Alright, so “crime fighter” is a stretch.

After I posted my quasi-theory on what the Firefly Easter egg might be on the Castle set, a commenter noted that there was a rumor going around that Castle would be dressing up as the one and only Captain Mal Reynolds of the Firefly class ship, Serenity. Some quick searching found the right-side image (click to embiggen), which looks as though it was taken with a cellphone camera, but it certainly looks quite legitimate. The Castle set is definitely in the background, and that’s sure as hell Nathan Fillion dressed as Mal from Firefly. But was it ’shopped? And, if not, is he wearing the get-up for an episode?

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(UPDATE: The Easter egg has been revealed … and it’s not this painting.)

This past Friday, Nathan Fillion made mention the following cool tidbit for anyone who’s a fan of Fillion or Firefly (actually you’re probably a fan of the other if you’re the fan of one, because that would just be really weird and, come on, it’s Nathan Fillion. You know, Captain Hammer. Bam, said the lady.) Apparently there’s a Firefly “Easter egg” on the set of Castle:

Nice to see Jewel Staite and Hubby at Castle today. Showed her the Firefly Easter Egg on Castle set. Can YOU find it?

Oh, the gauntlet is thrown, Mr. Hammer!

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(Season 1, Episodes 9 – 10)

With this episode, we got to see — Holy crap! Did River just cut up Jayne!? And did she just shoot three dudes without looking? Finally, some of River’s badassery is making itself known. I’m digging the team dynamic revealing itself; it’s the ensemble cast that really makes this show work.

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(Season 1, Episodes 7-8)

I was recently telling one of my friends about finally seeing the appeal of Firefly in the sixth episode, and she nodded knowingly and casually said, “That’s Whedon for you.” I was previously unaware of this trend, but I’ve been told that a lot of Joss Whedon projects don’t really pick up speed until six or so episodes into the season. This would probably explain why I quit watching Buffy after the, like, fourth episode.

It’s unfortunate that many of Whedon’s shows seem to take so long to pick up speed. Sure, it rewards the more patient viewers but that must really kill the numbers for him. Not everyone can hang on long enough to see something like the “Out of Gas” episode.

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We start this week with a quote of one of my favorite actors working today….

Neil Patrick Harris on hosting this year’s Emmy ceremony: “I’m looking forward to the challenge of the show — adding my own voice to it, while honoring the nominees and the entire year in television. But which voice to choose? I’m torn between gangsta, foppish Brit, and robot. Really proud of my robot.”

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(Season 1, Episode 6)

Finally! Six episodes in, and I can finally understand why people like this show. This episode was sexy, funny, extra weird, and everything in between. And, there was a definite sense of character and team dynamic that, up until now, felt rather weak. I have my fingers crossed that this fun isn’t just a fluke, but a sign of the awesomeness to come. Read the rest of this entry »

(Season 1, Episode 5)

All right, River better do something even remotely interesting again soon because displaying a slight fondness for cattle and prancing around in an over-sized sweater (and bike shorts under her pink skirt?)  isn’t quite enough for me to like her.

Until I find a reason to take River super-seriously, I’m going to think about how hilarious it is that wee Simon was played by Zac Efron. Ha! Look at ‘im there. He’s so sad.

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