The earlier, longer script for Serenity

[buffymanic]

www.serenitystuff.com/2006/07/01/the-earlier-longer-script-for-serenity/

its not the actual script but a review of whats in it with some diolgue quoted too, some of the stuff would have been awsome if it'd made it to the final version.... such as a certain Jayne moment, but theres also some vital parts misssing

So have a read and see what you think

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It's quite long, so I didn't read it all word for word, but I did skim through all of it and read the dialogue bits quite enthusiatically.

I have to agree with the person who posted the review, though. There are some great moments in the original script that look awesome (and some wonderfully juicy bits of dialogue) and probably would have fit well into the final version of the movie, but ultimately the changes they made for the final version produced a great movie that followed on the heels of the TV series quite well, and I don't know if I'd want it any other way. And about that happy ending--we all know there's no way Joss would give us that!

[buffymanic]

yeh I wouldn't have the ending that way at all!

Did you read about Jayne singing the Fruity Oaty Bar song in the blast tunnel to try and set River off?! that would have been fantastic! I'd have been pissing myself

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No, that must have been one of the sections I skimmed over. That definitely would have been--interesting. And quite in character for Jayne.

[buffymanic]

yeh he's supposed to think that its the song that sets River off and not the coded image behind it!! I guess Joss thought it would be bad taste to have such a good joke right after a main character has died

[Lizzie]

Ahh! Can't believe I missed this!

MAL
(continuing)
Okay, there’s a couple of things
I’d like to make clear. First, we
don’t want to hurt anybody. Second,
my large friend over here really
does wanna hurt somebody. He
kinda craves violence.

JAYNE
It’s a flaw in my character.

MAL
It is a little disturbing. So I
strongly suggest the trade agent
make themselves known now, or my
boy’ll be picking victims at random.

JAYNE
I’d like to mention I also hit women.

Oh, so Jayne!

KAYLEE (cont’d)
I think the Doc was fair sweet on
me, but no — you just couldn’t
stand the thought of anyone
gettin’ bumpy if you can’t.

Heh. Gettin' bumpy. I think the 'twix my nethers don't run on battery!' line was better.

ZOE
(continuing)
See, that’s the difference between
Mal and me. All I ever lost was a war.

That would have been a good scene. Really shows the difference between Zoe and Mal's experience.

Zoe and Wash agree if they make it out, they’ll make babies. Lots of babies.

Waaaaassh!

But this time when Serenity lands they don’t lose big chunks of the ship and Wash remains whole and ungutted. They all run from the ship barely ahead of the Reavers. As they leave Serenity, Mal looks back at her and says “Thanks for the ride.” Same standoff in the same location.

Again, WAAAASH!

KAYLEE
Oh,. Doctor, you and me is gonna
have such an awful lot of sex.

Oh Kaylee.

Cool review, thanks Tash!

[Amber]

I didn't read the whole thing, I mostly skimmed, but I found some dialogue funny:

ZOE
Go.

MAL
I ain’t used to bein’ ordered
around by you, Zoe. It’s kind of
a turn on.

WASH
I’m standing right here.

Book, Zoe, Wash, and Jayne are talking about people in general and Jayne’s plan to go back and help Inara’s whore friends.

INARA
(sooo many times…)
Companions.

JAYNE
Uh-huh. Point is, we’re heroes
now. We faced down Reavers, the
mighty Alliance, and opened the
eyes of the world to injustice.
If that don’t get me some quinny
I swear I’m turning eunuch like
the Shepherd over here.

Book’s expression is memorable. Zoe puts her hand to her heart.

ZOE
That was beautiful.

WASH
(matching her mock
sentiment)
I have something in my eye…