How long you reckon upon being a browncoat?
POSTED BY: agirlyman
UPDATED: Thursday, October 19, 2006 23:44
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Originally posted by GrimJack21502:
I'm 30 but my development was arrested at 14,
You make me laugh Jack!
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We've all found two very special things:
Firefly
and
Each Other
That is so true and very sweet....
"Don't forget to call him "Sir." He likes that."
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Originally posted by Serenityseeker:
I think I'll just tell the good lord when I die that I don't want no silky, shiny white robe. I'll just keep my dusty ol' browncoat.
Amen to that Serenityseeker!
When I think about what a browncoat really is & what it means, like others here I found I was a browncoat long before Joss even dreamed up the show.
I have never been so totally into a show that I wanted to be part of a community or felt the need to spread the word, attend conventions, collect all the merchandise, or post on a message board. Firefly & Serenity are different though. They resonate with something deep inside me in a way nothing else has done.
My wife knows the deal, when I go, I go in my brown coat. I'm hoping ol' Saint Peter won't mind the brown coat, replica Mal pistol, or Blue Sun tee too much.
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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
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I can't say I've always been a Browncoat but I can say that I was always meant to be one. The show kinda opened my eyes a bit on not taking in everything people (particuarly government) say as truth. But among Browncoats there is a level of respect that I don't see with any other group. Even seeing that comrodierie (pardon the spelling if that's wrong) makes you want to be a Browncoat if you aren't. And if you are a Browncoat you want to spread the news, not just to get another show but b/c it is so awesome you have to share it with everyone you know!
As for when I was offically hooked, I'd say after seeing the pilot and being in Serenity Valley. What they say is true, once you're on Serenity you can never really leave.
IS
The Bible's a bit fuzzy on the subject of kneecaps.
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Can't say anything that hasn't already been said. A friend of mine found these series and fell head over heels with it, since he's a pilot himself. I dunno if he quoted anyone else, but his line when he spoke of Firefly was;
"Joss got it right what Lucas never understood. We don't care about the heroic all powerful CGI Jedi, we just want the stories of the little guys, the Han Solo men in broken little ships etching out what they can."
So I borrowed the series and only planned on watching one episode a day, I ended up watching each disk a day, commentary and all. I was hooked.
Despite being painfully brief, Firefly and it's sequel-ish movie are tops on my list. I've been recommending them to everyone, and I occasionally find myself humming The Hero of Canton at work. (which is funny, it's a town 2 miles from me.)
I may not have been here from the beginning, but I consider myself a browncoat. And plan on being one even after FOX starts hunting us all down to cover up their incredible mistake.
*Dear Diary... Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.*
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As Buffy the Vampire Slayer once said ... "How about forever? Is forever good for you?"
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'till the day I die.
Although new to the board i was a browncoat from first watching the pilot last summer, the real one! Although from DVD and not on Fox, I was quickly hooked. Only joined up here in Feb but I felt like I came home. *hugs*
And as some of me fellow browncoats have noted, that's what draws us to the BDS and BDM. It's like our home, our lives, aka the real world - we eke out our existance in this topsy-turvy world, do the best we can for "ours" be it family, friends. We try to be real good, okay, maybe just good, or all right at least. But's that how life goes. And maybe that's why those of us that are 40's (I'm 43) relate to it so well. Our dreams we had in our 20's haven't become reality, but we're happy with has happened. We still have dreams, but maybe a little more realistic and grounded. The world isn't all rosy, you can and do get hurt, emotionally, physically, financially. The grand scheme of things, those darn pesky politicians, can turn our world upside with a piece of legislation. Sound like the alliance?
Sharing this bond here on this board, and any other BDS/BDM board we may particpate in, is a 'verse filled with support, understanding, compassion, humour, well, you get the picture.
Like many of you, I have been a fan of some really great shows and movies. I am an Angel and Buffy fan. I like sci-fi movies...and have never, ever, ever felt the need to seek out like minded perfect strangers to bond with. Yet here i am, bonded with the best people in the 'verse. Yet here I am, buying ff related tee's etc over the net. Yet here I am going to my first con on my own- no significant other, spouse, friend traveling with me (i won't really be alone 'cause once I get there i will be surrounded by my fellow browncoats)
Yet here I am at fireflyfans.net and feeling welcomed and at home.
i'm a browncoat for life, and I hope my friends, that we will all still be here, discussing this 'verse, the shiny new show and whatever else interests us, 20 years from now.
I know this post has been longwinded and also know that my fellow browncoats understand the need to sometimes express oneself to the fullest.
JBW
ps - my Serenity tattoo is only days away from being inked!
I'll be in Jaynes bunk
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For life.. as I hold for Mal to return..
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I'll drink to that! 
So long as there's a breath in my body and a beat in my heart, I'll aim to misbehave.
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