Directed by Marita Grabiak   Written by Joss Whedon   Ben Edlund   Cast 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 Gregory Itzin ... Magistrate Higgins Daniel Bess ... Mudder Kevin Gage ... Stitch Hessian Zachary Kranzler ... Fess Higgins (as Zachary Kranzier) Jordan Lund ... Foreman Bob McCracken ... Well-Dressed Man (as Bob McCraken) Ronald Craig Williams ... Busker John Jabaley ... Bartender Laura Niemi ... Woman Simon Brooke ... Prod Clement Blake ... Mudder Elder (as Clement E. Blake) Uncredited Cast Heath Crawford ... Mud Man Tiffany Michelle ... Mudwoman Lon Moriarty ... Mudder Stephen Silberkraus ... Mud Farmer Produced by Gareth Davies   Ben Edlund   Lisa Lassek   Tim Minear   Brian Wankum   Joss Whedon   Original Music by Greg Edmonson

Additional Info Premiere: October 18, 2002 DVD Release: December 09, 2003 Blu-ray Release: November 11, 2008 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Mutant Enemy 20th Century Fox Television Distributors 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (complete series) Fox Network   (2002-2003) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.9 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #681 / 21,119 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking