In terms of ONLY the initial season and the show
LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 20/08/2010 08:07:28 PM
Probably Zoe or Wash. Zoe certainly served well as the "kick-butt female" role, but she was never very deep or developed as a character. Wash was also a rather 2-D character and while he was funny, his quips were starting to annoy me by the last couple episodes. He was kind of like Xander in that way, but amused me less than Xander did.
In terms of "what might have been", I think that it'd be Jayne or Inara (although I don't actually DISLIKE either of them) While I like Jayne, I just feel he'd quickly become just the "brute". Whatever development he has can't be great, as that would no longer fit in terms of his character (i.e. he wouldn't be Jayne anymore). To me, he's a bit like Spike, without the extra personality/looks to make him more entertaining. Like Spike, the only real area for "growth" he has while remaining the same character is merely increased ethical development. Inara, actually, I think has some of the least room for development as a character, BUT, I think Joss had forseen that and that was part of the reason why she left the ship. Given that, and how I find her amusing and sexy, I think I'd probably put Jayne a bit more "disliked", but not much.
For the record, I think that the character of River did have a great deal of potential if Joss chose to work with it. I think the biggest "danger" of River's character would have been continuing to use her primarily has a plot device instead of an actual persona. The characters of both Kaylee and Simon were simple, naieve and "raw" enough to have a lot of potential (much like Willow developed a lot throughout Buffy). I'm not sure exactly where Mal had the future of going. I could equally see a lot of development being put into him, or a lot of stagnation at some point. Like Zoe, he is a more "complete" character and those are always more difficult to develop than a character like Simon or Kaylee.
I absolutely adored Shepard and I think they could have done a lot with him as a character. His development would be more "backstory revelation" oriented, much like Giles was developed. That's what you have to do with older "complete" characters, though.
And I've put way too much thought into this, I think...
In terms of "what might have been", I think that it'd be Jayne or Inara (although I don't actually DISLIKE either of them) While I like Jayne, I just feel he'd quickly become just the "brute". Whatever development he has can't be great, as that would no longer fit in terms of his character (i.e. he wouldn't be Jayne anymore). To me, he's a bit like Spike, without the extra personality/looks to make him more entertaining. Like Spike, the only real area for "growth" he has while remaining the same character is merely increased ethical development. Inara, actually, I think has some of the least room for development as a character, BUT, I think Joss had forseen that and that was part of the reason why she left the ship. Given that, and how I find her amusing and sexy, I think I'd probably put Jayne a bit more "disliked", but not much.
For the record, I think that the character of River did have a great deal of potential if Joss chose to work with it. I think the biggest "danger" of River's character would have been continuing to use her primarily has a plot device instead of an actual persona. The characters of both Kaylee and Simon were simple, naieve and "raw" enough to have a lot of potential (much like Willow developed a lot throughout Buffy). I'm not sure exactly where Mal had the future of going. I could equally see a lot of development being put into him, or a lot of stagnation at some point. Like Zoe, he is a more "complete" character and those are always more difficult to develop than a character like Simon or Kaylee.
I absolutely adored Shepard and I think they could have done a lot with him as a character. His development would be more "backstory revelation" oriented, much like Giles was developed. That's what you have to do with older "complete" characters, though.
And I've put way too much thought into this, I think...
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Who is your least favorite Firefly character?
- 19/08/2010 11:25:45 PM
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Simon
- 20/08/2010 12:05:39 AM
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*kicks you through an engine*
- 20/08/2010 12:09:31 AM
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^ This. A thousand times this.
- 20/08/2010 01:53:27 AM
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It was an awesome show, but far from perfect *NM*
- 20/08/2010 11:28:39 AM
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That sounds like heretic talk to me. *NM*
- 20/08/2010 03:55:35 PM
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He must be a ghost, as he has been kicked through an engine and shouldn't be able to respond.
- 20/08/2010 04:02:13 PM
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Now you know how I feel when people whine about Ep. 2 and 3 
*NM*
- 20/08/2010 05:15:14 PM
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*NM*
- 20/08/2010 05:15:14 PM
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well. there is a difference between joining an existing cult with lots of members...
- 20/08/2010 10:17:42 PM
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I don't like Inara very much.
- 20/08/2010 12:58:39 AM
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Agreed *NM*
- 21/08/2010 02:41:31 PM
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Jayne & Kaylee would appear to be the reverse favorites then... *NM*
- 21/08/2010 02:42:53 PM
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*NM*
Jubal Early.
- 20/08/2010 05:12:45 PM
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Honestly, he was one of my favorite characters in the show.
- 20/08/2010 05:17:02 PM
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Totally
- 20/08/2010 11:06:19 PM
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I tend to think of the operative from the movie as being Jubal Early-esque. *NM*
- 22/08/2010 08:23:28 PM
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In terms of ONLY the initial season and the show
- 20/08/2010 08:07:28 PM
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