Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Firefly: Where are they now?

So every once in a while I'll think about shows I liked that aren't on anymore and I'll check out imdb. com to see what happened to the actors. Recent show? Firefly. It was a great show that lasted for 13 episodes and was translated into a movie (Serenity). It was one of those that was hard to explain why people should like it:
  1. Joss Whedon created it, so it must be okay.
  2. It was a SciFi/Western, but that's cooler than it sounds. No really.
  3. It had immediately likable characters.
  4. Um, it was just really cool, okay?
But anyway, here's the people and what they're doing now:
Nathan Fillion:
Played Alex Tully on the extremely lived Fox show "Drive" (yes, another show they screwed up) created by Firefly co-creator Tim Minear. He now has a recurring role as Adam Mayfair on "Desperate Housewives" (sorry, as much as I like him, I'm not watching it). He is currently filming a movie to be released next year called "Trucker". Imdb says its about a woman trucker that takes in her son. Doesn't sound too exciting, but it's got Mal in it.
Gina Torres:
Starred in the failed series "Standoff" on Fox. What's with that network? She is now filming "South of Pico". Imdb describes it thus: " Four strangers on a day in Los Angeles seek emotional connections in their lives only to fail again and again."
Alan Tudyk:
In 2007 alone he has starred in "Meet Market", "Death at a Funeral", "Knocked Up", and "3:10 to Yuma". As of now he has no projects on the horizon.
Morena Baccarin:
Has played Adria on five episodes of "Stargate SG-1" and is filming the direct-to-DVD follow up "Stargate: The Ark of Truth". She also played Nurse Jessica Kivala on a TV show called "Heartland". Okay, never heard of it, but it aired for 9 episodes this year.
Adam Baldwin:
This dudes done a lot, so I'm going to bullet point some of the highlights:
  • "The Inside" as Special Agent Danny Love for 13 episodes;
  • "Day Break" as Chad Shelton for 13 episodes;
  • NBC's new series "Chuck" as John Casey
  • Filmed "Gospel Hill" with Julia Stiles, Danny Glover, and Angela Bassett
  • Filmed "Little Fish, Strange Pond" to be released next year.
Jewel Staite:
She is a permanent addition to the cast of "Stargate: Atlantis" as Dr. Jennifer Keller. She is filming "The Tribe" for a 2009 release.
Sean Maher:
He hasn't done a whole lot since Firefly/Serenity. Among what he has done is an episode of "Ghost Whisperer" and two movies: "Living 'til the End" and "Wedding Wars" (TV).
Summer Glau:
Seven episodes as Crystal Burns on "The Unit", Eight episodes as Tess Doerner on "The 4400", and she is currently working on "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" TV show as Cameron, which should come out on Fox in January.
Ron Glass:
He has done three episodes on "Shark" as Judge Stewart Fenton.

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