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Posted on 01/23/2003 2:01:05 AM PST by Djarum
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Firefly, the creation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer mastermind Joss Whedon, is the story of Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), the captain of the transport ship Serenity and his crew. The story's set in the far future, long after the Earth has been destroyed, and humanity has colonized the galaxy, terra-forming hundreds of "little Earths," most of which are no more developed than the old West. In the course of events, a civil war broke out between those who favored a strong, central government uniting the planets, and those who favored independence. Independence lost. Guess which side Mal was on?
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There can be no better insight into Mal Reynolds than this. His faith in both God and man was shaken by the massacre of his troops-and in the process of having his belief system devastated came an epiphany: institutions that would seek to control people are inherently corrupt.
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