We know Nathan Fillion can act, but it turns out he's also quite the interviewer. We were checking in with author PJ Haarsma recently about a new project he and Nathan are involved with called Kids Need To Read when the inspiration hit: put these two together in a room with snacks and beer and a Do Not Disturb sign on the door. We're glad we did.

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Fillion, who is probably the nicest dude you'd hope to meet, has achieved considerable success and is beloved by most as "Mal" on Firefly and the feature film Serenity. This year finds him gearing up for another season of Desperate Housewives as well as a provocative new art project with Martin Firrell. Fillion's Waitress film is still showing in some theaters around the country before hitting DVD this fall.Haarsma, as reader of IGN Comics know, is the author of The Softwire series, book one of which is in stores now. You can read a lot more about PJ in our extensive interview with him last year. PJ is also the creator and developer of the original online role-playing adventure game Rings of Orbis which is getting noticed not just by its over 5,000 players but colleges and universities as an innovative and meaningful multimedia project.Without further ado ... the interview.

I had long hair then?: It was after the movie [Devious Beings , which Haarsma wrote and directed] and I was growing my hair out. I said I was going to cut my hair once I sold the movie. I sold the movie but didn't cut my hair.(laughing): Chicks dig it man.: Yes.: Yes, that part I remember. And then we didn't talk for a while.: When did we run into each other again?: That's where that whole joke started?: No, I had a production company and I was shooting commercials and doing photography.: Not really. I was into film and I had started dabbling in screenwriting. I had taken a couple of courses at UCLA Berkley. Is that how you say it?U.C. Berkley? There were a couple of other ones. I met a really cool writing teacher,Jennifer Heuff…(Laughing): But it didn't spark my need to write. I wasn't thinking I wanted to be a writer. I was simply doing it as a means to an end.:Yes.: I was thirty-eight years old. That's when we were playing Halo. We got Halo and the XBox on Christmas day. Patty [Swingers actor Patrick Van Horn], Marisa and I played it until December 28, non-stop. It was at a time when I didn't like what I was doing. I didn't like advertising and the movie was a mess. I just didn't know what I wanted to do anymore. That's when I returned to an incident that happened to me a long, long time ago.: Yes, The Softwire.