JUSTSERENITY

Hi! I've been reading a number of the Fan Fiction stories on here and have to say they are very good. I am sort of tempted to try it out myself and see how it goes. I noticed that some people do fics, they do it as a series. First question is: How do you come up with a name? I also noticed is many people here give the characters siblings or children. Second Question: If I wanted to give Simon and River another sister or brother I could? I'm not saying I am going to do, I am just wondering. I also bought the RPG book hoping it would help me out. I also noticed Most use the Chinese but I have seen on here and FF.net that some writers choose not to or use very little. Third Question: Do I have to use the chinese? I know its part of the show and I am considering buying a small chinese/english dictionary. If I do write I may start it after Serenity the Movie, I havent decided yet! Thats all! I hope you can answer my questions.

JUSTSERENITY

Hi! I am requesting help from a beta reader. I am currently writing my first Firefly Fic and am a little stuck on what to write next. You can email me at JustSerenity07@aol.com

BELLONA

I SAW IT!!!! I SAW IT!!!! I SAW THE BDM!!!! it was COMPLETELY briliant!!! one of the best films EVER!!! Well, apart from the bit where Wash got a harpoon through his chest (WHY, JOSS?!? WHY?!?), now forever known to me as The Stick. It (the film) rocked SO hard!!! Also, Mal an' Simon topless...I ain't complainin' :naughty: though why not Jayne, too? :disappointed: Gotta go, bell's 'bout to ring (bloggin' in class, bad :bash:) Zhufu ni b p.s. Should REALLY be postin' the fic, but I'm just a lazy *tchen wha* :biggrin: On vacation for the next 2 weeks, so should be a coupla chapters up soon as a peace-makin'

SKYSCRAPER

I really enjoyed watching Firefly… and unlike most TV shows I used to watch, I really liked all the characters. But we all have our favorites. Wash being my favorite character and Simon being my least favorite. It’s like comparing nine light bulbs. Wash would be 100 watts. Simon would be 98 watts. Everyone else in between. Not much difference. But, even Book (who started below Simon but jumped up with the whole mystery of who he really his. Not to mention the “Special Hell” bit) had less airtime then Simon, and yet Simon remained 98 watts. Maybe, its because I saw him protecting River as being a little too obsessive. I liked that he sacrificed everything he had to save her, don’t get me wrong. And she needed special attention at the time. But, all we mostly saw Simon do, is deal with River, and maybe occasionally do other stuff, and I guess subconsciously I started thinking that Simon is only good for taking care of River, and fixing the occasional wound. The Firefly episode Ariel surprised me a bit. And it wasn’t until after I watched the movie Serenity that I started to take a deeper look into his character. The book highlighted even more things. If you get the opportunity to, and only after you see the movie, read the movie novelization. It’s based on the first version of the finalized script. As with almost any movie, what’s written and what gets shot is sometimes different. The same holds true for this book. In my opinion, books based on movies are usually weaker then the movie (the opposite being movies based on books usually plain suck.) But if you’ve seen the movie, there is a lot of back-story the book includes. How Simon set up rescuing River was very useful info. In the end, I enjoyed the book far more then any other based-on-movie book I’ve read. Just the different “Point-of-Views” made it way more dynamic. The Firefly back-stories and the movie really blend well in this book. Hats off to Keith R.A. DeCandido. I think he did a fine job on the book. I’ve also enjoyed many of his other books. Either way… back to the point. On a thread in the Sluggy Freelance fan board, some people felt the movie prologue was different from what Simon said, about River’s rescue in the pilot episode. They said he paid people to rescue River. The movie shows Simon doing most of the rescue. There was also a point made about Simon’s character during River’s rescue and how it was really… out of character for him. Reading the books and watching the show provided some clues as to how both versions are true. First off, once he rescued River, he can’t just walk down the sidewalk with her. (Zoe mentions that central planets are full of feds and sensors in one episode of Firefly.) The people Simon paid a “huge” amount of money to, already had the contacts in the academy. They’d gotten a hold of an Alliance military uniform and credentials. Very good credentials too, for him to get that deep into the academy. The stun weapon hidden inside the baton I’m sure cost a pretty penny. They’re the ones who rescue him and River from the ventilation shaft with the flying vehicle. And in that vehicle, contains a portable cryo-unit (also expensive) that he puts River in so he can move around safely. I’m sure that cryo unit was disguised to look like something else as well. I imagine most people would get questioned dragging a giant freezer around. The flying vehicle that his contacts rescue him in, drops him and the frozen River off at the Eavesdown (sp?) Docks. This is where the Firefly pilot episode Serenity begins. Also to note… When Simon was telling the story of River’s rescue to Mal and the crew in the Firefly Pilot episode (Serenity) he didn’t know who he was dealing with. A fed had just shot Kaylee because of him. River was let out of cryo early, and the feds we’re now aware they onboard the ship. Simon probably felt it was safer to under state his part in River’s rescue. After all, the crew knew they we’re after Simon for some reason “probably” dealing with his moon-brained sister.

IMALEAF

I am no good at the blogging thing, never did get it but yep here I am typing. I am going to go see the movie again this weekend :biggrin: just trying to do my part. Maybe I will go see it twice and next week I can see it five days in a row, won't cost me anything but it will help the total gross so I will see it alot in the up coming days!

STILLSHINY

9 imortalized forever a crew of never forgotten risking all upon lines laying down so much & everything we followed into black, into those dark & greyer places and like no rose did we emerge on the other side for we are on no other side. an empire of knights & farmboys have had their final say though they try to carry on animated & over analyzed it is simply too much, no return or revenge, just let it lie silent but here in this black with my shiny coat of brown I have found a home, a life, and an inspiration while it is a sincere desire to see the story carry on, I've been touched & changed. By a Sci-fi show? Yes. and why? Because, I still maintain that simple belief in heroes & doing the impossible. The heroes are not the ones who sit around "waiting" for the distressed. The true heroes are they who have the distress thrown upon them and still march toward a sunset, knowing that when the darkness finally passes the sun will rise. Do not mistake my meaning, I want to see the story move on, there are adventures and moments that must be told. But sequels & action figures be damned. This story, and these characters have become a part of us, a part of my being. Beyond my fanboy good looks, and our "hip" "cultish" status, there is something deeper. It's love & it is a frightening thing...to those who don't posess it or can't posess it. To a jaded world who have lost the sense of something greater, something worth putting yourself on the line for. This is what we have found. It's what we truly carry, It's what never fades into fad, and is never consumed when consumers find a new flavor. This won't pass away, it is timeless, it is a part of who I am. When reality cuts me, my blood bleeds brown & independant. Yeah, I Got it. And the plastic dinosaur on my desktop just smiles.