How long you reckon upon being a browncoat?

POSTED BY: agirlyman
UPDATED: Thursday, October 19, 2006 23:44
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AGIRLYMAN

Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:34 PM

I was thinking about being a browncoat, what it means, how it isn't a fad, or some little thing. I think once you are one, you can never not be one. Nathan, despite the fame, the riches to come, in his heart of hearts will always be a Browncoat. I can see Filion going strong into his 40's, 50's, and 60's. I can even picture a grey haired Captain Malcolm Reynolds fighting the good fight. One thing that is certain for me, I will foever be a "Browncoat". Hell, I was a Browncoat before I ever knew what a Browncoat was.

Fighting the good fight Sir, holding til you get back

AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!?!?!?

Tee Hee

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by agirlyman:
Hell, I was a Browncoat before I ever knew what a Browncoat was.

Fighting the good fight Sir, holding til you get back

I too was a Browncoat before I even knew it and was instantly aware of being one the minute I fell in love with Firefly.

I WILL be a Browncoat until the day I die. Proudly.

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

SIMONB

Saturday, March 18, 2006 11:00 PM

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Originally posted by agirlyman:
I was thinking about being a browncoat, what it means, how it isn't a fad, or some little thing. I think once you are one, you can never not be one.....One thing that is certain for me, I will foever be a "Browncoat". Hell, I was a Browncoat before I ever knew what a Browncoat was.

Yeah, I agree entirely. Whatever the future brings (and I hope it will bring more FIREFLY/SERENITY) I won't give up being a Browncoat. It's certainly not a fad. It's a part of life, a way of thinking and it's a loyalty to a cause (and a show) that I will always love.

Whatever comes.....we'll hold til Mal gets back. We have to.

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

CYBERSNARK

Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:49 PM

I'm here for the long haul. They're gonna bury me in this coat.

Well, not for, y'know, a long, long, long time.

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COSMICFUGITIVE

Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:58 PM

Being a Browncoat is for life, not just for Christmas. :)

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NATVANYA

Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:13 PM

well i dont really know whatr a browncoat is can someone explain it pklez...

SIMONB

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:13 PM

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Originally posted by Natvanya:
well i dont really know whatr a browncoat is can someone explain it pklez...

I'm cheating a bit - I 'borrowed' this from Wikipedia:

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In the real world, "Browncoat" describes an especially devoted fan to the fictional Firefly universe. Browncoats sometimes wear bootleg Blue Sun t-shirts and caps, and can usually be found wearing them or character's costumes at conventions, making them recognizable to one another. The success of both the sales of the Firefly DVDs and the theatrical release of Serenity has been attributed largely to word of mouth of these Browncoats. Universal Studios had numerous early screenings of Serenity to existing fans of the series in an attempt to foster high ticket sales.

Many have made comparisons between Browncoats and Trekkies. To begin with, both are groups whose TV show was canceled and then turned into a movie because the fan base was so strong. Also, both groups have a language that is unique to them: for the Trekkies it's Klingon, for the browncoats it's Mandarin Chinese and a future form of English, with new words and slurred ones, like "gorram", which is a slur of "god-damn". Oddly enough, there are a number of Trekkies who have said that they consider Firefly to be one of the greatest science fiction shows ever. There are even people who consider themselves to be both a Trekkie and a Browncoat.

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

NATVANYA

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:19 PM

ok so know i understand and i beleive ill never stop being a browncoat thanks pal

SIMONB

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:31 PM

Glad I could help out (in a lazy 'copying it from the Internet' kinda way! lol)

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

AURAPTOR

Sunday, March 19, 2006 8:40 PM

That's the appeal I found in all this, that I already WAS a Browncoat before having ever heard of 'em. The fact that I'm of an more advanced age than most typical SciFi fans (40) should give notice that I'm not one to lightly associate myself w/ the next 'cool' thing. Growing up, I never identified w/ Trekkers, Trekkies, or Jedi types. ( though I did enjoy some of the stories. ) Something just came along with which I identified, and that's pretty much that.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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