Ladies and menfolk…[holds out a slip of paper]…we have ourselves a job. Take us out of the world, Wash. Got us some crime to be done.
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Tim Minear
Timothy "Tim" P. Minear (/maɪˈniːr/) (born October 29, 1963) is an American screenwriter and director. He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards (2013, 2014) for his role as an executive producer on American Horror Story. 2Life and career He was born in New York City, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach. Minear was an assistant director on the film Platoon, and wrote episodes for several television series including The X-Files, Zorro, and Lois and Clark. He later wrote, executive-produced, and directed episodes of Strange World, Angel, Firefly, Wonderfalls, and The Inside (which he also created, with Howard Gordon). Minear had another series, Drive, airing on Fox in April 2007, however it was cancelled by the network after only four episodes. Drive was set to return with two additional episodes on July 4, 2007, but these were rescheduled to July 13 and then cancelled. This continued his tradition of short-lived work on Fox. Minear often works with Joss Whedon, and his work is typically characterized by a sharp, black humour and an ability to portray characters who are sympathetic and understandable, but morally ambiguous. An example of this is Angel Season Two, where Minear wrote all of the key episodes in the "beige Angel" ar
Mal: [after getting tossed out a simulated bar window] Wash, we got some local color happening. A grand entrance would not go amiss. [Zoe comes out fighting a drunk; more join in as Mal takes on the one Zoe knocked down] Mal: Is Jayne even awake? [Jayne comes out fighting two at once, pushing them…
You're a very 'up' person.
Mal: [backed up against the edge of a cliff, facing the drunks from the bar] Oh, ho-ho! There's just an acre of you fellas, isn't there? This is why we lost, you know. Superior numbers. Zoë: Thanks for the reenactment, sir.
Book: So...how do you think it's going? Inara: The caper? Mal knows what he's doing. Book: How long have you known him? Inara: I've been on the ship eight months now. I'm not certain I'll ever actually know the captain.
Sheriff Bourne: We had some, uh, unrelated trouble. His story had kind of an odor to it. Inara Serra: Yes, it's not the only thing about him that does.
Niska: Oh, you do not like I kill this man? Mal: Oh no, I'm sure he was a...very bad person.
Mal: [on Niska] He's not the first psycho to hire us. Nor the last. You think that's a commentary on us? Zoë: I just have an image in my head of a guy hanging from the ceiling. Mal: I've got an image of it not being me. Let's do the thing.
Sheriff Bourne: You mind telling me, uh, when it was you last spoke to Joey Bloggs? Mal: Never did, myself. Sheriff Bourne: Right. Your uncle. And it was indicated to you that, uh, Joey had an opening? Mal: Any job would do. Sheriff Bourne: It's funny your Uncle never went to mentioning the Bowden's…
Inara: You have such lovely hair. I'm sure the doctor would agree. Kaylee: Who? Simon? No, he's much too—I mean I'm just—do you think it looks better up? Inara: We can experiment. We might even get wild later and wash your face.
Jayne: [the three of them are playing Chinese checkers; to Mal] Your move. [Mal jumps four marbles] Zoë: That's a bold move. Mal: I live on the edge. [Zoe jumps six of his marbles] Jayne: Nice work, dumbass. Mal: [as Zoe chuckles] I've given some thought to moving off the edge. Not an ideal…
[Jayne takes out Crow with leg shot] Mal: Nice shot! Jayne: [sitting on the floor, drugged] I was aiming for his head.
Book: I wish I could help. [Inara turns to face him & he realizes what he said] I mean...I don't wanna help—not help help, but—not with the thieving, but— [Inara smiles, tries not to laugh] Book: I do feel awfully useless. Inara: You could always pray they make it back safely. Book: I don't think…
Simon: So, what are we doing? Kaylee: [looks up] Oh, crime. Simon: Crime! Good! Okay! Crime. Kaylee: It's a train heist. See we fly over the train car, the captain and Zoë sneak in, we lower Jayne onto the car, and they bundle up the booty, and we haul 'em all back up. Easy as lyin'. Simon: So…
Kaylee: So, what happened? Another terrible brawl? Zoë: [smiling] Oddly enough, there was. Wash: Are you getting my wife into trouble? Mal: Wha—I didn't start it. I just wanted a quiet drink. Zoë: Funny sir how you always seem to find yourself in an Alliance-friendly bar come 'U' day... looking for…
Jayne: [as Lund raises a gun] Hey, hey, hey, them ain't kosherized rules. Lund: I'm thinkin' somebody needs to put you down, dog. What do you think? Mal: I'm thinking we'll rise again. [Serenity rises into view behind them] Wash: [over loudspeaker] Every man there go back inside, or we will blow a…
Simon: [looking at Mal's swollen knuckles] I expect there's someone's face feels differently. Mal: Well, they tell ya, 'Never hit a man with a closed fist.' But it is, on occasion, hilarious. Simon: Hmm. I suppose so.
Mal: Whatever happens, remember I love you. Zoë: Sir? Mal: Because you're my wife. Zoë: Right. Sir. Honey.
Sheriff Bourne: You were truthful back in town. These are tough times. A man can get a job. He might not look too close at what that job is. But a man learns all the details of a situation like ours... well... then he has a choice. Mal: I don't believe he does.
Time for some thrilling heroics.