Wondering what sort of fans Firefly attracts?

POSTED BY: Ruthie
UPDATED: Thursday, July 26, 2007 21:16
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TRAGICSTORY

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Drakon:
utopia is a word and probably one of the most accurately labeled political concepts out there. It is greek for "no where"

"My kind of stupid"

Did you ever stop and realize that a utopia is a totalitarian dictatorship?

There is no social mobility in an utopia.

"Societies are supported by human activity, therefore they are constantly threatened by the human facts of self-intrest and stupidity." --Peter Berger

LERXST

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:13 PM

Hi Ruthie, welcome to our merry little band of lunatics.

I'm male, 38, married (wife is a fan too), have twin teenage daughters and FIVE cats. I'm a mailman and my wife is a librarian.

My favorite SF authors include Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury, Niven, Pournelle, Allen Steele, Nancy Kress, and Joe Haldeman, to name a few. I've been a fan of Firefly since seeing The Train Job (the first ep that aired here in the US). I've liked other SF TV shows, but none as much as Star Trek TOS. Until now.

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Raspberry! Only one man would dare give me the raspberry...LONESTAR!!

DRAKON

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:56 PM

yep, Plato thought a "philosopher king" would be ideal, and in a way he is right. But in dealing with humans, such don't work and has led to a lot of death, suffering, wars, famine, pestilence and other such waste of time, energy and resources. Power corrupts.

Dictatorships are the best kind government, but sadly also the worst. Democracies and republican democracies mediate the flaws inherent in the political structure as practiced by humans.

But what is worse is that, is that it is static. Life is a verb, and people are first and foremost living critters. People change all the time, and expecting social relationships to stay static, is simply unrealistic.

And why utopia will always be "no where"

"my kind of stupid"

SUCCATASH

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:00 PM

Here's more about me: I just bought a home from Utah Home Builder, I'm pretty excited. http://www.utah-home-builder.com

KOFFEE

Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Archer:
With the exception of Maniac, Succatash and myself, they're even mature.

Dammit! I was hoping to be immature too!

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“It's a real burn, being right so often.”

RUTHIE

Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:14 AM

Wow - I do seem to have started something here!

Great to get to know you all!

As someone said earlier, fans seem to come from a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. There are some common themes - that Heinlein connection is interesting!
It sounds as though everyone shares one or two interests with everyone else (apart from Firefly!), but we are certainly not look-alike clones!

Perhaps this is why Firefly had difficulty in 'finding it's market'. If it was assumed that it was SF, and therefor would appeal only to young males, and then didn't hit the target audiences in that demographic, it was assumed to be a failure. I'd say that the group LEAST represented in this thread is young males!

The mistake here, of course, was assuming that young males are the typical SF demographic!
It's a viscious circle, if the only SF on TV is slanted towards a certain group, and is made to appeal to that group (Have any of the other UK viewers been sickened by Sky One's current 'Beam Me Up Totty' mangeling of Star Trek?) - and then anything that group doesn't like is cancelled - then of course all the TV SF left WILL appeal to that group!!

I can't help wondering if Joss W approached the BBC for funding. Being driven by non-commercial concerns, the BBC is able to sponsor programming that falls outside the normal boundaries. What it does seem to be good at is finding INTELLIGENT programmes, and Firefly certainly fits that description!

MALINARA

Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:14 AM

Hey all

Just fitting that my post goes under Ruthie as I want to agree with her as to why FF as become my new obsession since the demise of the Xfiles. No other show will probably replace my lurve for finding the Truth with Mulder and Scully. For a whileI had a thing for Farscape ..very briefly but lost interest somewhere...and hooked onto SG-1. But by chance one evening sat down to watch Firefly ( Our Mrs Reynolds) and voila! , I was hooked I found a new love! I have been visiting here since then and it is the first thing I do every morning before I start work.

BTW, i am a 35 yr mother one 3yr old boy, married and a business executive ,leading a very hectic life in Capetown, South Africa. However FF is the only luxury I afford myself when time allows. Since I have no ability to write fanfic , I absolutely gobble up writings on FF sites etc. So to the FFff writers keep them comin`!

Fox for cancelling one of the most interestin` shows since the X files..they should`a stuck with it! From reading all the posts, it seemed to attract diverse fans from all age groups, countries and tastes..does`nt that say it all!

The show had a great storyline , great ensemble acting and character development ..."like a box of chocolates you knew what you would find ". Lastly , I must admit that the no 1 attraction for me on the show was the Mal/Inara `Ship and I would have loved to have seen how MIR would have developed over time.

In the mean time , I`ll keep my fingers crossed that Serenity and her crew will fly again...someday soon

MAL : [EE-chee shung-hoo-shee.] Are you saying I'm doing this deliberate on account of you? There's some reason I don't want you on the job?

INARA : Is there?

RHYANNAN

Friday, June 27, 2003 2:23 AM

Hi. *waves shyly*
Umm..I'm from the "other" board.
Thought I would pop in and say hello.

In answer to the question: I'm in my mid-thirties, single, no children, 3 cats and 1 dog.
And have always loved scifi. Starting off with Asimov's I, Robot and read most of his stuff through high school. Also, my other favorite scifi writer is Andre Norton.
I love all kinds of scifi A or B ratings. Started watching FF because I knew Adam was going to be in it and I've always been a big time admirer of Adam's. I've watched most of his stuff (95%). *hangs head* I'd watch more but so darn hard to find some of his movies on video/dvd.

Well, anyways that's pretty much it.
Oh, love playing PC games like Diablo I & II, Warcraft(all), Sacrifice (just started), Baldur's Gate II, etc... if its strategy, roleplay, action/adventure and some sim types, I likes playing.

Peace,
Rhy

PS. Pardon me while I'm learning the ins/outs of this here board. ;-)

RHYANNAN

Friday, June 27, 2003 2:24 AM

Hi. *waves shyly*
Umm..I'm from the "other" board.
Thought I would pop in and say hello.

In answer to the question: I'm in my mid-thirties, single, no children, 3 cats and 1 dog.
And have always loved scifi. Starting off with Asimov's I, Robot and read most of his stuff through high school. Also, my other favorite scifi writer is Andre Norton.
I love all kinds of scifi A or B ratings. Started watching FF because I knew Adam was going to be in it and I've always been a big time admirer of Adam's. I've watched most of his stuff (95%). *hangs head* I'd watch more but so darn hard to find some of his movies on video/dvd.

Well, anyways that's pretty much it.
Oh, love playing PC games like Diablo I & II, Warcraft(all), Sacrifice (just started), Baldur's Gate II, etc... if its strategy, roleplay, action/adventure and some sim types, I likes playing.

Peace,
Rhy

PS. Pardon me while I'm learning the ins/outs of this here board. ;-)

RHYANNAN

Friday, June 27, 2003 2:24 AM

Hi. *waves shyly*
Umm..I'm from the "other" board.
Thought I would pop in and say hello.

In answer to the question: I'm in my mid-thirties, single, no children, 3 cats and 1 dog.
And have always loved scifi. Starting off with Asimov's I, Robot and read most of his stuff through high school. Also, my other favorite scifi writer is Andre Norton.
I love all kinds of scifi A or B ratings. Started watching FF because I knew Adam was going to be in it and I've always been a big time admirer of Adam's. I've watched most of his stuff (95%). *hangs head* I'd watch more but so darn hard to find some of his movies on video/dvd.

Well, anyways that's pretty much it.
Oh, love playing PC games like Diablo I & II, Warcraft(all), Sacrifice (just started), Baldur's Gate II, etc... if its strategy, roleplay, action/adventure and some sim types, I likes playing.

Peace,
Rhy

PS. Pardon me while I'm learning the ins/outs of this here board. ;-)

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