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Created by Joss Whedon
2002
Regular Cast: Nathan Fillion (Malcolm Reynolds ), Gina Torres (Zoe Warren), Alan Tudyk (Hoban "Wash" Washburn),
Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra), Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb), Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye), Seah Maher (Simon Tam), Summer Glau
(River Tam), Ron Glass (Shepherd Book).
Serenity - Parts 1 & 2 (Original airdate 20th December 2002)
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
The crew of Serenity is eager to rid themselves of an easily traceable cargo they salvaged from a vessel adrift in space,
totally unaware that a passenger has brought an even more dangerous cargo aboard.
The Train Job
Writers: Joss Whedon & Tim Minear
Director: Joss Whedon
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.
Bushwacked
Writer: Tim Minear
Director: Tim Minear
After encountering a booby-trapped spacecraft carrying the lone crewmember of a horrific Reaver attack, Serenity is boarded
by an Alliance Commander looking for Simon and River.
Shindig
Writer: Jane Espenson
Director: Vern Gillum
In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara
leads to him being challenged in a swordfight in defence of her honour.
Safe
Writer: Drew Z Greeberg
Director: Michael Grossman
When Simon is kidnapped by a group of villagers in need of a doctor, Serenity is forced to make contact with an Alliance
ship in order to seek medical help for the critically wounded Book.
Our Mrs Reynolds
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Vondie Curtis Hall
After a celebration in which the crew is honoured for ridding a planet of a group of bandits, they return to Serenity
to find a woman named Saffron who claims that Mal married her during the festivities.
Jaynestown
Writer: Ben Edlund
Director: Marita Grabiak
When the crew returns to a planet where Jayne participated in a heist gone bad, they're shocked to discover that Jayne's
past actions have turned him into a local hero of Robin Hood-like mythic proportions.
Out of Gas
Writer: Tim Minear
Director: David Soloman
After an explosion leaves Serenity crippled, Mal orders everyone to abandon ship while he stays behind in an attempt
to make repairs - and reminisces how he found the ship and picked its crew.
Ariel
Writer: Jose Molina
Director: Allan Kroeker
Simon offers the crew a proposition: if they help him sneak River into a hospital so he can run tests on her, he'll tell
them where to find medical supplies that will fetch an enormous price on the black market.
War Stories
Writer: Cheryl Cain
Director: James Contner
Wash regrets insisting he be allowed to accompany Mal on a mission after the two men are captured by Adelai Niska - the
client who previously hired Mal to steal the medicine bound for Paradiso.
Trash
Writers: Ben Edlund & Jose Molina
Director: Vern Gillum
Mal is shocked to discover his old friend's new bride is Saffron who, although furious after Mal blows her cover, offers
to cut Mal in on what she calls the perfect, big-time scam.
The Message
Writers: Joss Whedon & Tim Minear
Director: Tim Minear
While Jayne opens a mail package from his mother that contains a wool cap with ear flaps and a pom-pom, Mal and
Zoe open their package to discover the body of their old war buddy, Tracey.
Heart of Gold
Writer: Brett Matthews
Director: Thomas J Wright
The crew comes to the aid of a bordello when its madam, an old acquaintance of Inara's, asks for help after a gunslinger
claims a prostitute's baby is his and he's taking it because his wife is barren.
Objects in Space
Writer: Joss Whedon
Director: Joss Whedon
The crew is caught off-guard when a bounty hunter, eager to claim the enormous reward on River's head, sneaks aboard
Serenity and methodically begins taking the crew prisoner one by one.
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