Wondering what sort of fans Firefly attracts?

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SUCCATASH

Friday, June 27, 2003 4:32 AM

Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.

KOFFEE

Friday, June 27, 2003 5:03 AM

Looks like someone's computer had the hiccups!
Welcome all newbies and former lurkers.

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

PEG

Friday, June 27, 2003 8:10 AM

Hey, I'm 49, married forever, three daughters, two dogs, six cats and (drum roll) a history major. I grew up watching westerns with my Dad,which provided me with the inclination to watch Firefly the first time add to that a love of Star Trek and Dune (odd combo, I know)but I was hooked.
The thing that attracted me to Firefly was the witty dialog, it holds up well to being repeated, as my husband is want to do. But more it was the realistic view of the future. No replacators with instant food,no beam me up Scotty. Life as it's always been, despite the hardships and the grit you find people that you trust and little things that make life bearable. It also helps that the characters are people that you would really like to know. My husband and I (He's 52) have spent afternoons decussing the characters,plot,technology and historical background of this show. It's a damn shame that Fox didn't realize what it really had.

MANIACNUMBERONE

Friday, June 27, 2003 8:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Succatash:
Welcome. Welcome. Welcome.

LOL

Nice to have you Ruthie, and all you folks from the "other" board as well.

You can call me Maniac. I just turned 30. Not married. Living in Utah. Working for the IRS.
Love reading everything I can get my hands on. I suspect, if you hang around here for any amount of time, you'll find out how I am.

PEG

Friday, June 27, 2003 8:34 AM

Hey, I'm 49, married forever, three daughters, two dogs, six cats,and (drum roll) a history major. When I was growing up I watched westerns with my Dad which gave me the inclination to watch Firefly the first time add to that a love of Ray Bradbury, Star Trek and Dune(odd combo, I know) but I was hooked.
The dialog is so witty, it bears being repeated which my husband does frequently (makes our girls crazy,probably one more reason to do it). The thing I liked most was the realistic view of the future. No replacators with instant food, no beam me up Scotty just life as it has always been. People making their way as best they can despite the hardships and the grit. For most, life isn't easy now and that won't change in five hundred years. Technology will go to the affluent and every one else will just get by.
The other thing that attracted me was the characters, these are people you would really like to know. My husband and I (he's 52) have spent afternoons discussing characters, plot, technology,historical background and favorite quotes. We have never done that about another TV show. It's a damn shame Fox didn't realize what it really had.

I'm still flying, that's enought

STILLSHINY

Friday, June 27, 2003 2:41 PM

Hey,

I'm a tech support guy for a company that makes fishing sonars & GPS units. But in the midst of talking to bubba, I like to surf Firefly sites. Already customized the desktop and all sound files on my computer at home. Fell in love with the Sernity crew & passengers from the get go. After 2 episodes my wife was hooked too. Love the quote of Joss saying. "Is a TV show morons." Nevertheless, went to pieces when it was cancelled . Then a friend showed me some episodes of Farscape on CD. Told him of my love for Firefly. He said he would see what he could do for me. Within a week I had three episodes in hand. Of course my old old old CD drive had trouble reading them. But through patience and persistence and 45 minutes of starting and stopping I got them downloaded onto my 4 gig harddrive. But Finally, I had Firefly again. Now, I show the episodes to my friends who always respond the same way, "Why the was this cancelled?"
So now, I continue building my collection of Firefly stuff, and look forward to having a very "Shiny" Christmas . And of course the only movie I could long for more than the LOTR series. (no I don't speak elvish) Well, that's my story. I'll drop by every now and then just to gab & keep up on THE GREATEST TV SHOW TO EVER COME TO TV AND THEN BE RIPPED MERCILESSLY FROM THE NETWORK WHICH GAVE US "american idle (sp intended)" But I'm not bitter. Keep Flying!

Mal: “Mercy is the mark of a great man. (stabs Atherton) Guess I'm just a good one. (stabs Atherton again) Well, I'm alright.”

GTHING

Friday, June 27, 2003 3:30 PM

Howdy!
My real name is Greg. I am 24 and saving money for my first home. I live in Michigan about halfway between Flint and Lansing. I have always been fond of science fiction.
I enjoy:
• the early Twilight Zone episodes
• Star Trek (both original series and TNG)
• the Star Wars movies including Episodes I and II
• StarGate SG-1 though I was disappointed with its sixth season,
• the cancelled but brilliant Odyssey 5
• the first four seasons of Earth: Final Conflict
• J.R.R. Tolkien's stories of Middle Earth (The Hobbit being my personal favorite)
• the first two Alien movies
• The Matrix
• Dark City (one of the best movies ever made and no one seems to remember it)
• The Terminator movies even though the next one will probably be a disappointment
• The Mad Max movies (Beyond Thunderdome is my favorite)
• Blade Runner
• Minority Report
• the works of Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut

There are quite a few others. I look for sophistication and originality in whatever I watch and read. I knew I had to see to Firefly, because I am a die-hard Buffy and Angel fan. Before those shows came along, I had no idea it was possible on a television show to do the things they have done. The biggest and happiest surprise is that Whedon and company have kept it fresh for years. They haven’t repeated themselves, and we can count on getting something new and unique. Thus, when Firefly came around, I could recognize the innovation behind it. The result was unprecedented. Given enough time, Firefly may have become Joss Whedon’s best show. The weirdest part is I have never liked Westerns very much. Something must have clicked here.

Excerpt from My Genre Geek Resume:
~huge Odyssey 5 fan (despite its cancellation)
~dangerously obsessed with BtVS and Angel
~former Andromeda fan

SIGNYM

Friday, June 27, 2003 7:17 PM

You must be my twin! (except I already have a twin...)

Female, mid 40s, scientist.

Likes scifi -started with "Rocket Man" (Corey), "Podkayne of Mars" (Heinlein) and "Wrinkle in Time" (L'Engle) and just kept going. Likes MZ Bradley and CJ Cherryh, not too wild about sword and sorcery tho.

Other ppl I know who like FF are a secretary (male), a chemist (male) and engineer (male) who all like scifi.

MAGUINAN

Saturday, June 28, 2003 12:16 AM

I just wanted to post and say that the twice-mentioned Due South is great (when will S2 DVD get here?!?) as well as Kurt Vonnegut who was mentioned somewhere. For those of you "just collatin' data, as they say," I'm teenaged, female, and quite possibly partially comprised of cybernetic material.

-maguinan

SWITCHY

Saturday, June 28, 2003 4:53 AM

I like this "getting to know you" thread..

I'm a Canadian, Male
married
32
musician
long time sci-fi fan (it's been a while since I read the classics but always loved Heinlein, Asimov, Phillip K Dick.)
Big movie fan! You name it, I've probably seen it. That's a lie but I'd like it to be true
I'm a little weak on my foreign films, though I try.

I've never been hooked by a show like this before. Certainly not enough to seek out a community online. Only something as fantastic as FF could inspire all of us to keep checking in and keeping the faith. Peace.

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