A few random questions
While I pride myself in being a Firefly fanatic, I have recently come across a few pretty specific bits of information that I'm unsure of and I wanted to bring them to the community for discussion.
What was Zoe's rank in the war?
From one of the extras on the Serenity DVD we see that Mal was a volunteer, but does that mean as opposed to being drafted? Would the Independents actually have a draft, do you think? And if so, was Zoe drafted, or was she also a volunteer (I loaned my DVD to a friend and my extras are at home instead of here with me at college, or I'd look at that scene over again)?
And while we're at it, how old is everyone? I gathered that River is seventeen or so, and Kaylee is probably a couple years older than her, and Simon is either the same age or slightly older than Kaylee. Apart from Book, I'd wager Mal is the oldest, followed by Jayne, Zoe, Inara and then Wash. It could just be that Inara is more refined and so she seems older than she actually is. Ballparks would be fine, I just need some kind of numbers. (x posted)
What was Zoe's rank in the war?
From one of the extras on the Serenity DVD we see that Mal was a volunteer, but does that mean as opposed to being drafted? Would the Independents actually have a draft, do you think? And if so, was Zoe drafted, or was she also a volunteer (I loaned my DVD to a friend and my extras are at home instead of here with me at college, or I'd look at that scene over again)?
And while we're at it, how old is everyone? I gathered that River is seventeen or so, and Kaylee is probably a couple years older than her, and Simon is either the same age or slightly older than Kaylee. Apart from Book, I'd wager Mal is the oldest, followed by Jayne, Zoe, Inara and then Wash. It could just be that Inara is more refined and so she seems older than she actually is. Ballparks would be fine, I just need some kind of numbers. (x posted)