Newbie Question for The Veteran Browncoats of 2002

POSTED BY: Nellie
UPDATED: Friday, February 24, 2006 16:17
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DONCOAT

Thursday, February 23, 2006 6:54 PM

Seems to me that silliness is very much a part of the Browncoat spirit. I introduce one Hoban Washburne as exhibit A.

Would any of us love the 'verse quite as much as we do if it were always so gorram serious?

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I don't disagree on any particular point.

MILFORD

Thursday, February 23, 2006 7:32 PM

I've been a Browncoat since day one. I was hooked by a description Joss gave in a magazine about the idea for the show. I saw all but one episode first run. I emailed Fox every day when I found out they were thinking about cancelling the show. That was an oversight on my part: I assumed someone there could read. My mistake.I was just a lurker here for a while but I'm glad I came out with my support.

As for the interesting changes, I was really getting diheartened before the film, thinking that maybe there weren't as many of us as I thought, and that perhaps I was delusional in my devotion. Since Serenity came out I've been amazed, and I mean that sincerely, at the number of psoters who have been converted by the DVDs and the film. I can't believe it. It gives me boxes of hope for the future WHEN we get our series back.

Remember, that but for one trifling exception, the entire universe is made up of others.- Oliver Wendall Holmes

CHINDI

Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:22 PM

now now nellie.. ( I like that alliteration) no one is upset.. your query and respect is proper and I for one was no where near offended or upset.. sorry if I made you think so...

it's allllll good!

Chindi

JAMESTHEDARK

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:19 AM

While I'm a relative newcomer to the boards (having showed up here not long before the Big Damn Movie came out), I am a grizzled old veteran when it comes to Firefly. I remember seeing the previews and thinking "Bwah. That show's going to suck." Blame it on the fact that they scored the previews to 'Walking on the Sun', just didn't capture the essence of it at all. Hell, I was just about ready to let the whole thing slide on by.
But then another show came along. John Doe, I'm sure you've heard of it. It also was helpfully granted the Death Slot, but one hour later. Since I was intrigued by that one, I sat through The Train Job in order to see it.
Talk about your life altering experiences.
The next week, I was there bright and early for the next episode, and I followed it all the way to the end, with all the highs and Reavers in between. And I was there when Early's four words signaled the death knell of the series. Just a horribly out of time replaying of the pilot, and Firefly was gone.
Which irritated me.
Greatly.
But here I am, and the community is still going strong. We have literally done the impossible. We have kept this thing alive, despite the fact that it only had a scant dozen and some episodes. We, the utopianist, quixotic browncoat fanatics for this Firefly phenomenon, have given the strength to take it just a little bit further.
We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. We are the browncoats. And we will rise again.

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I ain't lookin' for help from on high. That's a damn long wait for a train don't come.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:55 AM

Oldie here too. Been a fan since mid-Buffy.

And don't worry about offending us. Most of us have been offended by professionals.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

CHINDI

Friday, February 24, 2006 4:59 AM

"MOst of us have been offended by professionals"..

now THAT was pretty damn funny...

Chindi still chuckling

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, February 24, 2006 1:52 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by msckaren:
I can only speak for myself. As a veteran, I've had some real highs and lows but mostly highs.

I really love all the enthusiasm from the "new blood"! I've been here a long time and get a little tired some times - even have taken "breaks" from the fandom once and a while.

It's great to come back and see new ideas and fired up fans. Very grateful for the reinforcements!

From what I've seen over the years at the various boards, veterans will let you know when/if you cross a line. My hot button is criticism of Joss for "not doing more". Those of us who've been here in the trenches know he's done EVERYTHING to keep the verse going. We've supported him and he's appreciative. End of story as far as I'm concerned.

So anyway keep handing out those browncoats, creating new frontiers (radio stations and such), and recruiting! I'm happy to pass the torch for a while...

What MscKaren said.

I lurked here from just before the show aired until right around the time things hit the fan with the hiatus. I joined end of '02/beginning of '03. Was on the old Prospero/Fox board for a while but FFF.net is home. Like the people here and it just has a better feel to it.

As Msckaren said we have seen ups and downs in 3 plus years, but the highs more than made it worth weathering all the lows. We have gone from fighting to keep the show on the air to having a BDM, comics, action figures, books, an RPG, and all sorts of shiny merchandise on the way.

The best thing for me though is the vindication I feel and nothing better embodies that feeling than the growth of the fanbase. We went from a handful of people talking on this & other sites to thousands & thousands of fans online. I can remember going to Dragon Con in '03 & there not being a single panel or event for Firefly & only meeting one other fan, to all of the Cons around the country with thousands of fans in attendance & standing room only panels with the cast.

Yeah, part of me is a bit petty too. We had so many detractors who laughed at us, told us our show was dead & to "get a life". We're the ones laughing now (I think I've grown). We have done the impossible and we are mighty.

I have made some great friends through this community, friendships I will carry with me all my life. This show, the people, the message, all of it have changed me in some ways and made me a better person. I love this community and people here and on other sites helped to insure there was a future for all of the new people joining up to enjoy. That is not meant to sound like we are expecting any kind or recognition or anything because we are not. We did what we did out of love of this 'verse, the story, the characters, the cast, Joss, and one another. We did it to help keep our girl flying because the world needs quality programming and the message Joss gets across in the series and now the movie needs to be told.

We veterans are still here & we always will be. We're still in the fight, but now we have new fans to help take us to the next level. We need everyone to introduce the show & the movie to everyone they know. We need to share this 'verse with every single person willing to watch. We need to spread the word and bring in more new fans. Wear those shirts, Jayne hats, brown coats, and other Firefly/Serenity merchandise proudly Browncoats! The more exposure we get, the better.

Keep flyin'!

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

EVANS

Friday, February 24, 2006 2:07 PM

Member of FFF since 0ct.2002.

I watched the original episodes when they aired.

At first I thought, "Oh, Joss, this will never take off."

As the season progressed, I got more anxious about the reviews, scheduling, etc.

"Out of Gas," "Ariel," "War Stories," amazing!

And then it was canceled. No hope of DVDs. And there were still three episodes we hadn't seen and wouldn't get to see! But the episodes would be shown in the U.K.! I was furious. I always thought that downloading was criminal, but at that moment I changed my mind utterly: Fox deserved to have its property stolen. I know now that I was wrong, but I wanted to see those episodes, and remember: there were NOT going to be any DVDs of the TV episodes, and certainly no movie.

Do I call myself a browncoat? No. I am a fan.

m.
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"But ... not boring, like she made it sound." Wash, in ARIEL
"None of it means a damn thing." Mal, in OBJECTS IN SPACE

CYBERSNARK

Friday, February 24, 2006 2:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:
"MOst of us have been offended by professionals"..

now THAT was pretty damn funny...

Actually, I got that from a Star Wars video game (when the games have better dialogue than the movies, you know something's wrong).

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

NELLIE

Friday, February 24, 2006 2:27 PM

I'm so glad no one is offended! It's so neat hearing from the veterans, and I didn't realize how many people had been out there supporting the whole thing on their own for a long time before joining this website. They must have been very downhearted at times...

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