Talk:Hoban Washburne

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Oh, man. I haven't watch Serenity yet, and I already spoiled! HoneyBee

[edit] Alan Tudyk's speculation on Wash during the War

It really should be noted that Alan Tudyk's speculation that Wash participated in the Unification War is not substantiated in anyway. There is nothing in the canon of the series that mentions whether or not Wash participated in the war or the nature of it if he did. So including it as fact based on commentary seems a bit premature if nothing else. I think more of an effort should be made to label that as Alan Tudyk's own interpertation, not something established by the creator or on-screen information. - AM2783 9:18, 29 March 2006

Was it speculation or was it a planned story line for Season 2 that was scrapped when FOX axed the show?Pinkfloydfan 03:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Speculation. Listen to the commentary track with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk on War Stories. Much of the commentary about things like "shadow puppets" was mentioned jokingly. - Anonymous Coward, 25 June 2006

[edit] Past Tense?

Due to the deceased nature of the character, wouldn't it make sense to refer to him in the past tense? Kajmal 03:43, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Writing about fictional characters isn't quite the same as writing about real ones. The characters and plots of fictiona are typically presented in the present tense, as if the story is unfolding. Wash is and always will be a character in the TV series Firefly, even if someone watches it in 2106. It can get a little tricky when the person dies during the storyline, but perhaps a good rule of thumb is to only use past tense when talking about events that predate the story (either the entire story, like Wash's early life, or the story being discussed, like an allusion to a earlier episode). There are some other uses of past tense in this article currently, but many of those can and probably should be made present tense. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 04:44, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Good point. I edited out the uses of past tense. Kajmal 22:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)