Original: David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe : A '' techno-geek '' with good relations with the crew of Serenity , especially Wash , Mr. Universe lives with his '' love-bot '' wife and monitors incoming signals from around the universe .
Simplified: David Krumholtz as Mr. Universe . Mr. Universe lives with his '' love-bot '' wife and watches incoming signals from around the ` verse ( universe ) .