New Browncoats Shout Out (Newbie Thread)

POSTED BY: tanstaafl28
UPDATED: Monday, January 30, 2006 11:00
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PDCHARLES

Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:19 PM

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Originally posted by tanstaafl28:
Considering my surname is Brown, I figure I've been a member all along...

They call me Newcastle Brown because of my love of the English Nut Brown Ale (Mother's Milk).

There was actually a study done where a person could survive solely on Guinness, orange juice, and Milk.

I suppose you could do this with Newcastle.

Yeah, I am actually in Wilmington, NC.

Yes, home of Little Nymn and Surface.

NOSADSEVEN

Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:17 PM

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Originally posted by SubmarineGuy:
[...]What is fact is that this submarine sailor got lucky enough on a 6 month deployment that the Navy Morale group gave our sub the DVD series to take with us for enjoyment. Our reaction? What the **** is Firefly?!?! Why the hell didn't they give us something good? Two monthes into the deployment a couple of us got bored enough to actually watch it. Holy ****! How did I never even know this show existed on a major network? Long, long story short, it won us over and I know many who now own the series DVD. Now I own it myself, and my wife (really, really not a sci fi person. Likes reality TV) is hooked with me.[...]

Woo-hoo! It's actually pretty exciting to see your post, SubmarineGuy. There was alot of work and fundraising put in here at fff.net and the OB to get those DVD sets out to you all. Here's a link to one of the (many) updates on the Firefly DVDs to the Troops effort, "Negotiations underway to have Firefly DVDs on all US Navy ships":

http://www.fireflyfans.net/news.asp?newsid=468

It's great to see that it went over well with you guys! Take care, and thank you for your service.

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Ain't. We. Just.

CARTOON

Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by nosadseven:
It's great to see that it went over well with you guys! Take care, and thank you for your service.

Let me echo those sentiments. Thank you for your service. (Why is there no emoticons for "Salute"???)

Maybe you should drop a line to your superiors at the Pentagon and tell them how "Firefly/Serenity" is good for morale. Maybe, they can push a few buttons and get some network to revive the darn thing.

"I'm no good with words. Don't use 'em much, myself."

TANSTAAFL28

Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:41 PM

Good to see they're giving you bubbleheads something good to watch on your downtime. Which boat you on (if I might ask)?

I was a surface twigit from '88 to '94...my rate doesn't even exist anymore.

TANSTAAFL28

Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:45 PM

Despite my tremendous respect for the troops, I'd be hesitant to have the Pentagon involved on this one. These days, they seem a bit too much like "The Alliance" to me...

LOLA

Friday, January 13, 2006 12:00 AM

It's so comforting to hear other folks mourning the Firefly...
My husband asked for the DVD set for Christmas..due to a friend recommending it..and we watched half the first night..other half the second. It just ended too soon.
I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the movie yet..heard to many sad things about it..and it's my last new Firefly fix *sigh*
So I have solaced myself with a keen FF sticker on my car and the comfort in having a little taste of Serenity here.
Thank goodness there's so damn many of us.
You almost need a little group to mourn with you.
Oh, since I am a newbie and no nothing about posting stuff..etc..how do you put that neato screenshot pic up by your name when you post?
thanks a bunch.

Lola
the new Seattle Browncoat

CARTOON

Friday, January 13, 2006 12:23 AM

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Originally posted by Lola:
Oh, since I am a newbie and no nothing about posting stuff..etc..how do you put that neato screenshot pic up by your name when you post?

Click on "My Firefly".

Then click on "Edit Profile".

Then select one of the avatars at the bottom of the page.

"You think we should be usin' my fame to hoodwink folks?"

BOWIE

Friday, January 13, 2006 3:08 AM

I am relatively new here. I just signed on like a day ago, though I had joined the fans half a year ago, and was on another site, which died, wah. I had band so I could't get to involved until now. Marching season sucks like that. Anyway, this is how I got hooked.

I had seen one episode of Firefly, one boring night when my TV behaved and got chanel 6. It was the one where Jayne betrays Simon and River. I loved it, but couldn't ever find it, or its name(which I hadn't caught,) again. I was close to never becoming a fan.

My Parents work at the Library. One boring Wendsday I asked my mom to pcik up a movie, cause between the OC and Desperate house wives, I didn't feel like watching TV again, ever. My mom couldn't find any of the movies I liked, Star wars, The outlaw Josey Wales, 12 monkeys, but she did find this show called Firefly. She figured it looked like a scifi show, and hey anything better then desperate hosue wives. So she brought it home.

"Come on Bowie, you'll like it. It sounds just like what you like."

"Oh mom, I didn't want that, I wanted Josey Wales!"

"C'mon, they didn't have it. At least give it a try, if its too bad you don't have to keep watching."

"Oh fine, all right."

She put it in, and we waited for the FBI warning to desist. Then the music started.

"What the heck, I thought you said this was Sci fi, not a western. Cool." I said.

"But it is a sci fi thing, at least thats what the cover said." And then we noticed the horses were running from, a space ship. My reaction?

"Holy crap yes! A Western in space!" I was hooked. It was the greatest thing in the world I love westerns, and I love star treck. It was like a dream come true. I'v been hooked ever since.

I found Firefly, and now the rest of the verse is going to find it to.

FOLLOWMAL

Friday, January 13, 2006 3:20 AM

Welcome, Bowie.

Sounds like from your story, I'd better hurry up and get Firefly and Serenity donated to my local libraries. Converts awaiting!

I hope you find this as shiny a home as your last one. We do our best to be friendly folk and we hope you enjoy your new home.

"You spin me about..." Mal

EMBERS

Friday, January 13, 2006 3:28 AM

Wow, it is so exciting to see so many new people to the 'verse....
just to be sure you aren't missing anything, be sure to check out the links in my signiture...

and rest assured: there will be more!

soon we'll have more comics,
a little later we'll have some novels...
there will be news from conventions
and blogs & interviews....
and I think we'll get a sequel green lit by next year
(Just my personal opinion of course)

So welcome, enjoy...

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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse
have you checked out this thread?:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816

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