Newbie in withdrawl...mourning...This sucks

POSTED BY: Jetgirl23
UPDATED: Saturday, January 28, 2006 23:39
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GELASSENHEIT

Saturday, January 28, 2006 12:56 AM

Hi, I'm Gelassenheit.

It's been two months (yes, 2!) since I last viewed my Firefly DVDs. I gorram borrowed 'em out and haven't seen hide nor hair since.

Gelassenheit means Serenity

THECRAZYIVAN

Saturday, January 28, 2006 10:13 AM

marry me...lol

;-P

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"There is a sense that this is still not over. It's hard to put a finger on what's so special about this project and about this group of people, but it's just one of those things you have to trust in, and relish. I am very, very proud."
---Jewel Staite on "Firefly" and "Serenity" in "Finding Serenity" (essay collection by Jane Espenson)

GRAYALBATROSS

Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:26 PM

I got Serenity on Christmas Eve. Then I wasn't able watch it until the 26th (I was visiting relatives. Then I watched it. Then I watched it three more times within the next 24 hours. Well, you know where it goes from there.

Oh, it's innovative plot. It's involving characters. What love for it's art, so quickly snatched away? My Firefly! I mourn for my Firefly!

DEAR GOTT IN HIMMEL, WHY?!?!!!!!!!!

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When in doubt, consult the hamster.

Also, I can kill you with my brain

RAVENHAIR

Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:39 PM

Been there. Am there again (rewatching the entire series with my convert husband, I get very angry when he starts an episode without me - almost skipped a girls' night out because I had a suspicion that he would watch another episode!).

Has anybody recovered from this addiction? Does anyone want to?

MCALLEN

Saturday, January 28, 2006 3:23 PM

Jetgirl--your post was hilarious. Primarily because it sounded exactly like my own experience! My husband and I got hooked about 6 weeks ago (I more so then he, thanks to that painfully big crush on Mal that I'm afflicted with, but thankfully hubby is tolerant and also adores the 'verse). Like you we've watched and re-watched, then watched some more. I've scoured the net, ordered books and soundtracks, posted on websites, watched old actor interviews, and seriously considered going to a con (which is something that never would have crossed my mind in a million years pre-Firefly). We watch at least one episode EVERY NIGHT. Put the kids to bed, skip our other TIVOed shows, and pop in Firefly or Serenity. A day without Firefly/Serenity is an empty day for me.

Am I concerned about my sanity? A bit (though not as much as my friends and family qre questioning it right now). Do I think this obsession is a might bit unhealthy? A bit. Do I honestly feel like a lovesick puppy over this show and the fact that there *may* never be more of it? Yes. Am I dumbfounded when I tell people about this beauty and they don't run right out and buy the DVDs? Yes. Am I even more confused when they DO watch them and like them but do not become as freakishly obsessed as I have? Yes. Should I probably move on and just rip the band-aid off and put Firefly behind me? Prolly. Do I really have any choice in the matter, though? Not at all. I'm here, I love Firefly and Serenity, and I'll be here hoping and pulling for more of the 'verse until there IS more of the 'verse.

One of the most comforting things I read in response to my own "I'm new and I think I'm going crazy" posts was this, posted by NOSADSEVEN:

Quote:
Remember, it's not a bunch of freaks who latched onto some show; it's a show that created a bunch of freaks, and will continue to do so in perpetuity.

You're in good company. Here you can feel sane, and feel hopeful. With this many people this dedicated to Firefly/Serenity, it WILL return. It must.

Til then, wear the DVDs out, then go buy some more.

MAL: We're still flying.
SIMON: That's not much.
MAL: It's enough.

PINBALLWIZARD

Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:02 PM

Jetgirl, all 12 step programs are an attempt to overcomplicate a problem that could be solved more effectively with family or friends for the sole purpose of squeezing as much money from you as possible. We wouldn't do that to another Browncoat, and the fact that you're suffering on the same level as us makes you family.

So no 12 step programs, but instead I'll give you 12 bits of advice:

1. Nothing makes you feel better than getting someone else hooked.
2. The Serenity comic books are a good read, as well as the Visual Companion and Novelization.
3. Familiarise yourself with the other shows that have been killed by Fox, like Wonderfalls, Futurama, or the Lone Gunmen. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
4. Know your comedic roots: watch some Monty Python.
5. Before there was Firefly, there was Babylon 5, the scifi show that was at risk of being canceled after each season. It's more sciency than Firefly, but it's very human and very, very witty!
6. If you've got about a million years of spare time, you can build your very own Serenity paper model! Go here, www.chihuahuadepapel.com/ingles.htm, find the picture of Serenity in paper form, and let the insanity begin!
7. If you enjoy trying to solve the mysteries of the 'verse, try the impossible cases of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams, author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
8. Exercise. We all need to do it. I recomend swimming or a treadmill, especially riding you bike. "I'm a leaf on the wind..."
9. Learn Chinese! www.chinesepod.com
10. Chinese films have become quite a treat now that I'm learning some of the language. I recomend the undubed versions; always better to hear the real actors' voices.
11. Go to The Signal podcast or Firefly talk. They're what keeps me flying.
12. Write 12 helpful hints to solve your Firefly addiction.

No, I am not insane, I am crazy. Thank you for asking.

NUCLEARDAY

Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:42 PM

lmao, welcome to the club :P

Personally, this site has been functioning as my own 12-step program. It was right after seeing Objects in Space and watching through all the extras that I felt the overpowering need to find somewhere to rant.

MALNOURISHED

Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:52 PM

It is so nice to be here with people who understand the joy and pain of being a Firefly fan (didn't Joss say that once?). I have a lot of sympathy and respect for those of you who have been here from the beginning.

My obsession also began with Serenity. I didn't want to see the movie at first, because (it pains me to remember) I thought the trailer looked cheesy. But five minutes after the title credits, I was in love. When I finished watching all the episodes, I thought to myself in a moment of despair, "Hell, I wish I'd never met
her. Then I wouldn't've failed her," and I knew I was in trouble.

So to get my daily fix, I read the comics (I bought them on http://poplollies.com/browncoats/, and they shipped them with a bunch of shiny little freebies), read the Finding Serenity book, and recount my favorite moments with friends. I listen to the soundtrack constantly, and the funeral piece from "The Message" breaks my heart every time (doesn't stop me from listening, though). I watch an episode every day, but of course it's just not enough.

I would also like to get to a con, but there's no way I can afford a $700 pass plus airfare and hotel, and I'm afraid that by the time I get a real job the BDHs won't be doing cons any more. Any chance the Flanvention will be on the east coast in 2007?

BTW, I am right there with mcallen about the Mal crush...

You know you're addicted to Firefly when you'd rather watch "Our Mrs. Reynolds" by yourself than go to the movies with your boyfriend.

SHEWCHUK

Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:14 PM

Ahhhh girl, anyone you talk to here is like family now, so welcome to your second home.

Thought and Action when harmonized free each from the other

JETGIRL23

Saturday, January 28, 2006 9:48 PM

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Originally posted by TheCrazyIvan:
marry me...lol

;-P

Im sorry....Im holding out for Nathan (insert...he sees me at a con and just cant resist, falls madly in love, I get my FF fix forever and ever fantasy) but if that doesnt work out.......... we'll just ignore the age difference...I look damn good for 35!

Thanks for the bump on my Newbie thread guys. I couldnt even find this myself and I cant believe its been less than a month since my first post. I have spent every day since on this board. It still hurts, I still miss my show. But I am so ok because I am not the only one. (warm and fuzzys again)

I cant state it enough..."theres NO place that I can be...since I found Serenity"

"Faster would be better"

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