river tam videos

so i found these vids, starring summer & jos, and as i am brand new to firefly, can someone tell me when these were filmed? just wondering who copied who here with the whole pen in the neck thingy?

http://badger.serenityfirefly.com/TAM/session416_1.qt
http://badger.serenityfirefly.com/TAM/session416_2.qt

Interesting, I hadn’t thought of the connection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Tam_sessions

They were made as a viral campaign prior to the release of Serenity.

They can also be found on the new special edition of “Serenity.”