Better as Jayne or Hamilton?

[freakydorky]

Obviously, people don't like him so much...come one guys!! 0 threads?! (This is kinda a pity thread, I'm not so much a fan of Adam Bladwin.

[Cordelia Chase*]

I'd say Hamilton cause i never seen firefly, what channel does it come on???

[Buffy Summers]

It's been cancelled.


Definitely Jayne cause I really did not like him until I saw him on Firefly :)

[PrincessZombie]

Jayne!!! I loved Jayne so, so, so much. Hamilton was alright, but Jayne rocked.

[blackdog]

Another vote for Jayne, although I also enjoyed him in Angel.

Adam Baldwin also appeared as a villain in the last season of X-Files. He seems to have made a niche for himself in roles of this kind, and he does them pretty well.

[eponinethen]

Definitely Jayne, love that character, eheh, never thought I would (he is the kind of character I'd normally hate).. but he's just awesome :D

[freakydorky]

CORDELIA- The reruns come on Friday's on Sci-fi

[Destructo Girl]

Jayne all the way! I love him!

[Allycat]

Hamilton was fun, but Jayne is much cooler!

[VisionGuy]

I'm gonna say Hamilton. I just liked how he always stayed calm during everything.

[Wesley_Wyndam_P]

Jayne. I perfer his character over Hamilton. Jayne was more likeable

[J Digory]

Jayne is probably my favorite character from the series or movie. It was a pure "Joss" move to make him named Jayne, make him overly macho and tough, with a soft underbelly that comes out from time to time. Plus, he named his gun.

[Anita Blake]

Definitely Jayne. I like my men scruffy. ;) But, Jayne was bad in a not so much evil, just cool bad type way and Hamilton was suit-wearing-evil-lawyer bad. I loved Jayne...Hamilton just didn't do it for me.

[HellGods]

I'm such an idiot.. I never even noticed that Adam played Hamilton on Angel! But I loved Jayne, he was awesome. Plus me and him have the same last name =].

[galathea]

Jayne, no doubt about it. Though he was kind of a comic relief figure for most part on FF I think AB played him so spot on, that it was very enjoyable to watch. "Sex, Muscles, Money, Thug = Jayne" is like AB describes his character with a lot of sympathies. He had a lot of potential to become an interesting characer. Would he have betrayed Mal in the end?

What I like about Jayne is that he always says what is on his mind and he is self-confident enough to give a damn about other peoples opinions. If he wants to wear a self knit hat from his mum, he does so :) He is kind of Cordelia-like in this attributes.

[2zen2]

Hamilton was smarter, but Jayne was sooooo much cooler... Both were really really sexy. :) (too bad there's not a drool smilie)

[Wicked]

Hamilton was good but Jayne's funny too.
Theyre actually the complete opposite characters actually. But Jaynes just fantastic. I laughed more at him that anyone else in Firefly I think :)

[AngeliqueLaBeouf]

I didn't even know who the hell you guys were talking about when you said Hamilton, I still kind of don't, but I voted for Jayne as I love Jayne. He's my favourite character on FF, he's a lummox with a big heart basically.

galathea said exactly the thing I was thinking of...a snippet from the special features that I love watching over and over. AB just plays Jayne so well, although Joss had to push him a little or pull him back a little in different scenes, he got it and nailed it!

And I'm sorry if this next bit takes up heaps of room but I had to place it in here:

Jayne!
The Man they call Jayne!

Oh, He robbed from the rich
and he gave to the poor.
Stood up to the man
and he gave him what for.
Our love for him now
ain't hard to explain.
The hero of Canton
the man they call Jayne.

Our Jayne saw the mudders' backs breakin'.
He saw the mudders' lament.
And he saw the Magistrate takin'
every dollar and leavin' five cents.
So he said: "You can't do that to my people."
said "You can't crush them under your heel."
So Jayne strapped on his hat
and in 5 seconds flat
stole everythin' Boss Higgins had to steal.

Oh, He robbed from the rich
and he gave to the poor.
Stood up to the man
and he gave him what for.
Our love for him now
ain't hard to explain.
The hero of Canton
the man they call Jayne.

Now here is what separates heroes
from common folk like you and I.
The man they call Jayne
he turned 'round his plane
and let that money hit sky.

He dropped it onto our houses
he dropped it into our yards.
The man they called Jayne
he stole away our pain
and headed out for the stars!

(Here we go!)

He robbed from the rich
and he gave to the poor.
Stood up to the man
and he gave him what for.
Our love for him now
ain't hard to explain.
The hero of Canton
the man they call Jayne...

Shiney!

xxangiexx

[Buffy Summers]

Hamilton is Adam Baldwin's character on Angel...

[Blondie Bear]

I voted for Jayne, but I really only prefer him by a hair. I've loved Adam Baldwin in everything I've seen him in, even the roles where he's barely got a speaking part (like in Independence Day).

[VoodooGRL]

I'm really not a fan of Adam Baldwin because I think he is a show killer! It seems like every show they put him in (Angel, Firefly ect.) gets cancelled prematurely. Also, I can never understand why a grade Z actor like Baldwin gets a lot of acting work, but a highly skilled actor like Alexis Denisof gets no acting work at all in Hollywood.

[Blondie Bear]

He is HILARIOUS on Chuck. I love that show already!

[Edmund Blackadder]

I'm really not a fan of Adam Baldwin because I think he is a show killer! It seems like every show they put him in (Angel, Firefly ect.) gets cancelled prematurely. Also, I can never understand why a grade Z actor like Baldwin gets a lot of acting work, but a highly skilled actor like Alexis Denisof gets no acting work at all in Hollywood.

What the flip?!

You can't blame him for being in 2 shows that were cancelled.
I will also defend his acting. He is quite a good actor and quite recognisable in both Film and TV because of this very reason.
I would definitely not place him at Z list. That is for the likes of Reality TV Stars not actors that have a very successful career.

[Wanabee-slayer]

Adam Baldwin is an awesome actor and so clearly better as Jayne! Jayne is one of the funniest kick- butt characters on the face of the planet!

[Dlou444]

I'm gonna have to say Jayne, even though I've only watched disk 1 of the Firefly series so far.
I think Hamilton was a rather "bland" character and he didn't get much time to BE much of anything but a walk on thug.
Before the first episode of Firefly was over, my brain no longer saw him as "Evil". Which I think must have come from X-Files and carried over into Angel and then carried over into "Chuck". I was really afraid he'd just be this guy that kind of gave me the creeps.
But, 1 episiode and he had me giggling and wishing he had more screen time.
I'd say that's a minor miracle.

[AngeliqueLaBeouf]

When I first started watching the eps on my Box set of Firefly I couldn't stop laughing whenever Jayne was on screen. I didn't even realize he was in other shows that I'd seen. I completely blocked him out as a walk on character and then as soon as I saw him on Firefly i just couldn't get enough of him. He just has to give you this stupid "I'm a lummox you'll have to explain things to me 20 times" face and I cackle!

xxAngiexx

[GATEGOD]

Way way way better as Jayne. No comparison in my eyes :D

[white avenger]

Of his Whedon roles, I prefer Jayne, but I've never seen him in a part that I felt was bad due to his acting. Adam is a professional actor and a craftsman who brings his expertise to every role he plays.

[Keanoite]

I prefer him as Jayne but thats because Hamilton isn't really a likable guy...he's great in both roles

[Kemy]

Well hes great in both roles so its a tough choice. But in the end Hamilton was too much a symbol of authority and was the one that hurt Illyria, a character I like more than him so...Hes just cooler as Jayne anyway so I voted for that.

"Lets be bad guys."

[Allycat]

Can I vote for John Casey from Chuck?

[TabulaRasa]

I chose Jayne, although I do like him as Hamilton, thought he played 'bad' very well.

[Randy Giles]

I'm with Buffy Summers, I didn't even like the guy until I saw him on Firefly, he was OK in "Angel" but did not make an impression on me at all.

I preferred him on "The Inside" though.

[Jaded Wolf]

Adam Baldwin is definetely better as Jayne. He's a funny guy who kicks major butt. Hamilton is a guy who kicks major btt but is pretty stiff. Jayne is the classic dumb, neanderthal action character eery story is suppose to have.

[GATEGOD]

I just watched Jayne/Hamilton in an episode of the Outer Limits. He was a voice of reason and understanding. I liked this character alot. He was the second in command of a base on mars. Season 4 episode 20 - Phobos Rising. As in all episodes, there is a group/person who is over reacting and or being paranoid, and another person/group who is trying to understand. The person in charge however was paranoid and after a false belief of an event that didn't happen she made horrible decisions, and she payed the price with her life along with everyone else on the base that she doomed to death. They were on a mars base, their was another mars base who they thought destroyed the earth so she went crazy and every little thing that went wrong blamed it on them and everything spun out of control! Anyways Jayne survives, along with one other, we later find out that the moon was destroyed not the human race, and she killed the other people for no reason.

Now that I've went on a tangent, I liked the character he played alot. (called James)

:silly:

[yosaffbridge]

there is no denying that what ever role adam is cast in that he puts forth 210% and you just want more. i loved jayne first and hamilton second, as did most browncoats did. i think with the way jayne was developed and since he made such a great public relations mercenary, i'll have to say the hero of canton! but i think adam is just amazing and that i would love any work he does.

[DarklyDreamingDrusilla]

I like him much better as Jayne, Hamilton did not have as much of a personallity and Jayne cracked me up. I think one of my favorite Jayne moments is when Simon drugs him because of his leg and then Mal is fighting with some people and Jayne is up laying on the stairs and just as this big guy is about to stab Mal Jayne shoots him in the leg and Mal is like nice shot and Jayne says I was aiming for his head. That just cracks me up!

[Sweet Release]

definitely Jayne... he's really funny and cool. "are we really going to explode? i don't wanna explode."

[Dancing man]

He was excellent as Jayne a nice funny character. Hamilton was awfully written and was acted badly.

[Fake Shemp]

I HEART Jayne...... oooh he's just lovely, you know where you stand with him (guy loves his money)

[LorneyTunes]

Jayne Jayne Jayne Jayne xxx

[The Ferg]

I'm not a big fan of Jayne because I like squeaky-clean super-heroes. jk, but seriously, he's f-ed up. Hamilton is ok, there was really no point in him, but still, he wasn't too bad. I voted for Jayne in the long run. Only because I had a couple lol moments with Jayne.

[Aleris]

Jayne, definately ... I mean, he had a completely random song! How can you resist that?

You can't, clearly! :D

[Dlou444]

I like Jayne, but I REALLY LOVE John Casey from Chuck and then there's the X-Files where he just gives me the creepies.

[kater]

I think that it's hard to choose because Jayne was such a better fleshed out character than Hamilton. That being said, Jayne, obviously :D he had all the best lines. "That's why I never kiss em on the mouth" nuff said.

[SpoonsAreCool]

Definately Jayne, Hamilton was cool, he had the whole terminater thing going on, but Jayne is a great character.

[dantesparadise]

i think he's better funny, goon-squad, than large and menacing. So definitely Jayne maybe if we had more time with hamilton it might have worked

[Revolver]

Not even a contest. Hamilton was actually a pretty boring character. Jayne was much better.

[Scarlett]

Jayne especially loved him when he got his hat aww

[ndakatms]

As I am a HUGE firefly fan - that's where I got my Whedon start - I have to go with him as Jayne. Jayne's a tough guy, yet peel back a few layers and he has a warm, gooey center. Hamilton was just evil, with a bit of class, so not very layered. I do like Adam Baldwin in general. He's one of those actors that can steal a scene, even if he's only there for a second.

Nicole

[IdiotJed]

Given the choices, Jayne... however, Casey on Chuck is flawless!

[PurplePoof]

Adam Baldwin is, to me, the hottest Jossverse actor. I liked Jayne more as a character but as Marcus Hamilton he's just so delicious to look at. :D