Need a fix, help me please...

POSTED BY: Kaele
UPDATED: Monday, February 13, 2006 17:28
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KAELE

Friday, February 3, 2006 9:23 PM

Yes, yes, yes. I'm another new recruit. I've fallen in love with this after my dad let me watch his copy of Serenity that I bought him for Christmas. It is all his fault and I place the blame firmly on his shoulders. SO, since I borrowed Serenity my mother had given him Firefly and I borrowed that as well.

Needless to say, I was hopelessly hooked within the first episode.

The first night, Hubby walked in and asked what stupid show I'm watching now. It had previously been Christian Bale and I'm known for showing up with some strange B-movies of my hotti-of-the-month. The second night, he asked the same thing, but sat down and watched it with me. The third night, he sat down first THEN asked when I was going to put in Firefly. So I wound up getting him hooked too. (we're both big Farscape fans, and this is soooo close)

Hubby's birthday was Jan 18th, so my dad took pity on us and gave him Firefly. I went out and spent money I shouldn't have and bought Serenity.

I put the kids in bed just a few minutes earlier just so I can pop in two episodes a night. Sometimes it goes down to one if I listen to the commentary and I'm rewinding just to hear dialog AND commentary. I dream about it, I feel this aching hole that I didn't see Serenity in the theater (soon to be remedied - thanks Ben and the bryn mawr theater!). I find myself hearing appropriate quotes from the show in my head while I'm doing things. Perhaps River has set up shop somewhere in my brainpan.

I NEED SOMETHING ELSE!!!!

I've found a few slash sites and saw some of the fanfic on here. But what I'm looking for is canon stuff. What's this I hear about a RPG and a comic? Can anyone help? Any release dates on these supposed novels coming?

~Kaele
(pronounced 'kale', not like kaylee)
AIM - Dewlanna
YID - jedi_kaele

CHINDI

Friday, February 3, 2006 9:51 PM

well Kaele... there are a few things out there.. the River Tam sessions (creepifying but good), the comics and the cons.. but mostly (for now) you got us.. and we will stand with you.

Not a whole lotta help, I know, but you ain't alone in this. and there's a piece of mercy in that.

Chindi

GRIZWALD

Friday, February 3, 2006 9:56 PM

Quote:
I NEED SOMETHING ELSE!!!!

Honey, don't we all.

Here are a few things to keep you going:

Read the shooting scripts for a few details you may have missed or that may have been cut/changed in the final version.
http://www.fireflywiki.org/Firefly/EpisodeGuide
(click on each individual episode to find a summary and a link to the shooting scripts)

DEAD OR ALIVE: An unshot episode, right here on this website
http://www.fireflyfans.net/feature.asp?f=45

A Guy, A Fish and A Cat Review Serenity
http://www.guyfishcatmovie.com/serenity.html

The River Tam Sessions
http://www.session416.com

I just bought the comic books on eBay. Haven't read them yet.

SAMWIBATT

Friday, February 3, 2006 9:59 PM

Welcome to the ranks!

Until we hear about a movie sequel or new series, I'm afraid that you have to learn to live with the pain. I've just started re-watching the DVD set for the jillionth time, and every single time I watch an episode I remember how it was when they cancelled the show.

I don't know much about your tastes (other than you like the 'verse and Farscape), so I don't know for sure what your favorite part about the show is. If you like the dialogue/characterizations in Firefly, you might like the Buffy and Angel stuff - it's all Joss, and it's all good.

Or, going a bit further out on a limb, maybe try Wonderfalls. It's not sci-fi, but it's funny, clever, sweet, and psycho. And cancelled almost before the pilot was completely broadcast, if you like that underdog-masochist angle. There's even a connection to the Jossiverse in that Tim Minear worked on it.

PIRATENEWS

Friday, February 3, 2006 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by Kaele:
Yes, yes, yes. Needless to say, I was hopelessly hooked within the first episode.

I NEED SOMETHING ELSE!!!! Can anyone help?

Try my 5-minute music video. It'll repeat itself endlessly for hours if you let it.

The ratio of "action" vs "sex" and humor is re-engineered to give a different buzz. I recommend renting the video "Thief" with James Cahn, to get the inside joke on choice of music.

"You can't stop the signal!"
-Mr Universe, STM, Pirate TV

FIREFLY SERENITY PILOT MUSIC VIDEO:
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/01/8310.php
(try again later if server is crashed)

Pirate News TV
Knoxville, Tennessee
Winner Best Music Video
"We Never Went to the Moon"
(no rocket exhaust as Apollo LEM "blasted off" from the "moon")
Los Angeles Music Awards 2005
http://piratenews.org/hollywood.html
http://ufoetry.com

CAPTKAR

Friday, February 3, 2006 11:28 PM

Im sorry to say there is not a whole lot of anything else. You can read episodes people make up, watch the series over and oer till you have them all darn near memerized (one of my choices), watch the movie again and agian and look for things you missed the first time (dialouge, people, etc...), and of course post. Random posts about what if scenarios, blowing off some steam, telling about your favorite part of Firefly. As you can tell by loging on to FFF.net this is our choice for sure. Trust me it helps relive some of the yearning for more.

You know the saying "Patience is a virtue." That's a crock used for control. The truth is nobody is that patient so we use each other to hold on. To wait for our angels to fly overhead and end our war.

Hope this helps. Just remember we are all here for each other, and especially the newfound friends.

-When you can't run you crawl, and when you can't crawl you find someone to carry you-

KAELE

Saturday, February 4, 2006 3:12 PM

Sad to say, there are no cons in my area. At least not until November. Stupid city. And the cash flow is going into taking the kids to Disney this year, so no traveling to any other cons that need planes and/or hotel rooms. I'm looking into splitting some with my mom, so if anyone has any news on good sci-fi cons in and around Philly/New York/New Jersey areas let me know.

I've been watching at least an episode a day. I think soon I'll have the whole darn thing memorized in a few more weeks or so. Then I'll need to go buy Hubby a new set of DVDs as I will have worn his set out.

I shall have to check over at the nearby comic store and see if they have the comics and the role play book. I GOTTA do it sometime this week so I can spread the word about that showing of Serenity in Bryn Mawr. (doin my part in spreading the signal)

Was never much into Buffy or Angel. I've been trying to catch a few snippets just to see if they're the episodes with our favorite BDstars being bad guys. So yeah, am forcing myself to watch those Whedon creations. Vampires just never really interested me.

Kaele
(pronounced 'kale', not like kaylee)
AIM - Dewlanna
YID - jedi_kaele

GRAYFURY

Saturday, February 4, 2006 3:24 PM

Heres what I came up with.... http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816

"Smellin' alot of IF comin' offa' this plan!"

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, February 4, 2006 3:28 PM

Welcome here, we're weird.

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:
well Kaele... there are a few things out there.. the River Tam sessions (creepifying but good), the comics and the cons.. but mostly (for now) you got us.. and we will stand with you.

Not a whole lotta help, I know, but you ain't alone in this. and there's a piece of mercy in that.

Chindi

Well said, wasn't that well said?

Chindi is right, you've got us, we aren't much when compared to having the crew of Serenity, but if you stick around I think you'll find that we are ... something. I'm not sure what, but it helps. Sort of like:
"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone."
But less depressing.

I get tired of saying this, but it needs to be said: The only way to get more is by DVD sales, and the only way to get enough DVD sales is to convert people, spread the word. The only way to make sure that they don't stop the signal is if someone transmits.

I don't bring this up very often, because I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but I've been a Firefly fan since the first episode that was aired (which was of course the second episode) and I remember three years of waiting, much of it without knowing if we would ever get more.

Even though I had no reason for it I had faith that there would be more, faith that was more or less insane (like Joss said, failed tv shows don't get made into movies.) That faith paid off.

This time around we have something we can do, we know that if the DVD sales are enough there will be at least two hours more, but it's not as if we can buy all the DVDs ourselves (and no one should try) and it is hardly a sure thing we'll get what we need.

I know this doesn't really help, but it's all I can really offer, one bit of advice:
Have faith.

-

Also, you're here, and that means you're among family. I've tried to think of another way to say this because I don't like repeating myself so much, but I can't:

Welcome home.

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, February 4, 2006 3:55 PM

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Originally posted by christhecynic:
Welcome home.

Best thing I know to say!

I love it here and it helps a lot in dealing with the more Firefly deprivation.
You'll find this a shiny place full of good people and good things to read and see.

You're already doing the most important thing for all of us to do....spreading the word! So thanks new Browncoat! We're glad to have you.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

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