In order to secure a job transporting cargo off-planet for a client, Mal attends a social event where a dance with Inara leads to him being challenged to a swordfight in defense of her honor.
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Title: Shindig (01 Nov 2002)
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| 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 Derrial Book | |
| Mark Sheppard | ... | Badger (as Mark A. Sheppard) | |
| Edward Atterton | ... | Atherton Wing | |
| Larry Drake | ... | Sir Warwick Harrow | |
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Carl Bresk | ... | Wright |
| Larry Pennell | ... | Murphy | |
| Michael McMillian | ... | Younger Hopeful | |
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Mal arrives in a planet with his crew and Badger offers a smuggling job for him. Mal goes with Kaylee to a ball to meet the client Sir Warwick Harrow while Inara attends the same ball with her noble and wealthy client Atherton Wing. When Atherton makes a rude comment about Inara, Mal punches Atherton in the face and is challenged by him to a sword duel. How will Mal defeat his opponent that is a skilled fencer? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Shindig See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Inara: Atherton, how wonderful to see you.
Atherton Wing: Did you get my message? I was extra appealing.
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The dress that Inara wears to the ball was a (heavily) remade version of costume designer Shawna Trpcic's actual wedding dress. See more »Goofs
At a number of points during the duel, the 'mist' in the field can be seen being pumped out from behind the tree, not drifting as it should. See more »Quotes
Atherton Wing: Now there's the smile made of sunlight.Inara: Atherton, how wonderful to see you.
Atherton Wing: Did you get my message? I was extra appealing.
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It's hard, when pretty much every episode is my favorite one, because each one brings something completely new, funny, and awesome. Shindig is a great episode because it's upbeat and amusing, without getting dark or "series-plot" heavy. It really isn't about River's past, or Book's identity. It's a day in their lives. It shows us what they do on a day to day basis, more or less. Again, the effects are used wonderfully and not over done, the acting is as tight as it gets, and the humor...my god the humor. Nathan again proves his range as an actor having some of the funniest lines in the series while still being completely serious. It's a beautifully shot episode, and paced near perfectly. It's a great window into Whedon's universe and we really get a great deal of information about the "upper" culture (whereas we mostly got the "lower" before). As any Firefly fan I'm sure I could rant on for hours about my love of the series, but I figure 2 minutes is long enough.