Browncoat Rally Cry!!

POSTED BY: MuddersMilker302
UPDATED: Saturday, March 4, 2006 15:21
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CEDRIC

Thursday, March 2, 2006 2:55 AM

Much as it pains me to admit it, I have to agree with Sigmanunki: a protest in front of Fox at this point will just look silly. Recruiting so many Browncoats that the whole franchise makes lots of money is the one thing Hollywood and LA will respect. *sigh*

On other matters, though--

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Originally posted by Miramel:
on another note: the topic of this thread is "browncoat rally call" which brought to my attention taht we don't really ahve any call... which is to say, as far as i can remember, nowehre is there mentioned some sort of battlecry (which is a little problamatic for my subconcious, as i don't ahve anything to yell in my shiny foxslaying dreams). does anyone have any ideas? (i did consider "bwaah!" but i've tried it a cuple times, it just doesnt have any particular ring to it)

Nathan Fillion gave us a rallying cry, and it inspired this song:

Trilogy, O trilogy, I want my trilogy,
Don’t stop at one, Don’t stop at two,
Gorramit, gimme three!
Trilogy, O trilogy, that’s what I want to see,
Someday I’ll own a boxed set
Of that Big Damn Trilogy!

Check it out at the link in my sig.

Keep flyin, and keep recruitin',

Cedric

"Some things stay with you, 'til the day you die."
On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity, now on sale at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bedlambards/from/celtic

MIRAMEL

Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:23 AM

yea, i've heard that song, 'tis quite good i thought

FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:32 AM

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Originally posted by Cedric:
Much as it pains me to admit it, I have to agree with Sigmanunki: a protest in front of Fox at this point will just look silly. Recruiting so many Browncoats that the whole franchise makes lots of money is the one thing Hollywood and LA will respect. *sigh*

Getting another movie or show is about money. Plain and simple. Not very newsworthy or flashy or inspiring. But true nonetheless. That's the language that networks and Universal speak. That's the language we have to speak.

I want a Trilogy.. that would make me a very happy Browncoat! You know, 3 more movies, a series in between and then another 3 or 7 movies.
Yep, that'd do it.

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

CEDRIC

Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:40 AM

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Originally posted by Miramel:
yea, i've heard that song, 'tis quite good i thought

Thanks. I got a room full of people singing it with me last weekend. Afterwards, several scifi fans told me they were ready to give Firefly a try. :-)

Look, it might take a while--but we will get a sequel. Or a series. Or shadow puppets. Believe.

And go to browncoatsriseagain.com, and take the advice there.

Cedric

"Some things stay with you, 'til the day you die."
On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity, now on sale at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bedlambards/from/celtic

SHINEY777

Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:42 AM

Also, Miramel - it's so refreshing to see a youth with good taste. It gives me hope for our future.
You know, the future - that's you!

SHINEY777

Thursday, March 2, 2006 3:51 AM

Guys, come on! What's wrong with a little rally? I admit, Fox might not be the best place for it. I would like to see it on the Sci-Fi channel, myself. I applaud Muddersmilker302 for at least wanting to do something. After all, Firefly is 'the only spaceship powered entirely by fans'.

So we're fanatics. So are Star Trek fans, and they kept that series going for 30 years. Rally for the cause, I still like it. I can only afford to buy so many copies of the series and movie to help boost sales. I have 5 coffe mugs, and 2 calendars, and a shirt and another mug on the way as well as converting more fans, but I can't help thinking that won't be enough.

Money isn't always the only thing that talks.

SIGMANUNKI

Thursday, March 2, 2006 4:42 AM

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Originally posted by Miramel:

well, dome decent points on the danger of fanatacism i'll give you that; my take on this (and maybe im quite wrong, this is just what i got from it) is that it wouldnt neccesarily be done with the intention of some sort of immediate gratafication, or even notice, but rather that its a way to fight back, a way to DO something, even if its not that helpful, realisticly. but i dunno maybe it was purely in hopes of drawing media attention and i've gone and twisted it to my own ideas again :)

Why direct time and energy into something that has more than just potential to harm the chances of what we want to happen? Why not find a more creative solution?

Let me give it a try. Don't want to cut someone's idea down without coming up with something myself.

We need to show that the FF/Serenity fan community is:

1) Large

2) Mostly rational people that will financially support the franchise.

3) Prove that the community is active

4) Make stuff

5) Once the above is done, inform the companies that they are missing out on a lot of money because we are creating free content. Content that they could be creating and charging for.

6) Learn Mandarin

-1 We are getting larger all the time. Whether this is because we are spreading our Box Sets around, or saw it on Space/SciFi, or whatever. Our numbers are growing. So, we're pretty much taking care of this one already. Yah us!

Basically, more people, more revenue oppertunity.

-2 Kindly point out the flaws in plans like this one. Sure it is great to see people get fired up enough to do something. But, we have to point these people in a constructive direction, lest we get known for being fanatical (we lose by default here).

We also have to actually buy the FF/Serenity stuff ie no downloading. If you know someone that has downloaded it and/or burned it. Try to friendly encourage them to purchase it if they have the cash. You can't bleed a stone and you act like a prick, they'll just turn off straight away. So, this one will require one to turn off there "passion" for a small chunk of time.

Basically, prove that we are willing to spend our money.

-3 Writing fan fic and participating on boards like these are good ways to show that the community is alive and kicking (and it's fun to boot

).

Have FF/Serenity parties, go to the Cons, organize screenings (there was a thread addressing this just the other day).

Basically, show them that we are not just sitting on our collective

doing nothing.

-4 Yup, I'm being vague... but for a reason. The thought is that we make stuff that is a market that they could be making money from.

Games is a big $ industry. I know of at least one mod project working to get FF into a game, another one announced that it was starting just the other day and I'm working on one that'll be announced when it is more mature.

I know, time and time again, people say that games should be made, and/or people say they are developing one, but it seems as though no-one is actually making them. Well, I know there is a mod for EV Nova going on and from there forums, they are still at it. Not sure as to there actual status is, but from the first post about it here that I found through google, they've been at it for over a year and still plugging away.

That is just an example, but you get the idea. Find a market that has a lot of $ potential, and start doing something. Preferably for free. That way, there's a lot less chance of getting sued.

What this says to the corps is that you guys aren't fulfilling a need that we have that could be making you loads of cash. So, we're going to make it ourselves and share it for free.

All of this also screams active community. So, the more, the better.

Basically, show them that they are not filling a profitable need ie If they don't see the market, show them the market.

-5 Here we don't actually have to do much of anything. O

SAMEERTIA

Thursday, March 2, 2006 4:54 AM

Cedric!
What have you done to me? How did I not know about the Bedlam Bard's cd?

I MUST have!

CEDRIC

Thursday, March 2, 2006 5:41 AM

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Originally posted by SameErtia:
Cedric!
What have you done to me? How did I not know about the Bedlam Bard's cd?

I MUST have!

And here I thought I had been going overboard with trying to post announcements about it everytime I turn around. :-)

In keeping with Sigmanunki's arguments, which I have to agree with >again<

, I was hoping that On the Drift would hit #1 at CDBaby, so that we could point to its popularity as another sign of the strength of the Browncoat Movement.

And yeah, Sig, for some reason, I just can't stand agreeing with you. I wake up every morning, saying, "Darn it, I hope Sigmanunki isn't awake, 'cause that means we agree on what time to be awake."

Just yankin' yer chain,

Cedric

"Some things stay with you, 'til the day you die."
On the Drift: Music Inspired by Firefly and Serenity, now on sale at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bedlambards/from/celtic

FURIOUSMONKEYBOY

Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:15 AM

[Q I know, time and time again, people say that games should be made, and/or people say they are developing one

I tell you what would be a damn fine game..Firefly game similar to Kights of the Old Republic(same party selection, and character stength options) but add a more real-time shooter element...just think...you could fly around the 'verse pulling jobs...watching Jane whip ass...ahhh...it would be great.

And another thing...I've been wanting to rant about this for a while...so I'm gonna do it now...corps only care about the bottom line... well they did a pretty sh*!ty job of promoting Serenity and Firfly.
I've been a Sci-Fi fan for about 18 years..starting with my dad forcing me to watch the Empire Stikes Back when I was 6(didn't have to do much forcing after that.

That being said....I think it is pretty strange that I knew nothing about the 'vers untill about 2 months ago....I had never heard of Firefly, I had seen preveiws for the movie, but they weren't run enough to make me want to see it. A large part of my friends are Sci-Fi fans as well...and they had not heard of either as well(granted the Sci-Fi channel is not offered by our local cable).

So what I'm saying is if they can't reach their potential target audience...then they don't deserve their high-paying jobs....I mean put one tenth of the effort they did into Van Helsing, Phantom Menace(ROTS was the f'n awesome though), Aeon Flux, and other shit movies they promote the hell out of and put on taco bell cups...they maybe serenity would have been a Big Damn money maker.

I ended up seeing Serenity on DVD by happens-stance at a friends house....I immediately wentout and bought it...followed by the Firefly DVD's.....and forced my g'friend watch them(which she ended up liking a lot...and she hates Sci-Fi)It just really pisses me off that such a great series and movie has gone unnoticed to so many peopel b/c of dumbass coporate execs and sub-par marketing depts.(don't get me started on FOX)

Ok...just needed to get that out...comments anyone?

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