Firefly

(Firefly)

 Season 1

15 Episodes

Episodes from the first season

1 - THE TRAIN JOB

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Original title : The Train Job
First Aired : 20.09.2002 (USA)
Director : Joss Whedon
Writing credits : Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
Cast : Tom Towles (Lund), Andrew Bryniarski (Crow), Michael Fairman (Adelai Niska), Gregg Henry (Sheriff Bourne), Valerie Red-Horse (Deputy), Kevin Will (Officer), Lina Patel (Ensign), David Reynolds (Henchman), Jeff Ricketts (Blue Glove Man #1), Dennis Cockrum (Blue Glove Man #2), Eric Lange (Fed), Rene Hamilton (Immigrant Woman #1), Michelle Ferrara (Immigrant Woman #2), Ernesto Trinidad (Alliance Solider on Train), Rick Williamson (Bar Guy, Henchman)


The Story : 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...

2 - BUSHWHACKED

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Original title : Bushwhacked
First Aired : 27.09.2002 (USA)
Director : Tim Minear
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Doug Savant (Commander Harken), Branden R. Morgan (Survivor), Jared Poe (Ensign), Lancer Dean Shull (Radio Operator), Gary J. Wayton (Rebel Soldier)


The Story : 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...

3 - OUR MRS. REYNOLDS

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Original title : Our Mrs. Reynolds
First Aired : 04.10.2002 (USA)
Director : Vondie Curtis-Hall
Writing credits : Joss Whedon
Cast : Christina Hendricks (Saffron), Benito Martinez (Boss), Erik Passoja (Bree), Bob Fimiani (Elder Gommen), Alex Stemkovsky (Bandit #1)


The Story : After a celebration in which the crew is honored 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...

4 - JAYNESTOWN

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Original title : Jaynestown
First Aired : 18.10.2002 (USA)
Director : Marita Grabiak
Writing credits : Ben Edlund
Cast : Gregory Itzin (Magistrate Higgins), Daniel Bess (Mudder), Kevin Gage (Stitch Hessian), Zachary Kranzler (Fess Higgins), Jordan Lund (Foreman), Bob McCracken (Well-Dressed Man), Ronald Craig Williams (Busker), John Jabaley (Bartender), Laura Niemi (Woman), Simon Brooke (Prod), Clement Blake (Mudder Elder)


The Story : 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...

5 - OUT OF GAS

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Original title : Out of Gas
First Aired : 25.10.2002 (USA)
Director : David Solomon
Writing credits : Tim Minear
Cast : Steven Flynn (Captain), Ilia Volok (Marco), Lyle Kanouse (Salesman), Dax Griffin (Bester), Roderick McCarthy (Lacey #1), Keith Mooney (Homeless man)


The Story : 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...

6 - SHINDIG

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Original title : Shindig
First Aired : 01.11.2002 (USA)
Director : Vern Gillum
Writing credits : Jane Espenson
Cast : Mark Sheppard (Badger), Edward Atterton (Atherton Wing), Larry Drake (Sir Warwick Harrow), Carl Bresk (Wright), Larry Pennell (Murphy), Michael McMillian (Younger Hopeful), Joshua Grenrock (Porter), Kim Onasch (Banning Miller), Janora McDuffie (Cabott), Casey Piotrowski (Older Farmer), Hunter Cochran (Younger Farmer), Roy Werner (Gentleman)


The Story : 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 defense of her honor...

7 - SAFE

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Original title : Safe
First Aired : 08.11.2002 (USA)
Director : Michael Grossman
Writing credits : Drew Z. Greenberg
Cast : Isabella Hofmann (Regan Tam), William Converse-Roberts (Gabriel Tam), John Thaddeus (Stark), Gary Werntz (Patron), Andy Rolfes (Marcus Grange), Matthew Ferreira (Nathaniel Grange), Joel Steingold (Head Cop), Erica Tazel (Doralee), Ron Ostrow (Commander), Morina Pierce (Ruby), Skylar Roberge (Young River), Zac Efron (Young Simon)


The Story : 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...

8 - ARIEL

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Original title : Ariel
First Aired : 15.11.2002 (USA)
Director : Allan Kroeker
Writing credits : Jose Molina
Cast : Ron Glass (Shepherd Book), Blake Robbins (Agent McGuinness), Jeff Ricketts (Blue Glove Man #1), Dennis Cockrum (Blue Glove Man #2), Tom Virtue (Pompous Doctor), Roma Chugani (Receiving Doctor), Ira Steck (Young Intern), Michael Nagy (Particularly Dressed Man), Alex Connie (Patient), Cate Cohen (Crash Team Nurse), Kelly Wheeler (Blue Sun Spokesmodel)


The Story : 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..

9 - WAR STORIES

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Original title : War Stories
First Aired : 06.12.2002 (USA)
Director : James A. Contner
Writing credits : Cheryl Cain
Cast : Michael Fairman (Adelai Niska), Katherine Kendall (The Councillor), Rolando Molina (Bolles), John Dunn (Torturer), Michael Bentt (Viktor), Johnny Shakespeare (Torture Victim), Jason Van (Man), Damion Poitier (Henchman)


The Story : 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...

10 - OBJECTS IN SPACE

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Original title : Objects in Space
First Aired : 13.12.2002 (USA)
Director : Joss Whedon
Writing credits : Joss Whedon
Cast : Richard Brooks (Jubal Early)


The Story : 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...

11 - SERENITY (1/2)

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Original title : Serenity (1/2)
First Aired : 20.12.2002 (USA)
Director : Joss Whedon
Writing credits : Joss Whedon
Cast : Carlos Jacott (Lawrence Dobson), Mark Sheppard (Badger), Andy Umberger (Dortmunder Captain), Philip Sternberg (Inara's Client), Eddie Adams (Bendis), Colin Patrick Lynch (Radio Operator), Bonnie Bartlett (Patience), Domingo Vara (Ensign), Stephen O'Mahoney (Man), Jamie McShane (Man), John F. Kearney (Old Man), Gabrielle Wagner (Slave #1), Greg Wendell Reid (Crying Soldier)


The Story : 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...

12 - SERENITY (2/2)

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Original title : Serenity (2/2)
First Aired : 20.12.2002 (USA)
Director : Joss Whedon
Writing credits : Joss Whedon
Cast : Carlos Jacott (Lawrence Dobson), Mark Sheppard (Badger), Andy Umberger (Dortmunder Captain), Philip Sternberg (Inara's Client), Eddie Adams (Bendis), Colin Patrick Lynch (Radio Operator), Bonnie Bartlett (Patience), Domingo Vara (Ensign), Stephen O'Mahoney (Man), Jamie McShane (Man), John F. Kearney (Old Man), Gabrielle Wagner (Slave #1), Greg Wendell Reid (Crying Soldier)


The Story : Second part...

13 - HEART OF GOLD

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Original title : Heart of Gold
First Aired : 23.06.2003 (USA)
Director : Thomas J. Wright
Writing credits : Brett Matthews
Cast : Melinda Clarke (Nandi), Kimberly McCullough (Chari), Fredric Lehne (Ranse Burgess), Tracy Ryan (Petaline), Heather Black (Helen), Angie Hart (Lucy), Doan Ly (Emma), Sandy Mulvihill (Belinda), Jim Lau (Puppet Theater Narrator)


The Story : 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 because his wife is barren...

14 - TRASH

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Original title : Trash
First Aired : 21.07.2003 (USA)
Director : Vern Gillum
Writing credits : Ben Edlund, Jose Molina
Cast : Christina Hendricks (Saffron), Franc Ross (Monty Reynolds), Dwier Brown (Durran Haymer), John Eric Bentley (Police Sergeant)


The Story : 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...

15 - THE MESSAGE

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Original title : The Message
First Aired : 28.07.2003 (USA)
Director : Tim Minear
Writing credits : Joss Whedon, Tim Minear
Cast : Jonathan M. Woodward (Tracey), Richard Burgi (Lieutenant Womack), Al Pugliese (Amnon Duul), Tod Nakamura (Fendris), Craig Vincent (Skunk), Morgan Rusler (Barker), Joss Whedon (Man at Funeral)


The Story : While Jayne opens a mail package from his mother that contains a wool cap with ears and a pom-pom, Mal and Zoe open their package to discover the body of their old war buddy, Tracey...