too close at what that job is. Michael fairman in firefly 2002 firefly 2002 michael fairman in firefly. The train job is the second episode of the firefly tv series, and it was written and. Sep 24, 2019 well stop supporting this browser soon. After recovering a terrified survivor and a valuable cargo, they are pulled in by an alliance cruiser. The pilot, serenity, was not shown until nine other episodes had been aired.
Firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 hd stream watch firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 online watch firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 online stream. Firefly the train job tv episode 2002 plot summary. Firefly episodes serenity parts one and two, the train job welcome to our first tv timewarp. Serenity is the series pilot for the american science fiction television series firefly created by joss whedon. Sep 20, 2002 the train job is a full of action episode of firefly. First episodes of any series can be tricky to finesse. Its a western in space set in the year 2517 only 505 years from now. May 08, 2014 mal has second thoughts after discovering that two boxes of alliance goods his crew has been hired to steal are full of badly needed medical supplies headed for the mining town of paradiso. Serenity episode the firefly and serenity database. However, fox executives were not satisfied with this as a pilot, and so instead, the train job was created as a second pilot and was the first episode of the series aired. Although it is the pilot episode, it was not aired first.
The train job is the second episode of the american sciencefiction western television series firefly created by joss whedon, although it was the first to be shown. Firefly recap episode 2, the train job the mary sue. Serenity episode the firefly and serenity database fandom. Mal, zoe, and jayne appear to be playing a game of chinese checkers in the bar.
Certainly itd be hard to argue that the train job lacks action, on balance anyway. Firefly s01e01 firefly the train job video dailymotion. Despite the name, the game is actually german in origin. In desperate times, the crew of serenity is transporting passengers to another planet, only to discover that one of them has smuggled something strange in their cargo. I just learned from the dvd commentary that the train job was written with them knowing it would be the first episode to air.
Watch firefly season 1 episode 2 online via tv fanatic with over 6 options to watch the firefly s1e2 full episode. The serenity crew is coerced into pulling a train robbery. Enjoy our group reactions to season 1 episode 2 of firefly titled the train job. Captain malcolm mal reynolds nathan fillion steers his banditcrew through anything to keep them alive, and keep flying.
Although the heist goes off without a hitch, mal and zoe are detained by the authorities only then to learn that the cargo they stole was medicine going to refugees and are torn whether to risk giving back the cargo and not getting payed for the job. Sep 20, 2002 watch firefly season 1 episode 2 the train job add to watchlist after finding themselves in a fight with supporters of the alliance in a place that fairly resembles a bar, mal, zoe and jayne walk away with knowledge that a man named niska might have a new job for them. With exactly one weekend to write a new pilot, executive producers joss whedon and tim minear wrote firefly. The slightlyinfamous more action pilot demanded by fox in lieu of serenity, the train job was the first episode aired. But a man learns all the details of a situation like ours, well, then he has a choice. Serenity was the original twohour pilot episode for the firefly tv series. The correct sequence is accurately reflected on most, if not all, streaming services that currently have the show. On this day, mal, zoe and jayne find themselves in an alliance friendly bar, where a lout named lund.
The train job alright, so, now we get to what actually acted as the opening to the show, and its not a bad surrogate for the pilot. The train job does effectively reintroduce fireflys characters and premise, while throwing us directly into a. After finding themselves in a fight with supporters of the alliance in a place that fairly resembles a bar, mal, zoe and jayne walk away with knowledge that a man named niska might have a new job for them. Now this is all the money niska gave us in advance. Every thursday, we will revisit an episode at a time of the shows one and only season, in the order that they were meant to be seen. Serenity 2002 was originally intended as the pilot for the show. Firefly received the same kind of notes on its pilot from fox, so whedon and his top firefly henchman tim minear quickly wrote a new script to satisfy the networks demands for more derringdo and less woeisme.
The audiences reintroduction to mal in the train job might be the most important part of the episode, besides its establishment of multiple recurring characters and problems. The network fox however, decided not to air it, citing that they wanted a pilot with a more actionpacked feel to it. Mal and his crew are recruited by a greedy and sadistic gangster, named niska, to pull off an oldfashioned train robbery. The funniest moment of the show is when crow tells that will hunt mal down to hell. Firefly the series ran for 14 episodes and was cancelled by some total idiot from fox. For the best experience please update your browser. Firefly s01e02 firefly bushwhacked video dailymotion. Serenity is a firefly class craft and looks like a. September 20, 2002 jayne adam baldwin jockeys for control of the ship after mal and zoe get caught up in. I know the firefly episodes were originally aired out of the order that joss whedon intended, and that many fans think this contributed to the shows early cancellation. September 20, 2002 mal, zoe, and jayne find themselves between jobs in a dirtside bar on an unnamed little moon during a celebration of the alliance victory in the unification war. Episodes were occasionally preempted for sporting events.
The premiere episode of firefly, directed by the shows creator, joss whedon, opens in a bar, where mal nathan fillion, the captain of the titular transport ship, is having a drink with zoe. Malcolm mal reynolds, zoe, and several fellow soldiers are part of an attempt to prevent alliance forces from taking serenity valley. According to the firefly roleplaying game core book, the bar in the opening scene is called the watering hole. Sep 20, 2002 season 1, episode 1 the train job first aired. The train job is the second episode of the firefly tv series, and it was written and produced as a replacement for the original series pilot. Jul 01, 2017 oh man im so glad to finally be watching this show again its so great. The train job is a full of action episode of firefly.
Oh man im so glad to finally be watching this show again its so great. Serenity is pulled in by an alliance cruiser while investigating a spaceship that. Sep 19, 2002 the serenity crew is coerced into pulling a train robbery. Watch firefly season 1 episode 2 the train job online now. A powerful and fearsome mobster named adelei niska demands that the crew of serenity pull a train robbery. Despite the relatively short life span of the series, it received strong sales when it was. The train job the firefly and serenity database fandom.
The train job aired as the premiere episode because fox was not happy with whedons original twohour pilot. The crew of serenity comes across a transport ship drifting in space. Aug 15, 2018 firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 hd stream watch firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 online watch firefly s01 ep01 the train job part 01 online stream. Read the full episode summary at the firefly and serenity database. However, as the goods are being loaded onto serenity, one of the men. What was the original intended order of the episodes of.
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