When Book is accidentally wounded, Mal is forced to seek medical help from an Alliance cruiser. Īnother hint to Book's mysterious past is shown in the episode " Safe". Early disposes of Mal in a straightforward manner Whedon then notes that Early's method for taking out Book is equally straightforward, alluding to a similarity between the two otherwise different characters. He also comments that Early's methods for dealing with each crew member are custom-tailored to their personalities. Early replies, "That ain't a Shepherd." In the DVD commentary Firefly, Whedon states this is due to Early's intuition and ability to quickly size people up. In the 14th episode of Firefly, " Objects in Space", Simon berates the bounty hunter Jubal Early for assaulting Book, a Shepherd. That's a really great combination to play." I loved the fact that he could save your soul but he could also kick your ass.
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Glass enjoyed this aspect of the role as well: "Though rather mysterious, it was absolutely clear that he had had a very full life before he went off to the monastery and took on that responsibility. He holds some sort of high priority status within the Alliance, and on numerous occasions has demonstrated a depth of knowledge in a number of fields one would not expect a clergyman to be familiar with, including space travel, firearms, hand-to-hand combat, and criminal activity. One of the underlying aspects of the show is Shepherd Book's secret past. As Whedon states, "Shepherd Book is somebody I would probably get along famously with, except we don't agree about anything." He also wanted to give "a voice for the other side". Whedon conceived the character because he felt that faith was important to people dealing with being that far out in space. I wasn't born Buddhist, so I do have some other traditions to pull from." It was the hook in terms of being able to make that adjustment.
"What I was able to bring to the Christian part of it was the humanism and the humanistic point of view. Glass, himself a Buddhist, found it intriguing to play this role:
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Character background īook's character during the series is a preacher, and though Glass discussed with Whedon about making him more Buddhist, Whedon explained that the character of Inara Serra was to be the Buddhist-type and Book more of the "fundamentalist Christian guy". For the role in the film Serenity, Trpcic decided to make Book's clothing tighter after seeing his physique. Glass stated that Whedon and the costume designer Shawna Trpcic "had a pretty clear idea of how they wanted him to look", and how he appears in the pilot with a distinctly priestly collar and scant possessions "was a strong reflection of the character". I was happy to see how Book would unfold in that kind of environment and it worked really, really well." Costume design "The thing that was galvanizing for me was the characters, so the environment was secondary. However, once he read the script he ".fell in love with it". Glass, a veteran actor well known for his role as Detective Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller, had rarely tackled the science-fiction genre and was hesitant about this role when his agent approached him. However, by the time the film was completed, Joss Whedon changed his first name to Derrial, which is the way it appears in all printed official works based on Firefly. He is a Shepherd (the literal English translation of the clerical title "Pastor", from the Latin), and provides frequent spiritual advice and perspectives for the crew of Serenity.ĭuring production of the film Serenity, Book's first name was Meria, and it appears as such in the documentary "Re-Lighting the Firefly". Derrial Book is portrayed by Ron Glass, pictured hereĭerrial Book (commonly called Shepherd Book and born as Henry Evans) is a fictional character played by Ron Glass in the science-fiction/ Western television series Firefly and its sequel movie, Serenity.
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