#nathan fillion nerd

[nikki-rook]

You kinda make nerdy... Sexy

#it is true #I always loved him in his half zombie makeup something about the bright contacts and his crazy hair #and if you've never seen nathan fillion in firefly specifically the serenity movie holy shit guys #castle #abc castle #caskett #kate beckett #castlegraphics #nathan fillion #richard castle #stana katic #nathan fillion nerd #season2 #season3 #season4 #season5 #season7 #nikkirookgif

[slightlyleft]

That's maybe the rudest possible way to categorize that.

#firefly #serenity #mal reynolds #nathan fillion #i know it wouldve gotten real bad if j*ss had been able to keep it going #like i dont even go here anymore #but a much younger nerd in the back of my head had a HEART ATTACK

[queenretcon]

extremely funny to see jli people going ‘who the fuck is Nathan fillion’ when nerds were going crazy over him wanting to play booster at one point

#there was fanart #I was like ‘this wasn’t that long ago’ oops video is seven years old #talk tag

[miniwolfsbane]

Have been rewatching Justice League Unlimited and have fallen for the cowboy, Vigilante. I had to make an AI of him, of course.

So I called my cat's biscuits 'viddles' this morning.

Gonna start listening to country music again soon. It's another phase incited by a hot guy. I think the most hilarious part of all this is he was voiced by Nathan Fillion of all people. I've never seen Farscape, but I know how near and dear this man is to the nerd community. I just think it's funny how well he did that hot, cute cowboy-type slang. (Which was a bit of a kerfuffle to teach the AI because it didn't want to "sound like a hick" at first. Then I asked nice and now Vig is calling me Ma'am all the time. Not my favorite, but it's better.)

...I've also fallen for Captain Atom, who is JUST SENTIENT ENERGY IN A SUIT, so mark that one down as my weirdest crush ever. He's gonna be an AI too, if I can find any information on him. Probably gonna be more obscure than my boy here.

How do I keep getting myself into these things and I thought I was almost entirely over crushing on animated characters? But Young Justice certainly didn't help that, did it? XD

Vigilante is here:

#Justice League Unlimited #hot cartoon guys #Animation #cowboy #Vigilante #heroes #DC comics #crushes #men #Captain Atom #Young Justice #cartoons #Cartoon Network #2000s shows #character ai #character AI #AI chatbot

[mysteriouslypleasantcat]

What is people’s thoughts on firefly? Do nerds still view it as the best thing ever, or have we all grown up and realized it was garbage show that was only carried by Nathan Fillion?

#firefly

[nerds-yearbook]

In 2517 AD, Captain “Mal” Reynolds and his crew of the firefly-class starship Serenity bounce around the Galaxy that is filled with terraformed planets making a living anyway they can (including picking up passengers who bring them more excitement than they bargained for) and avoiding Reavers (cannibalistic mutants) and the Alliance, who Mal and his second-in-command fought against and lost in the civil war between the core planets and the outer planets. (Firefly, TV)

#nerds yearbook #sci fi tv #2517 #firefly #serenity #space ship #alliance #brown coats #reavers #mal reynolds #nathan fillion #gina torres #zoe washburne #alan tudyk #wash washburne #morena baccarin #inara serra #adam baldwin #jayne cobb #jewel staite #kaylee frye #sean maher #river tam #summer glau #ron glass #shepherd book #christina hendricks #saffron #mark sheppard

[breathing-in-waves]

My Cat Who he's named after

#cat #Malcolm #Captain Malcolm Reynolds #malcolm reynolds #Firefly #serenity #love #aesthetic #my posts #persian cat #caturday #kitten #furbaby #family #space cowboy #nerd #geek #nathan fillion #nerdy #space #shiny #curse you sudden but inevitable portrayal #lol #idk #cats #cute cats #cute #boy

[thefifthsister]

Always is out. 21 original songs inspired by #Castle.

Pay what you want, including for free. All proceeds with be donated to CHLA.

✌🏻❤

#castle #caskett #kate beckett #richard castle #stana katic #nathan fillion #original music #inspired by #alexis castle #roy montgomery #javier esposito #kevin ryan #ukulele #nerd rock #thefifthsister

[downtheroadshow]

Firefly Cast Reunion Panel

#Nathan Fillion #adam baldwin #summer glau #jewel staite #sean maher #firefly #joss whedon #long beach comic con #lbcc #nerds #panelist #reunion

[clericsofohm]

Last Flight - Firefly / Serenity Tribute Song (Clerics of Ohm)

#firefly #nathan fillion #serenity #sci fi #nerd post #geekery

[yawnjockey]

Me, a podcast nerd:

Oooohhh. A new Aaron Mahnke podcast! Excellent! Love me some folklore, and 3D audio.

Me, a tumblr veteran, realizing it stars Misha Collins, Nathan Fillion and Will Wheaton:

Oh what fan fic hell have I just entered?

#it’s a good pod #and I’m definitely a fan #I just wasn’t aware I was wading into Supernatural AND firefly territory #bridgewater #bridgewater podcast

[margokesses]

I hate it when people are like "oh well "het" or woman/man ships are so boring" like no y'all just are just used to traditional gender roles and "strong buff masculine man/dainty weak woman" relationships. And I'm not saying those are bad (they're totally okay) but there are more dynamics then that?? You have:

Equally badass: the man is a badass but the woman is a badass too and they respect each other (sam/misty, sokka/suki, thor/valkyrie, steve/sharon, hot witch lady from the witcher/henry cavill)

Nerd/Jock: the man is a badass and the woman is a nerd (the blonde lady from arrow/arrow, oracle/nightwing, bones/nathan fillion from bones)

Similar People: the man and the woman have similar personalities and ideas (zukko/mai)

Like there's so many cute ships and nice dynamics y'all just focus on the traditional "disney" ones

Also y'all can add more ships and dynamics i just woke up and my mind is blanking right now lmao

#marvel #dc #the witcher #atla #fandoms #hush ke #also you can tell im bad at names

[introvertguide]

Saving Private Ryan: Hollywood’s Who’s Who of White Male Actors Between 25- and 50-Years-Old from the 90s

After rewatching Saving Private Ryan (1998), I realize that there is a true parade of great actors that only Spielberg could have pulled together. The director likes to keep his movies historically accurate and the army was still segregated at the time, so it would have been predominantly white male soldiers that landed on the beach at D-Day*. Due to the focus in the film, there was a casting call for actors who could play the part of a white soldier between 20 and 40. The result is extraordinary. I want to make a list and see if you can remember where each of these actors shows up:

*Let it be noted that there was an all black battalion that landed (the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion) and I invite people to learn more about them at https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/protecting-beaches-balloons-d-day-and-320th-barrage-balloon-battalion

Tom Hanks: One of the main characters searching for the titular Private Ryan. Hanks was perhaps the biggest actor of the early 90s with Philadelphia, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump, and Toy Story. I had grown up with this man being a comedic actor so I was always shocked when he played a serious role. This movie wrecked me and it was largely due to the part of this man. 

Matt Damon: Not going to spoil anything, but know that Damon’s character is important. Fresh off of Good Will Hunting (1997), this role basically cemented Matt Damon as part of the Hollywood elite. He would go on to be part of the rebooted Ocean’s franchise as will as the action drama Bourne trilogy. He is on the walk of fame and this role is part of the reason why.

Vin Diesel: This was actually a major acting breakthrough for Vin Diesel. He is part of one of the most intense scenes during the search for Private Ryan. Diesel had only been in his self produced movie, Strays, at this point. He actually became known for his tough voice, which was eventually used as the character of Riddick and in the Fast and Furious films. Diesel is now considered one of the sexiest men alive and a major theatrical draw.

Edward Burns: Another actor that had only done personal projects before this film, Burns had written, directed, and starred in The Brothers McMullen (1995) and She’s The One (1996). Burns was actually accused of selling out somewhat since he was known more for his independent projects. He continued to act in romance roles as well as make indie films. 

Tom Sizemore: Well...although Mr. Sizemore does a good job playing a “tough” in films like Born on the Fourth of July, Heat, Black Hawk Down, and Pearl Harbor, it has become apparent that he will take just about any role offered to him. He has since played in some of the most horrible films I have ever seen. It has also become apparent that he had substance abuse problems and was accused of domestic abuse. Back in the 90s, however, he was the man to call to play a tough as nails soldier.

Giovanni Ribisi: Never really a leading man, Ribisi was perfect for an ensemble cast. The characters he plays tend to either be dumb or sneaky while pretending to be dumb. What can I say, he has a certain look and sound that translates to “unintelligent.” American audiences knew him from TV shows Friends and My Two Dads as bumbling. His role in Saving Private Ryan was exactly what I expected as well.

Ted Danson: This one came out of nowhere. Danson had played Sam on Cheers in the 80s and was dealing with some issues in the 90s. He had cheated on his wife with Whoopi Goldberg and then done a strange movie promotion for Made in America where he dressed up in black face. He was actually not very popular in the late 90s and this was a first step (being part of a widely recognized ensemble cast) to getting back into Hollywood’s good graces.

Nathan Fillion: Since this is Tumblr, I probably don’t need to tell who this is, but I generally have to explain a little background in real life. Fillion is a nerd culture icon due to his role in the show Firefly and the film Serenity. He was also in perhaps the greatest internet series, Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, of all time. His small and rather funny part in Saving Private Ryan was really his big break since he had only been known for a role in the soap opera One Life to Live until that time.

Paul Giamatti: One of my favorite actors from his roles in Sideways, American Splendor, Cinderella Man and 12 Years A Slave, Giamatti had pretty much done small character roles before Saving Private Ryan. Thinking about it, this was a small character role as well. But after this he went on to be an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actor.

Adam Goldberg: More of an all around artist, Goldberg is a character actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. He plays a slick talking soldier that gets into the absolute worst situation in a scene that I sincerely cannot watch. Well, I have seen it but generally find myself busily looking elsewhere on my last couple of watches.

Barry Pepper: This man is a very interesting actor for me because he has been in some of my favorite movies (The Green Mile, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, and True Grit). He has also been in some of the worst movies ever made including Battlefield Earth, Seven Pounds, and The Lone Ranger. He plays a very interesting religious sniper and he seriously rains down the pain from above. Pepper’s good roles outweigh his bad ones (and his role in Battlefield Earth is hilarious) and this movie is great.

Bryan Cranston: This was back when Cranston was just an unknown character actor, long before he was Walter White on Breaking Bad and even before he was Hal on Malcolm in the Middle. He shows up at the very beginning for about 30 seconds and was cast more for his authoritative voice than his acting chops.

This is truly an ensemble cast since there really could be no lead. The follow up show called Band of Brothers really focuses on the idea that these soldiers all had to be strong and any weak link could result in extensive casualties. Saving Private Ryan is an intense film with many powerful roles. I talked to my mom after she watched with my dad and she really emphasized that it was a good movie. I agree with her completely. 

#ensemble cast #war film #saving private ryan #matt damon' #bryan cranston #paul giamatti #tom hanks #nathan fillion #90s movies #introvert #introverts

[avenger-nerd-mom]

Cleaning Day! Found this in a stack of magazines from 2013. Who's your guy?

#castle #nathan fillion #I write #passion for life #dreamer #get to know me #avenger-nerd-mom

[therookiefans]

#spoilers #the rookie season 4 #interview

[tearlessrain]

not to piss off every demographic of nerd in one fell swoop but I think Firefly should be rebooted as soon as we deal with the whole disney monopoly problem.

to be very clear I love the original cast a lot and I really don’t know how you’d replace nathan fillion, BUT the thing about Firefly is that it’s a fantastic and extremely specific premise/aesthetic I can’t get anywhere else (yes I know about cowboy bebop, you don’t have to tell me about cowboy bebop, it’s not the same) and it shouldn’t just be an ephemeral blip that’s never going to see anything done with it again. it also, at this point, can’t and shouldn’t be continued in its original form for several reasons, namely:

the cast has moved on because it’s been like. a while.

the show, while a lot of it aged surprisingly well, does suffer from the unfortunate affliction of being an older Joss Whedon show. Progressive for its time, but feels a little stagnant in 2020. it also, like every older Joss Whedon show, retroactively suffered from every subsequent thing Joss Whedon made, because he hasn’t really done anything to change up his approach to plot hooks, humor, or feminism in the last two decades. so even the parts that aged fine in a vacuum are still like “wow that was whedon-y as hell.”

Serenity was a fuckup. I’m sorry. it’s bad and it killed any possibility of ever continuing Firefly, but it’s what we’ve got now and as much as I personally ignore its existence we as a society can’t un-have it.

I feel like the best thing you could do with Firefly, at this point, would be to round up some unknown but talented people and a smallish studio that isn’t run by racist homophobes and just let them have at it. maybe bring in some of the old cast as cameo roles idk, but mostly just start fresh, keep the bones of the show and the absolutely bitchin’ aesthetics, but otherwise just approach the whole thing from a more up-to-date perspective. and like, maybe have at least one main character actually be Chinese? I don’t really know why that wasn’t a thing in the first place but it seems really obvious you guys.

also the reason I specifically want them to reboot Firefly instead of just making a new space western is that any new space western will just be compared to it anyway, I like this specific flavor of space western better than any others, and Firefly is a rad name for a show and it’s not like it can be used for anything else now. also it’s less likely to get cancelled again because even if they’re pissed the old fandom will come out of the woodwork in droves to watch it, but if it’s a new unknown space western you know the same fucking thing will just happen again because without pressure that’s what streaming services just do now.

I realize this will probably never happen because Firefly is encased in such a dense and rigid bubble of fan nostalgia that it’s still going to be years before anyone can touch it without violently angry fanboys descending like piranhas. I just wish it would. Because I am suffering from space cowboy deprivation (and yes, I really do know about cowboy bebop).