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Monday, 03 October 2005 01:37:53
So I’m sitting in the theater, waiting for the movie to start and I think, “How the hell did we end up here?” I first became addicted to Firefly when “The Train Job” first aired. (when Mal booted Crow into that engine:biggrin:) Back then I wasn’t expecting much from it as I didn’t at all care for Buffy or Angel and subsequently had a low opinion of Joss Whedon. But Firefly blew me away. I began to tune in every week. Then when rumors of cancellation started and the Firefly Immediate Assistance site went up I started making web banners, flyers, etc, to spread the word. Back then when I talked about Firefly I got blank looks in return and not a single person recognized my blue sun shirt. Then when cancellation struck and no other network would pick up the show, I almost lost hope. I remember other people on the boards making posts along the lines of “they took my gorram sky” and I remember really feeling like they did. In my mind I thought, “Well, that’s the end of that. Firefly is dead.” There were rumors of a movie, but I when I looked at how hard Farscape fans had fought for their show, and despite their numbers had still lost, I didn’t think we stood a chance. When the DVDs where released and the movie rumors turned out to actually be possible, I began to feel a glimmer of hope. I realized that despite everything, we were still flying; and to quote Mal; it may not be much, but it’s enough. Through the borrowing of DVDs and word of mouth, Firefly became more known, and the Browncoat ranks noticeably swelled. When the movie was officially announced I was, like the rest of you, thrilled. But still, somewhere in the back of my mind I had doubts. I can’t think of any cancelled TV show, that had been cancelled in less than one season after only 11 episodes, that had ever been made into a motion picture. Then, the week before the release I began to see random strangers wearing Serenity hats. I was actually stopped by a person who recognized the blue sun logo. It was in the theater, minutes before the movie started that I realized: we had won. Despite it all, we are [i]still[/i] flying. It was almost surreal, seeing the characters again, being back in the Firefly ‘verse. But yet here we are, despite it all. Looking back I think that that is the real message behind Firefly. [quote]You know what the first rule of flying is? Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she ought to fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.[/quote]
Monday, 03 October 2005 21:01:29
Just making sure this works. Will put something "real" up when I figure out what's what.
Monday, 03 October 2005 23:41:41
Well, I confess it; I'm a little bummed. Not by the BDM (I'll hold off on spoilers because we have a lot of Browncoats who haven't seen 'Serenity' yet), I still find the movie to be exciting...thrilling even, and I've seen it 4 times now! No, I had my heart set on at least $15million gross and the number 1 movie in the box office. But the fact is, it isn't so bad. We made more money per screen than the #1 movie did, and to the theater owners that actually means something! Plus we had some really great reviews, my favorite is Roger Ebert's because I know he doesn't watch TV and had never seen 'Firefly', but he totally understood 'Serenity' and really enjoyed it. Which pretty much proves to me that you do NOT have to be a fan of the TV show to enjoy the movie...you only have to pay attention and watch the movie! So I guess I'll pin my hopes (I am an incurable optimist) on NEXT weekend! Because I am still hoping for $15million gross and the #1 box office! LOL