Yet another firefly reference in castle

[MrEriklenn]

......so, he was aiming at a guy named Jayne?

[electgmax]

Let's not forget "I was aiming for his blaster" from Exo Squad...

[eddiewrenn]

lol, as everyone's recalling various examples, it was also in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, when Robin shoots the hang-man's rope.

[blackdigr]

damn nathan got fat :p

[619beanie]

A show Referencing another show Referencing another? Fkn inception!

[citruskeys]

To clear things up: the 'main' trope is oft quoted, but this exact situation (a gun shot out of somebody's hand/"I was aiming for his head.") is a direct reference to Firefly.

[4play02]

@citruskeys The Firefly scene in question didn't feature a gun being shot out of anyone's hand. The guy standing over Mal (Nathan Fillion) was shot in the leg and dropped. He wasn't even holding a gun, but a large, curved knife.

[citruskeys]

@4play02 Whoops, you're right! I just rewatched the scene. Prolly gonna waste a couple days and watch the entire series again...all your fault :D

[Mimomike]

They pulled the opposite of this on The Mentalist. Hightower shot a man in the skull, Jane says "Nice shot" She answers "I was aiming for his leg".

[TalulahCarmichael2]

@Mimomike Criminal Minds pulled it first ;P

[ewva314]

@TalulahCarmichael2 I remember that. But Due South even beat criminal minds. Face it, this type of line has been used in almost every cheesy cop show for 20 years.

[larrybndc]

It was also used in a 70s western called "Alias Smith and Jones" where one of the duo shoots a gunslinger's holster off his hip as he was reaching. They guy is amazed and remarks (glad to be alive) "That was one heck of a shot, mister!" The shooter's partner replied, "He was aiming at your belly!"

This is a pretty standard line in various mediums from comics to movies.

[KungFuWombat]

It's a pretty old gag. It showed it up in the Magnificent Seven(1960) at one point.

[massivechicken01]

to all of you talking about where it originated from...I ACCEPT IT AS A FIREFLY REFERENCE ONLY! NOTHING NEWER, NOTHING OLDER!

[sabilovetwilight]

which episode is it??

[Fillionfan400]

LOL :)

[TheRobynmorin94]

The hammer is my penis.

[TheUnknowable2]

they keep referencing firefly, yet won't bring it back....

[CaptVickHartnell]

I saw this bit on TV and cracked up in paroxysms of fanboy mirth and then had to explain it to my family. It was a fun night.

[pgoconn]

I always think its interesting how writing repeats itself. In case anyone wanted to see:

the Firefly reference:

/watch?v=KFWnQJBqhJw

2:38

the Blake's 7 reference:

/watch?v=a01HtOyqjM8

6:14

[FlugSimulatorXfan]

Train Job is the best episode EVER!!!

I watched it in germany...

[adamthestimator]

Should have slurred it... ;-)

[Fredcheesburger]

So many Firefly references all over TV.... BRING THE GORRAMN SHOW BACK!!!

[FinnKaiden]

there is a massive refrence when castle talks some chinese and beckett asks how he knows that, he says somethign about a show he loves

[NIKhKIN]

Actually it's a Blake's 7 reference (which was referenced by Firefly)

[CordonFreeman]

@NIKhKIN Neat! I did not know that, I should give that show a watch, heard random things about it here and there.

[Nycki1337]

@CordonFreeman Your username...

[Max11Seven]

@NIKhKIN Yes, so it is a firefly reference, as they constantly reference firefly.....

[metal502]

@NIKhKIN It's actually a classic line and it's hard to trace it's actual origin tbh.

It's certain that it has been used before firefly, but it's rather firefly reference than Blake's 7 in this case due to numerous reasons. :)

[Jdrbean]

@NIKhKIN Prob goes back even further than that lol. At this point everythings a copy of a copy in hollywood.

[PenguinBoxes]

@NIKhKIN REFCEPTION.

[drizzt0909]

i love Nathan

[rockerhead247]

See, you can't get enough Firefly because not enough Firefly was made. That being said, even if you had an infinite supply of it, you couldn't get enough, so I suppose it's a moot point.

[Entertekken]

@rockerhead247 It's a moo point, you mean. You know, a cow's opinion... It's moo.

[GarethJHutch]

@Entertekken Can't tell if joking.... or an idiot.

[Entertekken]

@GarethJHutch Hehe, joking unfortunately. It's a Friends quote. Joey, of course.

[charmedcats2]

i just re watched that on firefly

[tearsinrain86]

that's actually a Geronimo reference that Firefly picked up

[ThePanduh94]

Ummm...that was Criminal Minds, not firefly...still funny though, because i love both.

[karlgookey]

@ThePanduh94 It's definitely Firefly. It's a reference to the episode "Train Job" where Jayne shoots a man in the leg and after Mal says "Nice shot" and Jayne replies "I was aiming for his head!"

[ThePanduh94]

@karlgookey oh wait...i DO remember that. And Criminal Minds said exactly the same thing too. I wonder which one took it from who...

[tkdchick89]

@ThePanduh94 I think Criminal Minds had it reversed....Reid shot the guy in the head and said "I was aiming for his leg" not too sure though now...

[OlafurNeal]

@tkdchick89 Yeah I remember that one. Reid was aiming for his leg.

[xYaniis96x]

I love Firefly and Castle!!! But i never knew that this was a Firefly reference

[StreifelXP]

Is that captin hammer?

[13wyvern7]

@StreifelXP Yes. xD

[GrilliamG]

@StreifelXP No, that's Captain Reynolds.

[SgtR3ynolds]

@StreifelXP Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze! The day needs my saving expertise! A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do! Seems destiny ends with me saving you!

[coldio]

@StreifelXP He's so much better as Captain Mal, go watch Firefly- it's instant watch on Netflix. Not as much singing as in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog and still a damn good Whedon production

[WispaGoldMS]

@StreifelXP fail

[singedcarry]

@StreifelXP No it's captain Malcolm Reynolds

[vandal420]

Captain Malcom "The Hammer" Reynolds. Please, show the man some respect.