Joss Whedon

9. Firefly—"Objects in Space"

Like much of Joss Whedon’s work, this short-lived, Fox-mangled series had moments of greatness. It was funny and filled with true characters. Better yet, it had Whedon’s quirky storytelling and a rich universe. Honestly, River (Summer Glau) was never one of our favorite characters, but we started liking her a whole lot more after this episode ...

Our Favorite Firefly Moment: In any other hands, the episode, about a bounty hunter trying to retrieve River from the Serenity, would have been a standard shoot-’em-up. However, the bounty hunter in this case was played by actor Richard Brooks, who gave an amazing guest turn as the unbalanced and ruthless Jubal Early. Little does Early know he’s met his match in River. Her ingenious plan tricks Early out of the Serenity in his suit, since she’s now in his ship. Mal’s (Nathan Fillion) is waiting for him, and he knocks Early out into space. Our favorite moment is the very last, when Early, tumbling through space toward certain death, says, "Well ... here I am." All season the Alliance had been hunting River, and after her battle with Early we began to understand why.

While our favorite scene wasn’t available, this scene featuring bounty hunter Jubal Early is also one of our faves ...

6. Doctor Who - "Doomsday"

Russell T Davies has reinvented Doctor Who with this latest incarnation of the classic British series, but he hasn’t changed the key elements that have kept this series going for more than 40 years. The Doctor (David Tennant) is still an intensely curious fellow who has a fondness for Earth and can’t stop himself from getting into the middle of trouble. Better yet, he’d rather think his way out of a tough spot than turn to violence. Luckily, we’re limited to this decade, so pinning down one moment is only slightly easier ...

Our Favorite Doctor Who Moment: It was the second-season finale, and after a battle with the Cybermen and Daleks, Rose (Billie Piper) is sucked into another universe forever separated from the Doctor. (At least it was forever at the moment.) In the final moments of the finale, the Doctor manages to project himself into Rose’s new universe to say goodbye. Heartbroken, Rose tells the Doctor she loves him. As he’s about to tell her he loves her back (we assume), his transmission is cut off and we see him standing in the TARDIS with a tear running down his cheek. It was a extraordinary, horrible moment that proved that the only way to stop a full-blown romance between Rose and the Doctor was to put a universe between them.

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