"Firefly"
Objects in Space (2002)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

13 December 2002 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Alliance has placed a bounty on River Tam's head and a bounty Hunter named Jubal Early sets out...

Plot Keywords:

Heroine | Psychic | Shot In The Leg | Spaceship | Space

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam
Summer Glau	...	River Tam
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Book
Richard Brooks	...	Jubal Early

Directed by
Joss Whedon

Writing credits
Joss Whedon		(creator)
Joss Whedon		(written by)

Produced by
Gareth Davies	....	producer
Ben Edlund	....	producer
Lisa Lassek	....	associate producer
Tim Minear	....	executive producer
Brian Wankum	....	associate producer
Joss Whedon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Greg Edmonson

Cinematography by
David Boyd		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lisa Lassek

Casting by
Anya Colloff
Jennifer Fishman		(as Jennifer Fishman Pate)
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design by
Carey Meyer

Art Direction by
Colin De Rouin		(as Colin deRoiun)

Set Decoration by
David A. Koneff		(as David Koneff)

Costume Design by
Shawna Trpcic

Makeup Department
Diana Acrey-Doyle	....	key hair stylist (as Diana Acrey)
Camille Calvet	....	key makeup artist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup effects: Almost Human
Kerry Mendenhall	....	key hair stylist
Allan B. Holt	....	makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Cedar	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Athena Alexander	....	second assistant director
Tony Schwartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Keith A. Cuba	....	lead person (as Keith Cuba)
Randy Eriksen	....	property master
Steven Fidler	....	construction coordinator
David Goldstein	....	paint foreman
Dylan J. Hay Chapman	....	graphic artist
Michele Mulkey	....	custom props

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Cleary	....	sound effects editor
Bill Jackson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Marchain	....	supervising adr editor
Kevin McCullough	....	sound effects editor
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cindy Rabideau	....	supervising sound editor
David Yaffe	....	production sound mixer (as David Barr Yaffe)
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bruce Minkus	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Loni Peristere	....	visual effects supervisor
Emile Edwin Smith	....	visual/digital effects supervisor

Stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator (as Allen Easton)
Dennis L. Peterson	....	chief lighting technician (as Dennis Peterson)
Bubba Sheffield	....	key grip

Casting Department
Lonnie Hamerman	....	casting associate
Michael V. Nicolo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lori Rozzi	....	specialty costumes (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Sam B. Bollinger	....	assistant editor (as Sam Bollinger)
Aaron Miller	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Tim Isle	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bob Ellis	....	transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)

Other crew
Michael Boretz	....	assistant: Joss Whedon
Cheryl Cain	....	story editor
John J. Gray	....	assistant: Tim Minear
Neil Levin	....	script coordinator
Jenny Lynn	....	translator: Chinese
Jose Molina	....	executive story editor
Elyse Allyn Ramsdell	....	production coordinator (as Elyse Ramsdell)
Peter M. Robarts	....	location manager
Jain Sekuler	....	script supervisor
Kelly Wheeler	....	assistant: Gareth Davies
James E. Williams	....	production auditor
Tony Rudenko	....	programming: computer graphics (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joss Whedon		creator

Makeup Department
Christopher Burdett	....	special makeup designer
Jason Collins	....	supervisor: Almost Human, Inc.
Jake Garber	....	makeup artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Roxane Griffin	....	hair stylist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	makeup artist
Debbie Mezera	....	office manager: Almost Human Inc
James Ojala	....	special makeup effects technician
Leo Corey Castellano	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John P. Aguirre	....	second second assistant director
Lisa Chu	....	dga trainee (as Lisa Chu Dietze)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Banner Agundez	....	assistant property master
Will Batts	....	set designer
Ron Cobb	....	conceptual artist
Skip Crank	....	property master
Rick Heyer	....	assistant property master
Happy Nakamura	....	property assistant
David Saltzman	....	assistant property master
Stella Starlight	....	art department coordinator
Stella Starlight	....	graphic designer
Val Wilt	....	general foreman

Sound Department
Susan Cahill	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Guastini	....	sound editor
Kevin Hyde	....	boom operator
Brian D. Lucas	....	sound recordist
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer: second unit

Visual Effects by
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects coordinator
Brent Burpee	....	systems engineer
Aram Granger	....	digital artist
Jon-Marc Kortsch	....	digital artist
Errol Lanier	....	digital artist
Michael D. Leone	....	digital artist
Mark Lipsmeyer	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
John McGinley	....	visual effects modeler
Jose Perez	....	visual effects
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital artist

Stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	utility stunts
John Dixon	....	stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunt performer
Bryan Friday	....	stunts
James Giaquinto	....	stunt double
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunt double: Jewel Staite
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	utility stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunts
Larry A. Lee	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	utility stunts
Christopher Leps	....	stunts
Michael Li	....	stunts
Sam Maloof	....	stunt performer
Mike Massa	....	stunt performer
Brandon Molale	....	stunt double
Caryn Mower	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunts
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Marcus Salgado	....	stunt double
Christie Sanders	....	utility stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Paul Anthony Scott	....	stunt double: Nathan Fillion
Paul Anthony Scott	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt double
Clark Tucker	....	utility stunts
Jim Vickers	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Lee Whittaker	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Rick Williamson	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory Beard	....	best boy grip
Brian Cantrell	....	best boy electric
Keith Davis	....	electrician
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer
Samuel Fischer	....	best boy electric
Tom Hutchinson	....	second assistant camera
Chris Lewis	....	rigging gaffer
Dan Ming	....	additional first assistant camera
George Santo Pietro	....	dolly grip (1 episode)
Jonas Steadman	....	assistant camera
James Stiritz	....	best boy grip
Troy White	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayme Bohn	....	assistant costume designer
Susi Campos	....	set costumer
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Lawrence Quon	....	costumer

Music Department
David Klotz	....	music editor (multiple episodes)
Sonny Rhodes	....	musician: main title theme

Transportation Department
John Magoo McGivern	....	transportation captain
Beau Reed	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Ted Bayard	....	assistant location manager
Tami Fernholz	....	payroll accountant
Ryan Ford	....	assistant accountant
Sam Greenmun	....	spacesuit technician
Steve Karnes	....	weapons armorer
Shaun McNally	....	production assistant
Jim Roberts	....	medic
Caroline Vandenberg	....	assistant production coordinator

Other Companies

• Almost Human  special makeup effects

Runtime:

44 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Trivia:

The boots that Jubal Early wears are made by New Rock, a Spanish brand that specializes in metal-plated leather goth boots.

Goofs:

When Jubal Early "lands" on the roof of Serenity, he has gloves on both hands. But when he is looking in on the crew, you can see that his hand, seen through the glass, is not gloved. When he enters Serenity, his gloves are on again.

Quotes:

Simon: Are you Alliance?
Jubal Early: Am I a lion?
Simon: What?
Jubal Early: I don't think of myself as a lion. You might as well though, I have a mighty roar.
Simon: I said "Alliance."
Jubal Early: Oh, I thought...
Simon: No, I was...
Jubal Early: That's weird.

One for the High Brows

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This episode did air but was placed last in the series in the DVD box set. The Message was the last episode made but along with Trash and Heart of Gold never aired. An intelligently written episode. A dark episode with the feeling of being alone in the black but are you really alone. A ruthless bounty hunter tracks Serenity with stealth. Bounty hunter by the name of Jubal Early boards Serenity while the crew is bedding down for the night. The prey is River but the bounty is actually the hunter. River who takes control the whole time Early is looking for her. Jubal Early shows what an evil Ba$#^*d he really is. Picking on the little girls of Serenity. First intimidates Kaylee in only a way a man could dominate a woman. Then beats up Inara's beautiful face. This shows what quite the creep he is. Zoe is locked up with the rest of the crew one woman who can deal with what Jubal is dishing out. Simon who will die before handing over River nearly foils her plan. River with the help of the Captain Reynolds give Jubal Early whats coming to him. A heartbreaking episode dealing with River's predicament she is finally accepted as family.