when/how did you become a browncoat?

POSTED BY: flamingfly
UPDATED: Friday, March 31, 2006 16:27
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ROCKETJOCK

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:53 PM

I watched the show from the first broadcast of "The Train Job" on. Can honestly state that the moment I became a fan was when Mal shoved Crow into the engine.

Watched and taped every episode I could after that, although I missed one or two due to F*x's obsession with schedule messing and baseball. Can't say I called myself a Browncoat until after the box set came out, though--partially because the series only used the term once (in "The Train Job"--review the series if you doubt me), and partially because my life was rather hectic around then, and I misplaced my tapes for long months.

Then a friend gave me the box set as a Twelth Night present, and I got hooked all over again. Spread the infection to my family, and then discovered this very web site. Been proudly wearing brown ever since.

And may I say, it's gratifying to see how many folk have discovered the series because of the film and the Sci-Fi channel broadcasts. Further proof that the show is its own best advertising.

"She's tore up plenty. But she'll fly true." -- Zoë Washburn

AGIRLYMAN

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:26 PM

One night I was sitting at home bored like a monkey, and checked the movies on demand. Serenity was the only movie availiable, and a good friend had recommended it, the rest is history.

AM I NOT MERCIFUL?!?!?!?

Tee Hee

GFUNK

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:29 PM

There has been an article about the 50 best geek movies on an german political/cultural/media etc site (Telepolis, www.heise.de/tp ).
It got listed several times in the content.
That's where i read the first time about it. About a months later i found a link to an enormous review ( http://www.agitpopblog.org/2006/01/firefly-nur-einen-sommer-teil-i.htm
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After reading it i downloaded the first dvd. Watched it in one piece. When i finished it i went straigt to amazon an bought the series. when i found out about the comics and the movie i ordered them too.

I wanted to find more about Firefly and so i started google and found this site here.

SHINY1

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:34 PM

Welcome Flamingfly! You are among friends here
I had never heard of Firefly before. I had seen the trailor for the movie and thought it looked silly, but wasn't sure I was going to see it. My husband's buddy told us all about Firefly and how we HAD to watch it. We also tried Netflix at the same time. We couldn't send the disks back fast enough. We watched them and were instantly addicted. As soon as we watched all of them we went out and bought it. Knowing that Serenity was part of the whole Firefly thing, I then wanted to see it VERY badly, but didn't ever make it to the theatre to see it :dissapointed:
I am trying to spread the love around and tell others about the best show ever.
Once you get sucked into the verse there is no getting out

I love my captain

RAVENHAIR

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:46 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Shiny1:
Knowing that Serenity was part of the whole Firefly thing, I then wanted to see it VERY badly, but didn't ever make it to the theatre to see it :dissapointed:

Rumor has it that Serenity will be playing in select theaters on June 23 as part of a fundraiser. I know it's supposed to be playing in Albany, NY at the Palace Theater.

I missed it in the theater, too, so I'm planning to head up there in June (that's the plan anyway).

FOLLOWMAL

Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:59 AM

Good to see YOU Milford!

I love this thread.

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

LUCCIOLA

Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:27 AM

Knew I would love it from the first teaser...and did. Didn't miss an episode and taped every one. Sent emails everywhere trying to get someone to pick the series up. Almost exploded with anticipation at the prospect of the series dvd set, and bought multiple copies to share the joy. And it goes from there...haunting this site and the official board, trolling for fanfic several times a day, the movie, the movie dvd, the books, the role playing game, two sets of action figures (one for home and one for work, of course)...is it obsession or is it love?

EVILDINOSAUR

Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:07 AM

Well, I started out with Buffy, borrowing the dvds from a friend, loved it, loved this Joss Whedon guy. I then decided to give Angel a shot, so I borrowed the dvds for that as well, continued loving Joss. Then my friend tells me about another show by Joss, that's all I needed to know. So I borrow the Firefly dvds, and fall in love with the show, I buy my own set of dvds within a week.

Then when Serenity came out, I took my whole group of friends to see it, got them hooked, and now they have all purchased their own copies of Firefly, I'm even getting one of them into Buffy right now, I love Joss :)

"Haha, mine is an evil laugh."

JUGGLESGEESE

Thursday, March 30, 2006 5:46 AM

I read about Serenity in Entertainment Weekly and thought maybe I should see that, but it never came by me. Fast forward several months. I was on Netflix and it said Serenity was out so I put it in my list and on a whim I put Firfly right before it. Needless to say I saw the first two discs and couldn't wait so I took them out of my list and bought both the movie and the series. Then I bought the novelization, the visual guide, the soundtrack, and the Finding Serenity. I am hooked.

On a side note does anyone else notice that a lot of use are young converts? I wonder how big our numbers are now that the movie is in the movie rental stores and people are getting hooked.

Can't stop the signal.

RAILEAN

Thursday, March 30, 2006 6:19 AM

I really wish I could say that I have been a Browncoat supporter from the begining, but I can't.
I remember when FireFly first came on the WB I think it was. I thought to myself "I should watch that show it looks interesting." But me being the 哑的蠢驴(dumbass) that I am Never watched it. I would see the DVD for the series and see Nathan and Gina on the cover and thought to myself 'Hey those two were on Buffy and Angel I shoudl get that and see what its about' Again with the 哑的蠢驴(dumbass). I never did.
So a while went by and then I saw the preview for Serenity平静. I thought 'Hey I remeber that show I think I should watch the movie. And low and behold there were Serenity things everywhere I turned. Alright there was only the novel. But I read that before I saw the movie and they were making references to the series and I realised that I should watch the series before I see the movie.
Unfortunetly everywhere I went they didn't have the series. I had to special order it from B&N. (Barnes & Nobles) But I did watch it from start to finish in one night. It took ALL night but I did and after that I was STOKED to see the film. Since then I have been a real Browncoat.

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