Firefly the train job full episode

The train job does effectively reintroduce firefly s characters and premise, while throwing us directly into a story that does combine western motifs with science fiction. We get a bit of an idea of what kind of job mal and the crew are willing to do. Jesse and jayne continue their journey through firefly with episode 2, the train job. Certainly itd be hard to argue that the train job lacks action, on balance anyway. Firefly was a true wagon train to the stars, part gunslinger western part sci fi romp. The opening unification day barfight in particular was so much fun that i wanted to quote threequarters of the dialogue. Although it is the pilot episode, it was not aired first. The pilot, serenity, was not shown until nine other episodes had been aired. His henchman isnt too happy, but mal persuades the next guy to take the money back. The train is carrying medical supplies for a community, and reynolds and zoe get held on suspicion. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of serenity, a firefly. After angering the internet by saying firefly shouldnt come back for another season, weve decided to make glen go back and watch the show in its entirety. Once again, were spending tuesdays this summer revisiting episodes of joss whedons firefly.

According to the dvd commentary, whedon and tim minear had only two days to write the script. Very exciting, frenetic episode, full of action as well as exceptionally clever lines. The slightlyinfamous more action pilot demanded by fox in lieu of serenity, the train job was the first episode aired. I just learned from the dvd commentary that the train job was written with them knowing it would be the first episode to air. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. September 20, 2002 mal, zoe, and jayne find themselves between jobs in a dirtside bar on an unnamed little moon during. This kind of in medias res is so rare with tv pilots that i dont think whedons compromise with fox was to the shows detriment. Serenity episode the firefly and serenity database fandom. Looking at firefly on netflix, i dont see an original air date for any of the episodes. Read the full episode summary at the firefly and serenity database. More the train job s01e01 is the first episode of season one of firefly released on fri sep 20, 2002. What was the original intended order of the episodes of.

Mal, zoe, and jayne appear to be playing a game of chinese checkers in the. Mar 12, 2016 so welcome to episode 2, the train job. The train job does effectively reintroduce fireflys characters and premise, while throwing us directly into a story that does combine western motifs with science fiction. The train job the firefly and serenity database fandom. This week jason, james and rob discuss episodes two and three of the space western that steals your medicine but gives it back and then steals all your dinner trays instead, its joss whedons firefly. September 20, 2002 jayne adam baldwin jockeys for control of the ship after mal and zoe get caught up in. The series first aired in 2002 on fox, although the episodes were aired out of the intended order. After recovering a terrified survivor and a valuable cargo, they are pulled in by an alliance cruiser. A drunken lout makes a toast to unification day the asspicious day when the alliance put down the independence. Despite the relatively short life span of the series. The crew of serenity take on a hovertrain robbery commissioned by a sinister crime lord. Mal decides to return the goods, knowing full well what niska will do when he. Firefly s01e01 the train job subtitles opensubtitles. Sep 20, 2002 home series firefly absolute order season 1 episode 2 the train job zlocinecky boss adelai niska najme posadku serenity, aby ukradla aliancni naklad z vlaku miriciho do tezebni kolonie paradiso.

Firefly 1x2 reaction the train job episode 2 reaction youtube. Six years have passed since the universal alliance declared victory over the independents. But this episode was also very much about moral choices, an important concept to establish when your heroes are outlaws. With exactly one weekend to write a new pilot, executive producers joss whedon and tim minear wrote firefly. While the premise of the show an oldfashioned train robbery is engaging in and of itself, its the way that joss wheedon, the tv shows creator and the director of this. Each and every cast member fit their roles like a glove and seamlessly worked together as an ensemble. Season 1 the train job on directv the crew members aboard a small transport ship face challenges in the wake of an interstellar war 800 years in the future. Besides the two main crew members, inara gets the largest spotlight, thanks to her time with kaylee and her rescue of. Gangster adelai niska wants them to rob a train and deliver the goods to them.

This episode was fun for the twists on the traditional western. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 8. The first complication is when mal and zoe discover that one of the train cars is full of alliance soldiers. The following is an episode list for the television series firefly. Join us as we discuss the first three hours of joss whedons firefly. This episode starts off with mal, zoe and jayne in a bar on the the 6 year anniversary of the alliance winning the war. 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.

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. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on serenity. Written by joss whedon and tim minear as a second pilot because fox couldnt understand what they had with the first one. Firefly recap episode 2, the train job the mary sue. 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. Despite some clunky parts for the sake of being a surrogate pilot books intro v. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Start your free trial to watch firefly and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Firefly episode two the train job we love a good heist, and the whole western things starts to make a little more sense. What was the original intended order of the episodes of firefly. Affiliates with free and paid streaming include amazon, itunes, vudu, youtube. The episodes big setpiece is a grand cargo heist, which sees serenity racing alongside a speeding locomotive. Jun 02, 2014 joss whedon, who wrote and directed the pilot, did such a good job establishing the characters that by the train job, character development was already in motion. 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 some cliffsnotes on the characters, but, it still is a solid episode.

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. When you consider the fact that the episode was written frantically over the course of a single weekend, it is not a bad little story. A powerful and fearsome mobster named adelei niska demands that the crew of serenity pull a train robbery. Malcolm reynolds great comebacks witty comebacks firefly serenity nathan fillion tbbt joss whedon inevitable hilarious.

A slightly retooled version of serenity was later showed as an origins story after firefly 2002 had been canceled. Frankly, the scene is so thrilling that it throws the rest of the episode out of whack. Serenity was the original twohour pilot episode for the firefly tv series. Firefly chinese episode 2 the train job, jayne infirmary duration. Jun 15, 2010 once again, were spending tuesdays this summer revisiting episodes of joss whedons firefly. Serenity continues to travel through space conducting illegal runs across the star system, which is under the control of the alliance. Bushwhacked is the third episode of the science fiction television series firefly created by joss whedon. The cynical mal proves that has heart with his final decision.

In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of serenity, a firefly class spaceship. Every episode of firefly ranked, from worst to best screenrant. 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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a.

Find out when firefly is on tv, including series 1 episode 2. They get free with inaras help but realize they were tricked and try to return niskas money. 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. An exciting, smart, funny, seriousissueconfronting masterpiece. It may not hold up to the best episodes of the short series but it. The cargo they are after, however, is worth more than they know. The funniest moment of the show is when crow tells that will hunt mal down to hell. It was canceled after eleven of the fourteen produced episodes were aired. Find out when firefly is on tv, including series 1episode 2. The train is carrying medical supplies for a community. Captain mal reynolds and his motley crew of space traders get a job that seems to be right up their alley. The train job 2002, which appeared first on the show. The crew of serenity comes across a transport ship drifting in space. Firefly, season 1, episode 2, the train job written by joss whedon and tim minear directed by joss whedon aired september 20th, 2002 on fox.

Watch firefly season 1 episode 2 online tv fanatic. Firefly s01e01 firefly the train job video dailymotion. This is one of the quintessential episodes of the shortlived but brilliant show firefly, and one of the best episodes of any science fiction show in recent memory. Dec 09, 2003 the first episode was supposed to be the twohour episode serenity but since fox knew better than joss, they forced him to air the second episode, the train job instead.

So technically the train job was also intended to be the pilot. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. The train job is the second episode of the firefly tv series, and it was written. The cargo they are after, however, is worth more than. On this day, mal, zoe and jayne find themselves in an alliance friendly bar, where a lout named lund. Episode 2 the train job posted on november 30, 2010 by mark oshiro in the second episode of firefly, which was actually the pilot for most people, the show settles in to what will be the main storytelling device for the rest of the season. Firefly is an american space western drama television series created by writer and director joss whedon, under his mutant enemy productions label. Each and every cast member fit their roles like a glove and seamlessly worked together as an ensemblefrom day one. 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. Mal sends a squadron up to high ground while he, zoe, and another soldier. The introduction by book at the opening of the show sets up the world better than the pilot did. Firefly episodes serenity parts one and two, the train job welcome to our first tv timewarp. Watch firefly season 1 episode 2 online via tv fanatic with over 6 options to watch the firefly s1e2 full episode. Firefly episode 2 the train job in a bar, mal and zoe are playing chinese checkers while jayne watches, bored or drunk, or maybe a little of both. The loot turning out to be medicine highlighted two. The train job is a full of action episode of firefly. Mal and zoey have little trouble getting the job done and even convincing the local authorities that are just a married couple who have come looking for work. 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. Jesse also shares some thoughts on the first two episodes of electric dreams. In a bar, mal, zoe and jayne are enjoying a drink and a game of chinese checkers while a bellydancer passes a note to mal.