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Shepherd Book's history revealed

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UPDATED: Thursday, September 11, 2008 19:14
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Saturday, September 6, 2008 9:42 PM

WENDYPOPS

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:07 AM

FREEBROWNCOAT


We starting the guessing game again? There's just so many hints with so many possible lines. Looking so forward to the twists that are going to happen.

"It won't be a straight up military mission."

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:42 AM

RALLEM


I wish that I could see the contents of the link but it is blocked here at work.



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Sunday, September 7, 2008 6:37 PM

OUT2THEBLACK


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Originally posted by WendyPops:

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/08/13/in-the-serenity-comics-shepherd-b
ook-is-an-open-book
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How much can i not wait?




Great find , Wendy !

Thanks for sharing that article with us !

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Sunday, September 7, 2008 8:25 PM

KELLEN


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Originally posted by rallem:
I wish that I could see the contents of the link but it is blocked here at work.





Here is the article:

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All those questions you had about Shepherd Book — from how did his ID get him clearance for emergency Alliance hospital care, to how does a man of God know so much about guns? — are about to answered, simply because you kept asking them.

Ron Glass, who played Shepherd Book in “Firefly” and “Serenity,” was tired of facing fans without knowing what to say, so he asked for a favor. “He came up to me on the picket line [during the writers’ strike], and he said, ‘You got to help a brother out,’” Joss Whedon said, “’I’m going to do another convention, and they’re going to ask me one question…for three days.’ And I realized, ‘You know, it’s time.’”

Even if there ever were a “Serenity” sequel “by some miracle,” Whedon said, there would never be room to explain the character’s back history — so Book is getting his own book, “The Shepherd’s Tale.” “I’ve already outlined the whole thing,” Whedon said. “We’re going to explain the entire history of Book, and what all that was about, which will be fun, because those are those most asked questions about the whole series.”

The three-issue, single volume series will be scripted by Jim Krueger, who wrote the current webcomic “The Other Half”. While it won’t encompass Book’s whole life — “it’s not going to be ‘War and Peace,” Whedon said — it will comprise vignettes that will explain who he was and how he came to be there in the first place. “It’s all the good stuff,” Whedon promised. “And if you think I’m going to tell you, you’re incorrect. Because you have to read it.”

There are a few facts that Glass himself let slip out — that Derrial is not Book’s real first name, but that of a man he killed, for instance — that might be tantalizing enough to hold fans over until next year, when the issues start coming out. “It’s probably taking longer than Ron thought it would, but that’s show biz,” Whedon said.

And after that, perhaps more “Serenity” comics focusing on other crew members. “There are more stories to tell,” Whedon teased. Could one of them be about, oh, say, River?

“Oh, that’s a great idea!” Summer Glau said.

“Yeah, that’s a great idea,” Whedon added, “and there will be more of River in the Serenity comics when Summer writes them. Come on, step up! You want your character in there more? Show up and write it.”

But seriously, since the comics generally take place before River “came to her full awareness,” Whedon said, “she doesn’t have as many colors to show as she does post-movie, which is why she hasn’t been as big a player in them. But it’s true, we need to bust her out a little bit more.”

Do you have burning questions about Shepherd Book? What other characters from “Serenity” would you like to see get their own spin-offs? Can the comics take the place of the TV show and/or film?


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Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:21 AM

PIZMOBEACH

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Thx - I love this part, talking about River:
"Whedon said, “she doesn’t have as many colors to show as she does post-movie..." Just knowing that he's thought post-movie is pretty exciting.

Book's story written by Jim Krueger, who wrote the current webcomic “The Other Half” is good news too - that was well done.

And answering the question, "Can the comics take the place of the TV show and/or film?" Of course not, but they'll do until we get those back.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:00 PM

NVGHOSTRIDER


Dang. I was holding on the the hope that Book was the Operative, post time travel. He hoped to atone for his sins by setting out to do whatever Book did for the crew, spread the word...ya know, Bookish stuff.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:14 PM

FREEBROWNCOAT


I'm still going for the Special Ops type guy. Reminds me of a book called, "Men in Green Faces." The SEAL tell about 25 + years of doing his thing. In the end he takes the step up to the front of the church.


"Best combat decision I ever made."


So fits Book. Opinions?

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