pirated firefly copies

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CBY

Saturday, January 14, 2006 4:34 PM

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Originally posted by j6ngo1977:
However I did get a DVD rip off my friend (if it wasn't a perfect copy I wouldn't have bothered) of serenity because it's not available in UK yet. When it is released I'll be buying 2 copies, 1 for my collection and 1 to watch.

I know it's just a few clicks away, but I am not going to destroy my pleasant anticipation. This is the most fun part after all

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BLINKER

Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:00 PM

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The versions shown on SciFi were the same as the ones on the legit DVDs, with the exceptions already noted, and the fact that SciFi added various sound effects. Still not sure why.

What sort of sound effects?

And do the episodes end with the executive producers' names, or the glowing Serenity stencil?

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DARKJESTER

Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:41 PM

Here is the original thread: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=14959

And I think they end with the stencil, then put the screen "off to the side" for the credits and talk over them.

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ZEROHERO

Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:48 PM

Well, I recorded 4 episodes that aired on Sci Fi because I was intrested. What really intrested me as when I rented the actual movie first. Then of course I heard from a friend that it was being shown on sci fi, and made sure I recorded some of it. After that, I was hooked. None of my stores carried the boxset, but I found some online to download, and got them instead. One day i'll get the box set, but till then, I at least bought the movie to support the Firefly/Serenity fan bases. So piracy is not always bad, it's only bad they way certain people go about using it.

JUSTSHINY

Monday, January 16, 2006 4:09 AM

I have mixed views on piracy.

First of all, I can't download movies or anything, because I have dial-up. So, unless I wanted to see them in about 10 years, it's easier to rent them or check 'em out at the library.

I think that if something looks interesting enough (talking about dvd's and videos), and you find out enough about it. You should buy it if you want to. But if you watch it, and like it enough...then you should support it by buying it. That is just my thoughts. Unless it is only available by downloading, like I know some of the extra un-released Firefly stuff is. One day I'll get to see those.

I do download music for free though. I have no problems with that because I refuse to pay 15 bucks for a CD with 10 songs, where I only really like 2 of them. Which I know goes under piracy or whatever but the recording companies and all that have been ripping us off for too long. I did buy my Firefly and Serenity soundtracks from the store though, because downloading those is wrong, to me because...well that's obvious.

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ROCKETJOCK

Monday, January 16, 2006 4:47 AM

My feeling is, they broadcast most of the episodes for free in the first place, knowing a lot of people would be recording them, and possibly sharing and/or dubbing the tapes. Same thing for the Sci-Fi Channel reruns.

What you're paying for when you buy a professional DVD copy of once-broadcast TV shows isn't so much the right to watch them as the ability to watch a clean, complete copy, without commercials or rough pause-cuts that eliminate dialogue, whenever you want.

None of this applies, of course, to pirate copies of Serenity, at least not until it is eventually released to TV. And no one has the right to sell copies of a copyrighted movie or show for profit without paying royalties

"A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head." -- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates

JUMPER

Monday, January 16, 2006 4:55 AM

Before December, I'd heard of Firefly/Serenity in passing. Missed Serenity in theaters because I hadn't watched Firefly and knew enough to want to see the series before I watched the movie. Actually made my friends turn off a crappy crappy shakycam pirated copy of Serenity one night because I didn't want to ruin it for myself.

One night I was bored. Dowloaded eps off BT and watched the pilot. And 'The Train Job'. And the rest, even though it was exams week and I was supposed to be studying. By the time I got to Objects in Space (about a week later), I was about ready to cry because I knew it was the last episode. Downloaded Serenity once I could find a good rip and watched that. Did cry several times during the BDM. Fell in love. Lurked around various forums for a bit ;)

Bought the Serenity DVD the first chance I had at Best Buy (a bit of a drive from home). Watched all the extras. Watched movie with commentary by Joss. I've watched it with three different groups of friends so far. People wonder what I'm talking about when I quote our BDHs, and I'm happy to tell them. 'Best Sci-Fi of the past ten years' or 'better then Episods 1-3'.

Two series box sets and another copy of Serenity on the way from Amazon right now, along with the BSG Season One DVDs. I have a close friend who has been pestering me about getting copies of the eps, and I figured she deserves a nice box set instead, and the movie. Since we will probably watch them together

I'll be honest, I don't usually buy movie or TV show DVDs. But Firefly/Serenity were special enough and I enjoyed them so much that I felt not buying them would nag on me for the rest of my life. I want more. I want it yesterday. I want it piped into my brain while I sleep so that I think I'm actually living in the 'verse. I'm almost tempted to send Joss money directly. I would sell my soul to Fox if it would help. Advertise the new series on my forhead!

IWASAFRYCOOK

Friday, January 20, 2006 2:37 PM

I'm going to admit it: I burn copies of the series for friends and relatives to borrow. What I've found is that, even if they're not the type to get obsessed about the show and buy 18 copies (like me ), most of them have at least bought a copy of the movie (or two, because the people at work needed to be enlightened). And I figure, people keeping burnt copies every now and again is worth the dozen or so copies of the movie my DVD burner has inspired people to buy.

ILLEGALARGENTINE

Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:08 PM

I got into firefly because of an illegal copy, all of my friends have gotten hooked on the series because of someone handing it out. I like the series so much, I'm going to actually buy the DVD's so I can watch it on my tv instead of watching the illegal copy on my computer.

Handing out illegal copies may be wrong, but how else are people going to be turned onto a canceled series and a movie that was a flop at the box office? Firefly is kick ass, but I would not have ever even heard of this show or decided to join this blog if it wasn't for an illegal copy.

JELLYBEAN

Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:00 AM

Was the pirated version downloaded from the internet or copied from an original disk? If it was copied from an original, according to my dad at least, the program used to copy a disk to another disk my cut out bits and peices (e.g. extras and such, a possibly some of the actual feature) if there is too much information to fit on the new disc.

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