Tell me, what was so lifechanging about the series?

POSTED BY: okcbrowncoat
UPDATED: Thursday, September 6, 2007 16:28
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JOCKOCKEYOCK

Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:59 AM

let me put it in lamin form
Firefly is like sun light...
It gives off life, It warms the heart, its colorful, it shines a path others are afraid to shine upon, it has darkspots that seem so small but in the whole changes the sight of those gazing upon it almost Blinding them, Its not one matter of things but of manythings, even though its died in the eyes of others it lives on radeating awakening the intelect to things that seemed just subjects or objects and deverting them into something etirely different.
Firefly feeds life in all its diversity.It has no limits yet it is constricted almost Conformist.It junktifies history and Future into a single eliment. It Emanates a crued yet truthful humor with quick wit. And its Cast is Fanominal One Is consumed by the belief that they are their Charactors no other could take any of their places and be as entrancing to watch....

Hope that was helpful

The court of this obsession, is abstracted from possession which when the worlds of outside in fall.

PIRATENEWS

Thursday, March 16, 2006 1:21 AM

Thanks to Joss & The Gang, I joined the Independents and hitched a ride on a Firefly. Figuratively speaking.

It's BTVS/ATVS all growed up, with that quirky Western twang. A little campy mixed with deadly serious. Funny sound bites to soften the heart attacks. NO CANNED LAUGHTER AS MIND CONTROL. What a concept. What a relief. It's nice to be able to laugh in your own mind, without feelin like a sheep herded down a chute.

In point of fact, it's anti-mind-control. What with River's escape from CIA's Project Monarch MKULTRA Manchurian slave program. Powerful yet subliminal informercial - so blatant it shoots right over the heads of most. THAT'S funny.

But seriously, I've definitely joined the Independents, or at least the Resistance. For real. Now that USA is DOA from NAFTA SHAFTA, officially merged with Mexico and Canada without borders, swallowed by the British Commonwealth and British Anglo-Sino Empire, under the German Queen of England. The Verse's subliminal message is the inevitable hostile merger of Communist China, USA and the "United" Kingdom, which Joss admits is taking place TODAY.

Did FF&S open my eyes a little more to this reality? Tempered with a healthy dose of humor - and sex. Thanks Joss.

Wash: That sounds like something out of science fiction.
Zoe: You live in a space ship, Dear.

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KWICKO

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:53 AM

Roland19 wrote:

Quote:
"Wait, lemme grab the midget from my utility belt, he'll know what to do!"

That is funny. Mind if I steal it for my new sig?

A baby seal walks into a club...

ZAKNRFAMA

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:59 AM

It's just so.. Weird, and yet completely believable. The characters are all so real, the plots are always interesting, and it just spits great quotes at you.

My favorite part (else than just the 'verse in general) is the slang, oddly. It's just.. Yay.

SERENITYSEEKER

Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:05 AM

I must say first that this remarkable series just fell into my lap my accident. I'd never watched much Buffy or Angel and I'd actually never heard of Joss Whedon so all that entails his style of drama was quite new to me. I found out about the series when the BDM was coming into theatres and SciFi was running a Firefly marathon. I was bored and began watching the episodes luckily starting with The Train Job. I was immediately hooked and watched the whole thing. I think there were a couple of things that drew me into the 'Verse of Firefly. First, the "family" view of the characters was what appealed to me most. Sure, none of them were perfect and they didn't always get along, but at the end of the day they would fight tooth and nail to help each other out. My family's always been very disjointed and it was...calming in a way to see this band of misfits living and working together. The Western vibe of the show also appealed to me a lot. I've always told my friends that I was unlucky in that I was born in the wrong decades. I'd much rather be roughin' it out on the open plain, six shooter in hand that sittin' in a stuffy classroom listening to droning college professors. But, I guess I echo many guys in that thought. Anyways, those are just a couple of reasons I'm a Browncoat and will stay one til the day I'm gone.

Keep flyin'.

NUCLEARDAY

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:33 PM

Yeah, pretty much what everyone else said ;p I like that it's about the characters, and what they're going through, regardless of the problem. As opposed to the crisis of the day, and how the crew solves it.

Off the top of my head example: Take Out of Gas. The crisis in that episode is the ship breaking down. Now, they have to come up with a way to fix it, or plan an escape, etc... but most shows would leave it at that. Everyone would be nice and heroic in the face of adversity, come up with a last-minute plan to save the day, and fly off into the sunset. With Firefly the focus isn't on them solving these problems, it's about how these problems affect them. We get the heroics, the last-minutes saves, etc. But we also get a look at Mal's relationship with Serenity and the crew, and what it all means to him; and what Mal and the ship mean to the crew. It's Star Trek Plus, sort of :)

(Oh, and Kaylee... swoon... ;)

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FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, March 16, 2006 2:54 PM

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Originally posted by Serenityseeker:
Anyways, those are just a couple of reasons I'm a Browncoat and will stay one til the day I'm gone.

I went by this thread several times reading what everyone had posted and nodding over and over at what everyone had said,thinking yea, that's what it did to me too.Hadn't thought I needed to add anything until I saw the above quote.

So.....

I love the "family" thing the show has. Reminds me of my family growing up too, big family, noisy meals, lots of smiles and laughter and also conflict.

I love my Captain. He is what drew me in...and landed me,hook, line and sinker. I told my friend recently that my Dad was my first hero and Mal was my second. It's true.

I am not the same person I was before I saw this show. I am now a part of THIS community and I treasure it. I'm committed to an effort to get this show back in some form, movie or series or whatever! And I've made friends, such close good friends, the kind you dream of making in your life.

And I'm holdin' the line with them.

The above quote applies to me as well, I'm a Browncoat, proud as can be of it, and I will be til they lay me to rest.

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

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, March 16, 2006 3:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Roland19:
"Wait, lemme grab the midget from my utility belt, he'll know what to do!"

"Don't know that that would help; he'd just try to set stuff on fire again."

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OKCBROWNCOAT

Friday, August 24, 2007 7:29 PM

"the little man loved fire."

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SIRTHOMAS

Friday, August 24, 2007 10:33 PM

This is kinda an older thread, but I think that its a great topic.

I realate well to it. See I was never a real big Joss fan. I had seen buffy a few times and angel as well, but didnt follow the show that much.It was good but nothing really grabbed me about it. Then one day my best friend, who I respect alot when it comes to recomending anything cause honestly he's not very positive with about anything when it comes to movies and tv, gave me the series on dvd. I watched the first 3 right after one another and was immediately hooked.
The story is so real, even though it takes place in the future. The family feel that it has is undeniable. Mal also was someone who drew me in. Being a veteran myself, I could really relate to the way that he reacts to everyday life. Not fully able to break away from the military. Even though I was not on the loosing side of the war.. (and please if anyone feels differently about the current war just politely keep them to yourself, i dont really like mixing politics with something that I consider fun)..

My advise to anyone trying to get someone to become a fellow browncoat is to simply have them sit down with you and watch the series in continuity. The greatest thing about Firefly is that it will sell itself. There is something for everyone in the show. Drama, action, romance, comedy un name it the show has it. Whoever you get to watch this show will almost immediatle JUMP on board and when they watch the last episode and find out that the story was killed before it should have been, they will unite with the rest of us and do whatever they can to get the show back..

Being a browncoat is much more then being a fan. Where no like trekies, or any other fan orginization. The love that we have for this show is something that you dont find ever day. This undeniable fact shows that this show is something special, something that doesnt come around that often.

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