Negotiations underway to have Firefly DVDs on all US Navy ships

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Sunday, August 20, 2006 00:57
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BOWIE

Friday, January 13, 2006 11:22 PM

if its not up we should try and get it going again. And why just navy? I think MArines and air force and army, and even hell some of the reserves would get this verse a lot more.

If you play Nationstates.net check out the region Firefly.

TANSTAAFL28

Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:01 AM

As a U.S. Navy veteran, I wholeheartedly support this effort.

"You can't take the sky from me..."

TANSTAAFL28

Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:04 AM

Deployed troops on the ground are somewhat less likely to have facilities to watch movies, nor are they likely to have the time. Marines and soldiers in combat zones spend a whole lot of time maintaining their equipment and weapons, and they sleep more on their downtime than sailors do.

Most Navy ships have their own version of "Cable" piped into TVs all over the ship, (on mine, nearly every shop and lounge had one) some channels show regular TV shows, others show nothing but movies.

"You can't take the sky from me..."

URAJZED

Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:10 AM

As a former navy SF fan, I can predict that there will be more than a few converts. Sailors are hungry for entertainment, and they like action, and, they see a lot of movies on shore, and many of them (the single ones) have disposable income for entertainment and electronics. A witty SF show should do well there. As far as the nautical lingo goes, Mal isn't as traditional as, say, Star Trek, which is most likely to separate itself as another spacecraft-centered SF show. Mal calls the galley a kitchen and dining area, for example, and I don't recall hearing port and starboard thrown around. I think calling it a kitchen is a good choice, reflecting the ranch-house atmosphere of the place. Plus, he's former army, and you hear that lingo used more, mixed in with Chinese and western jargon. Dogmatic adherence to nautical jargon would be a little too militaristic. "Boat" is expressly used by by submariners to separate their sort of craft from surface vessels. And we all know Serenity is different.

BOWIE

Saturday, January 14, 2006 12:34 AM

I don't know bout those in combat zones, but I have a friend in the reserves who says its boring where he is. They have tv and stuff but nothing good to watch and nothing much to do all day. IS there any way we could get DVD's to those kinds of peeps?

If you play Nationstates.net check out the region Firefly.

CHINDI

Saturday, January 14, 2006 1:05 AM

HAKEN?

Is this program still a go?
Thanks for the update!

Chindi

FIZZIX

Saturday, August 19, 2006 8:15 PM

This is of the shiny, and I'd love if they can get this cemented. Wherever there is a croup of people who can and will be interested in Firefly, they should be exposed!! Happy!

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IYAOYAS65

Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:57 AM

As an active duty sailor I can say this is great news, for the sailors who will benefit from this and the on going effort to expose FIREFLY to as many people as possible. A veteran of too many cruises I care to count, I can say when a sailor finds new material available to watch he/she will latch on to it and spread the word. I'm impressed by the effort of this group in promoting such a fantastic product.

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