Firefly
POSTED BY: Xizoo
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 14:24
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Zoid, that was just...wow.
Welcome Xizoo! Glad to have you onboard!!
"Invader's blood marches through my veins like giant radioactive rubber pants. The pants command me! Do not ignore my veins!"
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Welcome, Xizoo. Don't worry about trying to explain; you're among kindred spirits here. Pull up a chair. Chow's in ten -- no need to dress. :)
Jayne, your mouth is talkin. Might want to look into that.
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AURaptor wrote:
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 08:35
Xizoo, welcome! Here you are a completely different person from me, and yet you pretty much said exactly what I feel per Firefly.
Ditto!
One thing though.
Whilst I am pleased that new fans appear every day, I feel that these new guys got a better deal, in a way.. they only have a relatively short time between watching the TV series and the Movie. While its been an agonising few years wait for most of us. Still... I can't begrudge these new guys, I just envy them.
Its like when I lend my DVDs out to people and create fanatics, I always feel envious even though it is always my intention to bring them into our fold.
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Originally posted by zoid:
Point is, regardless of what else we believe, we all believe in Firefly. For me, it has been a life-altering experience. I never dreamed I could be so caught up in a television show. I have seen a few life-changing movies: "It's A Wonderful Life", "Forrest Gump", "Fight Club", "Star Wars" (original trilogy, only), "Blade Runner", "Unforgiven", "Terms of Endearment" (yeah, I said it), and a handful of others. But I have never been so moved by a TV show.
I think Zoid said it best for me. Almost to the point that I look at people differently when they say that didn't like Firefly or didn't think much of it (for all the wrong superficial reasons). I know of at least two people like this.
Now, I'm always of the attitude that if someone doesn't like what you like, then they're exercising the right to be different in their artistic appreciation or life perspective. It's called tolerance, even for the intolerant.
But I detect something somewhat spiritual about this show and almost everyone here. Not spiritual as in organised religion spiritual. I'm as atheist as they come. More like a recognition of something regarding life's questions and the lack of an easy answer or path.
For those that don't see that in this show (and I'm not saying you have to), then I sincerely hope they get their answers from somewhere else - if they are looking. Otherwise they will truly be oblivious and avoidant to life and meaning. That's a fate I'd hate for anyone to deal with when life ends.
An article of interest which I found through Google using the keywords "when you can't run anymore you crawl":
http://www.keithmpire.com/nonfiction/fireflyii/
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Originally posted by Calhoun:Quote:
AURaptor wrote:
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 08:35
Xizoo, welcome! Here you are a completely different person from me, and yet you pretty much said exactly what I feel per Firefly.
Ditto!
One thing though.
Whilst I am pleased that new fans appear every day, I feel that these new guys got a better deal, in a way.. they only have a relatively short time between watching the TV series and the Movie. While its been an agonising few years wait for most of us. Still... I can't begrudge these new guys, I just envy them.
Its like when I lend my DVDs out to people and create fanatics, I always feel envious even though it is always my intention to bring them into our fold.
As Zoid mentioned earlier, I also have been here since Firefly first appeared on Fox
(Fox = braindead morons) in 2002. I had caught some previews quite by accident while checking out Cops one Friday evening because nothing else was on. Intrigued by the preview (remember Wash: "Who's driving this thing, Oh that would be me!") I made a point to watch and have been stuck like a fly to flypaper ever since, no pun intended. We have gone through the agony of cancellation, 
the exhilaration of DVD's 
and getting our own BDM. Let us not forget that we also went through the painful experience of having our BDM being postponed from an April, 2005 release to September 30, 2005. And all of us would wait as long as it takes.I have never ever felt this way about any tv show as history, biography and discovery channels are my preference. It was just a fluke that I happened to be on Fox that Friday night in 2002 and saw previews for Firefly. So believe me, I know exactly how you feel! I was getting my second set of DVD's together last night to bring into another potential Browncoat and was envious indeed as I watched Serenity and Train Job, wishing that I could be seeing it again for the first time. So remember, the impact Firefly has made on you is not unusual and you are among fellow Browncoats who will fully understand your obsession. OH! and Welcome!
"And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an over-abundance of schooling." Mal, Train Job
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...What a great tale of discovery!!!
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And as part of your Welcome gift basket... another episode! Well, sorta kinda. At least it will feel like another episode if you are like most people who've just watched the entire series and are now starting to jones for more Firefly. The following link is for an unfilmed script Dead or Alive:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/feature.asp?f=45
When you read it I'm sure you'll be able to "see" the episode as if you were plopped down in your favorite tv chair just like the other ones - also, it's a very good ep imho. Enjoy!
Scifi movie music + Firefly dialogue clips, 24 hours a day - http://www.scifiradio.net
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Wow, pizmo, thanks for that! I didn't know it was there (also a relative newbie. Just discovered the easter egg on the 4th disk last week, no thanks to my brother!!)
And Xizoo, wonderful to have you aboard! And it's great to hear that the airing of Firefly on Sci Fi is indeed recruiting new browncoats.
Zoid-you really did speak for all of us. That was wonderful!
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Welcome to the site Xizoo. Glad to have you aboard. Make yourself at home.
Thanks for sharing how you came to find Firefly and what the show means to you. I enjoy reading how everyone came to discover the show, and hearing their thoughts and feelings on the series.
You are coming into the fandom at a great time. The first issue of the comic run came out this month. The RPG & action figures are due out late next month, there is a Serenity companion book coming out soon, and there are several magazines coming out w/ articles on the BDM.
Should be an interesting year.
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