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I recognized the terrain where they were to sell the medicine. It's the Alabama Hills west of Lone Pine, 45 minutes south of me.

It's been a film location for hundreds of movies and TV shows forever.

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Something that occurred to me this evening at dinner was how this episode connects back to the previous Niska episode in that, in both episodes, stolen medical supplies are at issue. Seems that controlling a black-market business in stealing and reselling medical supplies may be a major part of Niska's racket.

If Mal had been at the top of his game, he might have realized that reselling stolen medical supplies on the planet over which Niska was in orbit could be a move with greater than average risk.

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I always pause these when it gets to the exciting or scary part, until my curiosity outweighs my anxiety. I have come to peace with the fact that it will take me hours to watch one of these episodes all the way to the end. See you on the other side.

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This one has some hard scenes in it for sure, but it’s worth getting through just close your eyes on the torture scenes. Listen to the dialogue: that’s how Mal and Wash got through it.

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Got a few minutes behind when my DVD crashed, but got it up and running and made it to the end. Another in a series of Firefly favorites (as are they all -- them all? all of them).

Thank you . . . Chicken? I can't call you Chicken. Ballot Feeder? No, that don't seem it, either.

Well, thank you, Chicken ate my Ballot. 'Twas fun!

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Thank you for watching with us. It’s always so much fun to get together like this isn’t it?

Firefly one of my all-time favorites.

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I try not to overdo it with the Firefly, but I think it may be my favorite series. Every time I watch it, I enjoy it just as much as I did the first time, which was a lot.

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Thank you everybody for putting up with

Baked Chickenz!

We’ll get movie boss Ziggy back next week!

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You did a good job!

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Thank you cynmac!

I don’t know if everybody knows how hard it is to put everything together (and I was just winging it)

everybody give Ziggy a lot of love when you see them next!

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nom nom nom

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thaaaaaank you substitute movieboss who is chicken!

everybody on yr particular boat is worth saving!

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Thank you everybody I was just winging it

all of our love to our movie boss ziggy who is in Cleveland right now having a wonderful time at the Cleveland Wonkmeet

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free wife soup!

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Wash; we’ll be in our bunk!

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two of us!

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wife soup

(it's good soup!)

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Mal; so I heard you took up arms on my behalf. How do you feel about that doctor?

Simon: I’ve never shot anyone before…

Book: I was there you haven’t shot anyone yet

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"... somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps."

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Zoe: Jayne, this is something that the captain needs to do for himself

Mal: NO ITS NOT!!!

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River: can’t look, can’t look

no power in the β€˜verse can stop me

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she spooky!!

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Oh yes, I wish that they done more series so that we could see what River becomes, but we get a touch of that in Serenity the Movie

Ziggy is going to end the Firefly series viewing with the movie

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very nice

(but sad also and too)

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I’m really gonna be sad when the series ends I’ve got it memorized and I love it so much❀️

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aren't we lucky we get to watch it over and over, though?

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Oh for sure I remember before we had the DVDs and stuff videotaping directly off the TV to get episodes not of this but a Babylon5

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Book;

Huh CHOO-sheng tza-jiao duh tzang-HUO

β€œFilthy fornicators of livestock”

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Sorry I missed it! I'm on the road. My favorite part of this episode is where Zoe chooses before the bad guy can dick around with her. See you next week!

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(just happened! have fun!)

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Oh I hope I didn't spoil!

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no, perfect timing!

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Oh I’m sorry we’re missing you will look forward to seeing you next week

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Niska: in Czech

β€œDay yim za to plateck mahsah”

They have enough for a slice

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