Once We Recorded Live | Episode 22

Summary

Once We Were Spacemen – Episode 22: "Once We Recorded Live"

Hosted by Nathan Fillion & Alan Tudyk
Date: April 8, 2026

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Episode Overview

The first-ever live episode of Once We Were Spacemen is a warm, unscripted, and hilariously nostalgic event. Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk—beloved for their roles on Firefly and many other projects—reflect on their creative journeys, favorite experiences, enduring friendship, and the quirks of fandom. Audience interaction is front and center, with spontaneous Q&A leading to candid stories, memorable pranks, and playful banter between the two hosts.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Origins and Motivation for the Podcast

• Nathan and Alan reminisce about the accidental genesis of their podcast, crediting Michelle Chapman for persistently encouraging them to create it.
  • Notable Quote:
    • “Michelle Chapman, who abhors attention, which is why you give it to her constantly.” – Alan [02:35]
    • “I thought, who wants to listen to what we got to say?” – Nathan [02:49]

2. Reflecting on "Firefly" and Early Careers

• Both reflect on their Firefly days, recalling demanding work schedules, cast camaraderie, and post-show adventures.
  • Memorable Anecdote:
    • “When we did Firefly, it was hard to hang out with him because he was always working. Some of us were in space more than others.” – Alan [03:51]
    • The infamous "War Stories" episode’s grueling schedule [04:06]
• Alan’s first “con” experience in Blackpool—marketed as London—and the wild, unfettered early fan encounters sans social media [05:48–08:07]
  • Notable Quote:
    • “It was a bit wild. Fun.” – Alan [07:56]

3. Maintaining Friendship Through Busy Careers

• Nathan and Alan discuss the challenges of staying connected with friends amidst demanding TV schedules (Castle, The Rookie, Resident Alien).
  • Quote:
    • “I see you more now than I have in the past 20 years.” – Nathan [03:32]
    • “It wasn't just a comedy, but… you were gone.” – Alan, about Nathan’s Castle years [04:47]

4. Conventions & Fandom Evolution

• Recollection of cosplay and unique fan tributes—the Alan mask and bust, and Alan’s first interaction with intense fandom.
• Panels are highlighted as the most enjoyable part of cons.
  • Quote:
    • “My favorite part. I'm going to say the panels are my favorite part.” – Nathan [08:07]

5. "Let’s Get to Know You Better" Segment

• Playful mutual interviews where Nathan affirms his preference for comfort (elastic laces, comfy chairs), while Alan reveals his willingness to tolerate discomfort for style and design.
  • Highlights:
    • “Alan, I am built for comfort. I am not built for speed.” – Nathan [09:03]
    • “I’ll have furniture that is uncomfortable. You knew this about me when you met me?” – Alan [12:11]
    • “All of my furniture, you used to say, looks great. And you can't sit in any of it.” – Nathan [12:29]

6. Alan’s Grievance: Pup Cups

• Alan humorously rants about the rise of "pup cups" (cups of whipped cream for dogs at coffee shops), their mysterious cultural pervasiveness, and the digestive chaos they create.
  • Quote:
    • “People refer to them as if you know what they are… ‘Gotta get a Pup Cup.’ My dogs have diarrhea.” – Alan [14:31–18:22]
    • “At 2 in the morning near the one rug… there was a little, but not enough to kill the rug because she's killed so many rugs.” – Alan [16:53]

7. Audience Q&A

Prank Wars [20:54]

• Most Memorable Prank: Nathan’s legendary prank on Alan: secretly posting childhood photos (from a neighbor's family calendar Alan had left at Nathan's house) all over the movie set for Alan’s birthday.
  • Quote:
    • “You walked in and went, ‘What… How did… Where did you get these?’” – Nathan [23:34]
• Retaliatory Hijinks: Stories of car pranks on set (balloons, zip ties, melted gummy worms) and the unresolved mystery of who tampered with Nathan’s car.
  • Quote:
    • “There was a look on my face and the tone of my voice that said, yeah, that was not. Maybe we shouldn't have done that.” – Nathan [26:37]

Favorite Non-Firefly Projects [27:36]

• Alan’s favorite: Death at a Funeral—loved for its play-like rehearsal style and Frank Oz’s direction.
  • Quote:
    • “He follows artist rules, and he doesn't try to put anything on it… He's a true artist.” – Alan [28:18]
• Nathan gives love to The Rookie and their recent shared experience on a Superman movie.
  • Quote:
    • “What are the odds that a guy from Edmonton and a guy from Texas… 25 years later, be in a Superman movie together?” – Nathan [29:49]

Gadgets & Useful Purchases [31:43]

• Nathan recommends a portable bidet, a new kind of nonstick spatula, and custom poker chips as quirky must-haves.
  • Quote:
    • “You know what I did?… I gave them [portable bidets] to my family for Christmas.” – Nathan [33:12]
  • Alan marvels at Nathan’s enthusiasm for gadgets and SkyMall-level purchases.

Roles: The Not Nathan Fillion Role [35:15]

• Nathan recounts losing a job because they wanted a “Nathan Fillion type” that ultimately went to Omar Epps, humorously noting it was no big deal and referencing Ron Glass’s similar experience.
  • Quote:
    • “I think it went to Omar Epps. He is a Nathan Fillion type.” – Alan [35:56]
    • “Ron Glass also told me one time that he lost a role… for Ron Glass. And I thought that was hilarious. And then it happened to me.” – Alan/Nathan [36:12]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Working Together:
  • “I see you more now than I have in the past 20 years.” – Nathan [03:32]
• On Gadgets:
  • “Elastic laces… I’m wearing them now. You wouldn’t know the difference. I’m telling you right now, buddy.” – Nathan [09:43]
• On Pranks:
  • “Inside of 10 seconds, you said it was Nathan.” – Nathan [24:04]
• On Fandom:
  • “My favorite part. I’m going to say the panels are my favorite part.” – Nathan [08:07]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:34] – Episode kicks off, title and theme banter
• [02:24] – Origins of the podcast; Michelle Chapman’s role
• [03:42] – Firefly & post-Firefly friendship stories
• [05:48] – First convention and con memories
• [08:16] – The joy of panels; transition to “Get to Know You Better”
• [09:03] – Nathan's comfort vs. Alan’s style
• [14:06] – Alan’s “pup cup” grievance
• [20:54] – Q&A begins: Pranks (Ashley’s question)
• [27:36] – Audience asks about favorite roles
• [31:43] – Gadget recommendations and portable bidet chat
• [35:15] – “Nathan Fillion type” role story
• [36:37] – Episode wind-down and gratitude to audience

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Tone & Language

The episode captures Nathan and Alan’s signature camaraderie: self-deprecating, irreverent, and open-hearted. Their back-and-forth is peppered with quick wit, fond jabs, and a genuine sense of nostalgia and shared history.

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Useful for New Listeners

This live installment of Once We Were Spacemen is a perfect entry point: it offers behind-the-scenes stories, showcases the deep friendship at the podcast’s core, and serves up plenty of fandom references and laughs. The Q&A format reveals new anecdotes and personal quirks, making the episode rich, accessible, and full of heart.

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Transcript

[A]

I have to. Ah, right. It's mine. Tomorrow or Monday. Thank you.

[B]

Woo.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Thank you. Alan, do the thing.

[A]

Oh. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode, the first live episode of Once We Were Spacemen. Oh yeah. Once we were spacemen. Spacemen. I tend to play weird people, usually aliens and robots and things that don't have romance.

[B]

I once didn't get a job where they were looking for a Nathan Fillion type. Once We Were spacemen.

[A]

Once we were spacemen.

[B]

Once.

[A]

Back in a long ago time, the early double odds, we were joined together on a spaceship to take off into space. We were much younger then. We had not yet become spacemen. But now we are spacemen. And that's it.

[B]

It's hard to believe you don't pre prepare those.

[A]

I know, I know. Really right off, right off the dome. I'm coming at you. Amazing.

[B]

This is where it all started.

[A]

In Washington dc.

[B]

No.

[A]

Oh boy. Let me.

[B]

I should be more accurate.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

The panel thing that we're doing right now is where it all started. This is, this is why we have a podcast. Michelle Chapman, who abhors attention, which is

[A]

why you give it to her constantly.

[B]

Constantly. Yes. If you see Michelle Chapman today, you just, you know, you just, you just don't touch her. Just extend your hand and say you're worthy of love. It was Michelle Chapman's idea for many years, pushing this idea of us doing a podcast. I thought, who wants to listen to what we got to say?

[A]

You keep saying Alan Tudyk like I know who that is.

[B]

That can't be a real name.

[A]

It's real. It's real.

[B]

But we did it. This is. This is.

[A]

We did. This is.

[B]

We've been doing the podcast now. I don't know how many episodes we have. 20 episodes. Odd. 20. Yeah, I think 20 something episodes.

[A]

We haven't released that. That many, but yeah. Thank you.

[B]

Yeah, we have some in the pocket. We got some in our pocket.

[A]

Pocketed. We pocketed a couple. But yeah. Well, it's been, it's been very fun to get to hang out as much as we do.

[B]

I agree. I see you more now than I have in the past 20 years.

[A]

I know it's your fault for working so much.

[B]

This is true.

[A]

But it's, you know, and it was also. It was. I realized the first time I got to tell you, man, you disappeared. There was, there really was a moment where we were hanging out when we did Firefly, we were hanging out every day and well, when we were shooting Firefly, it was hard to hang out with him because he was always working. Some of us were in space more than others. And

[B]

when. When we did. Which one was the one where we got tortured? What was that one called? War Stories.

[A]

War Stories.

[B]

We did War Stories. You kept saying, this is your schedule.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, I really did. And it was surprising. It was awful. But.

[B]

But after Firefly, we hung out a ton. We'd be hiking in the hills.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

We were playing Xbox and we were going to movies and. Yeah. Swimming pool in my backyard and.

[A]

Yeah. Barbecues and like. Every day. Every day.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

There was something. And then we'd have jobs here and there. And then if they were jobs that last long time, you come to my job.

[B]

Yeah. I ship out to Vancouver to hang out with you. Because you were working in Vancouver.

[A]

Yeah. And then a castle landed on you. Yeah. For eight years. Castle Chats. It was a fantastic show. You were very funny on it. Very good. It wasn't just a comedy, but. Yeah, you were gone.

[B]

Yeah, you were. You were not the only friend to notice it. I used to get phone calls from people saying, hey, are we okay? Like, we're good. Right? Like, I never hear from you anymore. And it was. I had no life. I had no life outside of work. Yep. The rookie. Far easier. Far easier schedule.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. I'll tell you right now, far easier schedule. Then you got resident alien, Right.

[A]

Yeah. Thank you.

[B]

And you took off.

[A]

And then I left. I went back to space, and then I crashed again on Earth. I've crashed so many times.

[B]

But, Alan, this is where it all started.

[A]

This is where it all started. It is. And you invited me to my first con in London in Blackpool. Yeah, Blackpool. But, see, it was sold to me as London, which. It was my first. My first experience. And it used to be a lot of this where it'd be like, you want to come to London? Oh, my God, do I? And then you land and they're like. And we're here. Did we leave the airport? Not really, no. It's part of the airport, but we're in Blackpool and we were just near Heathrow Airport, and it was a blast. It was crazy. I remember everything was a little moist and I went back there a few times. I wasn't put off by it, but it was the first time I was meeting fans, and I had never been to a con before. You were already initiated in cons as a. As just someone who went to.

[B]

I think I had, like, one or two under my belt by the time you came, but I wasn't, like, a professional by any means.

[A]

Did you ever dress in a costume, like any cosplay?

[B]

The very first one I went to, Alan, there was a woman there who dressed as you.

[A]

No way. Oh, but.

[B]

Oh, Riding Tyrannosaurus Rex.

[A]

Oh, this is a Blackpool.

[B]

In Blackpool.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And I said, alan's gotta come see this. This is ridiculous. But it was like Jurassic park. Quality T. Rex. It was incredible. And she had. Did it in her living room, right? And just. It was incredible. But she had what looked like she pulled your face off and put it on her face.

[A]

Oh, my God. Then she pulled my face off. Yes. Yeah. She made a bust of me because I got to talk to her. When I went, she. She wore it again for me and it was amazing. And she made a bust of my face and then did a mold of my. My bust. We're back to my bust again. It just keeps coming back. God bless you. And then. Yeah, it was very good. It was a very good time. There were no cameras. There were no any of that. And I remember we just. It was. Just seemed a little bit off. Off the chain. It was a bit wild. Fun.

[B]

It's always exciting. It's always so thrilling to be these things. My favorite part. I'm going to say the panels are my favorite part.

[A]

Yep, yep. So agreed.

[B]

I think to that end, I think right before we're gonna. We're gonna do some. We're gonna do some panel questions because we always like to see where you guys are at. Let's do what's tickling you. Right before we do Alan, I would love to get to know you better.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Does anyone know the song?

[A]

Yep, I do. Okay, so it goes. Let's do it together. Because we do it together I know

[B]

you and you know me let's get to know you better. It was perfect.

[A]

Nathan.

[B]

Yeah?

[A]

Wanna tell me a little something about. Tell me something about yourself that I don't know.

[B]

Alan, I am built for comfort. I am not built for speed. Okay. I am like a relaxed lifestyle kind of fella. I like anything that aims my day towards chill and relaxation.

[A]

I thought you were gonna say towards chill chair.

[B]

Towards.

[A]

Towards chair that's part of it.

[B]

Or sofa that's part of it. Super, super comfy chair. Yeah, absolutely. Like this chair here. You never find this one in my house. Not enough back.

[A]

Not enough back. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

I can't get enough back on this. So to that end, Allan, I'm going to. I have two words for you.

[A]

Uhhuh.

[B]

Elastic laces.

[A]

Okay, okay, okay, okay, I'm. I'm listening.

[B]

I'm wearing them now. You wouldn't know the difference. I'm telling you right now, buddy. Any shoe you have. Bedroom slipper, kick them off. Shoe, put them on. Shoomp, shoomp.

[A]

What was that?

[B]

I don't know what happened. It was like a delayed yes. I love it.

[A]

Slippers. So I feel like that's. That is just a baby step towards Velcro, my friend. I mean, I wanted to. I want to say it.

[B]

You'd be wrong. Here's the thing. Velcro. You got to go down there and you gotta like tearing, etc.

[A]

Right.

[B]

No touch. No touch.

[A]

Your care worker will help you with that. They do that for you. 55. It's coming fast. Ringing a bell. My shoes. I think that sounds great. That's. That is great.

[B]

I got them in all sorts of colors to match all sorts of shoes. I. I wear them at work and my police boots at work. Elastic laces.

[A]

Yeah. Wow.

[B]

I got them for the rest of the cast. They go, why would I. And then they go, oh, yeah, yeah. It saves, like, I don't know how many minutes a day I. Can I get those minutes back, Allen, I'm gonna. I'm gonna send them to your new place in New York. I'm gonna send you some elastic laces, all sorts of different colors. We'll get your care worker to put them on your shoes.

[A]

Thank you. Thank you. Okay.

[B]

I just. Alan, I just. I wanted you to know that about me.

[A]

I. You know, I. I'm going to take from. From this, that you wear elastic on your shoes, because I did not know that. I did know you were built for comfort, not for speed. Yeah.

[B]

Now you know how far I'll take it.

[A]

Now I'd say I had never defined it. I just sort of understood it. That's a difference in us. Not that I'm that speedy guy, but I'll also do fashion. I'll go for a uncomfortable fashion that is not, first of all, age appropriate at times. Definitely. But then also things that are uncomfortable, but they look good. That I'll. I'll. I'll wear things or I'll. I'll have furniture that is uncomfortable. You knew this about me when you met me?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

All of my furniture, you used to say, looks great. And you can't sit in any of it.

[B]

Nope.

[A]

Yeah, I love. It's all that modern cool, really cool stuff. I mean, it brings me joy, and I can sit in it and it doesn't feel uncomfortable to me anyway. But I knew this about you as I'm moving into my AARP days. I'll be glad to take your influence and put some laces in my shoes. Probably just not on any of my fashion.

[B]

This segment of our show, the let's get to know you better was like the first. When I said, hey, let's do a podcast, it was the first thing you said. I want to do a part of the podcast where we do this. And I got to say, it's been a joy. Yes, it's been a joy. This part. So, Alan, let's. And then. And then as soon as you said that, I said, oh, great.

[A]

And I.

[B]

And I wrote that jingle.

[A]

Yes, you did. Yeah.

[B]

And then when we recorded it, it was me and you, and I was playing it on a little thumb piano thing where you. Yes. You're plinking at the little.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

The little nails on there.

[A]

Yes. Yeah.

[B]

Okay, Alan, let's get to know you better.

[A]

Oh, my God. Well, I don't. I. I have a. I have a couple of things. I have one that is a grievance, which is just a grievance, and you don't know that I have this grievance. It's. It's new. It's a new grievance in the world age. You wouldn't believe these days. I'll tell the grievance.

[B]

Let's go. I like the good.

[A]

Let's go with that. I have a new. On my. A new name on my enemies list that I. Yeah, yeah, enemy. This enemy's list is not long. I don't spend a lot of time on the past or any of that. But now I've had to scrawl in blood on my grievance list. Pup cups.

[B]

I don't even know what a pup cup is.

[A]

God bless it. Exactly. And you shouldn't. You shouldn't know what they are. The hell is a pup Cup? They have arrived out of nowhere, and people refer to them as if you know what they are. Oh, we gotta get our dog a Pup cup. And they say it to you like it's a thing. Gotta get a Pup Cup. My dog loves a pup Cup. Go to Starbucks. They go, do you want a Pup Cup? You got a dog in the car. You want a Pup Cup. These two words together. Pup cup don't work. I guess this goes with this. There's discomfort in that for me. There's onomatopoeiatic. I don't know. It's the plosives together. The. The brightness of the. In pop cup that there's something bad coming. You know, it's not it's fomenting. It's foreshadowing danger and trouble in your life. So what is it you say? You asked just earlier.

[B]

I did, I did.

[A]

I'll tell you. It's a cup that has like, whipped cream in it, right? And it's for your pup, and they eat them and they love them because it's creamy goodness. You know what else is creamy? The shit. Oh. After they eat. You cannot give cream to a dog. Some of them are some, some pup. Pup cups, which was, which we were pointed to. And my wife just innocently went, oh, that sounds like a thing we want and they will love. And all dogs love them. And it's an actual thing that's always existed because we talk about it as if it does. There's one that has yogurt, but it's got like a dog nutrients and stuff in it and blah, blah, blah. Like, you wouldn't eat it. It isn't human consumption. It would taste like a, I don't know, salmon.

[B]

So, Alan, is. Is your grievance with the, the person who invented the Pup cup, or is your grievance with every barista who says, would you like a Pup cup knowing what is in store for you?

[A]

I think, I think dogs that have been raised on them, it just fits right in their diet. Their, their bodies are like, I know what this is. I know how to, how to process this into solids. For my dogs, it's like you're filling a soft serve machine. That's what you put in the top, and then out of the bottom, there's an air bubble in there. It's just gonna take a minute to. You gotta let it go. Gotta feed through the system. At 2 in the morning near the one rug. And thank God Aunt Clara, my middle dog, Aunt Clara did not hit the rug. There was a little, but not enough to kill the rug because she's killed so many rugs. Anyway, I think my grievance is with, I, I've on my list, my grievance list, it's with the entire Pup cup industrial complex that it's just been slipped into our society. And there are many especially youngs in this world who don't even know that there was a world before Pup Cups. It's just something that exists, like, I don't know, ice cream or meatball sandwiches. You're like, oh, yeah, a meatball sandwich. That's a thing. So anyway, my dogs have diarrhea.

[B]

Allen. Facts, Alan. I, I wish I could. I wish I could. I wish I had a number for how Many times your stories have ended with. So anyway, my dogs have diarrhea. Alan, at this point, I think we should open up the floor to questions. Now, you and I often engage in the practice of having, like, a little something that we give to people for asking a question.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And today I have been endeavoring to, like, up the ante, I guess. So today we have. I ordered little Once We Were Spacemen poker chips.

[A]

Oh, cool.

[B]

Yes, thank you. Thank you.

[A]

I remember them now.

[B]

I also have, like, little aluminum business cards onto which has been laser engraved by me, the Once We Were Spaceman logo. Your autograph. My autograph. And on the backside, a QR code that takes you to everything. Once We Were Spaceman. I want you to know I did not order these. I had. I made these myself. I taught myself how to use this laser engraver.

[A]

Wait, what?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I didn't know that.

[B]

By the way, remember I said, hey, send me your thing. And I was.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

I was putting them all together on

[A]

my computer and I was doing like, hey. It was like, hey, I always. Send me your PIN code to your atm. Yeah, I need to buy a laser.

[B]

Same thing. So each one of these cards took. After all the hours of learning how to use this machine and setting it up and understanding what to do and how to connect it to my computer, and then getting these things and the heat and the thing and the framing of the thing so I don't burn my fingers or breathe in the, you know, toxic smoke. Each one of these took me 3 minutes and 22 seconds to make just sitting there. I got that time down to just over a minute, you know. But I just want you to know how difficult it was,

[A]

man. Thank God there was a dispensary near your house.

[B]

Yeah, they don't let me go there anymore. All right, so let's. Shall we start on this side over here? Young lady, how are you? Hello, my name is Ashley. Hi, Ashley. Welcome. I'm Nathan. This is Alan. Hello.

[A]

Clearly, you both are pranksters.

[B]

What is your most memorable prank on each other?

[A]

I haven't done one to Nathan.

[B]

That's right. You know what I don't enjoy? I don't think I deserve the title of prankster. It sounds like I'm mean, I enjoy pranks. That nobody gets hurt, nothing gets damaged, nobody gets embarrassed. Like, it's just like a little something. It's like, yeah, I spent some time now, you know, I was thinking about you and something like that.

[A]

It's like a sadist.

[B]

Exactly.

[A]

I think the word is sadist.

[B]

I once on the rookie. On my birthday, I once came to my car and it was full of balloons. Like, full of balloons.

[A]

Were they blown up?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And that took time and energy. Like, I had to go in there and pop all them balloons until I could drive home. That was. That says, hey, man, people, you know, was thinking about you and took some time to do. There was the one prank I pulled on you. You had stayed at my house while between the pilot and the series. Firefly. Pilot. Firefly series. You stayed at my house. I was working on something. You took care of my cat.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

You left at my house a calendar that your neighbors had made for your family. Yes. Of family photos of your family that you don't really know because it was their photos, not your family photos.

[A]

Right, right, right.

[B]

But it was from when you were a kid.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And like, one of them was, like, someone presenting a lobster to you and you going, eh. Like at like.

[A]

Yeah, like seven.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Yeah. Like little.

[B]

And you left it at my house. It was on top of my fridge. And I said, huh, this is going to come in handy. And then years later, we were filming Serenity. It was your birthday. It was. It was Monday. Monday will mark the anniversary of this particular prank.

[A]

Right.

[B]

And it was the scene in the. The bar where river goes nuts and cuckoo. Exactly.

[A]

Kicks.

[B]

Everybody's in all around. Color photocopiers were like a new thing that was, like, happening. You can copy in color now. And I had a bunch of copies made of photos of you as a child that you were not totally familiar with. And I had them posted all over that bar.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you walked in and went, what. How did. Where did you get these? Who could possibly. This had to be Nathan.

[A]

Yeah. Cause I had, like, looked at this thing once and then forgotten about it. So I. And I had never seen those pictures before. So they were all.

[B]

And inside of 10 seconds, you said it was Nathan.

[A]

Who else? Who else?

[B]

Son of a bitch.

[A]

Somebody played a prank on you. And we still don't know who did it when we did Firefly. And I mean, I have my suspicions, but they were somebody. They were. They realized they went too far. Do you remember?

[B]

No.

[A]

They went under your car.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

And put zip ties.

[B]

Zip ties around the crankshaft.

[A]

Yeah. I gotta pretend like I don't know what they're called. Something.

[B]

Zip ties. Yeah. So when I started to drive, I go, tic tac, tic tac, tic tac, tic tac. And it was a brand new car. Yeah. Who I. Clearly, I was not happy. I was like, that's not something I would. Yeah.

[A]

Did you have to stop your car and not go home or get a. There was an Uber back then.

[B]

Well, I stopped and I said, what the heck is this? And I backed into my spot again. I heard it again. I was like, that's not good. And I was like, oh, I'm looking under. And I look and I. And I saw them.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

I saw them. And I was like, son of a. Somebody. I was. But I was still. I was fuming. My brand new car.

[A]

It was the Reavers.

[B]

That's not a feeling you want.

[A]

It's a total Reaver prank, telling you, get in here.

[B]

Not a feeling you want to have with a brand new car. And, yeah. Yeah, rightly so. Whoever it was, nobody never fessed up.

[A]

Nobody came forward. I was either the. What's that?

[B]

Yes. Marina. Crawling under my car.

[A]

Crawling under the car.

[B]

It was. Yeah, that was clearly. There was a look on my face and the tone of my voice that said, yeah, that was not. Maybe we shouldn't have done that.

[A]

My guesses are Baldwin, because he would know how to do that. And then he would also be like,

[B]

I didn't do that, Adam. I don't know why my car door was open, but one time my car door was open, Adam took a pylon like it was traffic cone pylons and jammed it under my brake pedal and put gummy worms along my wipers on a hot day in July.

[A]

It was totally Baldwin, man.

[B]

And I said, dude, those melted onto my windshield. And he goes, yeah, well, I did that because you did the thing to my door. I said, that wasn't me. He goes, oh. Oh.

[A]

So maybe. Maybe. Maybe it wasn't him. Maybe Bubba.

[B]

That was the. That.

[A]

That was one of the people who was one of the crew.

[B]

Oh, maybe. I don't know. That was a. That was the very first question, by the way, at our very first live performance of our podcast.

[A]

Thank you so much.

[B]

Just, Ashley, just to make it a little more special, I'm going to give you my watch. Leave that right there for you. Thank you, Ashley. There you go. Thank you.

[A]

Wow. Yeah, buddy. You spent. Like, you told us all about the poker chips and the laser graving, and then she didn't.

[B]

I just. I just wanted it to be special. Okay, over here, we have a young lady over here. Hi. Tell me your name. I'm Charlie. That's what I was gonna guess. Hey, Charlie, what was your favorite show

[A]

or movie that you've done other than Firefly?

[B]

Mm. Go, Alan. Go.

[A]

I don't. I always. I tend to say a death at a funeral because it was. It was like a play the way that we rehearsed it. And also the people who were involved in it were a lot of fun to work with. It was directed by Frank Oz, who is Yoda. And he. He's so many things. He does the voice of Grover. Well, he doesn't just do the voice. He puppets Grover and Miss Piggy and Cookie Monster and Animal. I mean, like, you can't. He is an icon. He's a Disney legend. But as an artist, he's a true artist. And he won't. He doesn't. Yeah. He was like, I don't know what's funny? Like, let's just do this. Like, he follows. He follows artist rules, and he doesn't try to put anything on it. I'm like, you know what's funny? You did the movie Little Shop of Horrors, you know, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. You know what's funny? He's like, nope. You got to go into it with. You don't know what's funny, and you just have to do what's true. Like, what? And then he ended up making a very funny movie that I happened to be a part of. This was really cool for me.

[B]

I will say. Firefly was the job that we. The bar that we put all of the jobs to. It was a really great. That was a great time. I made a really good friend on that show. His name was Adam Baldwin. Oh, and Alan, the gummy worm guy. Alan, that was almost 25 years ago.

[A]

Look, we keep talking numbers. There's so many numbers coming at me. Quarter percent, 25 years.

[B]

Somebody put an edit to together. Like photos of you and I through the years being buddies. Man. We've been buddies a long time.

[A]

Well, I'm glad we're still here.

[B]

Me too. But after Firefly, I would say the. The rookie's probably one of the most fantastic jobs I've ever had.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

But also recently, there was a little project that was not only incredibly special to me since I was a little child, but also it just so happened I got to work on it with my buddy Alan.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Called Superman.

[A]

Yeah. Ye, man.

[B]

What are the odds that a guy from Edmonton and a guy from Texas should get together on a TV show that was super fun and super cool and be spacemen and become buddies and then 25 years later, be in a Superman movie together? Dude, what are the odds of that? That was great, but some pretty amazing times, Charlie. That was a fantastic Question, Alan.

[A]

I want to. Can I just. Because, Charlie, that was a great question. I want you to have my watch.

[B]

Very nice. I think it's a good idea, Alan.

[A]

I don't want to be shown up. There you go.

[B]

Very nice, Alan.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

Over here, we had another question. Hi, I'm Jess. I was listening to the podcast on the way here, and Nathan was talking about gadgets and everything and about the portable bidet. Yes. And now I need one. So my question is, was this on our podcast? Yes. Yes. Was I on it or something? It was talking about today, all the stuff on my Amazon list that. It was one of my many. Yes. It's a great podcast. You should listen to it. Yeah. So my question was, what other gadgets have you bought recently that I need? That is a fantastic question. I'm going to tell you right now that there's a brand new type of nonstick spatula. A non stick spatula. That is fantastic. Also, I don't know if you know this. You can get custom poker chips made. So if you have like a business or something and you can get a QR code made up and you have like a logo or something, you can pass out a poker chip rather than a business card.

[A]

You must have loved the SkyMall.

[B]

You know I did, Alan. You know I did.

[A]

You can. You can get a big foot face on your tree somehow. You can get.

[B]

I also got. This one's for my girlfriend.

[A]

A little.

[B]

It's like a little. Little keychain that you hang on the inside of your purse. And if you're going to look into your purse for something, you just touch this thing and it lights up. Oh, ladies. Yeah. Gadgets aren't just for the gents. Now you can see in your darkened cavity that is your purse.

[A]

Speaking of darkened cavities, can we go back?

[B]

Oh, go ahead.

[A]

I just want to talk about the portable bidet because somehow I spaced out when we were talking about it on the podcast.

[B]

Yes. You questioned it then, too.

[A]

I did. 55, baby. Did you bring it?

[B]

No.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I didn't bring it.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

You know what I did was I miscalculated how many I needed, and I gave them to my family for Christmas. And let me tell you something. First of all, I have a bidet. I went to Japan and the toilets, their heated seats. How civilized. So I got myself a seat. You slap it on your toilet and it's heated and it does the bidet stuff. It's wonderful. And we were. And my brother, I recommend it to him, he got One. We were at Christmas vacation, my brother said, I really miss my bidet. And that was one of his Christmas presentations.

[A]

He didn't say it like. But he's like, I miss Peggy. Who's Peggy? That's what I've named my bidet. It was like that, right?

[B]

Yeah. Like.

[A]

Yeah, Yeah, I like that. Okay.

[B]

That was a. That was a lovely question. I wish. I wish I had left something to be.

[A]

I thought you gave your watch away.

[B]

I'm gonna. I'm gonna give you my watch.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

Can you. Can you bring this? We're gonna have that delivered to you. Did you notice, Alan, what she was wearing?

[A]

No.

[B]

Good.

[A]

Oh. Oh, wow. There's a hei hei in there. Oh, that's that purse.

[B]

No, no. The young lady who asked the question.

[A]

Oh,

[B]

she's wearing a post through her chest.

[A]

Oh, God.

[B]

That's what we said. Sir, over here on the left. Hello.

[A]

Hello.

[B]

My name is Patrick.

[A]

Wow. That is amazing. What is that? Some gristle? Some. Oh, too soon. Thank you very much.

[B]

Sorry. Please.

[A]

My name is Patrick.

[B]

Once an Earthman. Nice. Very nice.

[A]

As anyone who doesn't skip the beginning

[B]

of the podcast know, Nathan once did not get a role where they were looking for a Nathan Fillion type. Yes.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

My question. Were you not Nathan Fillion enough for

[A]

their tastes, or was your quote too

[B]

Nathan Fillion for their wallets?

[A]

Good question.

[B]

I'm sure I wasn't expensive at the time, but I gotta honestly say I don't remember what the part was. I think it went to Omar Epps.

[A]

He is a Nathan Fillion type, but

[B]

I wish I could remember what that.

[A]

Well, that says a lot that you can't really.

[B]

Like.

[A]

There's no. There's no hardness in your heart on that.

[B]

No, No. I.

[A]

Somebody else who. Ron Glass also told me one time that he lost a role that he went in for.

[B]

For Ron Glass. And I thought that was hilarious. And then it happened to me. I thought, this isn't funny at all. This some kind of joke.

[A]

Apps, you son of a bitch.

[B]

We went long. We went very long. We're so sorry, guys. I wish I. I wish I had known there was a clock over here. I should have paid more attention to you guys.

[A]

000.

[B]

That's the one. You guys did an amazing job. Thank you for joining us for this first live episode of Once We're Spacemen.

[A]

Thank you, everybody. Oh, my God. Thank you for listening. You just bless your heart. You know what? If you haven't yet, why don't you head on over to our Patreon. You're going to get some bonus content. That's extra content. They're longer episodes. There's more there. You know what's better than less? More. You also get a chance to get your hands on some incredible crap. The kinds you don't need to wash off after you're done. And if you love the show, please leave us a review and tell your friends. Once We Were spaceman is a collision 33 production. The hell that is. The show's produced by Michelle Chapman. Siobhan Holman. Oh, yeah. And Josh Levy. I wear them jeans. He is of collision 33. It's all starting to make sense. It's edited and mixed and produced by Resident Records, with special thanks to Courtney Plumquist and Adam Townsell. Our theme music's done by Carlos Sosa. The groove Line horns guy. Yeah. And Joshua Moore. Artwork is done by Louis Jensen. Until next time. I swear to God, I love you.

[B]

I'm going to give you my watch.

[A]

Oh, wow.