I dunno if it was covered here, but a bit about his backstory came out in the wash recently.
There's a slash fiction joke in there somewhere.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
Firefly 5: That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 09, 2007 8:29:41 am PST #256 of 5292
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
BigDuluth - Nov 09, 2007 8:34:17 am PST #257 of 5292
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
I think it's different to other shows in that there's 9 main characters, each of whom is pretty different, each of whom you need to service
I am 12
Frankenbuddha - Nov 09, 2007 8:34:48 am PST #258 of 5292
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Bwah!
Kevin - Nov 09, 2007 8:45:02 am PST #259 of 5292
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Mummy, I'm scared of the internets.
omnis_audis - Nov 09, 2007 8:48:57 am PST #260 of 5292
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
book back story? Where?
Kevin - Nov 09, 2007 8:51:15 am PST #261 of 5292
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Nathan said that Joss told him Book's backstory is that he was a dirty cop
That be all.
Typo Boy - Nov 09, 2007 9:02:05 am PST #262 of 5292
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Regarding the white font: interesting. A lot of posters here kind of guessed that. Then again: "I don't care if your innocent". And some of the other stuff, really strong sub-text.
x-post of edited after thought.
BigDuluth - Nov 09, 2007 9:02:54 am PST #263 of 5292
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Wow...bit of a let down really... But it does make sense. Objects in Space hints at it with Book telling River (who is in River-land) that he doesn't care if she's guilty. It could explain also why in the pilot he tries to warn Dobson
omnis_audis - Nov 09, 2007 9:11:11 am PST #264 of 5292
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
:: whine :: can't read white font on iPhone. Stuck in family gathering until Monday. ::/whine::
Kevin - Nov 09, 2007 9:25:30 am PST #265 of 5292
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Wow...bit of a let down really..
Well, if I'm right about the pitch for Book's backstory being explained was being put together in 2002 whilst the show was still on the air, it indicates we would have found out back in 2003 sometime. So we wouldn't have been obsessing over it for years, it would have just been a natural part of the first series.
There was actually a video on Youtube of Tim Minear talking about breaking Book's story from 2002 filmed on the set of the show, however Fox have had it removed due to copyright infrindgement.